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Farella Braun + Martel Takes Top Honors in The Recorder’s “The Best” Poll

August 27, 2012 Announcement

SAN FRANCISCO (August 27, 2012):  Farella Braun + Martel is pleased to announce that it received first-place honors in the Environmental Practice Group and Trusts & Estates Practice Group categories and second place in the Intellectual Property Practice Group category in The Recorder’s 6th annual “The Best” survey. This is the third year in a row Farella has been ranked  the number one Trusts & Estates Practice Group.

 

The Recorder’s annual “The Best” special publication lists the top three professional services and products in a variety of categories as rated by the San Francisco Bay Area legal community.  The Recorder, an ALM affiliate, is a leading provider of California legal content. 

Farella Braun + Martel represents clients throughout the United States and abroad in sophisticated business transactions and high-stakes commercial, civil and criminal litigation. Founded in 1962, the firm is headquartered in San Francisco and maintains an office in the Napa Valley focused on the wine industry. Farella Braun + Martel lawyers are known for their imaginative legal solutions, dynamism and intellectual creativity. With an unwavering service ethic and interdisciplinary team approach, the firm is committed to advancing clients' objectives in the most effective, coordinated and efficient manner. Farella Braun + Martel is a green business. www.fbm.com

Contacts:

Melinda Hepp / Traci Stuart                            
Blattel Communications                                              

415.397.4811                                                 

[email protected][email protected]

Cheryl Loof

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

415.954.4433

[email protected]

 

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