Awards & Rankings

Fulbright & Jaworski, a full-service international law firm, serves 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 sixteen Fulbright locations world-wide, with international locations in Beijing, London, Munich, Hong Kong, Dubai and Riyadh.

The last two years have witnessed an avalanche of new awards for Fulbright and increasingly high rankings in legal directories and professional associations. Below is a compilation of the  growth over the last two years in legal honors.

Firmwide

For the second time in three years, International Law Office, a media partner to the International Bar Association and Association of Corporate Counsel, 2007, honored Fulbright with its Client Choice Award for excellence in client service in the United States, a designation awarded  to only one law firm in each of 34 countries based upon more than 1,300 individual assessments received from corporate counsel worldwide.

For the sixth year, Corporate Board Member Magazine reported that its survey of public company directors identified Fulbright as one of the top 20 corporate law  firms in the nation. - Corporate Board Member, 2007

The 2007 Chambers USA Guide recognized Fulbright as a leading law firm in 32 categories, including nine  on the national level. Chambers USA also ranked 85 Fulbright lawyers as leading practitioners. - Chambers  and Partners, 2007

The 2007 Chambers Global Guide ranked nine Fulbright practice areas and 11 individual Fulbright lawyers among its leading attorneys worldwide.  - Chambers and Partners, 2007

The 2007 Legal 500 U.S.Guide recognized Fulbright in 15 different categories, including three on the national level. - The Legal 500, 2007

PLC’s Which Lawyer? Yearbook recognized Fulbright in  17 different categories and listed 11 Fulbright lawyers in  its rankings. - Practical Law Company, 2007

Vault recognized Fulbright as one of the 50 leading  law firms in the United States. - Vault, 2007

For a fourth consecutive year, Fulbright was included on BTI’s Client Service 30 list. Fulbright was also identified as one of six firms included in BTI’s Client Service “A” Team, All-Pros. The All-Pros list includes law firms that have consistently ranked, year after year, in the BTI Client Service 30. - BTI Consulting, 2007

For the third consecutive year, Fulbright was one of 20  firms named to The BTI Power Elite. Rankings were  based on interviews with hundreds of corporate counsel  at FORTUNE 1000 companies. - BTI Consulting, 2007

Locations/Regions

Fulbright was one of eight firms listed as finalists for the Best U.S. Law Firm in London at the 2006 Legal Business Awards . - 2006 Legal Business Awards, 2006

The 2007 Chambers Global Guide listed Fulbright as one of the leading law firms for Dispute Resolution in the United Kingdom. - Chambers and Partners, 2007

The 2007 Legal Experts Directory listed three Fulbright partners as leaders in the UK legal profession. - Legal Experts Directory, 2007

The Financial Times included a Fulbright partner in its  list of “Most Innovative Lawyers in the United Kingdom.” - The Financial Times, 2006

The 2007 Legal 500 Guide recognized Fulbright’s London location as a leading firm in four categories and its Middle East locatiosn in eight categories. - The Legal 500, 2007

The 2007 Chambers Global Guide listed Fulbright as one of the leading law firms for corporate/commercial practice in both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. - Chambers  and Partners, 2007

Two Fulbright partners were listed as leaders in the general corporate practice for the region. The Asia Law Leading Lawyers 2007: A Guide to Asia’s Finest Lawyers.  - Asia Law & Practice, 2007

The 2007 Chambers Global Guide ranked Fulbright as one of the leading law firms in China/Hong Kong for corporate/M&A. - Chambers and Partners, 2007

Who’s Who Legal Texas listed 37 Fulbright lawyers  as leading practitioners. - Who’s Who Legal, 2007

Fulbright was named among “The Best Places to Work” in multiple Texas Business Journals. - Austin, Dallas, Houston& San Antonio Business Journal, 2005-2007

PLC Magazine ranked Fulbright as the top overall law  firm in Texas. - Practical Law Company, 2006

Corporate

Six Fulbright lawyers were recognized as members of the Law dragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in the nation. - Law dragon, 2007

In its “Top Corporate Governance Law Firms Survey,” Directors & Boards magazine reported that Fulbright ranked in the top 10 in “Dealing with General Corporate Governance Issues” and “Dealing with Director Liability Issues.” - Directors & Boards, 2007

Energy

The 2007 Chambers USA Guide listed Fulbright as one of the leading law firms for oil and gas. - Chambers and Partners, 2007

The 2007 Chambers Global Guide ranked Fulbright as one of the top five oil and gas law firms in the U.S.- Chambers and Partners, 2007

The 2006 BTI Survey selected Fulbright as one of two “Predominant Primary Law Firms” in the energy industry. - BTI Consulting, 2006

Six Fulbright lawyers were listed as top oil and gas lawyers  in the world. - Who’s Who Legal, 2007

Intellectual Property

The 2007 Chambers Global Guide  listed Fulbright as one of the leading intellectual property firms in the U.S.- Chambers and Partners, 2007

The 2007 Chambers USA Guide ranked Fulbright as one of the leading law firms for intellectual property. - Chambers and Partners, 2007

Managing Intellectual Property ranked Fulbright’s intellectual property practice as one of the largest in the United States. - Managing Intellectual Property, 2007

Intellectual Property Today reported Fulbright as among the “Top Patent Firms” in the nation. - Intellectual Property Today, 2006

IP Law 360 Newswire ranked Fulbright in the top five  for all U.S.firms in trademark litigation. - IP Law 360 Newswire, 2007

Who’s Who Legal recognized six Fulbright lawyers as among the top intellectual property lawyers in the world. - Who’s Who Legal, 2007

International Arbitration

For the third consecutive year, the Chambers USA Guide listed Fulbright as one of the top national firms for International Arbitration. - Chambers and Partners, 2007

The 2007 Chambers Global Guide ranked Fulbright as  one of the leading international arbitration firms in the world. - Chambers and Partners, 2007

The ALM Publication Focus Europe’s Arbitration Scorecard ranked Fulbright among the top 10  arbitration firms worldwide. - ALM Publication Focus Europe’s Arbitration Scorecard, 2007

PLC Cross-border Dispute Resolution Handbook named Fulbright one of the top law firms in the United States and the United Kingdom for dispute resolution. - Practical Law Company, 2007-2008

Litigation

The 2007 Chambers USA Guide listed Fulbright as one of the leading law firms for products liability. - Chambers  and Partners, 2007

Who’s Who Legal listed seven Fulbright lawyers among  the top litigators in the world. - Who’s Who Legal, 2007

Corporate Counsel reported Fulbright as one of the  most-mentioned firms in the country for litigation work by FORTUNE 250 companies. - National Law Journal, 2007

Project Finance

Project Finance Experts Guide listed four Fulbright lawyers among the “World’s Leading Project Finance Lawyers.” - Project Finance Experts Guide, 2006

The 2007 Chambers Global Guide ranked Fulbright as one of the leading firms in the Asia Pacific for projects and energy. - Chambers and Partners, 2007

Fulbright was honored with “African Transport Deal of  the Year” by Project Finance Magazine for its privatization of the Kenya/Uganda Railway concession. - Project Finance Magazine, 2006

Project Finance Magazine identified a Fulbright partner as the “best individual lawyer” in infrastructure project finance based on a market survey of sponsors and bankers. - Project Finance Magazine, 2007

Public Finance

The 2007 Chambers Global Guide  lists Fulbright as one of the leading firms in the world for asset finance. - Chambers and Partners, 2007

Thomson Financial placed Fulbright’s public finance practice among the top practices in the nation.  - Thomson Financial, 2006

Fulbright was honored with the “Deal of the Year” byThe Bond Buyer , the daily newspaper of public finance,  for its work in financing of new ballparks in New York.  - The Bond Buyer, 2006

Tax

The 2007 Chambers USA Guide named Fulbright as one of the leading law firms for corporate tax. - Chambers and Partners, 2007

The 2007 Chambers USA Guide listed Fulbright as one of the leading law firms for tax litigation. - Chambers and Partners, 2007

The 2007 Chambers Global Guide ranked Fulbright as one of the leading law firms in the U.S.for corporate tax. - Chambers and Partners, 2007

Individual Recognition

Six Fulbright lawyers were recognized as members of the Law dragon 500 Leading Lawyers in the nation and 12 others received finalist recognition. - Law dragon, 2007

The 2007 Best Lawyers in  America featured 171  Fulbright lawyers. - Best Lawyers, 2007

Super Lawyers listed 148 Fulbright lawyers as  “Super Lawyers.” - Super Lawyers, 2007

Super Lawyers listed 79 Fulbright lawyers as  “Rising Stars.” - Super Lawyers, 2007

The Legal Media Group’s 2006 Guide to the World’s Leading Practitioners recognized 47 Fulbright lawyers  as leading practitioners. - Legal Media Group, 2006

Who’s Who Legal - The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers recognized 24 Fulbright lawyers as leading lawyers worldwide. - Who’s Who Legal, 2007

A number of Fulbright lawyers were named to the 2007 Client Service All-Star Team for Law Firms, based upon nominations by FORTUNE 1000 clients for exceptional service - BTI Consulting, 2007

The National Law Journal listed two Fulbright partners among the nation’s 100 most influential  lawyers. - The National Law Journal, 2006

A Fulbright partner was recognized by The National  Law Journal as one of the 50 most influential U.S.women lawyers. - The National Law Journal, 2006