Overview

Barton LLP, a law firm with offices in New York, California, Tennessee, and Virginia is comprised of an elite team of former partners of “Big Law” who have joined together to create a progressive law firm. To us, legal services are business services, and our attorneys and staff are business-people serving business clients to advance their business goals.

Our mission is to provide our sophisticated corporate, financial services, investment fund and entrepreneurial clients with the highest quality legal services delivered in an effective and efficient manner. We accomplish this because we are an organization that does not follow the traditional multi-layered and leveraged law firm model. We believe that a better product, value and client experience is achieved by providing our clients with highly skilled senior attorneys who work directly on their matters with appropriate support from a strong, but lean team of associate attorneys and staff.

We are committed to developing long-term relationships by partnering with our clients so that we thoroughly understand their organizations, objectives and long-term goals. We offer in-house training programs to our clients and take a proactive approach to reviewing clients’ business practices, contracts and relationships to avoid or reduce the incidents of litigation and risk whenever possible.

Our firm structure and experience allows us to offer a wide array of alternative fee arrangements. We understand that hourly billing is frequently not in our client’s best interest, nor does it necessarily represent the value of our services. Our clients provide their goods and services in a competitive marketplace, and yet they rarely, if ever, use an hourly based pricing model. We know that clients have to manage their resources and create efficiencies to stay within budget – and they want lawyers who are able to do the same.

Size:
47
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Practice Areas:
38
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Best Lawyers Recognized:
9

Rankings

National

Tier
3
National Ranking
Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions

Regional

Los Angeles

Tier
3
Los Angeles
Commercial Litigation

Nashville

Tier
1
Nashville
Litigation - Health Care
Tier
2
Nashville
Copyright Law
Tier
2
Nashville
Employment Law - Management
Tier
2
Nashville
Litigation - Insurance
Tier
3
Nashville
Insurance Law

Rankings

National

Tier
3
National Ranking
Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions

Regional

Los Angeles

Tier
3
Los Angeles
Commercial Litigation

Nashville

Tier
1
Nashville
Litigation - Health Care
Tier
2
Nashville
Copyright Law
Tier
2
Nashville
Employment Law - Management
Tier
2
Nashville
Litigation - Insurance
Tier
3
Nashville
Insurance Law

New York City

Tier
1
New York City
Employment Law - Management
Tier
1
New York City
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier
2
New York City
Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
Tier
3
New York City
Labor Law - Management

Practice Areas

Barton LLP has been ranked by Best Law Firms for excellence in 9 specialties, reflecting the firm's commitment to delivering outstanding legal services.
Additionally, the firm provides services in these practice areas:
  • Artificial Intelligence Law
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
  • Capital Markets
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Copyright Law
  • Corporate
  • Corporate Compliance
  • Corporate Governance
  • Cyber Law
  • Data Security
  • Emerging Business
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Entertainment Law - Music
  • ERISA
  • Executive Compensation
  • Family Law
  • Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation
  • Financial Services
  • Immigration Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Intellectual Property
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Internal Investigations
  • International Business Transactions
  • International Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Labor & Employment
  • Labor and Employment Litigation
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Health Care
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Matrimonial
  • Real Estate
  • Tax
  • Venture Capital

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

Barton LLP proudly has 9 lawyers recognized for their outstanding professional performance in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. This peer-reviewed honor highlights individual excellence and directly qualifies the firm for consideration in the prestigious Best Law Firms rankings. For over four decades, Best Lawyers has been the gold standard for recognizing top legal talent, serving as the cornerstone for Best Law Firms awards. Learn more about our rigorous Best Lawyers research and selection process.
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Firm News

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July 28, 2023
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July 10, 2023
Top 10 Leading Labor & Employment Lawyers in New York Revealed
Read Article Top 10 Leading Labor & Employment Lawyers in New York Revealed
June 23, 2023
Richard H. Block Joins Barton
Read Article Richard H. Block Joins Barton
June 9, 2023
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Offices & Contacts

New York, NY
Nashville, TN
Santa Monica, CA
100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1300
Santa Monica, CA 90401
United States
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