BCLP Earns Top Rankings in the 2025 Legal 500 US Guide 

BCLP has been recognized in the Legal 500 US 2025 Guide, with rankings across 11 practice areas and 45 lawyers individually highlighted for their standout work. The firm’s M&A: Middle-Market practice maintained its Tier 1 ranking for the third consecutive year, and Joel Lander, regional leader of the firm’s Global Corporate & Finance Transactions Department, is listed for the first time as a Leading Partner.  

BCLP is ranked in the following areas:  

• M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Middle-Market (sub $500m)  

• Dispute Resolution: Financial Services Litigation 

• Dispute Resolution: M&A Litigation: Defense 

• Environment: Environment: Regulatory  

• Industry Focus: Sport 

• Insurance: Insurance: Non-Contentious  

• Media, Technology and Telecoms: Outsourcing  

• Real Estate: Land Use/Zoning  

• Real Estate: Real Estate  

• Real Estate: Real Estate Finance  

• Tax: Not-for-profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, national trade associations, and charities) 

The following BCLP lawyers are recognized in the 2025 Legal 500 USA Guide across the “Leading Partners”, “Leading Associates” and “Hall of Fame” categories:  

• Steven B. Smith – Sport  

• Joel N. Lander - M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500m) 

• Judith M. Gallent - Land use/zoning 

• Darian Mendez - Technology Transactions 

• Kurt Steinhouse - Land use/zoning 

• Keith J. Kehrer - Not-for-profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, national trade associations, and charities) 
• Ryan Reetz - Commercial and International Disputes 

For a complete list of lawyer and practice group rankings, click here. 

The Legal 500 is an independent guide and firms and individuals are recommended purely on merit. More than 300,000 corporate counsel are surveyed and interviewed globally. For over 33 years, The Legal 500 has analyzed the capabilities of law firms across the world, with a comprehensive research program revised every year to bring the most up-to-date vision of the global legal market. The Legal 500 assesses the strengths of law firms in more than 150 jurisdictions.