Sherman & Howard has been included in the 2025 Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list. The firm received recognition in the highest-ranking national Tier 1 for labor law – management and securities regulation. Best Lawyers also recognized the firm with six national Tier 2 rankings and 15 national Tier 3 rankings.

“Best Law Firms” rankings also honor outstanding practices by metropolitan areas, to which we were recognized in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. Twenty-nine of the firm’s practices were awarded Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings, eight areas received Metropolitan Tier 2, and two areas received Metropolitan Tier 3.

Below is a comprehensive list of the recognized practice areas.

National Tier 1

• Labor Law – Management
• Securities Regulation

National Tier 2

• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

National Tier 3

• Appellate Practice
• Banking and Finance Law
• Communications Law
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Litigation – Securities
• Oil and Gas Law
• Project Finance Law
• Public Finance Law
• Real Estate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Technology Law

Metropolitan Tier 1

Colorado

• Arbitration
• Banking and Finance Law
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Criminal Defense: General Practice
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
• Family Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Litigation – Securities
• Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Mediation
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Public Finance Law
• Real Estate Law
• Securities Regulation
• Tax Law
• Trusts and Estates

Phoenix

• Employment Law – Management
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Labor and Employment

Metropolitan Tier 2

Albuquerque

• Public Finance Law

Colorado

• Communications Law
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Oil and Gas Law
• Project Finance Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law

Phoenix

• Appellate Practice

Metropolitan Tier 3

Colorado

• Energy Law
• Technology Law