Practice Areas

Legal practice areas refer to different areas of law in which firms specialize and provide legal services to clients. These areas encompass specific subjects or branches of law that require specialized knowledge and expertise. In order to connect clients with the best firms for their specific needs, all rankings are awarded by practice area and jurisdiction.
Best Law Firms rankings correlate with specific practice areas, distinct areas of law in which firms focus and provide legal services. Firms with at least one lawyer recognized in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in {{CountryName}} in the below practice areas are eligible to participate in the research process for {{CountryName}}'s inaugural edition of Best Law Firms. If there are any questions about how Best Law Firms defines these practice areas for our research process, please contact the Best Law Firms International Research Team.
A
Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
Administrative and Public Law
Advertising and Marketing Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appellate Practice
Asset-Based Lending Practice
Aviation Law
B
Banking and Finance Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
C
Cannabis Law
Charities / Non-Profit Law
Class Action Litigation
Commercial Leasing Law
Competition / Antitrust Law
Construction Law
Corporate Governance Practice
Corporate Law
Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defence
D
Defamation and Media Law
Director and Officer Liability Practice
E
Education Law
Employee Benefits Law
Energy Law
Energy Regulatory Law
Entertainment Law
Environmental Law
Equipment Finance Law
Expropriation Law
F
Family Law
Family Law Mediation
FinTech Practice
Franchise Law
H
Health Care Law
I
Immigration Law
Information Technology Law
Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
Insurance Law
Intellectual Property Law
International Arbitration
International Trade and Finance Law
L
Labour and Employment Law
Legal Malpractice Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
M
Maritime Law
Medical Negligence
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Mining Law
Municipal Law
N
Natural Resources Law
O
Oil and Gas Law
P
Personal Injury Litigation
Privacy and Data Security Law
Private Funds Law
Product Liability Law
Professional Malpractice Law
Project Finance Law
Public Procurement Law
R
Real Estate Law
S
Securities Law
Structured Finance Law
T
Tax Law
Technology Law
Transportation Law
Trusts and Estates
V
Venture Capital Law
W
Workers' Compensation Law
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