Firm and Culture

• Named as 83rd largest law firm by National Law Journal in 2023 (based on number of attorneys).
• Ranked 146th largest law firm by AmLaw Global in 2022.
• Named as 78th largest law firm on Law360 400 (number of U.S. attorneys) in 2023.
• Named to the BTI Client Service A-Team, recognizing client service excellence based on objective feedback from corporate counsel (2020 – 2023).
• Named to U.S. News & World Report's Best Companies to Work For: Law Firms (2024)
• Named a "Highly Recommended Law Firm" in BTI's "Most Recommended Law Firms" list (2022).
• Named an "AFA Distinguished Law Firm" by BTI, recognizing law firms best at developing and implementing alternative fee arrangements as identified by top legal decision makers at large and Fortune 1000 companies (2020).
• Named a "Recommended Law Firm" in BTI's "Legal Spending and Staffing Benchmarks" report (2019).
• Named among "America's Top Trusted Corporate Law Firms" by Forbes magazine (2019).
• Achieved ISO 27001 certification, an internationally recognized certification for information security management, in 2021.
• Mansfield Certification Plus Status (2020-2023)
• Named to Bloomberg Law's Annual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Framework (2021-2023).
• Earned the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) Approved GOLD Seal in recognition of the Firm's efforts in diversity, equity, and inclusion (2023).
• Recognized as Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Compass Award Winner (2018, 2020, 2022, 2023).
• Named in Seramount's (formerly Working Mother magazine) "Best Law Firms for Women & Diversity" list since 2017.
• Ranked 12th in Diversity for Women on Vault's "Best Law Firms for Diversity" (2024).
• Listed as one of Women Inc. Magazine's "Top 100 Law Firms for Women" (2019).
• Ranked among the "Best of the Best" in The BTI Associate Satisfaction A-Listers 2022, recognizing law firms with activities that associates value most in deriving high levels of job satisfaction.
• Named among America's Greatest Workplaces for Women by Newsweek (2024)
• Named a top 200 law firm on the Leopard Solutions Law Firm Index, recognizing excellence in attorney growth and stability (2023) 

Attorneys

• 77 attorneys in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers in 2023.
• Seven attorneys in Chambers High Net Worth Guide in 2023.
• 260 attorneys in The Best Lawyers In America^® 2024 and 85 attorneys listed as Best Lawyers "Ones to Watch."
• 96 attorneys named to Super Lawyers and 63 attorneys named to Super Lawyers "Rising Stars."

Practices

• Selected by Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers as one of the nation's leading practices for health law (2010 – 2023) and construction (2022 – 2023).
• Earned 16 Tier 1 national rankings in the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" list: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Employment Law – Management, Health Care Law, Insurance Law, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Banking & Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Labor & Employment, Litigation – Real Estate, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action – Defendants, Real Estate Law, Tax Law, Trademark Law.
• Earned 198 Tier 1 metropolitan rankings in the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" list.
• Named Litigation – Banking & Finance "Law Firm of the Year" in the 2022 U.S. News – Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" list.
• Based upon total number of attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers In America^® 2024, we are top-listed in the nation in three practice areas: Litigation - Health Care, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law, and Nonprofit/Charities Law.
• Ranked by Modern Healthcare as the 15th largest health law firm in the U.S. in the 2023 list of "Largest Healthcare Law Firms".
• Ranked in Chambers High Net Worth Guide in 2023 in the area of Private Wealth Law in Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
• Ranked #15 among The Top 50 Construction Law Firms™ by Construction Magazine (2023).
• Named a NetDiligence® Platinum Breach Coach®, which recognizes Baker Donelson as a top tier firm for data security, privacy, and incident response.
• Named a "Litigation Standout" in Cybersecurity Litigation, Complex Employment Litigation, and Complex Commercial Litigation and a "Litigation Leader" in Employment Litigation in BTI's Litigation Outlook (2023).
• Named by Benchmark Litigation as a "Highly Recommended" Firm in Tennessee in the areas of Dispute Resolution and Labor and Employment; "Highly Recommended" in Mississippi in Dispute Resolution and "Recommended" in Labor and Employment; "Recommended" in Louisiana in Dispute Resolution; "Recommended" in Georgia in Labor and Employment (2020).
• Most recommended in the practice area of Tax Law in the Forbes magazine list of "America's Top Trusted Corporate Law Firms" (2019).