(CHARLOTTE, N.C.)—Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP has been named among the “Best Law Firms” for 2014 by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers. The Firm received top-tier rankings in various practice areas for both North Carolina and South Carolina.

Parker Poe was also ranked nationally in Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Environmental Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Environmental Litigation, Labor & Employment Litigation and Public Finance Law.

In North Carolina, Parker Poe was named a “Best Law Firm” in the following legal areas:

• Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Antitrust Law
• Appellate Practice
• Arbitration
• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights /Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Biotechnology Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Communications Law
• Copyright Law
• Construction Law
• Corporate Law
• Criminal Defense: White Collar
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Government Relations Practice
• Health Care Law
• Immigration Law
• Insurance Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Litigation – Antitrust
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – ERISA
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – First Amendment
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Patent Law
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Products Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Public Finance Law
• Real Estate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Securities Regulation
• Tax Law
• Trademark Law
• Trusts & Estates Law
• Venture Capital Law

In South Carolina, Parker Poe was named a “Best Law Firm” in the following legal areas:

• Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Economic Development Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Environmental Law
• Health Care Law
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Public Finance Law
• Real Estate Law

About Parker Poe
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP has 190 lawyers in five offices located in major markets across North Carolina and South Carolina. The Firm provides legal counsel to large commercial and public organizations on litigation, corporate and regulatory matters. For more information, please visit www.parkerpoe.com.

About U.S. News & World Report
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About Best Lawyers
Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected attorney ranking service in the world. For more than 30 years, Best Lawyers has assisted those in need of legal services to identify the attorneys best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. Best Lawyers lists are published in leading local, regional and national publications across the globe. The Best Lawyers in America list recognizes the very best lawyers in each practice area and metropolitan region in the country.