Best Law Firms® has recognized Poyner Spruill LLP with 48 rankings in its 2026 edition, reaffirming the firm’s reputation across a broad range of practice areas and jurisdictions. Each year, Best Law Firms® honors firms that demonstrate outstanding professional achievement, based on rigorous evaluations and consistently high praise from clients and peers.
In Raleigh, the firm earned two new, prestigious Tier 1 rankings in 33 practice areas:
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Appellate Practice
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Commercial Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Environmental Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Health Care Law
- Insurance Law
- Labor Law – Management
- Land Use and Zoning Law*
- Litigation – Antitrust
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Health Care
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Litigation – Municipal*
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
In Charlotte, the firm earned one new, prestigious Tier 1 ranking in four practice areas:
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Law – Management
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment*
“Our recognition in this year’s Best Law Firms list is a meaningful reflection of Poyner Spruill’s quality of work and commitment to excellence,” said Managing Partner Dan Cahill. “The 2026 rankings highlight the depth of our capabilities and our unwavering commitment to client success.”
The firm earned eight local Tier 2 rankings in Raleigh and Charlotte. In Raleigh, rankings were given in Government Relations Practice, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, and Patent Law. In Charlotte, the firm was recognized in Construction Law and Real Estate Law. Poyner Spruill LLP also received Tier 3 rankings in Raleigh in Advertising Law, Litigation – Securities, and Trademark Law.
