HOUSTON – Bracewell LLP was named Law Firm of the Year in Oil & Gas Law by Best Lawyers® in its 2025 Best Law Firms® rankings. This marks the third time in the last six years that Bracewell has been named Law Firm of the Year in Oil & Gas Law (2020, 2022, 2025).
The firm also earned 124 national and metropolitan rankings, including national Tier 1 rankings in nine areas:
- Appellate Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Energy Law
- Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Natural Resources Law
- Oil & Gas Law
- Project Finance Law
- Public Finance Law
- Securities/Capital Markets Law
In addition, Bracewell earned 56 Tier 1 regional rankings in Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, New York City, San Antonio and Washington, DC.
Details about Bracewell’s 2025 rankings can be found below.
National
- Appellate Practice – Tier 1
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- 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
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- 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
- Patent Law
- Project Finance Law – Tier 1
- Public Finance Law – Tier 1
- Real Estate Law
- Securities/Capital Markets Law – Tier 1
- Securities Regulation
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Tax Law
- 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
- 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 – Tier 1
Dallas/Fort Worth
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Government Relations Practice
- Health Care Law – Tier 1
- Litigation – Health Care – Tier 1
- Litigation – Insurance – Tier 1
- Public Finance Law – Tier 1
- Real Estate Law
- Securities Regulation
- Tax 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
- Commercial Finance Law – Tier 1
- Commercial Litigation – Tier 1
- Corporate Law – Tier 1
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Education Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Energy Law – Tier 1
- Government Relations Practice – Tier 1
- Health Care Law
- Insurance Law – Tier 1
- International Trade and Finance Law
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Bankruptcy – Tier 1
- Litigation – Insurance – Tier 1
- Litigation – Intellectual Property – Tier 1
- Litigation – Labor & Employment – Tier 1
- Litigation – Patent
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) – Tier 1
- Litigation – Securities – Tier 1
- Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
- Natural Resources Law – Tier 1
- Oil & Gas Law – Tier 1
- Patent 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
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law – Tier 1
- Tax Law – Tier 1
- Technology Law – Tier 1
- Trademark Law – Tier 1
New York City
- Administrative/Regulatory Law – Tier 1
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Tier 1
- Energy Law – Tier 1
- International Arbitration – Commercial
San Antonio
- Bet-the-Company Litigation – Tier 1
- Commercial Litigation – Tier 1
- Employment Law – Management – Tier 1
- Immigration Law
- Labor Law – Management – Tier 1
- Land Use & Zoning Law – Tier 1
- Litigation – Labor & Employment – Tier 1
- Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants – Tier 1
- Public Finance Law – Tier 1
- Real Estate Law
Seattle
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Patent
- Patent Law
Washington, DC
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Derivatives and Futures Law
- 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
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Securities/Capital Markets Law – Tier 1
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.
