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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 
Houston, Texas Office
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711 Louisiana Street, Suite 2300
Houston, Texas  77002-2770
(Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.)

Telephone: 713-223-2300
Fax: 713-221-1212
http://www.bgllp.com

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About this office:

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is among the world's most prominent law firms. With 400 lawyers in Texas, New York, Washington, D.C., Connecticut, Dubai, Kazakhstan and London, the firm is well positioned to serve clients concentrated in the energy and financial services sectors worldwide. In 2005, former New York City mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani joined Bracewell as a senior partner. His international reputation for leadership and problem solving is a unique asset for firm clients, which include Fortune 500 companies, major financial institutions, leading private investment funds, governmental entities and individuals.

Bracewell provides guidance on business law, finance, litigation, and government relations and regulatory policy. The firm has developed highly regarded concentrations in specific industries and disciplines. Some of these include:

Energy: Bracewell delivers sophisticated legal, regulatory and transactional guidance to clients engaged in the exploration, production and delivery of traditional and alternative fuels, throughout the United States, Latin America, Europe and the Caspian region.

Environmental Strategy: Bracewell helps senior corporate leaders address major environmental and energy issues such as climate change and air quality, through legislative advocacy, regulatory counseling, corporate governance and litigation.

Banks and Financial Institutions: Bracewell represents leading community, national and foreign financial institutions in commercial credit transactions, entity structuring, mergers and acquisitions, S-corporation conversions, IPOs, regulatory compliance and broker-dealer matters.

Financial Restructuring and Bankruptcy: Bracewell represents domestic and multinational debtors, creditors, committees, purchasers and Chapter 11 trustees in formal bankruptcy proceedings, out-of-court workouts, loan restructurings and purchases of distressed assets.

Private Investment Funds: Bracewell provides timely, balanced advice to private investment funds and their portfolio companies on fund formation, regulatory compliance, trading and regulated transactions, investments, acquisitions, special situations and risk management.

White Collar Criminal Defense and Special Investigations: Bracewell's team of experienced former prosecutors helps clients conduct internal inquiries, prevent potentially illegal conduct, address compliance and governance issues, respond to regulatory inquiries, and defend against law-enforcement actions.

Other Areas: As a general practice firm, Bracewell has considerable bench strength in the requisite practice areas including government relations, strategic communications, tax, labor and employment law, intellectual property, real estate, government contracting and school and public law.



 

Specific Practice & Industry Groups Details:
Accounting IrregularitiesAccounting and Legal Malpractice
Acquisitions and DivestituresAcquisitions, Divestitures and Finance
Acquisitions, Investments and DispositionsAdministrative Enforcement Investigations and Proceedings
Administrative/Agency LawAppellate
Arbitration and MediationAsset Protection and Enforcement
Audit Committee RepresentationBanking Compliance and Enforcement
Bankruptcy LitigationBanks and Financial Institutions
Broker-Dealer and Market RegulationBrokerage and Banking Compliance Programs
Business Planning and OrganizationCapital Markets and Securities
Caspian RegionChapter 11 Creditors' Committees
Chapter 11 DebtorsCharter Schools
Civil False Claims IssuesClass Actions and Multi-District Litigation
CleantechClimate Change
College and UniversitiesCommercial and Mixed Use Development
Community-Owned BankingCompliance Training
Construction LitigationConstruction and EPC Contracts
Corporate Audits and Due DiligenceCorporate Fraud
Corporate Internal InvestigationsCorporate and Securities
Criminal TrialsDirector and Officer Liability
Directors' Oversight, Fiduciary Duties and Liability IssuesDiscrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Issues
Distressed M&AERISA
Educational InstitutionsElection Law
Eminent Domain, Land Use Planning and ZoningEmployment Litigation and Arbitration
Employment, Severance, and Non Competition AgreementsEnergy
Energy Commodity Trading and MarketingEnergy Finance
Energy Finance and Reserve Based LoansEnergy Litigation
Energy Regulation and ComplianceEnvironmental Strategies
Environmental and Toxic Tort LitigationEquity and Institutional Investments
Executive Compensation and BenefitsFederal Government Relations and Advocacy
Federal Income TaxFederal and State Bank Regulatory Matters
FinanceFinancial Institutions Litigation
Financial RestructuringForeign Corrupt Practices Act
Fund Formation and ComplianceFund Formation and Organization
GovernmentGrand Jury Matters
High Yield and Term B LoansHospitality, Sports and Entertainment
IP LitigationIPOs and Private Placements
Identity TheftImmigration
Independent and Private SchoolsIndian Law
Infrastructure Development and FinanceInsurance Litigation
Intellectual PropertyInternal Investigations
International PracticeInternational Restructurings
International TaxLabor & Employment and Employee Benefits
Latin AmericaLeasing and Corporate Relocations
Licensing and Technology TransferLifesciences
LitigationMaritime
Market Regulation and ComplianceMass Torts
Master Limited PartnershipsMedicare Billing Fraud and Recordkeeping Improprieties
Mergers & AcquisitionsMergers, Acquisitions and Investments
Middle EastMidstream
NanotechnologyNational Security and Critical Infrastructure
New ChartersPortfolio Company Representations
PowerPrivate Investment Funds
Private Placement Noteholder GroupsProbate
Products LiabilityProject Finance
Project Finance and LendingProject Siting and Permitting
Public Noteholder and Bondholder GroupsPublic Schools
Qualified and Non-Qualified Retirement PlanningReal Estate and Projects
Refining and PetrochemicalsRegistrations with Governmental Agencies
Regulatory Enforcement and ComplianceRemediation and Superfund
Renewable EnergySale and Leasing of Water Rights
Sarbanes Oxley and Corporate GovernanceSchool Finance
Second Lien and Mezzanine GroupsSecurities Litigation
Senior Secured Agents and SyndicatesSpecial Education
Special Situations and Distressed "Opportunities" Investment FundsState and Local Government
State and Local TaxStructured Finance and Derivatives
Student Rights and DisciplineSyndicated Loans
TaxTechnology and Telecommunications
TelecommunicationsTexas Government Relations
Trading and Capital Structure ArbitrageTrusts and Estate Planning
USERRAUnion Elections and Collective Bargaining
Upstream and Oil Field ServicesWhite Collar Criminal Defense


Statement of Practice Summary:
General Civil Practice, Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts, Administrative Law, Antitrust, Bank Lending, Bankruptcy Reorganization and Creditors' Rights, Communications, Construction, Corporate and Securities, Early Stage Companies, Employee Benefits, Energy, Environmental, Financial Services, Financial Restructuring, Health Care, Hospitality, Indian Law, Industrial Disaster, Insurance Bad Faith, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property and Technology, International, Labor and Employment, Land Use and Zoning, Legislative and Governmental Relations, Lender Liability Litigation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Oil and Gas, Foundations and Not-for-Profit Organizations, Personal Injury, Power, Products Liability, Project Finance, Public Law, Public Projects, Public Utilities, Real Estate, Special Investigations, Taxation, Telecommunications, Trademark and Copyright, Wealth Management and White Collar Crime.


Articles Authored by Lawyers at this office:

Fifth Circuit Decision Threatens a Tsunami of Climate Change Tort Cases While the Defense Bar Awaits a Circuit Split
Matthew J. Armstrong, J. Brett Busby, Tracy D. Hester, Lisa M. Jaeger, November 6, 2009
On October 16, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit revived a lawsuit filed by residents and property owners along the Mississippi Gulf coast against several corporations in the energy, fossil fuels and chemicals industries alleging that the defendants were responsible for...

Fifth Circuit Decision Threatens a Tsunami of Climate Change Tort Cases While the Defense Bar Awaits a Circuit Split
J. Brett Busby, Matthew J. Armstrong, Lisa M. Jaeger, Tracy D. Hester, October 28, 2009
On October 16, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit revived a lawsuit filed by residents and property owners along the Mississippi Gulf coast against several corporations in the energy, fossil fuels and chemicals industries alleging that the defendants were responsible for...

Controversial "No-Match" Rule Comes to an End
Nelli Nikova, Victoria Garcia, October 26, 2009
The Department of Homeland Security is rescinding its controversial "no-match" regulation targeting employers with undocumented workers.


Year Established: 1945


(For Data on all Firm Personnel, see Professional Biographies at Austin, Fort Worth, San Antonio and Dallas, Texas, New York, N.Y., Hartford, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., London, England, Almaty and Astana, Kazakhstan)



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