HOUSTON – Bracewell LLP partners Stephen B. Crain and Bradley J. Benoit have been named recommended litigators in the United States in the 2026 Lexology Index Commercial Litigation Report, which highlights top litigation practitioners around the world.
Crain is Bracewell’s firmwide chair of litigation. He handles complex disputes in the energy sector, including oil and gas royalty class actions, power trading disputes and claims involving carbon capture credits. He has tried cases throughout the United States and has argued appeals in several federal circuits and before the Texas Supreme Court.
Benoit chairs Bracewell’s energy litigation practice group. He represents E&P companies, refiners, power plant owners, private equity investors and oilfield service and supply companies in oil and gas and power disputes. He also handles bankruptcy-related litigation as well as securities and derivatives litigation.
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