About Us
Best Lawyers® provides trusted, peer-reviewed recognition of top legal professionals and helps clients find credible, experienced counsel with confidence.
For more than 40 years, our Purely Peer Review® process has set the standard for merit-based legal distinction. It is respected by lawyers and firms worldwide, with more than 13 million confidential evaluations submitted annually.
The process is highly selective, with only 5% of U.S. lawyers and 3% globally earning this honor. Rigorous bias-filtering ensures integrity and fairness.
We combine this credibility with powerful digital tools built for the realities of modern legal marketing. These tools increase the visibility of recognized lawyers and help clients identify proven legal talent. Our partnerships with more than 50 local, national and international media outlets extend our influence globally.
Our goal is to bring clarity to legal selection and build lasting trust between lawyers and those seeking legal counsel.
Best Law Firms®
In 2010, we launched Best Law Firms to recognize exceptional law firm performance. Today, Best Law Firms operates in six global markets, delivering firm-level distinction alongside individual recognition.
Leadership
“The legal profession serves a critical purpose. As the leader of a company, I rely on that counsel constantly to help us make business decisions. Lawyers have become consultants as well as providers of sound legal advice, and their growth continues to parallel that of Best Lawyers.”
“My goal is for Best Lawyers to be a brand recognized beyond the legal industry. I want people to know who we are and the value we can bring to their lives and businesses. They should come to us as the true resource for finding what they need.”
Brett leads sales and client success at Best Lawyers, driving revenue through client relationships and strategic partnerships. With over 20 years in the legal industry he has held leadership roles across Fortune 500 and early-stage firms, bringing deep expertise in legal marketing, SaaS, data, and AI.
“Though Best Lawyers has been the leader in our space for over 40 years, we still operate with the energy of a much younger company. Writing this next chapter of our company history with the same team is extremely inspiring and I am grateful to continue to work with my colleagues.”
“I am proud to lead many of our partnerships. I think what sets Best Lawyers apart as an organization is that we really do take care of our own. That extends to all employees at all levels and I am living proof.”
“Best Lawyers recognizes legal professionals for reasons beyond multimillion-dollar resolutions or high-profile verdicts. What makes them shine is their tenacity and willingness to be the voice of their client. Telling each story is at the heart of what we do – it is challenging, but also a lot of fun.” ...
“This is one of the most wholesome organizations that I've worked for. There are high levels of candor, compassion, and communication company wide. This allows everyone to feel like they've got a stake in the work they do for the company. I feel that these values have been instrumental to our success.” ...
Advisory Board Spotlight
Jeff S. Korek has been a partner at Gersowitz Libo & Korek, P.C. since 1992 and is a leading litigator in medical malpractice, product liability and construction accident cases for the firm. Mr. Korek is a Past President of both the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and the New York City Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He has been appointed by the past three consecutive Presiding Justices of the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, to the Committe...
Kriton is an expert in Intellectual Property Law and Antipiracy issues, as well as in International Corporate Litigation, White Collar Crime and Asset Recovery. He has represented in many occasions MPAA, the Greek Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Association, major film studios, Dassault Systemes, Warner the International Amnesty a.o. He has also been representing many major players of the Greek entertainment industry and prominent Greek authors, composers, directors and artists.
Michelle C. Ifill is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Verizon’s Services Operations & Technologies units, responsible for primary legal oversight and support of the Verizon Corporate Information Technology Organization and the Chief Administrative Office, including Sourcing, Real Estate and Fleet Management. Ms. Ifill’s team also has primary responsibility for a variety of intellectual property areas, including copyright, trademark, and patent licensing.
Anne De Wolf was the General Manager of the Institut des juristes d’entreprise – the Institute of Company Lawyers (1800 members). She is also a delegate to the International Company Lawyers Association (ECLA and ACC Europe). As the General Manager, she was responsible for the daily business of the Institute. She leads a team of 6 staff members and is responsible for the permanent education program, the coordination of internal Practice Groups and regional branches. She promotes the profession...
Bruno Cova, European Co-Chair of Restructuring & Insolvency and Compliance Groups, focuses his practice on complex transactions such as cross-border acquisitions and restructuring of distressed companies. He also regularly advises international corporations and financial institutions in dealing with corporate governance and legal risks issues, devising internal controls or contractual mechanisms to minimize those risks, investigating legal and compliance problems, and defending clients be...
Uriel F. O´Farrell, Estudio O´Farrell’s Senior Partner practice focuses on corporate work, mergers & acquisitions and energy transactions regulation and disputes. He is a Partner of the firm since 1982. Mr. O´Farrell advised numerous domestic and foreign companies in corporate matters and in the energy and infrastructure sectors including oil production and exploration; natural gas production and distribution and electricity generation, transmission, marketing and distribution. In the abo...
Jüri Raidla is the founder and Senior Partner of Ellex Raidla. He is one of the most widely recognised legal practitioners in Estonia and the only individual that has been endorsed in the Chambers & Partners legal directories from Estonia in the "Senior Statesmen" category. Jüri Raidla served as the first Minister of Justice of Estonia (from 1990 to 1992) as well as the Chairman of the expert committee that drafted the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia in 1992. Mr. Raidla was also t...
Philippe Dupont is a Founding Partner of Arendt & Medernach law firm and head of the firm’s Banking and Finance business unit. He specialises in banking and finance and has considerable experience in bank regulatory matters as well as capital markets, lending, securities and structured finance transactions and litigation in finance matters. He has been a member of the Luxembourg Bar since 1986. He is a Conciliator and Arbitrator at the International Centre for Settlement of Investme...
Rachel is a corporate lawyer with close to 27 years of experience, specializing in corporate advisory, M&A, REITs and funds, listing and corporate governance advisory work. Prior to founding Eng and Co. LLC, Rachel was the deputy chairman of a major Singapore law firm with regional offices in various parts of Asia. Rachel is experienced in corporate advisory and transactional matters. She handles corporate finance transactions and initial public offerings of companies, REITs and business ...
Joe Fazio is the Principal and Managing Director of Miller Canfield. Joe’s specific areas of expertise include complex commercial real estate acquisitions and developments, with extensive experience in ground leasing, entity formation, public/private development agreements, as well as conventional, securitized and tax-increment financing. Among his many activities, Mr. Fazio sits on the Board of Trustees for the Legacy Land Conservancy.
Press Releases
2027 Best Lawyers® in Japan and Singapore Spotlights Top Legal Talent in Asia-Pacific
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Best Lawyers launches an affinity partner program to support recognized attorneys and law firms
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Best Law Firms in Germany Announces 2nd Edition Rankings Comprehensive survey of 1,278 firms reveals shift toward domestic focus as German legal market adapts to changing business landscape
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2025 Mid-Year Canadian Legal Market Survey Reveals Legal Sector Perspectives on AI, Pressures Shaping Practices from The Best Lawyers in Canada Honorees Survey results accompany release of 2026 editions of the Best Lawyers awards
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2025 Mid-Year U.S. Legal Market Survey Reveals Practice Outlook, AI Impact from The Best Lawyers in America Honorees Survey results accompany release of 2026 editions of the Best Lawyers awards
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Larry A. Campagna of Chamberlain Hrdlicka met with Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer to discuss how trust and peer-review feedback are pivotal to building authentic relationships with colleagues in the legal industry.






