Legal 500 US Recognizes Excellence of Bracewell Lawyers and Practices
HOUSTON – Bracewell LLP continues to be a powerhouse in core industries and strategic practice areas as evidenced by Legalease in the 2018 edition of The Legal 500 United States, which recommended 83 individual lawyers and ranked 35 practices across a variety of sectors, including energy and infrastructure, finance and technology.
The firm yielded outstanding results in a number of strategic practice areas, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial litigation, corporate investigations, white collar criminal defense, capital markets, commercial lending, project finance, restructuring, government relations, environmental, fund formation, antitrust, immigration, labor and employment, outsourcing, construction and tax.
The following is a complete list of the firm’s practices and lawyers recognized by Legal 500:
Antitrust Merger Control
Daniel E. Hemli
Jacqueline R. Java
Appellate: Courts of Appeals
Warren W. Harris
Yvonne Y. Ho
Jeffrey L. Oldham
Capital Markets: Debt Offerings – Advice to Issuers
Will Anderson
Charles H. Still Jr.
Troy L. Harder
Capital Markets: Equity Offerings – Advice to Issuers
Will Anderson
Charles H. Still Jr.
Troy L. Harder
Commercial Lending: Advice to Borrowers
Dewey J. Gonsoulin Jr.
Heather L. Brown
Jeris D. Brunette
Kate H. Day
Rebecca H. Keep
Robin J. Miles
Stephanie Koo Song
Commercial Lending: Advice to Lenders
Dewey J. Gonsoulin Jr.
Heather L. Brown
Jeris D. Brunette
Kate H. Day
Rebecca H. Keep
Robin J. Miles
Stephanie Koo Song
Construction (including Construction Litigation)
Phillip L. Sampson Jr.
Richard F. Whiteley
W. Stephen Benesh
Aaron P. Roffwarg
Corporate Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Corporates
Paul Shechtman (Leading Lawyer)
Barbara S. Jones
Thomas F. Kokalas
Jeffery B. Vaden
Corporate Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Individuals
Paul Shechtman (Leading Lawyer)
Barbara S. Jones
Thomas F. Kokalas
Jeffery B. Vaden
Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Transactional
Bruce R. Jocz
Scott C. Sanders
Energy Litigation: Conventional Power
Stephen B. Crain
Bradley J. Benoit
Bryan S. Dumesnil
Jeffrey R. Holmstead
David M. Perlman
David A. Super
Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas
Stephen B. Crain
Bradley J. Benoit
David A. Super
Energy Regulatory: Conventional Power
Catherine P. McCarthy
Michael W. Brooks (Next Generation Lawyer)
Energy Regulatory: Oil and Gas
Mark K. Lewis (Leading Lawyer)
Michael W. Brooks (Next Generation Lawyer)
George D. Fatula
D. Kirk Morgan II
David M. Perlman
Energy: Renewable/Alternative
Nicolai Sarad
Energy Transactions: Conventional Power
Ryan S. Holcomb
Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas
G. Alan Rafte (Leading Lawyer)
W. James McAnelly III
Mark K. Lewis
Troy L. Harder
Environment: Litigation
Jason B. Hutt
Sara M. Burgin
Kevin D. Collins
Kevin A. Ewing
Jeffrey R. Holmstead
David A. Super
Timothy A. Wilkins
Environment: Regulatory
Jason B. Hutt
Jeffrey R. Holmstead
David A. Super
Timothy A. Wilkins
Environment: Transactional
Jason B. Hutt
Jeffrey R. Holmstead
Timothy A. Wilkins
General Commercial Disputes
Stephen B. Crain
Government Relations
E. Dee Martin
Scott H. Segal
Joshua C. Zive
Immigration
Victoria M. Garcia
Labor-Management Relations
James H. Kizziar Jr.
Robert S. Nichols
J. Tullos Wells
M&A: Large Deals ($1bn+)
Gregory M. Bopp
Will Anderson
W. Cleland Dade
Troy L. Harder
Jason M. Jean
G. Alan Rafte
Charles H. Still Jr.
Project Finance: Advice to Lender
G. Alan Rafte
Jeris D. Brunette
Robin J. Miles
Fernando J. Rodriguez Marin
Nicolai Sarad
Thomas M. Tomlinson
Project Finance: Advice to Sponsor
G. Alan Rafte
Jeris D. Brunette
Robin J. Miles
Fernando J. Rodriguez Marin
Nicolai Sarad
Thomas M. Tomlinson
Restructuring (including Bankruptcy): Corporate
Robert G. Burns
Jason G. Cohen (Next Generation Lawyer)
William A. Wood III
W. James McAnelly III
Securities Litigation: Defense
Stephen B. Crain
W. Stephen Benesh
Bradley J. Benoit
Technology: Outsourcing
Jeffrey B. Andrews
Technology: Transactions
Jeffrey B. Andrews
Trademarks: Non-Contentious (including Prosecution, Portfolio Management and Licensing)
David J. Ball
US Taxes: Non-Contentious
Elizabeth L. McGinley
Gregory M. Bopp
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