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Bartko LLP Earns Recognition in 2025 Best Law Firms® Rankings

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Honors and Awards

01, January 2025

We are proud to announce that Bartko LLP has been ranked in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®, a distinction that underscores our commitment to delivering outstanding legal services. This recognition, based on peer reviews and client feedback, highlights Bartko’s excellence across eight practice areas.

2025 Rankings:

  • Regional Tier 1:
    • San Francisco – Commercial Litigation
  • Regional Tier 2:
    • Los Angeles – Labor Law (Management), Litigation (Labor & Employment)
    • San Francisco – Antitrust Law, Arbitration, Criminal Defense (White-Collar)
  • Regional Tier 3:
    • Los Angeles – Employment Law (Management)
    • San Francisco – Litigation (Patent)

This recognition underscores our unwavering commitment to excellence, innovation, and trustworthiness.

About Best Law Firms®

Best Law Firms® is the most credible rankings of exceptional law firms, rooted in a rigorous, peer-to-peer, industry-driven evaluation. Achieving a tiered ranking in Best Law Firms signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. Ranked firms, presented in three tiers, are recognized on a national and metro-based scale. The reputation earned over the past 14 years and a future-focused commitment to innovation provides legal professionals with an elevated stature, validation and confidence that comes from being part of, and working with, a Best Law Firms honored practice.

About Best Lawyers®

Best Lawyers® is the oldest and most respected peer-review research and accolades company in the legal profession. Best Lawyers compiles extensive recognitions by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate the work of their fellow legal professionals within their local market and specialty. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, recognition by Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

We are honored to be included in the 2025 rankings and invite you to read the full press release here.

If you’d like to learn how our award-winning team can support your legal needs, please contact us  today!

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