Legal 500 US Recognizes Excellence of Bracewell Lawyers and Practices

HOUSTON  – Legal 500 confirmed Bracewell LLP’s leadership across industry and practice groups by bestowing 94 individual and 28 practice rankings to the firm in the 2019 edition of The Legal 500 United States.

Three Bracewell partners were recognized as “Leading Lawyers” in their practice areas: Mark K. Lewis (Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas), G. Alan Rafte (Energy: Transactions: Oil and Gas) and Paul Shechtman (Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense). In addition, two partners were named “Next Generation Lawyers” for two practice areas: Jason G. Cohen (Restructuring (including Bankruptcy): Corporate) and Michael W. Brooks (Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas, and Energy Regulation: Conventional Power).

Bracewell’s overall results are summarized below.

Antitrust Merger Control

•     Daniel E. Hemli

Appellate

•     Warren W. Harris

Capital Markets: Debt – Advice to Issuers

•     Will Anderson
•     Troy L. Harder
•     Charles H. Still Jr.

Commercial Lending: Advice to Borrowers

•     Heather L. Brown
•     Jeris D. Brunette
•     Dewey J. Gonsoulin Jr.
•     Stephanie Koo Song
•     Robin J. Miles
•     Fernando J. Rodriguez Marin
•     Nicolai J. Sarad

Corporate Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense

•     Barbara S. Jones
•     Thomas F. Kokalas
•     Paul Shechtman – Leading Lawyer
•     Jeffery B. Vaden

Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Transactional

•     Bruce R. Jocz
•     Scott C. Sanders

Energy Litigation: Conventional Power

• Bradley J. Benoit
• Stephen B. Crain
• J. Clifford Gunter
• Bryan S. Dumesnil
• Deanna E. King
• Catherine P. McCarthy

Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas

•     Bradley J. Benoit
•     Stephen B. Crain
•     Mark K. Lewis
•     D. Kirk Morgan II   

Energy Regulation: Conventional Power

•     Michael W. Brooks – Next Generation Lawyer
•     Paul W. Fox
•     Deanna E. King
•     Catherine P. McCarthy
•     David M. Perlman

 Energy Regulatory: Oil and Gas

•     Michael W. Brooks – Next Generation Lawyer
•     Mark K. Lewis – Leading Lawyer
•     D. Kirk Morgan II
•     David M. Perlman

Energy Transactions: Conventional Power

•     Fernando J. Rodriguez Marin
•     Nicolai J. Sarad

Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas

•     W. James McAnelly III
•     G. Alan Rafte – Leading Lawyer

   Environment: Litigation

•     Kevin D. Collins
•     Kevin A. Ewing
•     Jeffrey R. Holmstead
•     Jason B. Hutt
•     Lisa M. Jaeger   
•     Brittany M. Pemberton   
•     Timothy A. Wilkins

Environment: Regulatory

•     Sara M. Burgin
•     Kevin D. Collins
•     Kevin A. Ewing
•     Jeffrey R. Holmstead
•     Jason B. Hutt
•     Timothy A. Wilkins

Environment: Transactional

•     Jeffrey R. Holmstead
•     Jason B. Hutt
•     Timothy A. Wilkins

General Commercial Disputes

•     Stephen B. Crain

Government Relations

•     Jeffrey R. Holmstead
•     E. Dee Martin
•     Scott H. Segal

 Immigration

•     Victoria M. Garcia

M&A: Large Deals ($1bn+)

•     Will Anderson
•     Gregory M. Bopp
•     W. Cleland Dade
•     Troy L. Harder
•     Jason M. Jean
•     G. Alan Rafte
•     Charles H. Still Jr.

Project Finance: Advice to Lender and Advice to Sponsor

•    Jeris D. Brunette
•     Jason W. Keating
•     G. Alan Rafte
•     Fernando J. Rodriguez Marin
•     Robin J. Miles
•     Nicolai J. Sarad
•     Thomas M. Tomlinson

  Restructuring (including Bankruptcy): Corporate

•     Jason G. Cohen – Next Generation Lawyer
•     Mark E. Dendinger

Technology: Outsourcing

•     Jeffrey B. Andrews

Technology: Transactions

•     Jeffrey B. Andrews

US Taxes: Non-Contentious

•     Gregory M. Bopp
•     R. Todd Greenwalt
•     Elizabeth L. McGinley
•     James P. Plummer
•     Brian P. Teaff

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