General Information
Year founded:
1945
This is the year the firm (or its earliest predecessor entity) was founded.
Rankings
Bracewell LLP is nationally ranked in 31 practice areas and metro ranked in 52 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.
Read how Best Law Firms ranks firms"Law Firm of the Year" Awards
2025 "Law Firm of the Year" in Oil and Gas Law
National Rankings
Tier 1
Tier 1 for Appellate Practice
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Energy Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Tier 1 for Natural Resources Law
Metro Rankings
Austin
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Energy Law
Tier 1 for Environmental Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Rankings
"Law Firm of the Year" Awards
2025 "Law Firm of the Year" in Oil and Gas Law
National Rankings
Tier 1
Tier 1 for Appellate Practice
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Energy Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Tier 1 for Natural Resources Law
Tier 1 for Oil and Gas Law
Tier 1 for Project Finance Law
Tier 1 for Public Finance Law
Tier 1 for Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tier 2
Tier 2 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 2 for Corporate Law
Tier 2 for Environmental Law
Tier 2 for International Arbitration - Commercial
Tier 2 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 2 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 2 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 2 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Tier 2 for Securities Regulation
Tier 2 for Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Tier 2 for Tax Law
Tier 2 for Technology Law
Tier 2 for Trademark Law
Tier 3
Tier 3 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 3 for Derivatives and Futures Law
Tier 3 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 3 for Health Care Law
Tier 3 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 3 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 3 for Patent Law
Tier 3 for Real Estate Law
Regional Rankings
Austin
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Energy Law
Tier 1 for Environmental Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 1 for Patent Law
Tier 1 for Public Finance Law
Tier 1 for Water Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 2 for Tax Law
Tier 3 for Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier 3 for Litigation - Banking and Finance
Tier 3 for Trademark Law
Dallas/Fort Worth
Tier 1 for Health Care Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Health Care
Tier 1 for Litigation - Insurance
Tier 1 for Public Finance Law
Tier 2 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 2 for Government Relations Practice
Tier 2 for Real Estate Law
Tier 3 for Securities Regulation
Tier 3 for Tax Law
Houston
Tier 1 for Appellate Practice
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Commercial Finance Law
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Energy Law
Tier 1 for Government Relations Practice
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 1 for Litigation - Insurance
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 1 for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Tier 1 for Litigation - Securities
Tier 1 for Natural Resources Law
Tier 1 for Oil and Gas Law
Tier 1 for Patent Law
Tier 1 for Project Finance Law
Tier 1 for Public Finance Law
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 1 for Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tier 1 for Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Tier 1 for Tax Law
Tier 1 for Technology Law
Tier 1 for Trademark Law
Tier 2 for Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier 2 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 2 for Education Law
Tier 2 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 2 for Health Care Law
Tier 2 for International Trade and Finance Law
Tier 2 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 2 for Litigation - Real Estate
Tier 2 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Tier 2 for Securities Regulation
Tier 3 for Litigation - Patent
New York City
Tier 1 for Administrative / Regulatory Law
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Energy Law
Tier 2 for International Arbitration - Commercial
Tier 3 for Commercial Litigation
San Antonio
Tier 1 for Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Land Use and Zoning Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Tier 1 for Public Finance Law
Tier 2 for Immigration Law
Tier 2 for Real Estate Law
Seattle
Tier 2 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 2 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 3 for Patent Law
Washington, D.C.
Tier 1 for Energy Law
Tier 1 for Energy Regulatory Law
Tier 1 for Environmental Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 1 for Oil and Gas Law
Tier 1 for Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tier 2 for Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier 2 for Criminal Defense: General Practice
Tier 2 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 2 for Derivatives and Futures Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Tier 2 for Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Tier 3 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 3 for Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Tier 3 for Litigation - Securities
Practice Areas
The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Appellate Practice
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Education Law
- Employment Law - Management
- Energy Law
- Environmental Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Government Relations Practice
- Health Care Law
- Immigration Law
- International Trade and Finance Law
- Labor and Employment Law - Management
- Labor Law - Management
- Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Environmental
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Litigation - Patent
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Litigation - Securities
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Natural Resources Law
- Oil and Gas Law
- Patent Law
- Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Project Finance Law
- Public Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
- Tax Law
- Technology Law
- Water Law
Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
Bracewell LLP has 103 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in
America®.
By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Bracewell LLP eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings.
For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards.
Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Client Comments
All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.
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Awards
Awards are self-reported by firms and are not verified by the Best Law Firms rankings.
- New York Center for Law's Access to Justice Award
- M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards
- Texas Lawyer - Texas Top Verdicts
- IAM Patent 1000 - Silver Award
- Financial Times - Listed Among the Most Innovative Law Firms in the U.S.
- Law360 Energy Group of the Year
- ILASA Awards - Best USA Law Firm - Silver Award
- Law360 Energy Group of the Year
- BTI Consulting Group - Most Feared Litigation Firms
- Dallas Volunteer Attorneys' Program - Gold Award for Pro Bono Work
Office Locations
Dallas,
TX
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 3800
Dallas, TX 75202-2724
United States
214-468-3800
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Houston,
TX
711 Louisiana Street, Suite 2300
Houston, TX 77002-2770
United States
713-223-2300
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San Antonio,
TX
300 Convent Street, Suite 2700
San Antonio, TX 78205-3723
United States
210-299-3400
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Seattle,
WA
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3420
Seattle, WA 98104-7018
United States
206-204-6200
Call our Seattle, WA location at 206-204-6200
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Neuilly-sur-Seine,
FR
Neuilly 88
88 Avenue Charles De Gaulle
Neuilly-sur-Seine 92200
France
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Management and Personnel
Managing Partner, Firm
Gregory M. Bopp