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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
January 2012 Bloomberg M&A Legal Advisory League Tables

#20 in Canadian Announced Deals (10 deals) Year End 2011
January 2012 mergermarket M&A League Table of Legal Advisers

#12 Legal Advisor in US Buyouts by value ($5.663 billion) Year End 2011
January 2012 mergermarket Round-Up of Texas M&A

#4 Legal Advisor for Texas M&A transactions by deal count (28 deals) Year End 2011
January 2012 mergermarket Round-Up of Texas M&A

Served as counsel to the bidder in the fifth largest Texas M&A Deal Year End 2011
January 2012 mergermarket Round-Up of Texas M&A

Served as counsel to the target in the sixth largest Texas M&A Deal Year End 2011
January 2012 mergermarket Round-Up of Texas M&A

Served as counsel to the target in the ninth largest Texas M&A Deal Year End 2011
January 2012 mergermarket Round-Up of Texas M&A

Served as counsel to the bidder in the tenth largest Texas M&A Deal Year End 2011
January 2012 The Deal

Andrews Kurth ranks 2nd in Top Law Firms M&A Deals
November 2011 U.S. News and World Report/Best Lawyers

Recognized as a Tier 1 Corporate Law practice in Houston
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 Mergers & Acquisitions Law practice in Houston
November 2011 U.S. News and World Report/Best Lawyers

Recognized as a Tier 1 Oil & Gas Law practice in Houston
October 2011 Thomson Reuters Mergers & Acquisitions Review

#18 in Small-Cap M&A, undisclosed values and values up to $50M, based on value ($130.8 million) Q1-Q3 2011
October 2011 Thomson Reuters Emerging Markets M&A

#18 in Any Chinese Involvement Completed M&A, based on value ($2.45 billion) Q1-Q3 2011
October 2011 mergermarket M&A League Table of Legal Advisers

Served as counsel to the bidder in the third largest Texas M&A Deal Q3 2011
October 2011 mergermarket M&A League Table of Legal Advisers

#4 Legal Advisor for Texas M&A transactions by volume (25 deals) Q3 2011
October 2011 mergermarket M&A League Table of Legal Advisers

Served as counsel to the target in the sixth largest Texas M&A Deal Q3 2011
October 2011 mergermarket M&A League Table of Legal Advisers

Served as counsel to the bidder in the seventh largest Texas M&A Deal Q3 2011
October 2011 mergermarket M&A League Table of Legal Advisers

Served as counsel to the target in the eighth largest Texas M&A Deal Q3 2011
October 2011 mergermarket M&A League Table of Legal Advisers

#12 Legal Adviser for Texas M&A transactions by value ($19.734 billion) Q3 2011
October 2011 mergermarket M&A League Table of Legal Advisers

#9 in Legal Advisors to US Buyouts by value ($5.663 billion) Q3
October 2011 mergermarket M&A League Table of Legal Advisers

#19 in Legal Advisor to Global Buyouts by Value ($5.663 billion) Q3
October 2011 The M&A Advisor

Finalist, Transaction of the Year, Energy Sector (representation of Sinopec in its acquisition of Occidental Petroleum Corporation's oil and gas assets)
October 2011 Bloomberg M&A Legal Advisory League Tables

#17 in Canadian Announced Deals (17 deals) Q3 2011
August 2011 The Deal Magazine

Served as counsel to fifth largest M&A deal ($294 million) August 2011
August 2011 InterContinental Finance Magazine

Leading Mergers & Acquisitions Law Firm of the Year, Texas 2011
July 2011 mergermarket Round-Up of Texas M&A

Served as counsel to the target in the third largest Texas M&A Deal First-Half 2011
July 2011 mergermarket Round-Up of Texas M&A

Served as counsel to the bidder in the fourth largest Texas M&A Deal First-Half 2011
July 2011 mergermarket Round-Up of Texas M&A

Served as counsel to the target in the fifth largest Texas M&A Deal First-Half 2011
July 2011 mergermarket Round-Up of Texas M&A

#6 Legal Advisor for Texas M&A transactions by volume (12 deals) First-Half 2011
July 2011 mergermarket Round-Up of Texas M&A

#11 Legal Advisor for Texas M&A transactions by value ($12.253 billion) First-Half 2011
July 2011 Thomson Reuters Mergers & Acquisitions Review

#14 in Any Chinese Involvement Completed M&A, based on proceeds ($2.45 billion) Q2 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 Antitrust practices in Texas
June 2011 Chambers and Partners USA

Recognized as one of the leading Corporate/M&A practices in Texas
June 2011 Legal 500

Recognized as one of the most recommended law firms for Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts
May 2011 Thomson Reuters Mergers & Acquisitions Review

#6 in Any Chinese Involvement Completed M&A, based on proceeds ($2.45 billion) Q1 2011
May 2011 Thomson Reuters Mergers & Acquisitions Review

#7 in Any French Involvement Announced M&A, based on proceeds ($1.92 billion) Q1 2011
May 2011 Thomson Reuters Mergers & Acquisitions Review

#10 in Any Asia Pacific Emerging Market Involvement Completed M&A, based on proceeds ($2.45 billion) Q1 2011
May 2011 Thomson Reuters Mergers & Acquisitions Review

#11 in Any Latin American Involvement Completed M&A, based on proceeds ($2.45 billion) Q1 2011
May 2011 Thomson Reuters Mergers & Acquisitions Review

#12 in Any Asian (Ex-Japan) Involvement Completed M&A, based on proceeds ($2.45 billion) Q1 2011
May 2011 Thomson Reuters Mergers & Acquisitions Review

#15 in Latin American Involvement Small-Cap M&A, undisclosed values and values up to $50M, based on number of deals (1) Q1 2011
May 2011 Thomson Reuters Mergers & Acquisitions Review

#18 in Latin American Involvement Mid-Market M&A, undisclosed values and values up to $500M, based on number of deals (1) Q1 2011
May 2011 Thomson Reuters Mergers & Acquisitions Review

#18 in Any BRIC Involvement Completed M&A, based on proceeds ($2.45 billion) Q1 2011
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)
March 2011 M&A Atlas Awards

Recognized for work on the General Motors Company acquisition of AmeriCredit Corp., which was selected as the Corporate M&A Deal of the Year (deal range 1 to 5 billion USD)
February 2011 mergermarket Round-Up of Texas M&A

Served as counsel to the bidder in the second largest Texas M&A Deal Year End 2010
February 2011 mergermarket Round-Up of Texas M&A

#6 Legal Advisor for mid-market M&A transactions by volume (7 deals) Year End 2010
February 2011 mergermarket Round-Up of Texas M&A

Served as counsel to the bidder in 3 of the top 10 announced deals Year End 2010
February 2011 mergermarket Round-Up of Texas M&A

Served as counsel to the bidder in the eighth largest Texas M&A Deal Year End 2010
February 2011 mergermarket Round-Up of Texas M&A

Served as counsel to the bidder in the ninth largest Texas M&A Deal Year End 2010
February 2011 mergermarket Round-Up of Texas M&A

#11 Legal Advisor for mid-market M&A transactions by value ($477 million) Year End 2010
February 2011 mergermarket Round-Up of Texas M&A

#14 Legal Advisor for Texas M&A transactions by volume (16 deals) Year End 2010
February 2011 mergermarket Round-Up of Texas M&A

#8 Legal Advisor for Texas M&A transactions by value ($19.7 billion) Year End 2010
January 2011 Latin Lawyer

Deal of the Year: Runner-Up in M&A Category
November 2010 Thomson Reuters Mergers & Acquisitions Review

#20 in Small-Cap M&A, undisclosed values and values up to $50M, based on number of deals (21) Q3 2010
October 2010 mergermarket M&A League Table of Legal Advisers

Advised acquirer on the sixth largest M&A deal in U.S. by value ($9.121 billion) Q1-Q3 2010
October 2010 mergermarket M&A League Table of Legal Advisers

#7 in U.S. (Texas) M&A by Value ($18.849 billion) Q1-Q3 2010
October 2010 mergermarket M&A League Table of Legal Advisers

#15 in U.S. (Texas) M&A by Volume (12) Q1-Q3 2010
October 2010 mergermarket M&A League Table of Legal Advisers

Advised acquirer on the second largest M&A deal in Texas by value ($9.121 billion) Q1-Q3 2010
October 2010 mergermarket M&A League Table of Legal Advisers

Advised acquirer on the fifth largest M&A deal in Texas by value ($3.917 billion) Q1-Q3 2010
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
August 2010 U.S. News and World Report/Best Lawyers

Recognized as a Tier 1 Corporate Law practice in Houston, Texas
August 2010 U.S. News and World Report/Best Lawyers

Recognized as a  Tier 1 Mergers & Acquisitions Law practice in Houston, Texas
August 2010 U.S. News and World Report/Best Lawyers

Recognized as a Tier 1 Oil & Gas Law practice in Houston, Texas
July 2010 mergermarket Round-Up of Texas M&A

Served as counsel to the bidder in the third largest Texas M&A Deal First-Half 2010
July 2010 mergermarket Round-Up of Texas M&A

#8 Legal Advisor for Texas mid-market M&A transactions by volume (3 deals) First-Half 2010
July 2010 mergermarket Round-Up of Texas M&A

#17 Legal Advisor for Texas M&A transactions by value ($4.7 billion) First-Half 2010
July 2010 mergermarket Round-Up of Texas M&A

#18 Legal Advisor for Texas M&A transactions by volume (5 deals) First-Half 2010
June 2010 Legal 500

Recognized as one of the most recommended law firms for Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts
June 2010 Chambers and Partners USA

Recognized as one of the leading Antitrust practices in Texas
June 2010 Chambers and Partners USA

Recognized as one of the leading Corporate/M&A practices in Texas
May 2010 Texas Lawyer

Andrews Kurth represented 2 of the top 10 deals of 2009
May 2010 The Deal

Andrews Kurth ranks 8th in Top Law Firms on M&A Deals in the Oil and Gas Industries
April 2010 mergermarket M&A League Table of Legal Advisers

#11 in U.S. Legal Advisers to acquirer by volume (2 deals) Q1 2010
April 2010 mergermarket M&A League Table of Legal Advisers

#16 in U.S. Legal Advisers to acquirer by value ($152 million) Q1 2010
January 2010 mergermarket M&A League Table of Legal Advisers

Advised acquirer on the fourth largest M&A deal in the U.S. (South) by value ($6.025 billion) Full-Year 2009
January 2010 mergermarket M&A League Table of Legal Advisers

Advised target on the fifth largest M&A deal in the U.S. (South) by value ($5.530 billion) Full-Year 2009
October 2009 mergermarket M&A League Table of Legal Advisers

#11 in U.S. (South) M&A by Value ($12.549 billion) Q1-Q3 2009
August 2009 U.S. News and World Report/Best Lawyers

Recognized as a Tier 1 Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law practice in the District of Columbia
July 2009 mergermarket M&A League Table of Legal Advisers

#10 in U.S. (South) M&A by Value ($5.937 billion) First Half 2009
June 2009 Legal 500

Recognized as one of the most recommended law firms for antitrust in the Southwest region of the United States
June 2009 Legal 500

Recognized as one of the most recommended law firms for mergers and acquisitions in the South Central region of the United States
June 2009 Chambers and Partners USA

Recognized as one of the leading Antitrust practices in Texas
June 2009 Chambers and Partners USA

Recognized as one of the leading Corporate/M&A practices in Texas
May 2009 Thomson Reuters Mergers & Acquisitions Review

#5 in Announced Mid-Market M&A Advisor, based on proceeds ($18 million) Q1 2009
April 2009 mergermarket M&A League Table of Legal Advisers

#6 in Legal Advisors to U.S. (South) M&A by Volume (5) Q1 2009
April 2009 Thomson Reuters Mergers & Acquisitions Review

#21 in U.S. Target Completed M&A, based on number of deals (8) Q1 2009
February 2009 mergermarket U.S. Regional M&A Roundup - South

#6 Legal Advisor for Texas M&A transactions by volume (21 deals) Full-Year 2008
February 2009 mergermarket U.S. Regional M&A Roundup - South

#7 Legal Advisor for Oklahoma M&A transactions by value ($443 million) Full-Year 2008
October 2008 The American Lawyer

#5 Leading World-Wide Gas and Oil M&A Legal Advisors for 2007; $23.46 billion, 20 Transactions
July 2008 Financial Week An Andrews Kurth M&A transaction ranks #26 in Biggest Deals completed in the First Half of 2008
June 2008 Chambers and Partners USA

Recognized as one of the leading Corporate/M&A practices in Texas
June 2008 Chambers and Partners USA

Recognized as one of the leading Antitrust practices in Texas
April 2008 Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst

Recognized as one of the “Most Active Law Firms," both by number of deals consummated and by number of funds represented by year-end 2007
March 2008 Corporate Control Alert (CCA)

#35 in the top 40 M&A law firms for 2007. Andrews Kurth was ranked for our involvement with 19 deals, 6 for representing the target and 13 for representing the acquirer
March 2008 Corporate Control Alert (CCA)

Listed as representing the seventh largest M&A deal in the United States announced between August 1 and December 31, 2007
December 2007 Legal 500

Recognized as one of the most recommended law firms for mergers and acquisitions in the Central region of the United States
June 2007 Chambers and Partners USA

Recognized as one of the leading Corporate/M&A practices in Texas
June 2007 Chambers and Partners USA

Recognized as one of the leading Antitrust practices in Texas
April 2007 Thomson Financial U.S. Capital Markets Review

#11 for Canadian M&A Involvement
January 2007 The Globe and Mail

#11 for our participation as target legal adviser in the TransCanada acquisition of ANR Pipeline in the Top 20 list of Canadian Deals
December 2006 Financial Week

Legal advisor in two of the top Oil & Gas mergers and acquisitions that closed in 2006; represented the target in a $2.4 billion all-cash acquisition and the acquirer in a $1.9 billion acquisition.
July 2006 Thomson Financial U.S. Capital Markets Review

Andrews Kurth listed in the Top 20 for Americas M&A, Latin American Involvement for the Second Quarter 2006.
June 2006 Chambers and Partners USA

Recognized as one of the leading Corporate/M&A practices in Texas
June 2006 Chambers and Partners USA

Recognized as one of the leading Antitrust practices in Texas
June 2005 Chambers and Partners USA

Recognized as one of the leading Corporate/M&A practices in Texas
June 2005 Chambers and Partners USA

Recognized as one of the leading Antitrust practices in Texas
April 2005 Dallas Business Journal

Represented two of the top 25 clients listed in the “Largest 2004 Metroplex" announced under Mergers and Acquisitions of the Dallas Business Journal
February 2004 Chambers and Partners Global

Recognized as one of the leading Corporate/M&A practices in the United States
October 2003 M&A Journal

“Largest leap” of any law firm’s quarterly merger transactions. Our eight deals, valued at $4.7 billion, placed us 25th, compared to 74th the year before.
February 2003 Chambers and Partners Global

Recognized as one of the leading Corporate/M&A practices in the United States
April 1998 The American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard

#25 in the nation for most deals for all clients in Mergers & Acquisitions