For the second consecutive year, Alston & Bird has been identified by in-house counsel as one of a small group of law firms that are best positioned with the largest, most prestigious clients across 18 industry segments.
In BTI Consulting’s most recent report – BTI Industry Power Rankings 2017: The Law Firms with the Best Client Relationships in 18 Industries – Alston & Bird is one of only 24 U.S. law firms that general counsel regard has having the strongest client relationships and recommend most to their peers.
BTI calls this elite ranking “Clientopia,” defined as the ideal state of a client relationship in which firms not only act as clients’ go-to outside counsel, but are also the firms receiving the most client endorsements.
Now in its 17th year of publication, the BTI Industry Power Rankings 2017 relied on in-depth interviews with more than 950 legal decision makers at the world’s leading organizations with more than $1 billion in revenue and spanning more than 15 industries, including financial services, energy, and insurance.
BTI Consulting Group is a provider of strategic research to the legal community. Its research is based on interviews with corporate counsel about their outside law firms’ client focus, understanding of their business, and delivery of efficient, value-added service and results.