U.S. News & World Report Recognizes Hunton Andrews Kurth Among Best Law Firms for 2025

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that it was named to the 2025 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" list, earning 205 rankings across 65 practice areas. The firm is highly ranked in 41 practice areas nationally and 164 practice areas regionally.

Firms included in the 2025 Best Law Firms list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Receiving a tiered designation signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise that reflect the highest level of respect a firm can earn among other leading lawyers and clients from the same communities and practice areas. The rankings will be featured in the 15^th edition of the “Best Law Firms” Legal Issue, published jointly by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®. 

National Rankings

Tier 1

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Insurance Law
• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Litigation – Patent
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Project Finance Law
• Public Finance Law
• Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Tax Law

Tier 2

• Advertising Law
• Appellate Practice
• Banking and Finance Law
• Copyright Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Equipment Finance Law
• Information Technology Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
• Litigation – Securities
• Real Estate Law
• Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Trusts and Estates

Tier 3

• Antitrust Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Immigration Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – First Amendment
• Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law
• Venture Capital Law

Regional Rankings

Tier 1

• Advertising Law (Dallas/Fort Worth)
• Antitrust Law (Richmond)
• Appellate Practice (Austin, Richmond)
• Banking and Finance Law (Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Miami, Richmond)
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, New York City, Richmond)
• Bet-the-Company Litigation (Richmond)
• Commercial Litigation (Atlanta, Charlotte, Miami, Richmond)
• Corporate Compliance Law (Richmond)
• Corporate Governance Law (Richmond)
• Corporate Law (Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Miami, Richmond)
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law (Houston)
• Employment Law – Management (Miami, Richmond)
• Energy Law (Houston, Washington, DC)
• Energy Regulatory Law (Dallas/Fort Worth)
• Environmental Law (Richmond, San Francisco, Washington, DC)
• Health Care Law (Richmond)
• Immigration Law (Washington, DC)
• Information Technology Law (Houston, Richmond)
• Insurance Law (San Francisco, Washington, DC)
• International Mergers and Acquisitions (Miami)
• Labor Law – Management (Richmond)
• Land Use and Zoning Law (Houston)
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law (Richmond)
• Litigation – Banking and Finance (Richmond)
• Litigation – Bankruptcy (Richmond)
• Litigation – Environmental (Dallas/Fort Worth, Richmond, Washington, DC)
• Litigation – First Amendment (Richmond)
• Litigation – Insurance (Miami, Richmond, Washington, DC)
• Litigation – Intellectual Property (Richmond)
• Litigation – Labor and Employment (Richmond, Washington, DC)
• Litigation – Land Use and Zoning (Washington, DC)
• Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions (Richmond)
• Litigation – Patent (Richmond)
• Litigation – Real Estate (Miami)
• Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) (Richmond)
• Litigation – Securities (Richmond)
• Litigation – Trusts and Estates (Houston)
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants (Boston, Richmond, San Francisco)
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Richmond)
• Natural Resources Law (Richmond)
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (Richmond)
• Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law (Richmond)
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (Houston, Richmond)
• Project Finance Law (Houston, Richmond)
• Public Finance Law (Atlanta, Richmond, Washington, DC)
• Real Estate Law (Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, New York City, Richmond, Washington, DC)
• Securities/Capital Markets Law (Houston, Richmond)
• Securitization and Structured Finance Law (Charlotte)
• Tax Law (Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Richmond)
• Trademark Law (Richmond)
• Trusts and Estates Law (Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston)
• Venture Capital Law (Richmond)
• Water Law (Richmond)

Tier 2

• Advertising Law (Washington, DC)
• Arbitration (Houston)
• Commercial Litigation (Boston, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, San Francisco)
• Copyright Law (New York City, Richmond)
• Corporate Governance Law (Dallas/Fort Worth)
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Boston, Miami)
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (Washington, DC)
• Employment Law – Individuals (Charlotte)
• Employment Law – Management (Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, New York City)
• Energy Law (New York City)
• Energy Regulatory Law (San Francisco, Washington, DC)
• Environmental Law (Los Angeles)
• Equipment Finance Law (Miami)
• Government Relations Practice (Richmond)
• Insurance Law (Atlanta, Miami)
• Labor Law – Management (Miami)
• Land Use and Zoning Law (Washington, DC)
• Litigation – Banking and Finance (Atlanta)
• Litigation – Bankruptcy (Houston)
• Litigation – Construction (Houston)
• Litigation – Environmental (Charlotte, San Francisco)
• Litigation – Insurance (Houston)
• Litigation – Intellectual Property (Charlotte, New York City, Norfolk)
• Litigation – Labor and Employment (Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Houston, Miami)
• Litigation – Land Use and Zoning (Houston)
• Litigation – Patent (New York City)
• Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) (Boston)
• Litigation – Securities (Miami)
• Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants (Houston)
• Patent Law (Houston)
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (Atlanta, Houston)
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (Atlanta)
• Public Finance Law (Charlotte, Houston)
• Real Estate Law (Miami)
• Securities/Capital Markets Law (Charlotte)
• Securitization and Structured Finance Law (Dallas/Fort Worth, Richmond)

Tier 3

• Antitrust Law (Washington, DC)
• Bet-the-Company Litigation (Miami)
• Construction Law (Dallas/Fort Worth)
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Richmond)
• Energy Law (Richmond)
• Environmental Law (Miami)
• Litigation – Antitrust (Boston, Miami)
• Litigation – Banking and Finance (Charlotte, Miami)
• Litigation – Construction (Miami)
• Litigation – Intellectual Property (Washington, DC)
• Litigation – Labor and Employment (Los Angeles)
• Tax Law (Washington, DC)

The 2025 U.S. News – Best Lawyers^® “Best Law Firms” rankings in their entirety are posted online at BestLawFirms.USNews.com. The rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.

Firms must have attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® list to achieve “Best Law Firm” rankings in any region or practice area. For 2025, Hunton Andrews Kurth had 291 total attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers, including 12 named “Lawyer of the Year,” a recognition awarded to individual attorneys with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region.