In the 2014 U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers' “Best Law Firms Rankings,” many Kramer Levin practice areas were recognized as top practices in the country and the New York metropolitan area.

The firm's Advertising, Banking and Finance, Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy, Litigation (General Commercial), Business Immigration, Land Use, Bankruptcy Litigation and Investigation, Employment Law (Litigation), Financial Services (Mutual Funds Law), Individual Clients, Patent and Trademark, Real Estate , Securities and Shareholder Litigation, and Tax (Litigation), practices were listed in the top tier for both the national and New York metropolitan rankings.

The firm's Corporate, White Collar Defense, Employment Law (Management), Environmental and IP Litigation practices were in the top tier in the New York metropolitan rankings.