Vedder Price is pleased to announce that U.S. News – Best Lawyers, a publication of U.S. News & World Report, has named Vedder Price "Law Firm of the Year" for Equipment Finance in their annual "Best Law Firm" rankings.

Additionally, Vedder Price has been named a national "Best Law Firm" in 13 other practice areas, in three tiers, including:

Tier One:

• Admiralty & Maritime Law
• Equipment Finance Law

Tier Two:

• Banking and Finance Law
• Corporate Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Health Care Law
• Labor Law - Management
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Trademark Law

Tier Three:

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law

"It's an honor to receive the 'Law Firm of the Year' recognition for our equipment finance practice," said Dean Gerber, Chair of Vedder Price's Global Transportation Finance team. "This welcome accolade goes beyond the success of our finance work with aviation, rail and maritime assets, and represents the strength of our firm as a whole."

"Best Law Firm" rankings by U.S. News – Best Lawyers are based on the collection of evaluations from clients and lawyers, peer reviews and the review of additional information provided by law firms during the submission process. Only one firm in each of 87 practice areas can obtain the prestigious title of "Law Firm of the Year."