PORTLAND, Ore. – November 23, 2016 – Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt proudly ‎announced today that five industry groups were recognized by U.S. News—Best Law ‎Firms, one of the nation’s leading publications in the ranking of law firms and ‎attorneys. Schwabe’s Timber Law group was recognized as a national Tier 1 firm, the ‎highest honor awarded. The Timber Law group is a prominent area of Schwabe’s ‎Natural Resources industry focus. ‎

A full listing of honors for Schwabe is provided below.  ‎

Earlier this year, Schwabe announced a firm-wide shift to key industries in direct ‎response to extensive client feedback, which revealed businesses’ desire for their ‎lawyers to have deep industry knowledge, not just legal acumen. This shift makes ‎Schwabe one of only a handful of law firms to take this input to heart and organize ‎around industries. Schwabe’s industry focus allows attorneys to develop a deep ‎knowledge and experience and to then provide broad support for clients in their ‎respective industries. Additional national rankings this year included a Tier 2 award for ‎Litigation – Environmental Law and Native American Law. Schwabe’s Admiralty & ‎Maritime Law and Mining Law practices were awarded with a Tier 3 national ranking. ‎

‎“Our team is appreciative of the Tier 1 Timber Law firm ranking and is proud to be the ‎recipient of national recognition, which we believe reflects our deep industry ‎knowledge, legal proficiency and strategic counsel,” said Elizabeth Howard, Natural ‎Resources Industry Group Leader at Schwabe.‎

In addition to 5 national rankings, Best Law Firms awarded Schwabe several top regional ‎rankings across 3 markets. The rankings, by market, ‎include:‎

NATIONAL TIER 1 ‎

• Timber Law ‎

NATIONAL TIER 2‎

• Litigation – Environmental
• Native American Law

NATIONAL TIER 3‎

• Admiralty & Maritime Law
• Mining Law

METROPOLITAN TIER 1 ‎

Eugene, OR

• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law ‎
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) ‎Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law 

Portland, OR

• Admiralty & Maritime Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Copyright Law
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Employment Law – Management ‎
• Environmental Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law ‎
• Health Care Law
• Insurance Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Labor & Employment ‎
• Litigation – Patent
• Litigation – Securities
• Mining Law
• Natural Resources Law
• Patent Law
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants ‎
• Real Estate Law
• Trusts & Estates Law 

Seattle, WA

• Native American Law ‎