U.S. News & World Report names Thompson Coburn as the best for copyright work

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers (by BL Rankings) have selected Thompson Coburn LLP as the law firm with the best copyright practice in the nation for 2016.

Only one law firm is chosen as the Copyright Law Firm of the Year for the first tier, the highest ranking based on U.S. News researcher interviews with clients and other lawyers. They look for the firm with the highest ratings for ability, professionalism and integrity.

Thompson Coburn Chairman Tom Minogue called the honor “a singular achievement that demonstrates our commitment to providing client-focused legal services at the highest level.”

The firm’s copyright lawyers provide counseling, litigation and lobbying services to a variety of media, corporate, professional, and technology clients. 

On the counseling and legislative side, Thompson Coburn lawyers have drafted copyright legislation and helped steer it through Congress and into law, participated in negotiating and writing industry standards for copyright protection and use, and counseled clients on many copyright issues and policies. 

On the litigation side, they have litigated copyright cases across the country involving books, articles, movies, music, computer software, photographs, art, architectural drawings, and other creative works. 

Several Thompson Coburn copyright lawyers have also published on copyright in law reviews and professional publications, and two of them have taught copyright law as adjunct professors at major law schools.

The 2016 “Best Law Firms” rankings can be seen in their entirety by visiting bestlawfirms.usnews.com and the copyright rankings here.

Here are the other honors won by Thompson Coburn and its practice areas this year:

NATIONAL TIER 1
Admiralty & Maritime Law
Copyright Law
Corporate Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Railroad Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Trusts & Estates Law

NATIONAL TIER 2
Employment Law - Management
Financial Services Regulation Law
Labor Law - Management
Land Use & Zoning Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Technology Law
Trademark Law
Venture Capital Law

NATIONAL TIER 3
Antitrust Law
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Environmental Law
Equipment Finance Law
Health Care Law
Information Technology Law
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - ERISA
Litigation - Labor & Employment
Litigation - Tax
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Public Finance Law
Securities Regulation
Tax Law

METROPOLITAN TIER 1
Chicago
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Government Relations Practice
Trusts & Estates Law

Los Angeles
Insurance Law

St. Louis
Antitrust Law
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and
Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Copyright Law
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law - Management
Environmental Law
Equipment Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Health Care Law
Immigration Law
Information Technology Law
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Banking & Finance
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - ERISA
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Labor & Employment
Litigation - Securities
Litigation - Tax
Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Media Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Non-Profit/Charities Law
Patent Law
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Public Finance Law
Railroad Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Tax Law
Trademark Law
Trusts & Estates Law
Venture Capital Law

Washington DC
Admiralty & Maritime Law
Copyright Law
Corporate Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Securities / Capital Markets Law

METROPOLITAN TIER 2
Chicago
Corporate Law
Environmental Law
Labor Law - Management
Land Use & Zoning Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy

St. Louis
Admiralty & Maritime Law
Advertising Law
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Litigation - Patent

Washington DC
Technology Law

METROPOLITAN TIER 3
Chicago
Employment Law - Management

St. Louis
Appellate Practice
Litigation - First Amendment

Washington DC
Energy Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law

About Thompson Coburn
Thompson Coburn is a full service law firm with over 380 attorneys nationwide, practicing in more than 40 areas of the law. Its clients range from high net worth individuals and venture-backed startups to Fortune 100 companies. In 2015, Thompson Coburn was named one of the top firms in the nation general counsel recommend to their friends by BTI Consulting, the country’s leading provider of strategic research to law firms and general counsel.