HOUSTON – Bracewell LLP earned 117 rankings in the 2027 Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms®, including 34 national and 83 regional rankings. Nine of the national rankings are Tier 1, the highest tier in the guide:
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Energy Law
- Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Natural Resources Law
- Oil & Gas Law
- Project Finance Law
- Securities/Capital Markets Law
The firm earned 51 Tier 1 regional rankings in Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, New York City, San Antonio and Washington, DC.
2027 Best Law Firms® Rankings
National
- Appellate Practice – Tier 1
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation – Tier 1
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Tier 1
- Derivatives and Futures Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Energy Law – Tier 1
- Environmental Law
- Health Care Law
- International Arbitration – Commercial
- International Trade and Finance Law
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Litigation – Patent
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) – Tier 1
- Litigation – Securities
- Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Natural Resources Law – Tier 1
- Oil & Gas Law – Tier 1
- Patent Law
- Project Finance Law – Tier 1
- Public Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities/Capital Markets Law – Tier 1
- Securities Regulation
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Tax Law
- Trademark Law
Regional
Austin
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation – Tier 1
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Energy Law – Tier 1
- Environmental Law – Tier 1
- Litigation – Banking & Finance
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Environmental – Tier 1
- Litigation – Intellectual Property – Tier 1
- Litigation – Patent – Tier 1
- Patent Law – Tier 1
- Public Finance Law – Tier 1
- Tax Law
- Trademark Law
- Water Law
Dallas/Fort Worth
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Tier 1
- Health Care Law – Tier 1
- Litigation – Health Care – Tier 1
- Public Finance Law – Tier 1
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law – Tier 1
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
- Commercial Finance Law – Tier 1
- Commercial Litigation – Tier 1
- Corporate Law – Tier 1
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Tier 1
- Education Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Energy Law – Tier 1
- Government Relations Practice – Tier 1
- Health Care Law – Tier 1
- International Trade and Finance Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy – Tier 1
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Labor & Employment – Tier 1
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) – Tier 1
- Litigation – Securities – Tier 1
- Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law – Tier 1
- Natural Resources Law – Tier 1
- Oil & Gas Law – Tier 1
- Patent Law
- Project Finance Law – Tier 1
- Public Finance Law – Tier 1
- Real Estate Law – Tier 1
- Securities/Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law – Tier 1
- Tax Law – Tier 1
New York City
- Administrative/Regulatory Law – Tier 1
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Tier 1
- Energy Law – Tier 1
- International Arbitration – Commercial
- Litigation – Real Estate
San Antonio
- Appellate Practice – Tier 1
- Commercial Litigation – Tier 1
- Employment Law – Management – Tier 1
- Labor Law – Management – Tier 1
- Land Use & Zoning Law – Tier 1
- Litigation – Labor & Employment – Tier 1
- Real Estate Law
Seattle
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
Washington, DC
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Derivatives and Futures Law – Tier 1
- Energy Law – Tier 1
- Energy Regulatory Law – Tier 1
- Environmental Law – Tier 1
- Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Litigation – Environmental – Tier 1
- Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Litigation – Securities
- Oil & Gas Law – Tier 1
- Securities/Capital Markets Law – Tier 1
About the Rankings
BL Rankings’ Best Lawyers® ranks law firms annually. Rankings are based on client and lawyer evaluations, peer reviews and additional information provided by law firms.