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Andrews Kurth Advises Inter-American Development Bank on Loan to Mexican Bank
8/24/2010
Andrews Kurth Represents IDB and Proparco in Co-Financing for Peruvian Bank
8/24/2010
49 Andrews Kurth Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America 2011
8/16/2010
Corporate Lawyer Eric R. Markus Joins Andrews Kurth
8/16/2010
Andrews Kurth Announces 2010-2011 Policy Committee Election
8/10/2010
Andrews Kurth’s Carroll Robertson Ray Elected Chair of UHS Board of Regents
6/14/2010
Andrews Kurth Scholarship in the Memory of Dr. Fei-Fei Chao
6/2/2010
Andrews Kurth Partner Kathleen Wu Named One of Dallas’ Best Women Lawyers
5/12/2010
Public Finance Lawyer Thomas A. Sage Joins Andrews Kurth
5/11/2010
Andrews Kurth Partner, Gail Merel, Elected as Fellow of the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers
4/22/2010
Andrews Kurth Lawyers Recognized as Texas Rising Stars
3/17/2010
Andrews Kurth Sponsors Second Annual City Championship Debate Tournament
3/11/2010
Andrews Kurth Partner Named in DC Super Lawyers 2010
3/4/2010
Andrews Kurth Partner Elected as Chair of the Houston Bar Foundation
2/23/2010
Andrews Kurth Adds Prominent White-Collar and Civil Litigators in its Washington, DC Office
1/28/2010
Andrews Kurth Launches Start-Up Organization Package
1/28/2010
Andrews Kurth Partner Timothy J. Unger receives Ernest E. Smith Lifetime Achievement Award
1/25/2010
Andrews Kurth’s Richard Deutsch Named UT Co-Adjunct Professor
12/23/2009
Dr. Fei-Fei Chao (1955-2009)
12/22/2009
Andrews Kurth Austin Attorney Lino Mendiola Honored by Texas Bar Foundation
12/21/2009
Andrews Kurth Delivers Gifts in Time for the Holidays
12/15/2009
Andrews Kurth Elects Four New Partners for 2010
12/4/2009
Andrews Kurth Represented Pymar Fund LP
11/13/2009
Inter-American Development Bank (“IADB”) closed on a five-year, up to US$ 70,000,000 secured A/B loan to Guatemala’s Banco G&T Continental, S.A.
10/26/2009
The Inter-American Investment Corporation ("IIC") closed on an eight-year US$ 18,000,000 secured A/B loan
10/22/2009
Six Andrews Kurth Partners Named in New York Super Lawyers 2009
10/5/2009
Andrews Kurth Partner Scott A. Brister to Speak at The Federalist Society, Houston Lawyers Chapter
9/28/2009
35 Andrews Kurth Lawyers Named in Texas Super Lawyers 2009
9/16/2009
Andrews Kurth Announces New Leadership for Recruiting Committee in Dallas
9/10/2009
DirectWomen Selects Andrews Kurth Partner Kathleen Wu for Board Institute
9/10/2009
Andrews Kurth Announces New Leadership for Houston Recruiting Committee
9/8/2009
Former Supreme Court Justice Scott A. Brister Joins Andrews Kurth
9/8/2009
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Fast Facts

1. Andrews Kurth LLP received high marks in the recent rankings released by the Chambers USA Guide. The firm received 4 national practice area rankings, 10 Texas practice area rankings and 2 District of Columbia practice area rankings. The guide also ranked 31 Andrews Kurth lawyers, 5 of which ranked nationally. (June 2009)

2. mergermarket ranked Andrews Kurth #11 Legal Advisor for M&A transactions in the South by value           ($12.549 billion) in Q1-Q3. (October 2009)

3. Thomson Reuters ranked Andrews Kurth #9 Underwriters Counsel ($6.53 billion; 165 issues) in its U.S. Municipals Review for Year End 2009. (January 2010)

4. Ranked among the nation’s top debt and equity legal advisors in the recently released Thomson Reuters U.S. Capital Markets Review for Year-End 2009, including a #3 ranking in U.S. Preferred Stock as Manager Legal Advisor. (February 2010)

5. The American Lawyer magazine ranked Andrews Kurth #5 in its list of Leading World-Wide Gas and Oil M&A Legal Advisors. In 2007, Andrews Kurth engaged in 20 oil and gas merger and acquisition deals that totaled $23.46 billion. (October 2008)

6. PlacementTracker currently lists Andrews Kurth as #4 in its Top 25 Investor Counsel League Table. The firm has closed 1 private placement deal thus far in 2010, totaling more than $124 million in the first quarter of 2010. (February 2010)

7. The American Lawyer 2009 Corporate Scorecard has ranked Andrews Kurth in several categories for securities offerings during 2008, including #2 in Municipal Bonds and #3 in IPOs. In addition, the firm was recognized for its involvement in two of the largest bankruptcies filed in 2008. (April 2009)

8. Named one of best law firms in the nation for women, 2008 and 2009 by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC. 

9. Created first MLP—master limited partnerships—to help energy clients grow.

10. Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst, 2008 “Most Active Law Firms” in number of deals and funds represented.

11. Counselors in project financing of second largest wind project in U.S., Sweetwater Wind Farm.

12. Andrews Kurth is the seventh largest bankruptcy law firm in the nation.

13. Helped launch Houston Urban Debate League in 2008 to encourage success of public high school students.

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