Best Corporate and Business Attorneys in America

The Jacobs Law is a downtown Boston practice that advises companies and represents them in court. The office sits near Suffolk Superior Court's Business Litigation Session and the federal courthouse.

On the business side, the team forms entities, drafts contracts, protects intellectual property, and acts as outside general counsel. Its litigators handle breach of contract, shareholder and partnership disputes, non-competes, and trademark infringement. Cases run across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.

Managing partner Travis J. Jacobs has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star in business litigation for six consecutive years. In 2021, the firm also won a bench award of over $1 million.

Attorney Sarah Holmes built and ran her own company before founding Holmes Business Law. Her Philadelphia firm, with a second office in Ardmore, has served over 400 clients and filed more than 250 trademarks.

The practice covers contracts, employment agreements, commercial leases, and business sales in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Trademark work is available nationwide. Clients can choose how they pay for legal help:

• General counsel subscription for ongoing support
• Six-month launch program for new companies
• Project-based fees for one-off matters

Holmes is a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses graduate and has been recognized by Super Lawyers.

Bell & Shah is a Chicago law firm for real estate, business, and estate planning work. Since 2005, it has handled thousands of closings, transactions, and estate plans across Illinois. Clients can meet at two Chicago offices or a third in Northbrook.

Business clients get help with entity formation, operating agreements, bylaws, and purchase agreements. The same team handles residential and commercial closings and drafts wills and trusts. That mix suits owners who want one firm for company and personal matters. Spanish-speaking clients are welcome.

Frank Haze Burch and Dan Cracchiolo founded this Phoenix law firm in 1970. It now has offices in Arizona, California, and Nevada. Its corporate and business lawyers work alongside litigators, real estate attorneys, and tax counsel.

Core practice areas include:

• Business and corporate law
• Business disputes and trials
• Real estate, zoning, and land use
• Labor and employment
• Construction and liquor licensing

The firm appears in Best Law Firms and Chambers and Partners. Martindale-Hubbell lists it as a Top Ranked Law Firm, and it belongs to Primerus, a society of independent law firms.

Matthew J. Kidd is a Boston business attorney who keeps his firm small on purpose. His office handles civil litigation and other legal matters for companies and individuals across Massachusetts.

Attorney Kidd and his colleagues bring backgrounds in business ownership, technology, and project management. That experience helps with contract disputes and commercial cases. Kidd appears in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Super Lawyers listed him from 2018 to 2024.

Elizabeth Lewis has run her small business law practice in Denver since 2010. Clients work with her directly, from company formation through contract disputes.

She drafts and enforces contracts, reviews commercial leases, and protects trademarks and copyrights. Her clients include medical and dental practices, restaurants, retail stores, and online businesses. Attorney Lewis also writes website terms, privacy policies, and software licenses. She holds an MS along with her JD and is licensed in Colorado and North Carolina.

The largest jury verdict in Orange County history, $934 million, came from a business case tried by Callahan & Blaine. The Irvine litigation firm also holds the county's largest insurance bad faith judgment at $58 million.

Each senior trial attorney has at least eight years of litigation experience. Their main case types include:

• Complex business disputes
• Insurance disputes
• Employment and property disputes
• Trade secrets and intellectual property

The firm also takes catastrophic injury cases and some corporate transactional work. President Edward Susolik has been named a Top 100 Super Lawyer in Southern California every year since 2009. The firm holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

J. David Tax Law is a tax resolution firm with an Irvine, CA office. California-licensed tax attorney Zayn Thompson serves clients statewide.

The firm settles IRS and state tax debt through offers in compromise, penalty relief, and payment plans. It also defends businesses in IRS audits and payroll tax cases. Disputes with the FTB, CDTFA, and EDD are part of the work too. The first consultation is free.

Paul P. Cheng founded his Pasadena business and employment law firm in 2006. The team serves clients in English and Chinese. The firm handles wrongful termination, discrimination, and wage disputes, as well as business and immigration matters. Cheng has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star and a Los Angeles Magazine Top Attorney.

Brown Sims is a Houston defense firm that started as a maritime practice in 1967. Its attorneys defend insurers and businesses in about 30 practice areas, including energy, insurance coverage, and transportation cases. The firm also has offices in New Orleans, Miami, and Gulfport, Mississippi. It belongs to The Harmonie Group, a national network of defense firms.

Woody Sampson II and Jeffrey E. Tompkins lead this Atlanta litigation firm for businesses, employers, and public institutions. The team defends civil claims and handles contract, ownership, and fraud disputes. It also drafts business agreements and advises on governance before conflicts start. Other work includes appeals, injunctions, and responses to government regulators across Georgia.

Orsi Arone Rothenberg Turner, also known as OAR Law, is a Greater Boston firm based in Needham. Many of its attorneys have more than 25 years in practice, some at large Boston firms. The firm pairs that experience with suburban rates. Corporate and business work sits alongside real estate, tax law, estate planning, and elder law.

Adrian Bower runs this Dallas business litigation practice, so clients deal with him directly. Most cases are plaintiff-side fraud, breach of contract, and DTPA claims in Texas courts. Bower also handles business transactions and represents mineral owners and energy companies in oil and gas matters. He won a $1.3 million judgment at a jury trial.

Dominko & Swaim Law Group is a Sarasota boutique law firm specializing in complex business disputes and serious injury cases. Co-founder Shem L. Dominko is Board Certified in Business Litigation by The Florida Bar. He also has a background in finance and accounting. Co-founder Yuliya V. Swaim focuses on commercial litigation. The team speaks English, Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, and French.

From Troy, Driggers, Schultz & Herbst serves businesses and individuals in Oakland, Macomb, and Wayne Counties. Aviation law sets the firm apart. Its attorneys handle aircraft transactions and airline claims, including whistleblower cases. The firm also handles business law, estate planning, and personal injury. Several members appear in The National Trial Lawyers Top 100.

Sequoia Legal is a corporate law firm in Greenwood Village serving companies across Colorado. It has closed more than 500 business transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures. The team also drafts operating agreements, NDAs, and master service agreements. Its international practice covers export control, ITAR, OFAC sanctions, and CFIUS reviews for manufacturers and tech companies.

Alex Rosenthal is a Weston, FL business litigator and certified circuit court mediator. His firm handles shareholder, contract, and commercial lease disputes across South Florida. It won an en banc Eleventh Circuit ruling that overturned 30 years of precedent.

Attorneys licensed in Texas and Mexico give Flores, PLLC an edge in cross-border deals. The bilingual Austin firm also handles trade secret and construction litigation, M&A, outside general counsel work, and corporate immigration.