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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
February 2012 Deal Makers Law Awards

Recognized as Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year, 2012

January 2012 Bloomberg Legal Advisor League Tables for Capital Markets

#7 in Global Equity IPOs, Manager Advisor, by volume ($4.360 billion) Full-Year 2011

January 2012 Bloomberg Legal Advisor League Tables for Capital Markets

#13 in Global Equity, Equity-Linked and Rights Offerings, Manager Advisor, by volume ($7.924 billion) Full-Year 2011

December 2011 SEC New Registrations Report

Served as Lead Underwriter's Counsel in fifth largest completed IPO in 2011 ($2,863,998,000)

December 2011 SEC New Registrations Report

#9 in Lead Underwriter's Counsel for Completed IPOs by number of registrations (4)

December 2011 SEC New Registrations Report

#11 in Lead Underwriter's Counsel for Pre-Effective IPOs by maximum offering price ($1,818,625,000)

December 2011 SEC New Registrations Report

#12 in Lead Underwriter's Counsel for Pre-Effective IPOs by number of registrations (7)

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

Recognized as a Tier 1 Oil & Gas Law practice in the United States

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

Recognized as a Tier 1 Energy Law practice in Austin and Houston

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

Recognized as a Tier 1 Oil & Gas Law practice in Houston

October 2011 Bloomberg Legal Advisor League Tables for Capital Markets

#2 in US Equity Offerings (IPOs), Manager Advisor, by volume ($3.717 billion) Q3 2011

October 2011 Bloomberg Legal Advisor League Tables for Capital Markets

#7 in US Equity Offerings (IPOs), Manager Advisor, by deal count (3 deals) Q3 2011

October 2011 Bloomberg Legal Advisor League Tables for Capital Markets

#13 in Global Equity, Equity-Linked and Rights Offerings, Manager Advisor, by volume ($6.430 billion) Q3 2011

August 2011 InterContinental Finance Magazine

Leading Mergers & Acquisitions Law Firm of the Year, Texas 2011

June 2011 Deal Makers Law Awards

Recognized as Mergers & Acquisitions Law Firm of the Year, 2011

June 2011 Chambers and Partners USA

Recognized as one of the leading Corporate/M&A practices in Texas

June 2011 Chambers and Partners USA

Recognized as one of the leading Oil & Gas (Transactional) practices in the United States

June 2011 Chambers and Partners USA

Recognized as one of the leading Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) practices in the United States

June 2011 Chambers and Partners USA

Recognized as one of the leading Environmental practices in Texas

June 2011 Chambers and Partners USA

Recognized as one of the leading Oil & Gas (Projects) practices in the United States

June 2011 Chambers and Partners USA

Recognized as one of the leading Tax practices in Texas

June 2011 Legal 500

Recognized as one of the most recommended law firms for Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts

April 2011 The American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard

#5 in Equities, Issuer's Counsel, based on number of issues (16) Full-Year 2010

March 2011 M&A Atlas Awards

Recognized for work on the Williams Partners LP acquisition of Williams Pipeline Partners L.P., which was selected as the Corporate M&A Deal of the Year (deal range 10 to 15 billion USD)

February 2011 The Deal Magazine

Ranked in Deals of the Year: Third Largest IPO in US History

February 2011 Thomson Reuters U.S. Capital Markets Review

#9 in U.S. Equity and Equity-related, Issuer Legal Advisor, based on number of deals (17) Full Year 2010

January 2011 Bloomberg Legal Advisor League Tables for Capital Markets

#6 in U.S. Equity Offerings, Manager Advisor (IPO) ($1.16 billion; 3 issues) Full-Year 2010

January 2011 Bloomberg Legal Advisor League Tables for Capital Markets

#10 in U.S. Investment Grade, Issuer Advisor ($12.85 billion; 14 issues) Full-Year 2010

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

Recognized as a Tier 1 Energy practice in the United States

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

Recognized as a Tier 1 Oil and Gas practice in the United States

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

Recognized as one of the leading Mergers and Acquisitions practices in the United States

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

Recognized as one of the leading Corporate practices in the United States

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

Recognized as one of the leading Tax practices in the United States

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

Recognized as a Tier 1 Energy Law practice in the United States

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

Recognized as a Tier 1 Oil & Gas Law practice in the United States

May 2010 The Deal

Andrews Kurth ranks 8th in Top Law Firms on M&A Deals in the Oil and Gas Industries

April 2009 The American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard

#3 in IPOs, Underwriter's Counsel, based on proceeds ($1.447 billion) and on number of issues (2) Full-Year 2008

January 2009 Thomson Reuters U.S. Capital Markets Review

#2 in U.S. IPOs, Manager Legal Advisor, based on proceeds ($1.447 billion) Full-Year 2008

January 2009 Thomson Reuters U.S. Capital Markets Review

#3 in Global IPOs by U.S. Issuers, Manager Legal Advisor, based on proceeds ($1.447 billion) and by number of issues (2) Full-Year 2008

January 2009 Thomson Reuters U.S. Capital Markets Review

#3 in U.S. IPOs, Manager Legal Advisor, based on number of issues (2) Full-Year 2008

January 2009 Thomson Reuters U.S. Capital Markets Review

#7 in U.S. IPOs, Issuer Legal Advisor, based on proceeds ($358 million) Full-Year 2008

January 2009 Bloomberg Legal Advisor League Tables for Capital Markets

#4 in U.S. Equity Offerings, Manager Advisor (IPO) ($1.44 billion) Full-Year 2008