Hunton Also Earns 206 Rankings Nationally and Regionally in the 2026 Edition of Best Law Firms

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce the firm has been named the 2026 Best Law Firms "Law Firm of the Year" in project finance law. Best Law Firms selects only one law firm per legal practice area nationwide for this recognition, underscoring Hunton’s outstanding work in project finance. The firm was also named to the 2026 “Best Law Firms” list, earning 206 rankings across 65 practice areas. The firm is highly ranked in 41 practice areas nationally and 165 practice areas regionally. Firms^® Names

The "Law Firm of the Year" recipients are selected based on outstanding performance, experience, and excellence within the legal profession in each national practice area. This year, Best Law Firms identified 68 firms in 74 practice areas for the designations.

Firms included in the Best Law Firms rankings are selected based on professional and legal excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. The evaluation process incorporates client feedback, peer reviews, and in-depth analysis of firm data. Hunton’s designations in the 2026 Best Law Firms list include the following:

National Tier 1

• Advertising Law
• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Insurance Law
• Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Litigation - Patent
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Project Finance Law
• Public Finance Law
• Real Estate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Tax Law

National Tier 2

• Appellate Practice
• Copyright Law
• Equipment Finance Law
• Information Technology Law
• Labor Law - Management
• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
• Litigation - Securities
• Trusts and Estates
• Venture Capital Law

National Tier 3

• Antitrust Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Immigration Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Litigation - First Amendment
• Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law

Regional Tier 1

• Atlanta
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Public Finance Law
• Boston
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Charlotte
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Public Finance Law
  • Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Dallas/Fort Worth
  • Advertising Law
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Energy Regulatory Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Houston
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
  • Energy Law
  • Information Technology Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Real Estate Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Miami
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Law
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Real Estate Law
• New York City
  • Energy Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Richmond
  • Antitrust Law
  • Appellate Practice
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Compliance Law
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Information Technology Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Litigation - First Amendment
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Project Finance Law
  • Public Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securitization and Structured Finance Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trademark Law
  • Venture Capital Law
• San Francisco
  • Environmental Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Washington, D.C.
  • Energy Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Immigration Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
  • Privacy and Data Security Law
  • Real Estate Law

Regional Tier 2

• Atlanta
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Insurance Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Boston
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Charlotte
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Dallas/Fort Worth
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Houston
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Leisure and Hospitality Law
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Patent Law
  • Project Finance Law
  • Public Finance Law
  • Los Angeles
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Miami
  • Environmental Law
  • Equipment Finance Law
  • International Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• New York City
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Copyright Law
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
• Richmond
  • Copyright Law
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Energy Law
  • Government Relations Practice
• San Francisco
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Energy Law
• Washington, D.C.
  • Advertising Law
  • Energy Regulatory Law
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Project Finance Law
  • Public Finance Law
  • Tax Law

Regional Tier 3

• Boston
  • Litigation - Antitrust
• Dallas/Fort Worth
  • Construction Law
• Miami
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Litigation - Antitrust
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
• New York City
  • Tax Law
• Norfolk
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
• San Francisco
  • Energy Regulatory Law
• Washington, D.C.
  • Antitrust Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax

The entire list of rankings will be featured in the 16^th edition of Best Law Firms and can be viewed here.