HOUSTON – The Legal 500 United States recognized Bracewell LLP’s position as a market-leading firm in finance, transactional, regulatory and litigation matters across various sectors, including energy, finance, infrastructure and technology, in its 2022 rankings.
Bracewell earned a total of 78 individual recommendations and 28 practice rankings, including a Tier 1 ranking for Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas for the sixth year in a row.
Mark K. Lewis was honored as a Leading Lawyer in Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas, and Timothy A. Wilkins was named a Leading Lawyer in Environment: Regulatory. G. Alan Rafte was named to Legal 500’s Hall of Fame for Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas.
In addition, two partners were named Next Generation Partners across four categories:
- Michael W. Brooks – Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas; and Energy Regulation: Conventional Power
- Molly E. Butkus – Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas
Now in its 33rd year, Legal 500 assesses the strengths of law firms in more than 150 jurisdictions based on feedback from 300,000 clients worldwide, submissions received from law firms and interviews with leading private practice lawyers.
2022 Rankings
Appellate
- Warren W. Harris
Capital Markets: Debt
- William S. Anderson
- Todd W. Eckland
- Troy L. Harder
- Catherine Hood
- Charles H. Still Jr.
Commercial Lending
- Heather L. Brown
- Dewey J. Gonsoulin Jr.
- Robin J. Miles
- G. Alan Rafte
Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense
- Stephen L. Braga
- Seth D. DuCharme
Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Transactional
- Matthew B. Grunert
- Scott C. Sanders
Energy Litigation: Conventional Power
- Bradley J. Benoit
- Michael W. Brooks
- Stephen B. Crain
- Deanna E. King
- Catherine P. McCarthy
Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas
- Stephen B. Crain
- Deanna King
Energy Regulation: Conventional Power
- Michael W. Brooks – Next Generation Partner
- Theodore F. Duver
- Rachael Novier Marsh
- Catherine P. McCarthy
Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas
- Michael W. Brooks – Next Generation Partner
- Mark K. Lewis – Leading Lawyer
Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power
- Ryan S. Holcomb
- G. Alan Rafte
- Danielle Varnell
Energy Transactions: Conventional Power
- Ryan S. Holcomb
Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas
- Molly E. Butkus – Next Generation Partner
- James “JJ” McAnelly III
- G. Alan Rafte – Hall of Fame
Environment: Litigation
- Kevin D. Collins
- Kevin A. Ewing
- Jeffrey R. Holmstead
- Jason B. Hutt
- Ann Navaro
Environment: Regulatory
- Sara M. Burgin
- Kevin D. Collins
- Kevin A. Ewing
- Jeffrey R. Holmstead
- Jason B. Hutt
- Timothy A. Wilkins – Leading Lawyer
Environment: Transactional
- Kevin A. Ewing
- Jason B. Hutt
- Timothy A. Wilkins
General Commercial Disputes
- Bradley Benoit
- Stephen B. Crain
Government Relations
- E. Dee Martin
- Scott Segal
- Christine Wyman
- Joshua Zive
IP: Patents: Prosecution (Including Re-Examination and Post-Grant Proceedings)
- Brad Y. Chin
- Constance Gall Rhebergen
- Douglas W. Rommelmann
M&A: Large Deals ($1 Billion+)
- William S. Anderson
- Charles H. Still Jr.
Outsourcing
- Jeffrey B. Andrews
Project Finance
- G. Alan Rafte
- Thomas M. Tomlinson
Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate
- Robert G. Burns
- Jason G. Cohen
- William A. Wood III
Securities Litigation: Defense
- Bradley Benoit
- W. Stephen Benesh
- Tony L. Visage
US Taxes: Non-Contentious
- Gregory M. Bopp
- R. Todd Greenwalt
- Elizabeth L. McGinley
- Victoria N. Ozimek
