Phillips Lytle Recognized in 2025 Best Law Firms® Rankings

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Phillips Lytle received national and metropolitan rankings in 25 practices.

Buffalo, N.Y. – Phillips Lytle LLP is honored to announce that the firm has earned national and regional recognition in the 2025 Best Law Firms^®rankings. Firms included in the 2025 Best Law Firms list are known for their professional excellence and consistently receive impressive ratings from clients and peers. When firms achieve a tiered ranking, it demonstrates that they provide a unique combination of high-quality law practice and a deep breadth of legal expertise.

Phillips Lytle earned a National Tier 2 ranking for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants and a National Tier 3 ranking for Real Estate. Additionally, the firm received 25 Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings, eight Metropolitan Tier 2 rankings and four Metropolitan Tier 3 rankings across its New York State markets.

Phillips Lytle’s Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings:

Albany, N.Y.
- Corporate Law
Buffalo, N.Y.
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Environmental Law
- Health Care Law
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Litigation – Municipal
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Real Estate Law
- Trusts and Estates
Rochester, N.Y.
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Law – Individuals
- Litigation – Environmental
- Real Estate Law

Phillips Lytle’s Metropolitan Tier 2 rankings:

Buffalo, N.Y.
- Appellate Practice
- Banking and Finance Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Litigation – Real Estate
New York, N.Y.
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Rochester, N.Y.
- Employment Law – Management
- Environmental Law
- Litigation – Real Estate

Phillips Lytle’s Metropolitan Tier 3 rankings:

Albany, N.Y.
- Commercial Litigation
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Buffalo, N.Y.
- Land Use and Zoning Law
New York, N.Y.
- Real Estate Law

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Phillips Lytle LLP is a preeminent law firm that is recognized nationally for its legal excellence. With offices across New York State and in Chicago, IL; Washington, D.C.; and Canada, our attorneys serve a multinational client base, including Fortune 1000 companies, global and regional financial institutions, not-for-profit organizations, middle-market companies, startups, entrepreneurs and individuals on important matters affecting their businesses and personal wealth. For more information, visit phillipslytle.com.

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