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Wiggin and Dana Nationally Ranked by U.S News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”

November 5, 2013

Wiggin and Dana’s Franchise and Distribution Practice Group has been nationally ranked in the annual U.S News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”.

The U.S News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” also ranked several of the firm’s practices by region, including:

Hartford
Appellate Practice
Health Care Law
Litigation – Antitrust

New Haven
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Employment Law – Management
Health Care Law
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Medical Malpractice Defense – Defendants
Trusts & Estates Law

Philadelphia
Franchise Law

Stamford
Litigation – Trusts & Estates
Trusts & Estates Law

The U.S News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on an evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from attorneys in their field and a review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. For more information about the U.S News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” methodology, please visit http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/Methodology.aspx.

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