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Rankings

At Andrews Kurth, we want clients to have high expectations of us. When we achieve national recognition as a firm, it means we've done our best for our clients. For years, our client work has made industry news. And in recent years, we've had much to be proud of. Here is a sample: 

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Date Publication Ranking Industry Practice
November 2011 U.S. News and World Report/Best Lawyers

Recognized as a Tier 1 Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law practice in Houston

November 2011 U.S. News and World Report/Best Lawyers

Recognized as a Tier 1 Eminent Domain & Condemnation Law Litigation practice in Houston

October 2011 Thomson Reuters U.S. Municipals Review

#3 Bond Counsel - Long and Short Term ($12,094.9; 68 deals) Q1-Q3 2011

April 2011 The American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard

#2 in Municipal Bonds, Underwriter's Counsel, based on number of issues (206) Full-Year 2010

April 2011 The American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard

#9 in Municipal Bonds, Underwriter's Counsel, based on proceeds ($6.39 billion) Full-Year 2010

January 2011 Thomson Reuters U.S. Municipals Review

#10 Underwriter's Counsel - Long and Short Term ($6.395 billion; 206 issues) Full-Year 2010

January 2011 Thomson Reuters U.S. Municipals Review

#9 Underwriter's Counsel ($6.395 billion; 206 issues) Full-Year 2010

January 2011 Thomson Reuters U.S. Municipals Review

#8 Bond Counsel - Long and Short Term ($11.725 billion; 99 issues) Full-Year 2010

October 2010 Thomson Reuters U.S. Municipals Review

#5 Bond Counsel - Long and Short Term ($10.9 billion; 69 issues) Q1-Q3 2010

October 2010 Thomson Reuters U.S. Municipals Review

#9 Underwriter's Counsel for American Recovery & Reinvestment Tax Act ($1.8 billion; 21 issues) Q1-Q3 2010

August 2010 U.S. News and World Report/Best Lawyers

Recognized as a Tier 1 Public Finance Law practice in Houston, Texas

August 2010 U.S. News and World Report/Best Lawyers

Recognized as a Tier 1 Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law practice in Houston, Texas

April 2010 The American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard

#1 in Municipal Bonds, Underwriter's Counsel, based on number of issues (165) Full-Year 2009

April 2010 The American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard

#9 in Municipal Bonds, Underwriter's Counsel, based on proceeds ($6.54 billion) Full-Year 2009

February 2010 Bond Buyer

#4 in Texas and #8 in the Southwest Region for bond issuances totaling $1.9 billion

January 2010 Thomson Reuters U.S. Municipals Review

 #9 Underwriter's Counsel ($6.53 billion; 165 issues) Full-Year 2009

October 2009 Bloomberg Legal Advisor League Tables for Capital Markets

#18 in Global Bonds, Issuer Advisor ($5.13 billion; 7 issues) Q1-Q3 2009

August 2009 U.S. News and World Report/Best Lawyers

Recognized as a Tier 1 Public Finance Law practice in Houston, Texas

April 2009 Bloomberg Legal Advisor League Tables for Capital Markets

#17 in Global Bonds, Issuer Advisor ($2.072 billion) Q1 2009

April 2009 The American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard

#2 in Municipal Bonds, Underwriter's Counsel, based on number of issues (137) Full-Year 2008

April 2009 The American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard

#5 in Municipal Bonds, Underwriter's Counsel, based on proceeds ($8.11 billion) Full-Year 2008

January 2009 Thomson Reuters U.S. Municipals Review

 #5 Underwriter's Counsel ($8.11 billion; 137 issues) Full-Year 2008

July 2008 Bloomberg Legal Advisor League Tables for Capital Markets

#20 in Global Bonds, Issuer Advisor ($2.25 billion)

July 2008 Thomson Reuters U.S. Municipals Review

#12 Underwriter’s Counsel ($3.325 billion; 33 issues)

July 2008 Thomson Reuters U.S. Municipals Review

#38 Bond Counsel ($1.449 billion; 29 issues)

July 2008 Thomson Reuters U.S. Municipals Review

#8 Disclosure Counsel ($1.724 billion; 9 issues)

April 2008 The American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard

#5 in Municipal Bonds, Underwriter’s Counsel, based on number of issues (146); #12 based on proceeds ($5.053 billion)

April 2008 Thomson Financial U.S. Municipals Review

#4 in U.S. Municipal New Issues, Underwriter's Counsel based on proceeds ($2.564 billion); 33 issues

April 2008 Thomson Financial U.S. Municipals Review

#6 in U.S. Municipal New Issues, Disclosure Counsel based on proceeds ($1.689 billion); 6 issues

February 2008 Bond Buyer

#4 in Texas and #5 in the Southwest Region for bond issuances totaling $4.09 billion

February 2008 Bond Buyer

#5 for bond issuances totaling $7.8 million for the Far West Region

February 2008 Thomson Financial U.S. Municipals Review

# 12 Underwriter's Counsel - 136 deals with a dollar value of $8.212 billion

February 2008 Thomson Financial U.S. Municipals Review

#13 Disclosure Counsel - 23 deals with a dollar value of $1.946 billion

February 2008 Thomson Financial U.S. Municipals Review

#25 Bond Counsel - 61 deals with a dollar value of $4.374 billion

August 2007 Bond Buyer

#4 for bond issuances totaling $1.8 billion for Texas

August 2007 Bond Buyer

#5 for bond issuances totaling $7.8 million for the Far West Region

August 2007 Bond Buyer

#6 for bond issuances totaling $1.8 billion for the Southwest Region

July 2007 Bond Buyer

#7 for bond issuances totaling $1.3 billion

April 2007 The American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard

#5 in Municipal Bonds, Underwriter's Counsel, based on number of issues (145); #13 based on proceeds ($3.729 billion)

February 2007 Bond Buyer

#7 for bond issuances totaling $2.63 billion for the Southwest Region

February 2007 Bond Buyer

#5 for bond issuances totaling $2.62 billion for Texas

April 2006 The American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard

#2 in Municipal Bonds for 2005 as Underwriter’s Counsel

February 2006 Bond Buyer

Listed as one of the Top Five Financial Advisors in Texas

October 2005 Bond Buyer

#9 in the Top Underwriter’s Counsel

September 2005 Austin Business Journal Best of Business Attorneys and Corporate Counsel

Rex VanMiddlesworth recognized as Austin's foremost public and administrative lawyer in the "Best of Business Attorneys and Corporate Counsel."

April 2005 Bond Buyer

#8 Underwriter's Counsel (Full Credit to Each) and #10 Underwriter's Counsel (Equal Credit to Each)

August 2004 Bond Buyer

#3 Top Disclosure Counsel: All Bonds

August 2004 The American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard

Andrews Kurth ranked amongst top 10 law firms nationwide as Underwriter's Counsel for municipal bonds.

July 2004 Bond Buyer

#3 Disclosure Counsel (seven deals totaling just slightly over $2 billion)

December 2002 The American Lawyer Survey on Equity Deals

#18 for number of municipal bond issues and #19 for bond proceeds with $1.2 billion as Underwriter's counsel