Barnes & Thornburg Recognized as a ‘Leading Law Firm’ by Bloomberg Law

The list highlights firms around the world across five critical areas of value: financial strength, talent, growth, technology and innovation. Barnes & Thornburg ranked No. 5 among “large firms” in the growth category, reflecting the firm’s transformative expansion. 

In one of the industry’s biggest lateral moves in recent history, Barnes & Thornburg this year added a 39-lawyer public finance and infrastructure group across the country and opened new offices in Baltimore, Phoenix and Denver. The firm also landed a 12-lawyer insurance recovery team spread across the New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia and Atlanta offices. Taken together, more than 100 lawyers have joined Barnes & Thornburg this year, leading to the firm being ranked No. 1 for Q1 2026 lateral partner hiring, according to Pirical.   

In the Bloomberg report, the firm also ranked No. 11 in its cohort for talent and No. 18 in financial strength, highlighting the success of Barnes & Thornburg’s culture and its financially strong 2025. 

"This recognition reflects the deliberate, strategic investments we have made in talent, markets and practice capabilities over the past several years,” Managing Partner Andrew J. Detherage said. “Our rankings in growth, talent and financial strength reinforce the value of our strategic growth strategy, and that the foundation we have built is as strong as it has ever been. We are proud of this recognition, and even more proud of the lawyers and business professionals whose exceptional work on behalf of clients made it possible."

Read the full report here.