Corporate Board Member Magazine Names Andrews & Kurth Among Top Houston Law Firms

HOUSTON -- Corporate Board Member, the only national magazine for the directors of publically traded companies, released the results of its first-ever survey of the best corporate law firms and their lawyers in America. In the Houston, Texas market, Andrews & Kurth was found to be one of the most respected by board members of Houston-area public companies.

"We are please to present the cream of the crop of corporate legal talent to our readers," says Jacki Moss, managing editor. "We asked directors to tell us who they believed were the top law firms and attorneys in the country and in their market, and they responded. To our knowledge, this is the first survey that asks corporate directors about legal issues and the firms they would hire for their companies` most vital legal work."

The magazine editor said that by surveying each of the 50 major U.S. markets, they were able to determine the corporate law firms that have the best reputations.

Andrews & Kurth L.L.P. was founded in Houston in 1902 and has 240 lawyers in offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, London, New York, The Woodlands and Washington, D.C. The firm`s practice areas include appellate, bankruptcy, business transactions, energy, environmental, corporate and securities, labor and employment, litigation, intellectual property, public law, project finance, real estate, structured finance, asset securitization, technology and tax law for U.S. and international clients.