The Legal 500 US 2026 Recognizes 47 Goodwin Practices and 185 Lawyers
Goodwin received 47 practice rankings and 185 lawyer rankings in the 2026 edition of The Legal 500 United States. The annual rankings are based on in-depth research, including feedback from clients and peers, to highlight firms with a truly national presence and the capability to handle sophisticated and complex work.
Client feedback praised Goodwin, stating that the firm “stands out for its balance of sophistication and pragmatism.” Clients also noted that the Goodwin team is “extremely knowledgeable, responsive, and client-focused.”
Goodwin was recognized in a firm record 47 practice areas, adding new rankings in General Commercial Disputes, Structured Finance, and Financial Services Regulation. Goodwin’s Tier 1 rankings highlight its work in Fintech, Private Equity, Venture Capital, ERISA Litigation, Real Estate, REITs, Patents Licensing, and Cannabis. A total of 185 Goodwin lawyers were highly ranked in their respective fields, including four Hall of Fame Lawyers, 21 Leading Partners, and 11 Next Generation Partners.
The Goodwin practice rankings in this year’s Legal 500 United States include:
- Antitrust: Civil Litigation/Class Action: Defense
- Appellate — Courts of Appeals
- Appellate — Supreme Courts (State and Federal)
- Cannabis
- Capital Markets: Debt — Advice to Issuers
- Capital Markets: Debt — Advice to Underwriters
- Capital Markets: Equity — Advice to Issuers
- Capital Markets: Equity — Advice to Managers
- Commercial Lending: Advice to Borrowers
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Corporates
- Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Individuals
- Customs, Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
- Cyber Law (including Data Privacy and Data Protection)
- E-Discovery
- Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Transactional
- ERISA Litigation
- Financial Services: Litigation
- Financial Services Regulation (Banking)
- Financial Services Regulation (Consumer Finance)
- Fintech
- General Commercial Disputes
- Healthcare: Service Providers
- International Trade: CFIUS
- Life Sciences
- M&A Litigation: Defense
- M&A: Large Deals
- Merger Control
- Patents Litigation: Full Coverage
- Patents Litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Patents: Licensing
- Patents: Prosecution
- Private Equity Buyouts: Middle Market
- Private Equity Funds (including Venture Capital)
- Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Consumer Products - Defense
- Real Estate: Mid-Market
- Real Estate Finance
- Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
- Restructuring (including Bankruptcy) Corporate
- Securities Litigation: Defense
- Shareholder Activism: Advice to Boards
- Structured Finance: Derivatives and Structured Products
- Technology Transactions
- Trade Secrets
- Taxes: Non-Contentious
- Venture Capital and Emerging Companies
- Workplace and Employment Counseling
To see all of the Goodwin lawyer and practice rankings, visit The Legal 500 US 2026.