Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Again Ranked Among Nation s Top Firms in U.S. News Best Lawyers Law Firm Guide

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1 One Federal Place 1819 Fifth Avenue North Birmingham, AL Fax FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kevin Aschenbrenner Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Again Ranked Among Nation s Top Firms in U.S. News Best Lawyers Law Firm Guide BIRMINGHAM, Ala. () Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that it has been ranked again by U.S. News Best Lawyers as one of the nation s top firms, earning 171 national and metropolitan area practice group rankings in the 2013 Best Law Firms list. Nationally, 26 of the firm s practice groups were ranked. For metropolitan areas, U.S. News Best Lawyers ranked 63 of the firm s practice groups for Birmingham; 26 for Huntsville, Ala.; 15 for Jackson, Miss.; six for Montgomery, Ala.; 32 for Nashville, Tenn.; and three for Washington, D.C. A full list of all ranked practices appears at the end of this release. For the third consecutive year, U.S. News Best Lawyers ranked U.S. law firms nationally in 80 major legal practice areas and by metropolitan areas or states in as many as 118 major legal practice areas. Rankings, presented in tiers, are determined through client and lawyer evaluations, peer reviews from leading attorneys and information that law firms submit to U.S. News Best Lawyers. Clients provide feedback on firms practice areas with regard to expertise, responsiveness, understanding of a client s business and needs, cost-effectiveness, civility, and whether a client would refer another client to the firm. We are gratified that U.S. News Best Lawyers again has recognized Bradley Arant Boult Cummings as one of the top law firms in the nation in so many key practice areas, said Firm Chairman Beau Grenier. Our firm s highly skilled attorneys deserve the credit for continuing to raise the bar on the legal services they provide to our clients whose feedback plays a major role in determining these rankings. ALABAMA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MISSISSIPPI NORTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE

2 Page 2 Nationally Ranked Practice Groups: Antitrust Law Banking and Finance Law Derivatives and Futures Law Employment Law - Management Equipment Finance Law Financial Services Regulation Law Insurance Law International Trade and Finance Law Labor Law - Management Litigation - Antitrust Litigation - Banking & Finance Litigation - Construction Litigation - ERISA Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Real Estate Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Private Equity Law Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants Securities / Capital Markets Law Timber Law Birmingham Office Ranked Practice Groups: Antitrust Law Appellate Practice Arbitration Banking and Finance Law Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Biotechnology Law Copyright Law Corporate Compliance Law Corporate Governance Law

3 Page 3 Criminal Defense: White-Collar Governmental Investigations Criminal Defense: White-Collar Litigation Derivatives and Futures Law Education Law Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Employment Law Management Environmental Law Equipment Finance Law Financial Services Regulation Law Franchise Law Health Care Law Insurance Law International Trade and Finance Law Labor Law Management Litigation Antitrust Litigation Banking & Finance Litigation Bankruptcy Litigation Construction Litigation Environmental Litigation ERISA Litigation Labor & Employment Litigation Land Use & Zoning Litigation Real Estate Litigation Securities Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions Defendants Media & First Amendment Law

4 Page 4 Mediation Municipal Law Non-Profit/Charities Law Patent Law Private Equity Law Product Liability Litigation Defendants Professional Malpractice Law Defendants Public Finance Law Real Estate Law Securities / Capital Markets Law Securities Regulation Securitization and Structured Finance Law Timber Law Trademark Law Trusts & Estates Law Venture Capital Law Water Law Huntsville Office Ranked Practice Groups: Appellate Practice Arbitration Biotechnology Law Copyright Law Employment Law Management Litigation Banking & Finance Litigation Labor & Employment Litigation Patent Litigation Trusts & Estates Media & First Amendment Law Mediation Non-Profit/Charities Law Patent Law

5 Page 5 Private Equity Law Securities/Capital Markets Law Trademark Law Trusts & Estates Law Venture Capital Law Jackson Office Ranked Practice Groups: Appellate Practice Health Care Law Litigation Environmental Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions Defendants Product Liability Litigation Defendants Real Estate Law Montgomery Office Ranked Practice Groups: Administrative / Regulatory Law Public Finance Law Nashville Office Ranked Practice Groups: Antitrust Law Arbitration Banking and Finance Law Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

6 Page 6 Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Employment Law Management Energy Law Entertainment Law Music Equipment Finance Law Government Relations Practice Health Care Law Insurance Law Labor Law Management Litigation Banking & Finance Litigation Bankruptcy Litigation Construction Litigation ERISA Litigation Labor & Employment Litigation Land Use & Zoning Mediation Municipal Law Public Finance Law Real Estate Law Washington, D.C., Office Ranked Practice Groups: Criminal Defense: White-Collar Governmental Investigations Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Litigation About the U.S. News Media Group The U.S. News Media Group is a multi-platform digital publisher of news and analysis, which includes the monthly U.S. News & World Report magazine, the digital-only U.S. News Weekly magazine, and Focusing on Health, Money & Business, Education, and Public Service/Opinion, the U.S. News Media Group has earned a reputation as the leading provider of service news and information that improves the quality of life of its readers. The U.S. News Media Group s signature franchises include its News You Can Use brand of journalism

7 Page 7 and its series of consumer guides that include rankings of colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, health plans and more. About Best Lawyers Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. For over 30 years, the company has helped lawyers and clients find legal counsel in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. The 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America includes 41,284 lawyers covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia and is based on more than 4.3 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. Best Lawyers also publishes peer-reviewed listings of lawyers in nearly 70 other countries, covering many of the world s major legal markets. Best Lawyers lists are excerpted in a wide range of general interest, business and legal publications worldwide, reaching an audience of more than 17 million readers. About Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Tracing its roots to 1871, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has more than 440 attorneys in seven offices and is one of the largest law firms in the Southeast. The firm maintains offices in Birmingham, Huntsville, and Montgomery, Alabama; Jackson, Mississippi; Charlotte, North Carolina; Nashville, Tennessee; and Washington, D.C. The firm s lawyers serve clients locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally, and provide services across a wide range of industries, including accounting, automotive, banking and finance, biotechnology, life sciences, construction, economic development, education, emerging business, energy, entertainment, equipment leasing, forest products, government contracts, health care, hospitality, insurance, life sciences, manufacturing, materials and aggregate production, media and communications, mining, municipal and public finance, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, public utilities, real estate, retail, steel, technology, telecommunications, textiles, transportation, and venture capital.