Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, earned 38 practice rankings, five Leading Lawyer rankings and two Hall of Fame placements in the 2021 edition of The Legal 500 US, an annual legal directory that catalogues the nation's top-rated lawyers and law firms based on in-depth research and interviews.

This year, seven Dentons lawyers ranked at the top of their field, including three newly ranked individuals, with Chicago partner Eric Berlin, Chicago partner Keith Moskowitz and Washington, DC, partner Heather Sibbison joining New York partner Sandra Hauser and Washington partner Kenneth Pfaehler as “Leading Lawyers.” San Francisco partner Michael Barnes and Peter Yim were honored in the publication’s Hall of Fame. The Legal 500 US also ranked Chicago senior managing associate Joanne Caceres, Atlanta senior managing associate Uchenna Ekuma-Nkama, Kansas City partner Joshua Fisher and Washington managing associate Rose Petoskey as “Rising Stars.”

Dentons earned 38 practice or industry sector rankings and gained recognition in four new practices: Cannabis, Native American Law, Real Estate Finance and Transport: Rail and Road - Litigation and Regulation. Dentons also ranked in three Tier 1 practice rankings: Cannabis, Insurance: Advice to Insurers and Native American Law.

In total, Dentons’ rankings include:

• 38 practice and industry sector rankings
• Four new practice rankings
• Two lawyers in the Hall of Fame: Michael Barnes and Peter Yim
• Five “Leading Lawyers”: Eric Berlin, Sandra Hauser, Keith Moskowitz, Kenneth Pfaehler and Heather Sibbison
• Four “Rising Stars”: Joanne Caceres, Uchenna Ekuma-Nkama, Joshua Fisher and Rose Petoskey