Firm Rankings
Bracewell's success can be partly measured by high marks given the firm in internationally regarded industry publications.
American Lawyer
Corporate and Securities
- American Lawyer Media named Bracewell as a "Go-To Law Firm" in corporate transactions based on a survey of top general counsel from the nation's largest corporations, 2007-2008.
Finance
- Top general counsel from the nation's largest corporations named Bracewell a "Go-To Law Firm" in financial services, American Lawyer Media, 2007.
Intellectual Property
- American Lawyer Media named Bracewell as a "Go-To Law Firm" in intellectual property patent counseling based on a survey of top general counsel from the nation's largest corporations, 2007-2008.
Labor & Employment and Employee Benefits
- Top general counsel from the nation's largest corporations named Bracewell a "Go-To Law Firm" in labor and employment, American Lawyer Media, 2007-2008.
Litigation
- Top general counsel from the nation's largest corporations named Bracewell as a "Go-To Law Firm" in litigation, American Lawyer Media, 2007-2008.
- The BTI Consulting Group
Corporate and Securities
- Bracewell named top 100 in corporate transactions in BTI's report Law Firm Leaders and Contenders in Corporate Transactions Market, 2007.
- Clients regard Bracewell & Giuliani—by name—for delivering superior client service, according to The BTI Client Service A-Team Survey, 2008.
- Chambers and Partners
Banks and Financial Institutions
The practice and its leaders were ranked nationally for its excellence in financial institutions M&A work, Chambers and Partners USA, 2008.
Corporate and Securities
- Bracewell's international practice has consistently ranked among the world's leaders in corporate/commercial work in Chambers Global Guide, 2004-2008.
Energy
Bracewell ranked among the world's leaders in oil and gas transactional, regulatory and litigation work in Chambers and Partners Global Guide, 2004-2008.
Bracewell was recognized as a leader in natural resources and dispute resolution, electricity and oil and gas, Chambers and Partners USA, 2006-2008.
Environmental Strategies
Bracewell's environmental attorneys have consistently ranked among the top leaders in environmental law, Chambers and Partners USA, 2003-2008.
Chambers and Partners USA ranked the firm's climate change practice nationally for excellence, 2008.
Finance
Chambers and Partners USA named Bracewell as “one of the top oil and gas finance practices around.” The banking and finance practice ranked No. 1 in Texas, 2007.
Financial Restructuring
Chambers and Partners USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business ranked Bracewell attorneys as leaders in bankruptcy and restructuring, 2006-2008.
Indian Law
- Bracewell's Indian Law practice ranked among the top nationally, Chambers and Partners USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2004-2008.
Intellectual Property
The firm's practice and its attorneys ranked among the top in intellectual property work, Chambers and Partners USA, 2006-2008.
Labor & Employment and Employee Benefits
- For the fourth year, Bracewell attorneys were ranked as leaders in labor and employment in Chambers and Partners USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2008.
Litigation
Chambers and Partners USA ranked Bracewell among the top in litigation and appellate, 2006-2008.
Real Estate and Projects
Bracewell has ranked among the top in real estate and projects law for the past three years, Chambers and Partners USA, 2008.
- Chambers and Partners USA ranked Bracewell among the top nationally in infrastructure work, 2008.
Tax
Bracewell's tax attorneys have consistently ranked among the top leaders in tax law in Chambers and Partners USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2006-2008.
- Corporate Board Member
Corporate and Securities
Bracewell was named one of Houston's best corporate law firms according to Corporate Board Member magazine, 2006 and 2007.
- Euromoney
Energy
Bracewell attorneys ranked in the Guide to the World's Leading Energy and Natural Resource Lawyers published by Euromoney Institutional Investor, 2001-2007.
Bracewell was recognized as a leader in energy and natural resources by the Institutional Financial Law Review's Best of the Best USA, 2008.
Financial Restructuring
Bracewell was listed in Guide to the World's Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers published by Euromoney Institutional Investor, 2005-2008.
- Bracewell's financial restructuring group received the "Restructuring of the Year" for Americas from Euromoney's International Financial Law Review for their work on the Remy International prepackage, 2008.
Bracewell was recognized as a leader in insolvency and restructuring by the Institutional Financial Law Review's Best of the Best USA, 2008.
International Practice
Bracewell's Caspian Sea practice was recognized for maintaining a "strong niche advising on Eurobond issues" in Euromoney's International Financial Law Review 1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms, 2005-2008.
Litigation
Bracewell was listed in the 2005 Guide to the Leading U.S. Litigation Lawyers published by Euromoney Institutional Investor.
- Bracewell was ranked among the best in Texas by Benchmark: America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys published by Euromoney Institutional Investor, 2008.
Tax
- Bracewell was ranked among the best in Texas by Benchmark: America's Leading State and Local Tax Advisors published by Euromoney Institutional Investor, 2008.
- Legal 500
Corporate and Securities
The Legal 500 US-Volume I (Corporate and Finance) ranked Bracewell in the top tier for its mergers and acquisitions expertise and among the leading law firms for its work in credit and syndicated transactions, 2007.
Intellectual Property
The Legal 500 US-Volume II (Intellectual Property) ranked Bracewell among the leading law firms for its work in intellectual property, 2007.
Litigation
- Bracewell's litigation attorneys were recognized for having "impressive records in energy cases" in The Legal 500 US- Volume III (Litigation), 2007.
Real Estate and Projects
Bracewell's real estate and project finance practices were ranked among the best and described as "always performing to the highest level, with absolute professionalism," by The Legal 500 US-Volume IV (Real Estate, Labor and Employment, and Tax), 2007.
Tax
Bracewell's tax practice was ranked among the best by The Legal 500 US-Volume IV (Real Estate, Labor and Employment, and Tax), 2007. Clients recommended the practice for "excellent tax work in the publicly-traded partnership area."
- PLC Which Lawyer?
Banks and Financial Institutions
Bracewell was recognized for its excellence in banking and finance in PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook, 2008.
Corporate and Securities
Bracewell was recognized for its excellence in corporate/mergers & acquisitions in the PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook, 2006-2008.
Energy
Bracewell was recognized for its excellence in energy in the 2008 PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook.
Environmental Strategies
Bracewell's practice and attorneys were recognized for excellence in environmental law in the PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook, 2007-2008.
Financial Restructuring
Bracewell was recognized for its excellence in restructuring and insolvency in the PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook, 2006-2008.
Intellectual Property
Bracewell was recognized for its excellence in intellectual property in the 2008 PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook.
Tax
Bracewell was recognized for its excellence in tax in the 2008 PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook.
- Project Finance
Finance
Bracewell ranked No. 5 in the U.S. for project finance in the leading major legal markets by Project Finance magazine's Global Contacts and Survey Book, 2006.
- SNL Financial
Banks and Financial Institutions
Bracewell has consecutively ranked among the top in the nation by number of banking deals and by deal value, according to SNL Financial Bank and Thrift Legal Advisers, 2006-2008.
- Trademark Insider Report
Intellectual Property
Bracewell was named the No. 1 Houston law firm by NameProtect's Annual Trademark Insider Report, 2002-2006.