Practice Areas

Barnes & Thornburg LLP's areas of practice address a wide range of issues for businesses and individuals. A major advantage for our clients is the flexibility and efficiency of our law firm's multidisciplinary structuring which addresses clients' special situations. When a transaction or dispute requires more than one area of the law, our lawyers collaborate to accomplish the task.

From our offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Delaware, Indiana, Michigan, Minneapolis, Ohio, and Washington, D.C., we have attorneys practicing in more than 50 practice and industry areas. Barnes & Thornburg LLP has the depth and breadth of experience to help solve client problems with efficient, practical solutions.

Advertising & Marketing Antitrust and Trade Regulation Appeals Associations and Foundations Aviation BTech Business Bankruptcy and Restructurings Buying and Selling Businesses Compensation and Benefits Corporate Governance Distribution Arrangements Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP) Financial Institutions Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Franchising Incentive and Executive Compensation International Business Joint Ventures Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Public Offerings Sarbanes Oxley Securities Structured Finance Technology Transactions Venture Capital and Private Equity Climate Change Commercial Litigation Administrative Litigation Anti-Trust Litigation Arbitration/Alternative Dispute Resolution Business Tort Litigation (Tortious Interference) Civil RICO Litigation Class Actions Construction Litigation Contract Litigation Corporate Governance Litigation ERISA Litigation Estate and Trust Litigation Franchise Litigation Government/§ 1983 Litigation Mortgage Fraud Litigation Non-Compete Litigation Real Estate/Land Use Litigation Regulatory Litigation Securities Litigation Trade Secret Litigation UCC Litigation Compensation and Employee Benefits Defined Benefit Plans Defined Contribution/401(k) Plans Employee Benefits Litigation Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP) Executive Compensation Tax Exempt and Governmental Employers Welfare Benefit Plans Construction Law Economic Development Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP) Energy, Telecommunications and Utilities Appeals Appeals Examples Contracts Energy Mergers and Acquisitions Telecommunications Water and Wastewater Entrepreneurial Services Environmental Air Airport Environmental Counseling Asbestos Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA) Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Foundries Insurance Claims Litigation Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Remediation Projects Risk-Based Cleanups Superfund Cleanup (CERCLA) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Underground Storage Tank (UST) Waste Water Wetlands Regulation ERISA Litigation Estate Planning Federal Procurement Finance, Insolvency and Restructuring Bankruptcy Collection Matters Creditor Representation Creditors Committees Financial Distress Financial Institutions Litigation Loan Documentation Mortgage Law Nonbankruptcy Receiverships Regulatory Matters Special Servicers Unsecured Claims Financial Institutions Bank/Thrift/Credit Union Regulatory Practice Financing Interdisciplinary Group Mergers and Acquisitions Securities Treasury Management Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Industry Global Services Assisting Foreign Clients in the U.S. Assisting U.S. Clients Abroad Export Controls Imports/U.S. Customs Regulations Japanese Services TerraLex Governmental Finance Airport Authorities Airports Bond Anticipation Notes Bond Banks Bond Counsel Bonds Borrower's Counsel Borrowers Cities Collateralized Repurchase Agreements Commercial Paper Conservancy Districts Correctional Facilities Counties Credit Provider's Counsel Credit Providers Cultural Facilities Derivative Securities Disclosure Counsel Economic Development Commissions Economic Development Projects Forward Contracts General Obligation Bonds Government Officials Guaranteed Investment Contracts Highways, Roads, Streets and Bridges Hospital Authorities Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Housing Housing Authorities Interest Rate Derivatives Investment and Hedging Products Issuer's Counsel Issuers Lease Financings Libraries Manufacturing Facilities Nonprofit Organizations Option Contracts Police and Fire Stations Pooled Financings Private Schools Public Buildings Public Schools Redevelopment Authorities Redevelopment Commissions Redevelopment Projects Retirement Communities Revenue Bonds School Corporations Sewage Works Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Special Tax Special Tax Counsel State Instrumentalities Tax Controversies Tax Controversy Counsel Tax Increment Financings Towns Townships Trustee's Counsel Trustees Underwriters Underwriters' Counsel Variable Rate Bonds Water Works Working Capital

Governmental Services Annexation Bidding and Procurement Bonds Economic Development Federal Relations Legislative and Public Policy-Lobbying Licenses and Permits Lobbying Privatization Public Funds Investment Public Property Tax-Exempt Bonds Health Care Technology Healthcare Compliance Planning Credentialing and Peer Review Dispute Resolution/Litigation Governance Issues Government Audits and Investigations Healthcare Antitrust Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities Joint Ventures Long-Term-Care Facilities Managed Care Medical Staff Issues Medicare and Medicaid Billing Issues Mergers and Acquisitions Pharmacy Regulatory Compliance Physician Employment Issues Physician Practice Groups Physician-Hospital Contracting Professional Licensing Issues Tax Exempt Organizations Higher Education Immigration Insurance Recovery and Counseling Intellectual Property Advertising & Marketing Antitrust and Trade Regulation Appeals Biotechnology BTech Group Business Methods Copyright Litigation Copyrights Engineering and Scientific Fields Entertainment - Publishing and the Arts Franchises and Product Distribution Information Technology International IP International IP Litigation Internet Law IP Clients IP Licensing IP Litigation IP Strategy and Management Licensing Mergers and Acquisitions Nanotechnology Opinions Oppositions Patent Interferences Patent Litigation Patent Services: Counseling, Prosecution and Litigation Rights of Publicity Technology Transactions Trade Dress Trade Secret Litigation Trade Secrets Trademark Litigation Trademark Oppositions and Cancellations Trademarks Unfair Competition and False Advertising Jury Research and Settlement Analysis Labor and Employment Law Affirmative Action/ OFCCP Compliance Collective Bargaining Disability Practice Group/Title III Public Accommodation Discipline and Discharge Discrimination Defense EEO Compliance Employment Employment Practices Japanese Services Labor Management Training Medical Issues in the Workplace National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Noncompetes and Trade Secrets OSHA Practice Areas Union Free Training Wage and Hour Workplace Issues Life Sciences Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Litigation Administrative Alternative Dispute Resolution Appeals Class Actions Commercial Construction Electronic Discovery and Record Retention Services Employment ERISA Litigation Estate and Trust Litigation Finance, Insolvency and Restructuring Intellectual Property Product Liability Securities and Corporate Governance Tax Controversies Toxic Substances and Other Torts White Collar Crime Media Nanotechnology Personal Business Contracts Estate Planning Executive Compensation Gifts Immigration Investments Probate Succession Planning Tax Planning Wills and Trusts Public Policy Real Estate Land Use Leasing Property Tax Real Estate Development and Construction Real Estate Finance Real Estate Transactions Zoning Renewable Energy School Law Tax Business Entity and Joint Venture Formations Buying and Selling Businesses Capital Structure Considerations Employee Benefits and Compensation Planning International Taxation Investment Entities Other Tax Matters Redemptions of Business Interests Rulings and Determination Letters State and Local Taxation Tax Litigation Services Technology Bio Chemical BTech Group Computers and Software E-Commerce Electrical and Mechanical Information Licenses Litigation Patents Telecommunications Trade Secrets Video Toxic Substances and Other Torts Transportation and Global Logistics White Collar Crime