--- title: "U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers Honor Kelley Drye with First-Tier Rankings" date: 2012-11-05T00:00:00-05:00 author: Import Bot canonical_url: "https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/u-s-news-world-report-and-best-lawyers-honor-kelley-drye-with-first-tier-rankings-2" section: News --- # U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers Honor Kelley Drye with First-Tier Rankings November 5, 2012 Kelley Drye & Warren LLP was recognized in numerous categories by *U.S. News & World Report* and *Best Lawyers* in its 2012-2013 report of Best Law Firms. The firm ranked in the National First-Tier category in the following areas of law: - Advertising Law - International Trade & Finance Law - Trademark Law - Trusts & Estates This is the third consecutive year that Kelley Drye’s Advertising Law practice group has been honored with a top national ranking and the second year for International Trade & Finance Law and Trademark Law.Kelley Drye also earned National rankings in these varied areas of law: - Antitrust Law - Communications Law - Copyright Law - Corporate Law - Environmental Law - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Litigation - Environmental - Litigation - Antitrust Kelley Drye also garnered numerous Metropolitan First-Tier rankings. In New York our work was recognized in Criminal Defense: White-Collar-Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar-Governmental Investigations; Litigation - Trusts & Estates; and Trusts & Estates Law. In Washington, D.C. our Advertising Law; Copyright Law; International Trade & Finance Law; Litigation - Antitrust; and Trademark Law work received rankings. And in Chicago our Communications Law and Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Litigation work was ranked.Finally, Kelley Drye was ranked in many other areas of law: In New York - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Corporate Law; and Real Estate Law. In Washington, D.C. - Antitrust Law; Communications Law; Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental; and Government Relations. In Chicago - Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Governmental Investigations was ranked. In Stamford – Corporate Law. These rankings are based on a combination of client surveys, peer interviews and editorial research conducted by *Best Lawyers*. The evaluations cover more than 10,000 law firms nationwide. - Share this entry - - - - - [ View entry pdf ](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.kelleydrye.com/content/uploads/pdf-snapshots/u-s-news-world-report-and-best-lawyers-honor-kelley-drye-with-first-tier-rankings-2-20230614085028.pdf) ### Related Services - [International Trade](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/international-trade) - [Trademark and Copyright Litigation](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/trademark-and-copyright-litigation) - [Advertising and Marketing](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/advertising-and-marketing) In the News [ ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Listing-Images/Grymes_Thompson_Christie_L.webp?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1125&s=8cdff8f3f62f20742ddf756217720753) ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Listing-rectangles/In_the_News_Listing.svg) ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/christie-thompson-featured-on-abas-trust-and-trade-podcast) July 20, 2026 [ ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/christie-thompson-featured-on-abas-trust-and-trade-podcast) In the News [ ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Listing-Images/Mon_Gonzalo_listing.webp?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1125&s=e5cf250ea9912bedfdad33a60aa6fb97) ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Listing-rectangles/In_the_News_Listing.svg) ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/gonzalo-mon-quoted-in-politico-on-click-to-cancel-rules) July 17, 2026 [ ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/gonzalo-mon-quoted-in-politico-on-click-to-cancel-rules)