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AUSTIN/DALLAS/HOUSTON – Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, one of the highest regarded full-service law firms in the Southwest, has earned recognition for a plethora of practices in the 2011-2012 “Best Law Firms” rankings compiled by the U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers^®.

The national first-tier rankings will be featured in U.S. News & World Report’s Money issue, on newsstands Nov. 15, 2011; 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.

In the national rankings, Gardere’s Litigation - Tax  practice scored first-tier honors. In the metropolitan rankings, the Government Relations Practice in Austin earned first-tier honors as did a number of practices in Dallas and Houston including Admiralty & Maritime Law,  Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Litigation, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Environmental Law, Information Technology Law, Tax Law, Trust & Estates Law and various litigation specialties.

The rankings showcase 9,633 different law firms ranked nationally in one or more of 75 major legal practice areas and in metropolitan or state rankings in one or more of 119 major legal practice areas. Achieving a high ranking is a special distinction that signals a unique combination of excellence and breadth of expertise.

“We are extremely pleased to have achieved such high recognition in such a wide range of areas,” says Steve Good, Gardere’s Managing Partner. “We truly believe this honor is evidence of our commitment to integrity and excellence, and the lasting impression that’s made with our clients and fellow attorneys.”

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, an AmLaw 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. 

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Gardere Wynne Sewell Practices Named to

2011-2012 “Best Law Firms” List

National Rankings

Tier 1

Litigation – Tax

Tier 2

Commercial Litigation

Corporate Law

Litigation – Environmental

Oil & Gas Law

Technology Law

Tier 3

Admiralty & Maritime Law

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights /

Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Litigation – Construction

Tax 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

Information Technology Law

Litigation – Antitrust

Litigation – Bankruptcy

Litigation – Construction

Litigation – Environmental

Litigation – Tax

Trusts & Estates Law

Houston

Admiralty & Maritime Law

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights /

            Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Litigation

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Tax Law

Technology Law

Tier 2

Dallas

Corporate Governance Law

Family Law

Litigation – Intellectual Property

Litigation – Securities

Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Patent Law

Securities / Capital Markets Law

Tax Law

Houston

Commercial Litigation

Corporate Law

Litigation – Bankruptcy

Litigation – Eminent Domain & Condemnation

Litigation – Environmental

Litigation – Securities

Litigation – Tax

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Oil & Gas Law

Trusts & Estates Law