About this office:
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. is a full-service, international law firm serving the needs of businesses, governments, non-profit organizations and individual clients around the world. Fulbright is one of the largest law firms in the United States with nearly 1,000 attorneys and more than 50 integrated practice areas. There are 16 Fulbright locations worldwide, with international locations in Beijing, London, Munich, Hong Kong, Dubai and Riyadh.
The firm's growth, since its founding in 1919, has been built on a strong belief in the personal relationship between client and attorney and a desire to excel on behalf of every client. Our success practicing those ideals every day can be measured in part by the recognition that the firm consistently receives from peers and clients.
Recent Rankings of Fulbright & Jaworski:
For the second time in three years, Fulbright honored with the Client Choice Award for excellence in client service in the U.S., International Law Office, 2009
For a fifth consecutive year, Fulbright identified as one of 13 firms included in The BTI Power Elite, BTI Consulting, 2009
16 Fulbright practice areas and 14 individual Fulbright lawyers ranked among leading lawyers worldwide, Chambers and Partners, 2008
Fulbright recognized in 19 different categories and listed 17 Fulbright lawyers in its rankings, PLC's Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2008
Fulbright identified as one of the top 20 corporate law firms in the nation, Corporate Board Member, 2008
Fulbright as one of the most prestigious law firms in the nation, Vault, 2008
Fulbright recognized in 12 different categories, with 28 individual lawyers, including five on the national level, The Legal 500, 2008
Fulbright named to the Litigation Department of the Year Honor Roll as one of the top litigation firms in the U.S., American Lawyer, 2008.
Specific Practice & Industry Groups Details:
Statement of Practice Summary:
General Civil Practice. Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts. Administrative Law, Admiralty, Alternative Energy, Antitrust, Arbitration and Mediation, Aviation, Banking, Climate Change, Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Creditors' Rights, Corporate and Securities, Employee Benefits, Energy, Environmental Law, Family Law, Finance, Health Care, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property and Technology, International, Labor and Employment, Land Use and Zoning, Litigation, Municipal Law (Including Municipal Bonds), Oil and Gas, Patent, Trademark and Copyright, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Project Finance, Public Law, Public Private Partnerships, Public Utilities, Real Estate, Subprime and Credit Crisis, Taxation, Toxic Tort, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, Venture Capital.
Documents by Lawyers at this office
IRS Announces Criteria Used to Determine Disclosure of Swiss Accounts
Kathryn Keneally, Gregory M. Matlock, Shawn R. O'Brien, Jasper G. Taylor, Matthew T. Theurer, December 1, 2009
On August 19, 2009, a large Swiss bank agreed to release the identities of up to 4,450 account holders (including individuals and entities) to the IRS as part of a settlement agreement with Switzerland and the U.S. Government relating to a John Doe summons issued on July 21, 2008.
Following Second Circuit's Lead, Fifth Circuit Revives GHG Mass Tort Claims Patricia Finn Braddock, Edward C. Lewis, Jeffrey B. Margulies, Andrew Torrant, November 18, 2009
On October 16, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit revived the plaintiffs' claims in Comer v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc. (“Comer”), a mass tort lawsuit that accuses oil and chemical companies of adding to the intensity of Hurricane Katrina through their emissions of...
En Banc Federal Circuit Holds, 'Section 271(f) Does Not Cover Method Claims'Daniel Scott Leventhal, August 21, 2009
On August 19, 2009, an en banc panel of the Federal Circuit held that Section 271(f) of the Patent Act (35 U.S.C. § 271(f)) does not cover method claims. Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. v. St. Jude Med., Inc., No. 2007-1296, slip op. at 17 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 19, 2009). In doing so, the Federal Circuit...
Year Established: 1919
Languages: English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, Urdu, Arabic.
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