HOUSTON — Six practice areas and eight attorneys at Bracewell & Giuliani LLP have been ranked among the best in the United States by Chambers & Partners in the 2012 edition of Chambers Global. The firm was recognized for its energy and projects practices, receiving rankings for Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation), Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional), Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation), Projects: Oil & Gas, Projects: Power, and Projects: PPP.

In addition, eight Bracewell attorneys were recognized as leaders in their fields. A detailed list of the rankings is below:

Bankruptcy/Restructuring:
Evan D. Flaschen (Band 3)

Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) (Band 4)

Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) (Band 3)
Charles H. Shoneman (Band 1)
Mark K. Lewis (Band 2)

Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) (Band 2)
G. Alan Rafte (Band 1)
W. James McAnelly III (Band 3)

Projects:
G. Alan Rafte (Band 2)
Nancy A. Wodka (Band 4)
Ryan S. Holcomb (Band 4)
Thomas O. Moore III (Band 3)

Projects: Oil & Gas (Band 3)

Projects: Power (Band 4)

Projects: PPP (Band 3)
Thomas O. Moore III (Band 2)

To determine these rankings, Chambers Global researched legal markets in nearly 200 countries to identify the leading lawyers and law firms worldwide through interviews with thousands of lawyers and their clients.