Earlier this year, we asked law firms across the state to tell us what makes their litigation departments the best. We first conducted the Litigation Departments of the Year contest two years ago, in an effort to highlight the outstanding litigation work being done by Pennsylvania attorneys. In our first time going through the process, we were impressed by the submissions and faced a difficult task in selecting the finalists and winners. This time around, it was only more challenging to narrow down the firms to honor.
We asked law firms to share with us the big victories and important cases that demonstrate why clients choose them when litigation is on the table. The work submitted was done in Pennsylvania, throughout the rest of the country and abroad. The key, though, was that it was done primarily by Pennsylvania lawyers, showcasing the talented litigators at work in the state. We had difficult decisions to make in each category as we chose our winners, as it was a truly competitive field. A collection of senior editors and reporters on The Legal’s staff discussed and debated the submissions before ultimately selecting the winners.
