Kleinberg Kaplan Recognized by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® in “Best Law Firms” 2020 Rankings
Firm News | November 4, 2019 | Commercial and Corporate Litigation | Estate Planning and Administration
Premier boutique law firm Kleinberg Kaplan has been recognized in U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 edition of “Best Law Firms” for providing outstanding legal counsel in two practice areas: Trusts & Estates and Commercial Litigation.
Kleinberg Kaplan was named both a National (Tier 2) and New York City Metropolitan (Tier 1) firm for Trusts & Estates and, for the first time, a New York City Metropolitan firm (Tier 3) for Commercial Litigation.
Kleinberg Kaplan counsels high net worth individuals, affluent families, and family offices on estate planning and wealth preservation utilizing advanced tax planning, structuring, and personal planning strategies. The firm’s litigation practice represents privately-held and public companies as well as high net worth individuals in a broad spectrum of corporate, business, and commercial litigation. Its lawyers have particular experience in hedge fund and financial services litigation, regulatory investigations and defense, and employment law matters.
“Our firm provides sophisticated legal counsel to clients across all our practice areas, and it is gratifying to be recognized by U.S. News as a Best Law Firm for Trusts and Estates and Commercial Litigation,” said Andy Chonoles, managing partner of Kleinberg Kaplan. “It is especially satisfying to know that client input and peer reviews were part of the section process.”
In addition to “Best Law Firms”, Kleinberg Kaplan has been recognized in numerous other industry outlets, including Chambers USA, The Legal 500: United States, the IFLR1000, and in HFMWeek’s Service Provider Awards. Kleinberg Kaplan also was named by Institutional Investor’s Alpha magazine as one of the overall top four U.S. law firms serving hedge fund managers throughout the world and recognized in its list of Top Hedge Fund Service Providers. The firm was also ranked third among legal advisers catering solely to activist investors in Activist Insight magazine’s 2019 report and by data intelligence provider Refinitiv for the first half of 2019.
The “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a combination of client feedback, information provided on the Law Firm Survey, the Law Firm Leaders Survey, and Best Lawyers peer review.