Rankings: Practice Groups of the Year

Law360’s Practice Groups of the Year highlights up to five practice groups that notched the biggest litigation victories or deals of the year. Winners are recognized for the size, complexity and significance of the deals or litigation they worked on.
  • January 11, 2019

    The Firms That Dominated In 2018

    Law360's top four Firms of the Year notched a combined 32 Practice Group of the Year awards after successfully securing wins in bet-the-company matters and closing high-profile, big-ticket deals for clients throughout 2018.

  • January 11, 2019

    Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year

    Law360 congratulates the winners of its 2018 Practice Group of the Year awards, which honor the law firms behind the litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry in the past year.

  • January 25, 2018

    International Trade Group Of The Year: Wiley Rein

    Wiley Rein LLP secured a diverse range of wins in 2017, from securing tariffs in one of the largest U.S. Department of Commerce investigations in a decade to successfully arguing the first safeguards case in 16 years, landing the firm its eighth consecutive appearance among Law360's International Trade Groups of the Year.

  • January 24, 2018

    International Trade Group of the Year: Sidley Austin

    Sidley Austin LLP landed multiple high-stakes wins on behalf of clients including Philip Morris, the Chinese government and the Chicago Stock Exchange, securing the firm a spot among Law360's 2017 International Trade Groups of the Year.

  • January 23, 2018

    International Trade Group Of The Year: Kelley Drye & Warren

    Kelley Drye & Warren LLP helped initiate half of the 79 anti-dumping and duty investigations launched by the Department of Commerce in 2017. That, and its track record of wins for big companies in the steel and aluminum industries and small American businesses alike earned it a spot among Law360's International Trade Groups of the Year.

  • January 22, 2018

    International Trade Group Of The Year: Kirkland & Ellis

    Guiding such major deals as Blackstone Group’s $6.1 billion TeamHealth buyout and winning hard-fought battles before the U.S. International Trade Commission last year earned the international trade and national security practice at Kirkland & Ellis LLP a place on Law360's Practice Groups of the Year list.

  • January 19, 2018

    International Trade Group Of The Year: Covington & Burling

    Covington & Burling LLP's international trade group advised on acquisitions worth billions, defended Bombardier against allegations it sold aircraft in the U.S. at unfairly low prices, and represented Chinese respondents in a rare price-fixing case at the International Trade Commission, placing it among Law360's 2017 Practice Groups of the Year.

  • January 12, 2018

    The Firms That Dominated In 2017

    Law360’s Firms of the Year rose above the competition with a combined 24 Practice Group of the Year awards after helping their clients win game-changing judgments and close record-breaking deals in 2017. Here’s a closer look at how they landed at the top.

  • January 12, 2018

    Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year

    Law360 congratulates the winners of its 2017 Practice Group of the Year awards, which honor the law firms behind the litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry in the past year.

  • February 02, 2017

    International Trade Group Of The Year: Wiley Rein

    A year of success for the steel industry and a launch into the waters of the World Trade Organization helped win Wiley Rein LLP’s trade team its seventh consecutive sport as one of Law360’s International Trade Groups of the Year.

  • February 01, 2017

    International Trade Group Of The Year: King & Spalding

    Securing a number of impactful trade remedies on behalf of U.S. manufacturers and successfully lobbying the U.S. Congress to pass enhanced customs enforcement provisions scored King & Spalding LLP’s international trade group a spot among Law360's Practice Groups of the Year.

  • January 31, 2017

    International Trade Group of the Year: Kelley Drye & Warren

    With a string of recent victories in anti-dumping and countervailing duty cases and a Federal Circuit appellate decision validating a key standard for imports that try to skirt anti-dumping orders, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP has earned a spot among Law360's Practice Groups of the Year.

  • January 30, 2017

    International Trade Group Of The Year: Crowell & Moring

    Crowell & Moring LLP's international trade group continued to shore up its offerings in its core areas of customs, trade remedy and export controls and sanctions work in 2016, landing it a spot on Law360's Practice Groups of the Year list for the second year in a row.

  • January 27, 2017

    International Trade Group Of The Year: Covington & Burling

    Covington & Burling LLP’s international trade group guided clients from across the world through billions of dollars worth of transactions, tough Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations and highly sensitive national security trade reviews, earning it a spot as one of Law360’s 2016 Practice Groups of the Year.

  • January 09, 2017

    The Firms That Dominated In 2016

    Law360's Firms of the Year rose above the competition in 2016 by earning a combined 20 Practice Group of the Year awards on the strength of work that helped their clients attain game-changing judgments and close record deals.

  • January 09, 2017

    Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year

    Law360 congratulates the winners of its 2016 Practice Group of the Year awards, the law firms that racked up victories in litigation and closed the big deals to make their mark among clients and throughout the legal industry.

  • January 12, 2016

    International Trade Group Of The Year: Wiley Rein

    Wiley Rein LLP’s trade team burnished its credentials as one of the nation’s top shops for U.S. manufacturers by securing hefty tariffs on imported solar energy goods and helping to beat back China’s rare earth export restraints, once again staking a claim as one of Law360’s International Trade Groups of the Year.

  • January 11, 2016

    International Trade Group Of The Year: White & Case

    A series of unique victories, such as successfully safeguarding Chinese imports competing against American products, and finalizing multibillion-dollar deals for Saudi Aramco launched White & Case LLP’s international trade group into Law360's 2015 International Trade Practice Groups of the Year.

  • January 08, 2016

    International Trade Group Of The Year: Steptoe & Johnson

    Steptoe's effort in fending off steep duties on behalf of Chinese firm Singamas Container Holdings Ltd. and its work on behalf of Esterline Technologies Corp. in a $200 million, cross-border merger demonstrated the Washington, D.C.-headquartered firm's range and earned it a spot on Law360's list of International Trade Groups of 2015.

  • January 07, 2016

    International Trade Group Of The Year: King & Spalding

    King & Spalding LLP attorneys have scored victories in prominent U.S. trade remedies investigations, including winning stiff duties on imports of Chinese melamine, and helped secure passage of a law to strengthen antidumping and countervailing duties, nailing down the firm's place among Law360's International Trade Groups of 2015.

  • January 06, 2016

    IT Group Of The Year: Kelley Drye

    Kelley Drye & Warren LLP’s advocacy on behalf of U.S. manufacturers in trade remedy cases over that past year, including filing a series of major anti-dumping and countervailing duty petitions on behalf of domestic steel producers, has earned the firm a spot among Law360’s International Trade Groups of the Year.

  • January 05, 2016

    International Trade Group Of The Year: Crowell & Moring

    Crowell & Moring LLP's trade team racked up significant wins at the U.S. Court of International Trade on behalf of Schlumberger Technology Corp. and Meridian Products while also maintaining active active export control, customs and sanctions portfolios, earning a spot among Law360's International Trade Groups of the Year.

  • January 04, 2016

    International Trade Group Of The Year: Covington & Burling

    Covington & Burling LLP's international trade group was a shoo-in for Law360's 2015 Practice Groups of the Year following multiple victories, including U.S. government approval for a $3.7 billion acquisition by French ad giant Publicis Groupe amid cybersecurity concerns and a significantly smaller settlement for Deutsche Bank AG compared to other banks that were investigated for allegedly evading U.S. sanctions.

  • December 18, 2015

    The Firms That Dominated In 2015

    Three legal stalwarts landed at the top of the pack in 2015 to take the title of Law360's Firms of the Year, bolstered by their combined 27 Practice Group of the Year wins and their deft handling of high-stakes, high-profile work.

  • December 18, 2015

    Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year

    Law360 would like to congratulate the winners of its Practice Group of the Year awards, given to those firms that came through for clients by sealing the biggest deals and securing wins in high-stakes litigation.