Awards and Recognition

  • Nine locations in five states
  • Over 350 attorneys backed by more than 500 professionals
  • The firm meets the diverse legal challenges of local, regional and international business in over 50 different practice areas
  • 81 Attorneys listed in Woodward-White's The Best Lawyers in America® across 22 practice areas
  • 51 Attorneys from 12 practice areas listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business®  
  • Ranked First Tier by Chambers USA in the following Practice Areas:
        Corporate M&A
        Employment (Mainly Defendant)
        Litigation
        Real Estate
  • Named "Best in Class" in the BTI Power Rankings: The BTI Client Relationship Scorecard for Law Firms. The scorecard says that "FBT stands out for winning enthusiastic client recommendations — a true sign of satisfied clients"
  • Recognized as a "Go-To Law Firm" in the Directory of In-House Law Departments at the Top 500 Companies produced by American Lawyer Media (Corporate Counsel magazine)
  • 13 Attorneys admitted to the Patent Trademark Office
  • Named one of the Top Ten Patent Litigation Firms in the USA by Intellectual Property Magazine
  • Over $90 Billion in announced merger and acquisition transactions since January 2004
  • 2 Members elected to the American College of Bankruptcy
  • More than 50% of all attorneys participate in pro bono work each year last year devoting nearly 15,000 hours to hundreds of separate matters
  • Consistently ranked in The National Law Journal’s NLJ 250
  • 2 Members named Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.
  • Ranked Number One Law Firm in Louisville by Corporate Board Member Magazine
  • Our attorneys combine to speak fluently in 18 different languages