Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP opened its doors on February 1, 2020, uniting Faegre Baker Daniels and Drinker Biddle & Reath — two firms with deep roots in exceptional legal and consulting capabilities and a longstanding commitment to service excellence. The result is a firm deliberately and purposefully designed around one priority: clients. With 1,200 experienced attorneys and consulting professionals licensed in nearly every U.S. state, and with strategic offices in London and Shanghai, we have the strength and reach to solve our clients' most complex transactional, litigation, and regulatory challenges, wherever they may arise. As a founding member of Lex Mundi and the exclusive Illinois member firm of World Law Group, our international reach extends to more than 200 law firms and thousands of legal advisers across more than 100 countries. Bolstered by our collective history, Faegre Drinker moves boldly into the future — investing in talent, technology, and innovation to continually provide clients with exceptional service, collaborative experiences, innovative approaches, and value.

We are attorneys, consultants, policy advisers, and advocates united by a culture of relentless client focus and mutual trust. Our nationally recognized litigation, regulatory, and transactional practices intersect with a constellation of market-leading specialty service areas and deep industry knowledge — forming a single, cohesive platform built to serve multinational businesses. We operate from offices spanning Albany, Boulder, Chicago, Denver, Des Moines, Florham Park, Fort Wayne, Hartford, Indianapolis, London, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Princeton, San Francisco, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Washington, D.C., and Wilmington. We listen to understand your priorities and pressure points, bring fresh ideas that work, and deliver excellence — without arrogance. Our firm also houses Faegre Drinker Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based advisory, federal public policy, lobbying, and advocacy division, adding a powerful policy dimension to our full-service platform. Whatever the challenge, our people show up as collaborative colleagues — committed to each other, to our clients, and to the communities we serve.

Our legal services span the full spectrum of corporate, litigation, and regulatory matters — from mergers and acquisitions, private equity, capital markets, and investment management to product liability defense, intellectual property, labor and employment, health care, insurance, real estate, and white collar investigations. We handle high-stakes commercial disputes, class actions, appellate advocacy, False Claims Act defense, FCPA compliance, antitrust, securities litigation, and more. Beyond legal work, our sector teams harness the combined power of our legal and policy services to support financial services, health and life sciences, food and agribusiness, manufacturing, and technology clients with tailored strategies that move their businesses forward. Through Faegre Drinker Consulting, we provide federal and state public policy, advocacy, and consulting services — including health care and life sciences consulting and public sector strategic consulting — serving key sectors of the economy in their efforts to shape policymaking. Wherever complexity arises, we are ready.

Our purpose is straightforward: to be the firm clients turn to when the stakes are highest. We were founded on the conviction that putting clients first is not just good practice — it is the foundation of everything. We listen with intention, collaborate without ego, and bring fresh, workable ideas that produce practical solutions and better outcomes. We do not simply respond to problems; we invest in understanding each client's business deeply enough to anticipate what comes next. Equally, we are committed to serving our communities and to building a diverse and inclusive firm — because a firm that reflects the world it serves is a better firm for everyone. Excellence without arrogance is not a tagline. It is the standard we hold ourselves to every single day.

Faegre Drinker was founded on a shared vision, and our core values are the principles that bring that vision to life in every interaction. Integrity anchors everything we do — we hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards. Excellence drives us to deliver the best work, always. Diversity and inclusion are not aspirational ideals but active commitments: our environment welcomes and values all perspectives, ensuring every individual has equal opportunities to develop and advance. Shared commitment means we are accountable to each other and to our clients in equal measure. Teamwork and collaboration are how we generate the fresh ideas that produce practical solutions. Mutual respect defines how we treat colleagues, clients, and communities. And service to others — whether through our work, our pro bono efforts, or our civic engagement — reflects who we are at our core. These values are not posted on a wall. They guide us in all that we do.

We are a firm that listens first and leads second — which is precisely why clients return. Our culture of relentless client focus means we measure our success by yours. We combine the breadth of a full-service national platform with the depth of market-leading specialty practices, so clients benefit from integrated, cross-disciplinary thinking without having to manage multiple firms. Our record speaks clearly: ranked 12th out of more than 250 law firms in BTI Consulting's Client Service A-Team 2026 report, recognized as a 'Powerhouse' in commercial litigation and a 'Most Feared Law Firm in Litigation' by BTI, and consistently ranked across dozens of practice areas by Chambers USA, U.S. News & World Report, and The Legal 500. We invest continuously in talent, technology, and innovation — including firmwide deployment of AI tools — so that every client engagement benefits from the best thinking available. When you work with Faegre Drinker, you get collaborative colleagues, fresh ideas, and a firm that is fully invested in your success.

We help corporations, philanthropies, and individuals identify and execute on business practices and investment strategies that are both economically profitable and environmentally sustainable. Our Climate Change and Sustainability team counsels clients at every stage of energy and sustainability project development — from screening and structuring to financing and integration — evaluating energy and environmental regulatory issues, tax and governmental incentives, and business risks along the way. We structure public-private partnerships and project financings, and we defend energy companies against climate-related lawsuits brought by activist groups. For businesses contemplating B Corp or benefit corporation status, we bring firsthand legislative experience: our attorneys were intimately involved in the legislative process in many states that have authorized benefit corporations. We track the rapidly evolving ESG liability landscape — including greenwashing litigation and climate financial risk reporting — so our clients are never caught off guard. From impact investing to clean energy transactions, we bring both the legal acumen and the sector depth to help clients lead, not follow.

Pro bono is part of who we are and what we do at Faegre Drinker, every day. Since 2015, we have devoted more than 230,000 hours to pro bono work, bringing courtroom advocacy and skilled legal representation to causes as varied as our attorneys. We fight for the constitutional rights of foster children, enforce voting rights, represent tenants facing unsafe housing, advocate for domestic violence survivors, assist immigrants and asylum-seekers, help veterans receive earned benefits, and advance human rights at home and around the globe. As a charter signatory to the Pro Bono Institute's Pro Bono Challenge, we publicly commit to providing pro bono services to low-income individuals and nonprofit groups. Our community service activities span children and families, education, job-readiness, housing and homelessness, veterans' affairs, and hunger relief — leveraging our collective time, talent, and resources where they matter most. The passion, commitment, ethics, and excellence that distinguish Faegre Drinker belong not just to our clients, but to the communities in which we live and practice. This is our heritage and our future.

Diversity and inclusion are core values at Faegre Drinker — not a program or an initiative, but a daily commitment embedded in how we hire, develop, advance, and lead. Our environment welcomes all perspectives and ensures every individual has equal opportunities to grow. We believe that a shared commitment to inclusion is the foundation of our continued success. The firm has earned Mansfield Rule Certification and Certification Plus every year since the program's inception, received a 100 percent score on the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index, been recognized by Seramount as a Best Law Firm for Women and Diversity for more than a decade (and inducted into its Hall of Fame), and earned Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Top Performer recognition for multiple consecutive years. Our Chief Engagement and Diversity Officer leads firmwide efforts to build a talent pipeline and culture where every professional — attorney or otherwise — can thrive. We sponsor and participate in events that matter to a broad range of communities, both within the legal profession and the wider business world we serve.