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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 Public Finance Law 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

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

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