U.S. News – Best Lawyers magazine, one of the nation’s leading publication in the rankings of law firms and attorneys, recently named Northwest regional law firm Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt “Law Firm of the Year” in Timber Law. This is the first year the well-respected survey has recognized a single law firm as top in the nation among the 39 practice areas identified for national ranking.
“We are very excited to have Schwabe’s forest products industry practice recognized as the best in the country,” said Mark Long, Schwabe’s managing partner. “The forest products industry has long been an important focus for the firm and we will continue to grow and enhance what has become one of our most highly regarded practice areas.”
Schwabe’s Forest Products Industry practice is one of the largest and oldest in the Pacific Northwest. Through an expanding network of strategic relations with international and local counsel, Schwabe represents clients across the country and internationally on a broad spectrum of issues related to forest products. Collectively, Schwabe clients own or manage more than 10 million acres of forestland in the United States and overseas, as well as operate and manage manufacturing, distribution and other complementary forest products businesses.
U.S. News – Best Lawyers selects just one law firm in each category surveyed. Schwabe received recognition in the forest products category based on outstanding client survey outcomes and the firm’s strong reputation among competing attorneys in the same practice area. To be eligible for a U.S. News – Best Lawyers national ranking, a law firm must maintain an office in one of 40 metropolitan areas in the U.S.
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Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt is a multiservice law firm serving the needs of businesses in the Pacific Northwest, as well as U.S. and international clients. The firm has more than 165 attorneys in Portland, Bend, and Salem, Ore., Seattle and Vancouver, Wash., and in Washington, D.C. Schwabe attorneys provide a broad range of transaction and litigation services to many of the Pacific Northwest’s leading companies, from Fortune 500 industry leaders to emerging and privately held businesses. Schwabe has been named one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” by both Oregon Business and Seattle Business magazines; one of “Washington’s Best Workplaces” by The Puget Sound Business Journal; one of the top Portland corporate law firms by Corporate Board Member magazine; and one of “Oregon’s Most Admired Companies” in a survey completed by Oregon CEOs in The Business Journal of Portland. www.schwabe.com
