Goodwin received 42 practice rankings and 191 lawyer rankings in the 2022 edition of The Legal 500 United States. The Legal 500 rankings are based on in-depth research, including feedback from clients and peers, to highlight firms with a truly national presence and the capability to handle sophisticated and complex work.
Client feedback praised Goodwin’s focus on “client-centricity,” noting that the firm has an “experienced and pragmatic team with a very obvious focus on their clients’ satisfaction above all.” Clients also noted that Goodwin’s lawyers were “top flight, responsive and knowledgeable,” with the ability to work “seamlessly together like clockwork.”
Goodwin was recognized in a firm record 42 practice areas, adding new rankings in Healthcare, Education, Workplace and Employment Counseling and E-Discovery. 191 Goodwin lawyers were highly ranked in their respective fields, and among them were five Hall of Fame Lawyers, 13 Leading Lawyers, 11 Next Generation Partners and six Rising Stars.
The Goodwin practices ranked in The Legal 500 United States include:
- Appellate — Courts of Appeals
- Appellate — Supreme Courts (State and Federal)
- Cannabis
- Capital Markets: Debt — Advice to Issuers
- Capital Markets: Debt — Advice to Underwriters
- Capital Markets: Equity — Advice to Issuers
- Capital Markets: Equity — Advice to Managers
- Commercial Lending
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Corporates
- Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Individuals
- Cyber Law (including Data Privacy and Data Protection)
- E-Discovery
- Education
- Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design
- Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Transactions
- ERISA Litigation
- Financial Services: Litigation
- FinTech
- Healthcare: Life Sciences
- Healthcare: Service Providers
- Leading Trial Lawyers
- M&A Litigation: Defense
- M&A: Middle-Market
- Merger Control
- Mutual/Registered/Exchange -Traded Funds
- Patent Litigation: Full Coverage
- Patents: Licensing
- Private Equity Buyouts
- Private Equity Funds (including Venture Capital)
- Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco) - Defense
- Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices - Defense
- Real Estate
- Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
- Restructuring (including Bankruptcy) Corporate
- Securities Litigation: Defense
- Shareholder Activism
- Technology Transactions
- Trade Secrets
- US Taxes: Non-Contentious
- Venture Capital and Emerging Companies
- Workplace and Employment Counseling
To see all of the Goodwin lawyers and practices in The Legal 500 US 2022 rankings, click here.