US News-Best Lawyers Names Eversheds Sutherland "Law Firm of the Year" for Timber Law

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that it has been named the 2021 US News-Best Lawyers “Law Firm of the Year” for Timber Law. This is the second time that Eversheds Sutherland’s Timber and Forest Products Practice has been recognized. The firm has also been previously recognized with this honor four times for its Tax Litigation practice. 

In making its selection, the US News-Best Lawyers team relies upon its annual evaluation process, which includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer reviews from leading attorneys in the same practice area and a review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.

"We are honored and humbled to be recognized as the Law Firm of the Year for our work in the timber and forest products industry," said Victor P. Haley, Co-Head of Global Real Estate and Planning and US Timber and Forest Products Group Lead. "We have been providing innovative solutions and strategic advice in this unique niche for many years, and we are grateful to see our work recognized once again."

As part of its 2021 results, US News-Best Lawyers also recognized Eversheds Sutherland as among the best law firms in the nation with 29 nationally ranked and 62 regionally ranked practice areas.

About Eversheds Sutherland’s Timber & Forest Products Group

Since our inception, Eversheds Sutherland has been a legal innovator in the timber and forest products industries. We helped the timberland investment management organization (TIMO) industry get off the ground more than 30 years ago by securing the first in a series of IRS private letter rulings that opened the door for pension funds, university endowments and other tax-exempt organizations to invest substantial capital in timberlands. In 1999, we obtained one of the first rulings from the IRS that confirmed our analysis that timberlands are appropriate assets for real estate investment trusts (REIT) and that harvesting timber produces qualifying REIT income. 

For decades, we have represented investment managers, owners, investors, borrowers and institutional lenders in complex timber acquisition, disposition, finance and restructuring transactions. Our Timber and Forest Products Practice Group includes corporate, environmental, finance, litigation, real estate and tax attorneys, who work as a collaborative team and understand the diverse challenges in structuring investments in today’s timber market. We represent global investors and funds in their evaluation and acquisition of timberland properties throughout the world and are fortunate to be involved in virtually every significant timberland transaction.

About Eversheds Sutherland 

As a global top 10 law practice, Eversheds Sutherland provides legal services to a global client base ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to the largest multinationals, acting for 75 of the Fortune 100, 68 of the FTSE 100 and 113 of the Fortune 200.

With more than 3,000 lawyers, Eversheds Sutherland operates in 68 offices in 32 jurisdictions across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. In addition, a network of more than 200 related law firms, including formalized alliances in Latin America, Asia Pacific and Africa, provide support around the globe.

Eversheds Sutherland provides the full range of legal services, including corporate and M&A; dispute resolution and litigation; energy and infrastructure; finance; human capital and labor law; intellectual property; real estate and construction; and tax. 

Eversheds Sutherland is a global legal practice and comprises two separate legal entities: Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP (headquartered in the UK) and Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP (headquartered in the US), and their respective controlled, managed, affiliated and member firms. The use of the name Eversheds Sutherland is for description purposes only and does not imply that the member firms or their controlled, managed or affiliated entities are in a partnership or are part of a global LLP. For more information, visit eversheds-sutherland.com.