Gardere Honored in 2013 'Best Law Firms' National Rankings

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.

Gardere Wynne Sewell Practices Named to 2013 "Best Law Firms" List

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