HOUSTON – Bracewell LLP’s continued excellence on finance, transactional, regulatory and litigation matters in the energy, finance and real estate industries earned the firm top rankings in The Legal 500 United States 2023. For the seventh year in a row, Bracewell received a Tier 1 national ranking for Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas. In total, the firm received 116 practice and individual lawyer recommendations.
G. Alan Rafte (Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas) and Catherine McCarthy (Energy Regulation: Electric Power) were named to Legal 500’s Hall of Fame, and eight Bracewell partners were recommended as Leading Lawyers:
- Stephen L. Braga – Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense
- Jeffrey R. Holmstead – Environment: Regulatory
- Mark K. Lewis – Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas
- Charles R. Mills – Energy Litigation: Electric Power
- D. Kirk Morgan II – Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas
- Danielle M. Varnell – Energy Transactions: Electric Power
- Richard F. Whiteley – Real Estate: Construction
- Timothy A. Wilkins – Environment: Regulatory
In addition, three lawyers were named Next Generation Partners across three categories:
- Michael W. Brooks – Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas; and Energy Regulation: Electric Power
- Molly E. Butkus – Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas
- Tyler S. Johnson – Energy Litigation: Electric Power and Energy Regulation: Electric Power
Now in its 34th year, The 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.
2023 Rankings
Appellate
- Warren W. Harris
- Jeff Oldham
- Walter A. Simons
Capital Markets: Debt
- Will Anderson
- Troy L. Harder
- Catherine Hood
- Charles H. Still Jr.
Commercial Lending
- Heather L. Brown
- Jeris Diana Brunette
- Kenni E. Callahan
- William H. Ebert
- Dewey J. Gonsoulin Jr.
- Leslie M. Hansen
- Robin J. Miles
- G. Alan Rafte
Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense
- Stephen L. Braga – Leading Lawyer
- Kevin D. Collins
- Daniel S. Connolly
- Seth D. DuCharme
- Barbara S. Jones
- Matthew G. Nielsen
- Jeffery B. Vaden
Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Transactional
- Matthew B. Grunert
- Scott C. Sanders
Energy Litigation: Electric Power
- Bradley J. Benoit
- Michael W. Brooks
- Stephen B. Crain
- Bryan S. Dumesnil
- Tyler S. Johnson – Next Generation Partner
- Deanna E. King
- Catherine P. McCarthy
- Charles R. Mills – Leading Lawyer
Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas
- W. Stephen Benesh
- Bradley J. Benoit
- Stephen B. Crain
- Deanna E. King
Energy Regulation: Electric Power
- Michael W. Brooks – Next Generation Partner
- Theodore F. Duver
- Tyler S. Johnson – Next Generation Partner
- Deanna E. King
- Catherine P. McCarthy – Hall of Fame
- Charles R. Mills
Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas
- Michael W. Brooks – Next Generation Partner
- Annie Cook
- Kevin A. Ewing
- Mark K. Lewis – Leading Lawyer
- Catherine D. Little
- Kirk Morgan – Leading Lawyer
- David A. Super
Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power
- Kevin A. Ewing
- Ryan S. Holcomb
- G. Alan Rafte
- Laura D. Sheldon
- Danielle Varnell
Energy Transactions: Electric Power
- Ryan S. Holcomb
- Patrick K. Johnson
- Frank Lee
- G. Alan Rafte
- Laura D. Sheldon
- Danielle M. Varnell – Leading Lawyer
Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas
- Molly E. Butkus – Next Generation Partner
- W. Cleland Dade
- Jason M. Jean
- Austin T. Lee
- 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
- Brittany M. Pemberton
- David A. Super
- Timothy A. Wilkins
Environment: Regulatory
- Sara M. Burgin
- Kevin D. Collins
- Annie Cook
- Steven Cook
- Kevin A. Ewing
- Jeffrey R. Holmstead – Leading Lawyer
- Jason B. Hutt
- Catherine D. Little
- Ann Navaro
- Matt Paulson
- Brittany M. Pemberton
- Whit Swift
- Timothy A. Wilkins – Leading Lawyer
Environment: Transactional
- Annie Cook
- Steven Cook
- Kevin A. Ewing
- Jason B. Hutt
- Catherine Little
- Timothy A. Wilkins
General Commercial Disputes
- W. Stephen Benesh
- Bradley J. Benoit
- Stephen B. Crain
Government Relations
- Liam P. Donovan
- Jeffrey R. Holmstead
- Anna B. Karakitsos
- E. Dee Martin
- Scott H. Segal
- Timothy J. Urban
- Joshua C. Zive
M&A: Large Deals ($1 Billion+)
- Will Anderson
- Lytch T. Gutmann
- Jason M. Jean
- Benjamin J. Martin
- Charles H. Still Jr.
Outsourcing
- Jeffrey B. Andrews
- Jonathon K. Hance
- Lucy Porter
Project Finance
- G. Alan Rafte
- Nicolai J. Sarad
- Thomas M. Tomlinson
Real Estate: Construction
- Phillip L. Sampson Jr.
- Richard F. Whiteley – Leading Lawyer
Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate
- Robert G. Burns
- Jason G. Cohen
- Mark E. Dendinger
- Jason B. Hutt
- William A. (Trey) Wood III
Securities Litigation: Defense
- W. Stephen Benesh
- Bradley J. Benoit
- Bryan S. Dumesnil
- Tony L. Visage
US Taxes: Non-Contentious
- Gregory M. Bopp
- R. Todd Greenwalt
- Elizabeth L. McGinley
- Victoria N. Ozimek
- Brian P. Teaff
