Two Partners Named to Management Committee, Reelects Managing Partner Patrick Oxford

February 7, 2007

HOUSTON (Feb. 7, 2007) –Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that partners Gregory M. Bopp and Glenn A Ballard Jr. have been elected to serve a three-year term on the firm's management committee. Mr. Bopp co-chairs the firm's corporate section while Mr. Ballard is a partner in the firm's trial practice and current chair of the Houston Bar Association.

Based in Houston, Mr. Bopp represents publicly traded corporations, master limited partnerships, financial institutions and private investment funds in a broad range of corporate and tax matters related to mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and financings involving energy-related assets and businesses.

Based in Houston, Mr. Ballard concentrates on complex commercial litigation matters, with particular focus on trade secret and intellectual property disputes, real estate, banking, and oil and gas disputes.

Patrick Oxford was elected to serve an additional term as the firm's managing partner.