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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| February 2012 | Deal Makers Law Awards |
Recognized as Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year, 2012 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| December 2011 | SEC New Registrations Report |
Served as Lead Underwriter's Counsel in fifth largest completed IPO in 2011 ($2,863,998,000) |
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| December 2011 | SEC New Registrations Report |
#9 in Lead Underwriter's Counsel for Completed IPOs by number of registrations (4) |
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| December 2011 | SEC New Registrations Report |
#11 in Lead Underwriter's Counsel for Pre-Effective IPOs by maximum offering price ($1,818,625,000) |
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| December 2011 | SEC New Registrations Report |
#12 in Lead Underwriter's Counsel for Pre-Effective IPOs by number of registrations (7) |
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| November 2011 | U.S. News and World Report/Best Lawyers |
Recognized as a Tier 1 Oil & Gas Law practice in the United States |
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| November 2011 | U.S. News and World Report/Best Lawyers |
Recognized as a Tier 1 Energy Law practice in Austin and Houston |
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| November 2011 | U.S. News and World Report/Best Lawyers |
Recognized as a Tier 1 Oil & Gas Law practice in Houston |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| August 2011 | InterContinental Finance Magazine |
Leading Mergers & Acquisitions Law Firm of the Year, Texas 2011 |
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| June 2011 | Deal Makers Law Awards |
Recognized as Mergers & Acquisitions Law Firm of the Year, 2011 |
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| June 2011 | Chambers and Partners USA |
Recognized as one of the leading Corporate/M&A practices in Texas |
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| June 2011 | Chambers and Partners USA |
Recognized as one of the leading Oil & Gas (Transactional) practices in the United States |
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| June 2011 | Chambers and Partners USA |
Recognized as one of the leading Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) practices in the United States |
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| June 2011 | Chambers and Partners USA |
Recognized as one of the leading Environmental practices in Texas |
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| June 2011 | Chambers and Partners USA |
Recognized as one of the leading Oil & Gas (Projects) practices in the United States |
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| June 2011 | Chambers and Partners USA |
Recognized as one of the leading Tax practices in Texas |
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| June 2011 | Legal 500 |
Recognized as one of the most recommended law firms for Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts |
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| April 2011 | The American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard |
#5 in Equities, Issuer's Counsel, based on number of issues (16) Full-Year 2010 |
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| 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) |
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| February 2011 | The Deal Magazine |
Ranked in Deals of the Year: Third Largest IPO in US History |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| September 2010 | U.S. News and World Report/Best Lawyers |
Recognized as a Tier 1 Energy practice in the United States |
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| September 2010 | U.S. News and World Report/Best Lawyers |
Recognized as a Tier 1 Oil and Gas practice in the United States |
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| September 2010 | U.S. News and World Report/Best Lawyers |
Recognized as one of the leading Mergers and Acquisitions practices in the United States |
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| September 2010 | U.S. News and World Report/Best Lawyers |
Recognized as one of the leading Corporate practices in the United States |
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| September 2010 | U.S. News and World Report/Best Lawyers |
Recognized as one of the leading Tax practices in the United States |
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| August 2010 | U.S. News and World Report/Best Lawyers |
Recognized as a Tier 1 Energy Law practice in the United States |
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| August 2010 | U.S. News and World Report/Best Lawyers |
Recognized as a Tier 1 Oil & Gas Law practice in the United States |
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| May 2010 | The Deal |
Andrews Kurth ranks 8th in Top Law Firms on M&A Deals in the Oil and Gas Industries |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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