Chambers Global Recognizes Nine Practices and 14 Bracewell Lawyers for 2017, including Four Top-Tier Ranked Lawyers

HOUSTON – Bracewell LLP, a leading law and government relations firm, announced today that the 2017 edition of Chambers & Partners’ Chambers Global ranked 14 lawyers and nine practices including listings in two new categories. Highlights for this year include four Band 1 ranked lawyers and the firm’s Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) practice being ranked in Band 1 for a second-consecutive year. The firm and its lawyers were recognized globally in the Middle East, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States.

Bracewell’s industry focus on energy is present across all nine practices ranked by Chambers Global. The firm’s strong footprint in the international energy space is also acknowledged with a pair of new practice rankings for Middle East-Wide – Projects & Energy and United Kingdom – Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas. Individual Bracewell lawyers ranked by Chambers Global demonstrate the firm’s depth in the areas of energy, technology, financial restructuring, corporate transactions, and labor and employment.

A detailed list of Bracewell’s 2017 Chambers Global rankings is below:

Middle East-Wide
Projects & Energy
                Clint Steyn

United Arab Emirates
Corporate/Commercial & Commercial Contracts
                Christopher R. Williams

United Kingdom
Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
                Jason Fox
Projects: UK*
                Jason Fox

United States
Bankruptcy/Restructuring*
                Evan D Flaschen

Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
                Catherine P. McCarthy
                Deanna E. King

Energy: Electricity (Transactional)
                John G. Klauberg
                Ryan S. Holcomb

Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
                Charles H. Shoneman
                Mark K. Lewis

Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
                G. Alan Rafte
                W. James McAnelly III

Labor & Employment*
                Robert E. Sheeder

Outsourcing*
                Jeffrey B. Andrews

Projects: Oil & Gas

Projects: Power

Projects: USA*
               G. Alan Rafte

*Bracewell received an individual ranking only

To determine these rankings, Chambers Global researched legal markets in nearly 200 countries to identify the leading lawyers and law firms worldwide through interviews with thousands of lawyers and their clients.