Gardere Honored in 2013 'Best Law Firms' National Rankings

Top Quote Gardere Wynne Sewell has earned top national and metropolitan rankings in the 2013 "Best Law Firms" listing published by U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America. End Quote
  • Dallas, TX (1888PressRelease) November 02, 2012 - Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, one of the most respected full-service law firms in the Southwest, has earned selection to the 2013 "Best Law Firms" list published by U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America.

    Compiled by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®, the annual "Best Law Firms" rankings recognize the nation's top firms in different practice areas. According to the publishers, Gardere's selection to the 2013 list illustrates the Firm's unique combination of legal excellence and breadth of expertise.

    Gardere's Tax Litigation practice scored first-tier national honors, and the Firm's Austin-based Government Relations practice earned first-tier metropolitan honors. In Dallas and Houston, Gardere earned first-tier metropolitan honors for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law, Criminal Defense: White Collar - Governmental Investigations, Environmental Law, Family Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Patent Law, Tax Law, Technology Law and Trust & Estates Law. The Firm also earned first-tier metropolitan recognition in the Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Commercial, Construction, Criminal Defense: White Collar, Eminent Domain & Condemnation, Environmental, Tax and Securities Litigation practice areas.

    In addition to the Tier 1 rankings, Gardere also scored Tier 2 and Tier 3 rankings at the national and metropolitan level for a number of additional practice areas.

    "We take our commitment to integrity and results-oriented service very seriously," says Steve Good, Gardere's Managing Partner. "We are proud to be recognized for those traits in the 'Best Law Firms' list."

    The "Best Law Firms" list showcases 10,000 different law firms ranked nationally in one or more of 80 major legal practice areas. The metropolitan and state rankings include 118 separate practice areas.

    Gardere and other firms that earned first-tier rankings will be featured in U.S. News & World Report's Money issue, which is scheduled for newsstands on Nov. 20, 2012. The national and metropolitan first-tier rankings are featured in the "Best Law Firms" standalone publication, and the complete rankings are posted online at http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com.

    National Rankings

    Tier 1
    Litigation - Tax

    Tier 2
    Commercial Litigation
    Corporate Law
    Litigation - Bankruptcy
    Litigation - Environmental
    Litigation - Securities
    Oil & Gas Law
    Technology Law

    Tier 3
    Admiralty & Maritime Law
    Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    Environmental Law
    Litigation - Construction
    Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
    Mergers & Acquisitions Law
    Securities/Capital Markets Law
    Tax Law
    Trusts & Estates Law
    Metropolitan Rankings

    Tier 1

    Austin
    Government Relations Practice

    Dallas
    Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    Commercial Litigation
    Corporate Law
    Environmental Law
    Family Law
    Litigation - Antitrust
    Litigation - Bankruptcy
    Litigation - Construction
    Litigation - Eminent Domain & Condemnation
    Litigation - Environmental
    Litigation - Tax
    Mergers & Acquisitions Law
    Patent Law
    Tax Law
    Trusts & Estates Law

    Houston
    Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    Corporate Law
    Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Governmental Investigations
    Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Litigation
    Litigation - Environmental
    Litigation - Securities
    Tax Law
    Technology Law

    Tier 2

    Dallas
    Communications Law
    Corporate Governance Law
    Information Technology Law
    Litigation - Intellectual Property
    Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
    Real Estate Law
    Securities/Capital Markets Law

    Houston
    Admiralty & Maritime Law
    Commercial Litigation
    Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
    Employment Law - Management
    Litigation - Bankruptcy
    Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
    Oil & Gas Law
    Trusts & Estates Law

    Tier 3

    Dallas
    Litigation - Securities

    Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, an Am Law 200 firm founded in 1909 and one of the Southwest's largest full-service law firms, has offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and Mexico City. Gardere provides legal services to private and public companies and individuals in areas of corporate, litigation, energy, tax, real estate, financial services, government affairs, hospitality, intellectual property, labor and employment, and environmental. For more information, contact Kristin Butler at 214.999.4843 or kbutler ( @ ) gardere dot com.

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