Dykema Receives 14 National Rankings and 158 Metro Rankings in Best Law Firms for 2026

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that the firm was nationally ranked in 14 practice areas in the 2026 Best Law Firms list and received a total of 158 metropolitan rankings representing various areas of law.

The 2026 rankings are based on Best Law Firms’ methodology that relies on qualitative and quantitative data on legal skillsets, achievements, and client successes collected through a submission process managed by Best Lawyers.

Practices are ranked and classified in three different tier levels in both national and metropolitan categories. Dykema’s recognized practices are listed below:

National Tier 1

• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Real Estate Law

National Tier 2

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Corporate Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Patent Law

National Tier 3

• Environmental Law
• Insurance Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law

Metropolitan Tier 1

Ann Arbor

• Appellate Practice
• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Law – Management
• Health Care Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Tax Law

Austin

• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Insurance

Bloomfield Hills

• Arbitration
• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Health Care Law
• Immigration Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Litigation – Antitrust
• Litigation – Banking & Finance
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Project Finance Law
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law
• Technology Law
• Trusts & Estates Law

Chicago

• Banking and Finance Law
• Real Estate Law

Dallas

• Appellate Practice
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Insurance
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Real Estate Law

Detroit

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Corporate Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Environmental Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Litigation - Securities
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Mediation
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Lansing

• Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Appellate Practice
• Arbitration
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Energy Law
• Energy Regulatory Law
• Gaming Law
• Government Relations Practice
• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Litigation – Insurance
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Natural Resources
• Real Estate Law

Los Angeles

• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Milwaukee

• Corporate Law

San Antonio

• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Insurance Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – ERISA
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Real Estate Law

Washington, D.C.

• Insurance Law

Metropolitan Tier 2

Ann Arbor

• Trusts and Estates

Austin

• Commercial Litigation
• Environmental Law
• Litigation – Patent
• Patent Law
• Trademark Law

Bloomfield Hills

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Patent Law

Chicago

• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Patent Law

Dallas

• Corporate Law

Detroit

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Education Law
• Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
• Real Estate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law

Houston

• Tax Law

Lansing

• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• First Amendment Law

Los Angeles

• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Milwaukee

• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Health Care Law

Minneapolis

• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Patent Law

San Antonio

• Appellate Practice
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Finance Law
• Employment Law – Individuals
• Labor Law – Union
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Litigation – Insurance
• Litigation – Patent
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Tax Law

Washington, D.C.

• Trademark Law

Metropolitan Tier 3

Austin

• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Water Law

Bloomfield Hills

• Litigation – Health Care
• Litigation – Patent

Dallas

• Banking and Finance Law

Houston

• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Law – Management
• Litigation – Labor and Employment

Lansing

• Utilities Law

Los Angeles

• Commercial Litigation

San Antonio

• Litigation – Intellectual Property

Washington, D.C.

• Commercial Litigation