Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
About Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP is a leading law firm with 146 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 10 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 1997. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' Purely Peer Review® emphasizes the lawyers’ credibility and reputation for their practice amongst peers in their practice areas and regions. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP has on its team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Banking and Finance Law, Civil Rights Law, Health Care Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants.
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP also appears in Best Law Firms® accolades. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP has 80 rankings in Administrative / Regulatory Law, Antitrust Law, Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Civil Rights Law, Commercial Litigation, Copyright Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Employment Law - Management, Environmental Law, FDA Law, Health Care Law, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Arbitration - Commercial, Labor and Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation - Bankruptcy, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Environmental, Litigation - Insurance, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation - Patent, Litigation - Securities, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Mediation, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Patent Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Privacy and Data Security Law, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Real Estate Law, Technology Law, Trademark Law, and Transportation Law, echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.
*Unactivated firm profiles show a limited selection of up to 10 practice areas.
These honors come directly from peer feedback, reflecting the strong regard other leading attorneys have for Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP's skill, advocacy, and commitment to clients.
Office Locations in America:
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Chicago, Illinois
- Denver, Colorado
- Hartford, Connecticut
- Houston, Texas
- Irvine, California
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Los Angeles, California
- Miami, Florida
- New York, New York
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- San Francisco, California
- Seattle, Washington
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Tampa, Florida
- Washington, District of Columbia
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Recognized Lawyers at Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Mr. Hobbs' diverse litigation practice spans many kinds of high-stakes disputes nationwide and focuses on trials and arbitration. He represents clients in complex business and tort disputes, including: breach of contract, product liability, unfair competition, consumer protection, intellectual property, fiduciary duty and trade secret matters. His experience also includes appeals, mass torts and class action proceedings. Mr. Hobbs represents corporate entities as both plaintiffs and defendant...
Christopher J. Kondon is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Christopher J., who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christopher J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Steven Weisburd has extensive experience representing businesses and individuals in federal and state courts in California and across the country, including class actions, business disputes, mass torts, MDLs, product liability, and other complex civil litigation, for clients in the consumer products industry, mass media and entertainment industries, technology industries, and financial services industry. A skilled litigator and legal strategist, Steven has over the past three decades amassed ...
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