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June 2, 2010
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced the successful completion by JSC National Company Kazatomprom of a USD$500 million inaugural offering of notes. This offering marked the first direct issuance by a Kazakhstan issuer, resulting in a dual listing on the London Stock Exchange and on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange.
Bracewell represented Kazatomprom in this offering. The notes were placed with institutional investors in the United States, Europe and Asia....
June 1, 2010
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP has been recognized across multiple practice areas in the Practical Law Company (PLC) Which Lawyer? rankings. Bracewell received high marks as a "Recommended" firm for its work in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and tax law in Texas, and for financial restructuring in New York.
In addition to the recognized practice groups, five Bracewell attorneys were highlighted by PLC Which Lawyer? as endorsed individuals: Edgar J. Marston, Richard C...
June 1, 2010
HOUSTON — In recognition of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP's support for the British American Foundation of Texas (BAFTX), the organization has established a scholarship in the law firm's name. On May 18, 2010, the first Bracewell & Giuliani Undergraduate Award was presented at BAFTX's annual gala. Texas A&M University student Sean Ramage, an environmental studies major, received the $3,000 scholarship from Bracewell Partner John Brantley.
BAFTX's scholarship program...
May 18, 2010
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Partner Elizabeth L. McGinley was honored by the Executive Women of New Jersey (”EWNJ”) at its Salute to the Policy Makers 2010 awards dinner on May 13 in New Brunswick, NJ. Those honored were recognized for their professional achievements and contributions to their organizations.
"We are so proud that Liz is being recognized with this wonderful honor. Not only is Liz a practitioner of the highest caliber, but she is a great role...
May 18, 2010
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP has been recognized by the Houston Bar Association and the Harris County judiciary for providing "outstanding pro bono legal service in 2009." The firm was presented with the 2010 Harris County Bench Bar Pro Bono award in the large firm category on May 10, 2010 at the Harris County Bench Bar Awards Ceremony and Luncheon.
"I am proud of the time and talent our attorneys donate to pro bono cases," said Bracewell Managing Partner...
May 3, 2010
HOUSTON — Amid a challenging and quickly changing industry landscape, Houston-based Bracewell & Giuliani LLP rose into the ranks of the 100 highest-grossing U.S. law firms during 2009. This marks the first appearance for Bracewell on the Am Law 100 list, published by American Lawyer magazine.
The firm posted a 2009 gross revenue of $277.1 million, up 0.6 percent compared to 2008.
Bracewell's results can be attributed to detailed strategic planning and disciplined investment...
April 26, 2010
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP's Texas intellectual property practice has been identified as a recommended firm by Practical Law Company (PLC) Which Lawyer? in 2009. Constance Gall Rhebergen was also recognized individually as a recommended IP attorney.
Bracewell's IP practice represents clients in a variety of matters, including patent prosecution and enforcement, licensing, technology transfer, joint venture agreements, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade...
April 26, 2010
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP advised Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. on its purchase of a 50 percent interest in Petrohawk Energy Corporation's natural gas gathering and treating business in the Haynesville Shale for $875 million in cash.
The transaction will create the largest gathering and midstream business in the Haynesville Shale of northwest Louisiana. The assets consist of more than 170 miles of pipeline currently in service, which is expected to increase to about...
April 15, 2010
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP has been ranked as one of the top three most active law firms for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the southern U.S. for the first quarter of 2010 by mergermarket. The ranking recognizes firms for the number of transactions represented between January 1 and March 31 throughout the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina...
April 14, 2010
HOUSTON — Richard C. Danysh, a trial partner in Bracewell & Giuliani LLP's San Antonio office, has been inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Two other Bracewell attorneys, J. Clifford Gunter, III and Carol Elder Bruce, are also members of the College.
Founded in 1950, the College is one of the premier legal associations in America, composed of the best of the trial bar from the U.S. and Canada. Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only,...
April 14, 2010
HOUSTON — J. Clifford Gunter, III, senior partner with Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, has been elected to the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Gunter was formally inducted during a ceremony April 9, 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona.
The Academy is a group of trial lawyers representing both criminal prosecutors and defense lawyers, as well as plaintiffs' and defense counsel in civil litigation (including business and personal injury cases). While the majority of Fellows come from the U.S...
March 30, 2010
DALLAS — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that Partner Brock Bailey has assumed the role of office managing partner of the Dallas office. Immediate past Office Managing Partner, Sandy Brown, has been elected to serve a three-year term on the firm’s management committee. Additionally, Partner Bob Sheeder has taken the reins of the firm’s national labor practice.
“Our Dallas partners are providing strong leadership for the firm,” said Bracewell...
March 29, 2010
SAN ANTONIO — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that Victoria M. Garcia has assumed the role of managing partner of the firm's San Antonio office, succeeding J. Tullos Wells. The appointment of Garcia is the second change in office leadership for the firm in 2010. Earlier in the year, longtime firm partner and energy attorney Nancy Wodka was named managing partner of the firm's Washington, D.C. office.
Garcia, who heads the firm's immigration practice, which is...
March 26, 2010
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP is pleased to announce the election of Deana F. Tillotson to the partnership.
“We are delighted to recognize Deana and welcome her to the partnership,” said Mark C. Evans, Bracewell’s managing partner. "She brings a great range of skills to the firm, including in-house counsel experience, excellent client relationships and a record of success."
Tillotson's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation...
March 26, 2010
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP has been ranked 14th in North America for the value of its mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals in January and February 2010 by mergermarket. Bracewell represented more than $12 billion in announced M&A transactions during this period.
mergermarket is an independent data publisher that offers robust analysis of top-performing financial and legal advisors around the world. More information about mergermarket can be found online at www....
March 16, 2010
HOUSTON — The 2010 edition of Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers has recognized Bracewell & Giuliani LLP in its Energy: Oil & Gas (United States), General Business Law (Kazakhstan), Projects: Infrastructure (United States), and Projects: Oil & Gas (United States) categories.
The guide highlighted the firm "for its oil and gas experience of the Houston office with the natural gas expertise of the Washington, D.C. office" and emphasized its "...
March 8, 2010
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP was ranked among the top five law firms in the U.S. for energy patents in 2009 by Intellectual Asset Management magazine in connection with PatentRatings. Bracewell ranked fourth based on issuing more than 40 energy patents within the past 12 months, multiplied by the average IPQ® score of those patents. PatentRatings is a market-validated software platform that develops and validates quantitative measures of the patent quality and value. It'...
March 3, 2010
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that partners Sanford M. Brown and Stephen B. Crain have each been elected to serve a three-year term on the firm's management committee.
Based in Dallas, Brown's practice focuses on counseling and representing financial institutions and specialty finance companies in matters involving state and federal banking laws, regulations and enforcement actions and in corporate transactions, such as mergers, acquisitions, securities...
March 1, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that Mark Lewis and Kirk Morgan, both formerly of Paul Hastings, have joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as partners in its energy practice.
“The firm is delighted to be adding these two outstanding oil and gas attorneys,” said Bracewell Managing Partner, Mark C. Evans. "Mark and Kirk fit into the practice seamlessly, in that they already share common clients with the firm and will benefit...
February 15, 2010
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP has been recognized as one of the country's most active firms for banking mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2009. The firm was ranked fifth in the U.S. by SNL Financial with regard to the number of banking and thrift deals it handled in 2009. Bracewell has been one of the top five U.S. firms for banking M&A for four consecutive years.
"We are extremely excited to finish once again in the top five," said Will Luedke, head of...
February 5, 2010
Houston — Sixty future women leaders from the Houston area will gain the unique perspectives and advice of some of the country's most successful women in politics and business at the Minute Mentoring event taking place Friday, February 5 at the offices of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP. The event begins at 4 p.m. with Former First Lady Barbara Bush "blowing the whistle" to kick off a series of 10-minute mentoring sessions between Mentors and Mentees.
Dana Perino teamed up with...
January 28, 2010
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP was ranked among the top 20 law firms for infrastructure and project finance transactions by Infrastructure Journal. The firm ranked nineteenth globally based on the total dollar amount of transactions represented in 2009 and second in the U.S. for transportation projects.
Infrastructure Journal is an influential publication and data service for global infrastructure and project finance. Its biannual league tables measure market activity and...
January 25, 2010
HOUSTON — PR News has announced that Bracewell & Giuliani LLP’s Energy Legal Blog will be recognized as the best “Legal PR Blog” at its annual Corporate Social Responsibility & Legal Awards Luncheon on February 24, 2010 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
This award recognizes an outstanding and influential law-related blog or online journal written by a representative of the organization with the goal of espousing the brand or a certain message...
January 15, 2010
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP attorney Tracy D. Hester has been appointed Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Houston Law Center and will become the Director of its Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Center. Hester will remain a member of Bracewell's Environmental team as Senior Counsel.
"I'm excited about this new opportunity to help educate some of our brightest future environmental lawyers and to play a new role in the debates over policy...
January 5, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that Nancy Wodka has assumed the role of managing partner of its Washington, D.C. office, effective Jan. 1. Wodka follows Michael Pate, who served as office managing partner for 12 years.
Wodka, an energy attorney and longtime partner of the firm, has more than 25 years of experience in energy transactions and the development and financing of infrastructure projects. Wodka is currently engaged in...
December 17, 2009
HOUSTON – Bracewell & Giuliani LLP advised North Tarrant Express Mobility Partners (NTEMP), established by Cintra Infraestructuras S.A.U., Meridiam Infrastructure and the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System on the financing for the North Tarrant Express.
The financing includes $400 million in senior debt, to be issued as private activity bonds (PABs); $650 million in TIFIA credit; and a government grant of $570 million. The TIFIA financing closed December 16, 2009 and the...
December 16, 2009
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP has been named Law Firm of the Year by the University of Houston Black Law Students Association. Bracewell is the first recipient of this award, which was given in recognition of the firm's support for the University of Houston's Black Law Students Association.
Throughout the year Bracewell maintains an active presence at the University of Houston Law Center. The firm maintains a mentoring program for first year minority students,...
December 4, 2009
HOUSTON — Bracewell and Giuliani LLP announced today that it was ranked among the largest U.S. law firms in numerous practice areas by Law360. Bracewell was named the largest energy practice firm in the country with 117 dedicated energy attorneys.
The Firm also was recognized as having the 11th largest securities practice, the 17th largest bankruptcy practice, the 19th largest environmental practice, and the 29th largest insurance practice, as well as being named the 91st largest U.S...
November 18, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that Joseph Tirone has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in its energy practice. Tirone brings experience in the areas of project development and project finance, particularly in the area of power-generation facilities.
Tirone comes to the firm from McGuireWoods, where he concentrated on project development, project finance, mergers and acquisitions for power facilities, the structuring and...
November 18, 2009
HOUSTON — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that Chris Williams has joined its Dubai office, where he will work in the firm's corporate and securities practice.
Williams' practice focuses on corporate mergers and acquisitions, private equity, as well as company and commercial advisory work. He has experience advising clients on a wide range of Middle East and international merger and acquisition transactions, joint ventures and group restructuring exercises. He also has...
