Recognition

Holland & Knight received national first-tier rankings in the 2025 Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" guide in 37 practice areas, in addition to 272 metropolitan first-tier rankings.

Holland & Knight has achieved Mansfield Rule Certified status from the Diversity Lab for the seventh year in a row. The firm was also recognized as a True Trailblazer, which honors organizations that consecutively achieved Mansfield Certification for seven to eight years and remain committed.

Holland & Knight is noted as one of Latin America's leading law firms worldwide, with highly recommended practices in the U.S., Mexico and Colombia, in the 2025 edition of Latin Lawyer 250. The guide is the result of more than 20 years of intensive research by Latin Lawyer's research team and includes input from corporate counsel. Overall, 39 Holland & Knight lawyers are mentioned.

27 Holland & Knight business attorneys were recognized in the 2025 Chambers Latin America guide. The recognition spans the guide's Latin America, Colombia, Mexico and Cuba sections.

Nearly 800 lawyers were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2025 guide. Among those attorneys, 29 individuals were named "Lawyers of the Year." In addition, 186 attorneys were named "Ones to Watch" in their respective practices.

Thirty Holland & Knight attorneys were named leading advisers to wealthy individuals and families in the 2024 Chambers High Net Worth guide. The attorneys were recognized for Private Wealth Law, Private Wealth Disputes and Private Aircraft. In addition, the firm's Private Wealth Law practice was ranked Band 1 in Florida, Massachusetts, Oregon and Tennessee; Private Wealth Disputes - California; and Private Aircraft - Global-wide. The firm also ranked Band 2 in Private Wealth Law - USA, Family Offices & Funds Structuring - USA and Private Wealth Disputes - Florida; Band 3 for Private Wealth Law - Texas; and Band 5 for Private Wealth Law - New York.

Holland & Knight was recognized as a Top-Tier Firm in M&A/Corporate and Commercial – M&A: Middle-Market (sub $500M), Real Estate: Land Use/Zoning and Transport: Aviation and Air Travel – Finance. In addition, the firm secured 25 practice rankings as well as 129 individual lawyer recommendations in The Legal 500 United States 2024 guide.

A total of 271 Holland & Knight attorneys were named in the Chambers USA – America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2024 guide. In addition, the respected legal guide named Holland & Knight a leading law firm in 118 practice categories across the nation and regionally. 

Holland & Knight was recognized as a recipient of the ABA Military Pro Bono Project Outstanding Services Award for extraordinary pro bono services in 2023 through the ABA Military Pro Bono Project. It was the 12th consecutive year the firm has received this honor, making Holland & Knight the only firm or company to receive the award every year since its inception in 2012. In addition, eight professionals were individually honored with the Outstanding Services Award for their "extraordinary pro bono services" last year.

The 2024 Chambers Global – The World's Leading Lawyers for Business guide named Holland & Knight among the world's leading firms in Global Market – Asset Finance, Shipping: Finance and Shipping: Litigation; USA – Banking & Finance, Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) and Privacy & Data Security; Latin America-wide – Banking & Finance; Mexico – Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration, Energy & Natural Resources, and Tax: Non-Contentious; Colombia – Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A and Dispute Resolution; and Cuba – General Business Law: International Law Firms.

Holland & Knight received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation's foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. Holland & Knight, which receives this recognition for the ninth consecutive year, is one of 545 major U.S. businesses that earned top marks this year.

Holland & Knight has been named to the 2023 "Best Companies To Work For In Florida" list featured in the August issue of Florida Trend magazine.

The Tampa Bay Business Journal named Holland & Knight among the "2023 Best Places to Work" in the extra large employer category based on employee satisfaction and benefits.

Holland & Knight was named a 2022 "Florida Powerhouse" firm by Law360. This recognition is attributed to the firm's deep Florida roots and strong recruiting skills. 

Holland & Knight has received top recognition in the American Bar Association's Health Law Section - Annual Top 10 Law Firms in the Northeast and Southeast rankings.

Holland & Knight's Orlando office was named among Orlando's "Best Places to Work" in 2021 by the Orlando Business Journal.