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Bracewell Honored as 2022 Law Firm of the Year in Energy Law and Oil & Gas Law by U.S. News ‒ Best Lawyers®

HOUSTON – Bracewell LLP has been named Law Firm of the Year in Energy Law and Law Firm of the Year in Oil & Gas Law in the 2022 U.S. News ‒ Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” report. Bracewell earned a total of 105 national and metropolitan rankings, including a national Tier 1 standing in 13 categories:

  • Appellate Practice
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Energy Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
  • Oil & Gas Law
  • Project Finance Law
  • Public Finance Law
  • Securities/Capital Markets Law
  • Tax Law

In addition, Bracewell earned 80 metropolitan rankings in Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, New York, San Antonio, Seattle and Washington, DC, which included 44 Tier 1 regional rankings across the seven regions.

The firm’s complete results can be found below.

U.S. News & World Report’s U.S. News and BL Rankings’ Best Lawyers® annually rank firms across the United States. Rankings are based on the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading lawyers in their field and additional information provided by law firms.

NATIONAL

  • Appellate Practice – Tier 1
  • Banking and Finance Law – Tier 1
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Commercial Litigation – Tier 1
  • Corporate Law
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Tier 1
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Energy Law – Tier 1
  • Environmental Law – Tier 1
  • Labor Law – Management
  • Litigation – Environmental – Tier 1
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Litigation – Labor & Employment
  • Litigation – Patent
  • Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) – Tier 1
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Oil & Gas Law – Tier 1
  • Project Finance Law – Tier 1
  • Public Finance Law – Tier 1
  • Real Estate Law
  • Securities/Capital Markets Law – Tier 1
  • Securities Regulation
  • Tax Law – Tier 1
  • Technology Law
  • Trademark Law

REGIONAL

Austin

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation – Tier 1
  • Energy Law – Tier 1
  • Environmental Law – Tier 1
  • Litigation – Banking & Finance
  • Litigation – Construction – Tier 1
  • Litigation – Environmental – Tier 1
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property – Tier 1
  • Litigation – Patent – Tier 1
  • Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) – Tier 1
  • Public Finance Law – Tier 1
  • Tax Law – Tier 1
  • Trademark Law
  • Water Law – Tier 1

Dallas/Fort Worth

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Health Care Law – Tier 1
  • Public Finance Law – Tier 1
  • Real Estate Law

Houston

  • Appellate Practice – Tier 1
  • Banking and Finance Law – Tier 1
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law – Tier 1
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation – Tier 1
  • Commercial Litigation – Tier 1
  • Corporate Law – Tier 1
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Education Law
  • Employment Law – Management – Tier 1
  • Energy Law – Tier 1
  • Insurance Law
  • International Trade and Finance Law
  • Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Litigation – Labor & Employment – Tier 1
  • Litigation – Patent
  • Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) – Tier 1
  • Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
  • Natural Resources Law – Tier 1
  • Oil & Gas Law – Tier 1
  • Project Finance Law – Tier 1
  • Public Finance Law – Tier 1
  • Real Estate Law – Tier 1
  • Securities/Capital Markets Law – Tier 1
  • Securities Regulation
  • Tax Law – Tier 1
  • Technology Law – Tier 1

New York

  • Administrative/Regulatory Law
  • Appellate Practice
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Law
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Tier 1
  • Energy Law – Tier 1

San Antonio

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation – Tier 1
  • Commercial Litigation – Tier 1
  • Employment Law – Management – Tier 1
  • Immigration Law
  • Labor Law – Management – Tier 1
  • Litigation – Labor & Employment – Tier 1
  • Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants – Tier 1
  • Real Estate Law

Seattle

  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Litigation – Patent
  • Tax Law – Tier 1

Washington, DC

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Compliance Law
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Energy Law – Tier 1
  • Environmental Law – Tier 1
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Litigation – Environmental – Tier 1
  • Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
  • Litigation – Securities
  • Oil & Gas Law – Tier 1
  • Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Public Finance Law
  • Securities/Capital Markets Law