Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized with nine Tier 1 national rankings and 181 Tier 1 metropolitan rankings in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms. Overall, the firm earned 32 national rankings and 260 metropolitan rankings across all of its 13 offices.
Additionally, Bradley was named the 2025 “Law Firm of the Year” in the area of Construction Law, marking the fifth time since 2018 that the firm’s Construction Practice Group has earned a “Law Firm of the Year” recognition. These designations are awarded to the law firm with the highest overall performance in a given national practice area. Only one firm per legal practice receives this designation, making it a particularly meaningful achievement.
The firm is nationally ranked in Tier 1 for the following practice areas:
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Health Care Law
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
- Project Finance Law
The firm’s Tier 1 metropolitan rankings, organized by market/office, are listed below:
Atlanta
The Atlanta office received five 5 Tier 1 metropolitan rankings for:
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Litigation – Securities
Birmingham
The Birmingham office received 60 Tier 1 metropolitan rankings for:
- Advertising Law
- Antitrust Law
- Appellate Practice
- Arbitration
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Commercial Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Copyright Law
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Economic Development Law
- Education Law
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Environmental Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Franchise Law
- Government Relations Practice
- Health Care Law
- Information Technology Law
- Insurance Law
- Labor Law – Management
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – ERISA
- Litigation – Health Care
- Litigation – Insurance
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Litigation – Patent
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Litigation – Securities
- Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Municipal Law
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Patent Law
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Privacy and Data Security Law
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Project Finance Law
- Public Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Tax Law
- Trademark Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Water Law
Charlotte, N.C.
The Charlotte office received eight Tier 1 metropolitan rankings for:
- Antitrust Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Franchise Law
- Health Care Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Construction
Dallas
The Dallas office received seven Tier 1 metropolitan rankings for:
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Law – Management
- Health Care Law
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Securities
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Houston
The Houston office received four Tier 1 metropolitan rankings for:
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Huntsville, Ala.
The Huntsville office received 19 Tier 1 metropolitan rankings for:
- Appellate Practice
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Litigation – ERISA
- Litigation – First Amendment
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Patent
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Mediation
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Patent Law
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates Law
- Venture Capital Law
Jackson, Miss.
The Jackson office received 17 Tier 1 metropolitan rankings for:
- Appellate Practice
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Corporate Law
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Insurance
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Real Estate Law
Knoxville, Tenn.
The Knoxville office received a Tier 1 metropolitan ranking for:
- Real Estate Law
Montgomery, Ala.
The Montgomery office received six Tier 1 metropolitan rankings for:
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Tax Law
Nashville, Tenn.
The Nashville office received 43 Tier 1 metropolitan rankings for:
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Arbitration
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Commercial Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Corporate Law
- Economic Development Law
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Energy Law
- Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television
- Entertainment Law – Music
- Environmental Law
- Government Relations Practice
- Health Care Law
- Labor Law – Management
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Health Care
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Litigation – Patent
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Media Law
- Mediation
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Municipal Law
- Patent Law
- Privacy and Data Security Law
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Project Finance Law
- Public Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Trademark Law
- Trusts and Estates
Tampa, Fla.
The Tampa office received eight Tier 1 metropolitan rankings for:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Litigation – Construction
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Real Estate Law
Washington, D.C.
The D.C. office received three Tier 1 metropolitan rankings for:
- Arbitration
- Construction Law
- Litigation – Construction
The 15th edition of Best Law Firms includes rankings in 75 national practice areas and 127 metropolitan areas. Rankings are based on client evaluations, peer reviews from leading attorneys, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. To be eligible for a national or metropolitan ranking, a law firm practice area must have at least one lawyer in that practice ranked in The Best Lawyers in America®.
The full methodology for the 2025 Best Law Firms list is available here.
About Bradley
For more than 150 years, Bradley has combined skilled legal counsel with exceptional client service and unwavering integrity to assist a diverse range of corporate and individual clients in achieving their business goals. With 13 offices in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and the District of Columbia, the firm’s more than 700 lawyers represent regional, national and international clients in various industries, including banking and financial services, construction, energy, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, real estate, and technology, among many others.
