U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers ranked Sheppard Mullin among the "Best Law Firms" in the country, including rankings in 42 practice areas nationally and 127 practice areas by metropolitan regions. The firm received national tier one rankings in the following practice areas:
- Appellate
- Banking and Finance
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization and Bankruptcy Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Communications
- Construction Law and Construction Litigation
- Copyright
- Corporate
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Entertainment: Motion Pictures & Television
- Environmental
- Healthcare
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Labor and Employment Litigation
- Land Use & Zoning
- Management Employment
- Labor: Management
- Native American Law
- Patent Law and Patent Litigation
- Real Estate Law and Real Estate Litigation
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