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Rankings: Texas Powerhouses

  • August 10, 2022

    Texas Powerhouse: Locke Lord

    Locke Lord LLP traces its roots in the Lone Star State back nearly 135 years, but amid the unprecedented challenges of the last few years, the firm has worked to future-proof its strategies and culture, crafting tools to help its leaders adapt to shifting pandemic circumstances and empowering its attorneys to meaningfully connect with their communities.

  • August 09, 2022

    Texas Powerhouse: Kirkland & Ellis

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP set up shop in the Lone Star State eight years ago to better serve clients in the energy and infrastructure sectors and quickly established itself as a top firm for energy deals in the state, all while continuing to build out its offerings to meet clients' diverse needs.

  • August 08, 2022

    Texas Powerhouse: Bracewell

    From overseeing energy giant Holly Energy Partners' multibillion-dollar purchases to working toward obtaining a $1.6 billion judgment against IBM, Texas' Bracewell LLP had a banner 2021, which the firm's leaders said reaffirmed to existing and potential clients its strong track record of providing legal services in myriad practice groups.

  • August 05, 2022

    Texas Powerhouses Excel In Saturated Market

    In a year when law firms across Texas continued to reconcile with and adapt to a post-COVID-19 world, Houston-based firms stood out, nabbing three of the five Texas Powerhouse spots by playing major roles in multibillion-dollar deals and scoring huge courtroom victories for clients.

  • July 31, 2022

    The 2022 Regional Powerhouses

    The law firms on Law360's list of 2022 Regional Powerhouses are handling some of the biggest deals and most high-profile courtroom battles across nine states, offering clients regional expertise and making a lasting impact on the law at the state and local level.

  • August 06, 2021

    Texas Powerhouse: Vinson & Elkins

    Vinson & Elkins LLP attorneys have continued to handle major transactions and litigation around Texas throughout the pandemic, solidifying its presence as a major player in the Texas legal market.

  • August 05, 2021

    Texas Powerhouse: Munck Wilson

    Munck Wilson Mandala LLP attorneys leaned into the firm's emphasis on teamwork to guide major transactions and secure litigation wins that earned it a spot as a 2021 Texas Powerhouse, including a $2.3 billion technology acquisition and $85.9 million trade secret trial verdict.

  • August 04, 2021

    Texas Powerhouse: McKool Smith

    Whether it was representing clients in International Trade Commission investigations or taking on Apple and Comcast in intellectual property fights, McKool Smith PC's Texas attorneys brought home a steady string of victories that earned it a spot as a 2021 Texas Powerhouse.

  • August 03, 2021

    Texas Powerhouse: Haynes And Boone

    Haynes and Boone LLP continued to show strength amid the COVID-19 pandemic and an increasingly competitive legal market, reversing a $110 million fraud verdict against BBVA, reforming the death sentence of pro bono clients and leading clients through bankruptcies and transactions that boosted Texas' legal market during the pandemic, landing it a spot among Law360's 2021 Texas Powerhouses.

  • August 02, 2021

    Texas Powerhouse: Gibson Dunn

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP landed a spot as a 2021 Texas Powerhouse by showcasing its penchant for innovation as it convinced a Texas appellate court to overturn a record-setting $740 million state trade secrets jury verdict and advised on a first-of-its-kind sustainability-backed bond offering.

  • July 30, 2021

    The 2021 Regional Powerhouses

    The law firms on Law360's list of 2021 Regional Powerhouses are handling some of the biggest deals and most high-profile courtroom battles across eight states, offering clients regional expertise and making a lasting impact on the law at the state and local level.

  • July 30, 2021

    Texas Roots Keep Powerhouse Firms Ahead Of The Pack

    In a year when outside firms continued the trend of launching Texas outposts, five firms with established roots in the state bested the competition to be recognized as Texas Powerhouses, scoring courtroom victories in bet-the-company litigation and leading deals that reshaped the market.

  • September 09, 2019

    Texas Powerhouse: Vinson & Elkins

    Vinson & Elkins LLP has kicked off its second century in business notching major victories in its home state and beyond for household names in the energy sector. Its successes in the past year include helping Anadarko revive a Deepwater Horizon insurance dispute at the Texas Supreme Court and securing a Fifth Circuit win for Plains All American in an investor suit stemming from an oil spill.

  • September 06, 2019

    Texas Powerhouse: Susman Godfrey

    Susman Godfrey LLP attorneys reached a landmark deal to reform the cash bail system in Harris County, took home the largest jury verdict ever rendered in Bexar County and won a complete victory for a client in a dispute with an oilfield services company.

  • September 05, 2019

    Texas Powerhouse: McKool Smith

    McKool Smith PC continued to demonstrate its prowess both in and outside the courtroom this past year, scoring a $10.6 million patent infringement verdict for PanOptis, convincing a jury that licensing fees charged by Ericsson were fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory, and invalidating a patent Sanofi was accused of infringing. 

  • September 04, 2019

    Texas Powerhouse: Kirkland & Ellis

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP hasn't had roots in Texas for long, only moving into the market in 2014, but it made quick work of establishing a reputation for handling some of the biggest energy deals statewide, including a recent $12 billion combination that created one of the largest offshore drillers in the world.

  • September 03, 2019

    Texas Powerhouse: Akin Gump

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's attorneys have continued to handle major transaction and litigation matters around Texas, including assisting with AT&T's megapurchase of Time Warner and facilitating Diamondback Energy's $9.2 billion acquisition of Energen Corp.

  • August 30, 2019

    Economic Diversity Keeps Texas Powerhouse Firms Busy

    In the competitive Texas legal market, five firms stand out for playing major roles in reshaping the state's energy landscape, bringing home blockbuster trial victories and defending clients' trade secrets in bet-the-company litigation.

  • August 30, 2019

    The 2019 Regional Powerhouses

    The law firms on Law360's list of 2019 Regional Powerhouses are handling some of the biggest deals and most high-profile courtroom battles across eight states, offering clients regional expertise and making a lasting impact on the law at the state and local level.

  • September 07, 2018

    Texas Powerhouse: McKool Smith

    McKool Smith PC in the last year helped Ericsson Inc. win $110 million in a cell phone patent infringement case against a rival and cemented a $9.4 million royalty case victory for a Michael Jackson producer who helped the King of Pop create some of his biggest hits, underlining its courtroom strengths.

  • September 06, 2018

    Texas Powerhouse: Haynes And Boone

    Haynes and Boone LLP's Texas attorneys have recently handled an impressive series of cases and transactions, including a $1 billion offering that allowed the CEO of Landry's to purchase the Houston Rockets, a $3.8 billion merger for an oil and gas company and defeating a gambling suit against the NFL.

  • September 05, 2018

    Texas Powerhouse: Vinson & Elkins

    Vinson & Elkins LLP, founded 101 years ago in the early days of Texas' oil boom, flexed its muscles inside and outside of the energy realm last year, advising RSP Permian Inc. in a $9.5 billion deal to create the largest unconventional Permian Basin shale producer and notching the largest-ever jury award against Texas in a condemnation case.

  • September 04, 2018

    Texas Powerhouse: Baker Botts

    Baker Botts LLP has shown its strength this past year, playing a role in tens of billions of dollars' worth of energy deals, including BHP Billiton LLP's $10.5 billion onshore asset sale and Vectren Corp.'s $6 billion merger with CenterPoint Energy, winning a drilling lease dispute before the Texas Supreme Court and fighting off a network technology patent suit against AT&T Inc.

  • August 31, 2018

    Texas Powerhouse: Susman Godfrey

    Attorneys in Susman Godfrey LLP's Houston home base have tallied an impressive series of recent wins, including a $706.2 million verdict for HouseCanary in trade secrets and contract litigation, a victory for Walmart in a dispute with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and advancing a case that challenges the bail system of Harris County as unconstitutional.

  • August 30, 2018

    Strong Local Economy A Springboard For Texas Powerhouses

    The recovery of oil prices and the continued influx of out-of-state firms entering the Texas legal market led to an active and competitive year for firms statewide, but five law firms edged out the rest with work including paving the way for the purchase of the Houston Rockets, opening the door for major retailers like Walmart Inc. to sell liquor in Texas and reshaping oilfield ownership.