Andrews Kurth closes more U.S. Municipal New Issues as Underwriter’s Counsel  than any of the Top 10 nationally ranked law firms in the First Quarter of 2008 according to Thomson Financial U.S. Municipals Review. Our First Quarter 2008 rankings include:

• #4 in U.S. Municipal New Issues, Underwriter’s Counsel based on proceeds ($2.564 billion); 33 issues
• #6 in U.S. Municipal New Issues, Disclosure Counsel based on proceeds ($1.689 billion); 6 issues

The American Lawyer 2008 Corporate Scorecard ranks Andrews Kurth in 10 categories. These rankings for 2007 represent a step up from our 2006 rankings (as published in the 2007 Corporate Scorecard), including moving up in some rankings and being ranked in four new categories: REIT Equities, Issuer's Counsel; High-Yield Debt, Underwriter's Counsel; Investment-Grade Debt, Issuer's Counsel; and Investment-Grade Debt, Underwriter's Counsel.

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• #4 in IPOs, Issuer’s Counsel, based on proceeds ($1.61 billion); #6 based on number of issues (7)
• #5 in Municipal Bonds, Underwriter’s Counsel, based on number of issues (146); #12 based on proceeds ($5.053 billion)
• #8 in REIT Equities, Issuer’s Counsel, based on number of issues (3); #9 base on proceeds ($428 million)
• #9 in Mortgage-Backed Securities, Issuer’s Counsel, based on number of issues (18); #10 based on proceeds ($5.126 billion)
• #10 in Equities by U.S. Corporations (excluding IPOs), Underwriter’s Counsel, based on number of issues (14); #14 based on proceeds ($2.927 billion)
• #13 in IPOs, Underwriter’s Counsel, based on number of issues (3) and on proceeds ($455 million)
• #15 in High-Yield Debt, Underwriter’s Counsel, based on proceeds ($1.1 billion); # 17 based on number of issues (2)
• #18 in Investment-Grade Debt, Underwriter’s Counsel, based on proceeds ($6.843 billion); #21 based on number of issues (8)
• #19 in Investment-Grade Debt, Issuer’s Counsel, based on proceeds ($7.733 billion); #23 based on number of issues (7)
• #21 in High-Yield Debt, Issuer’s Counsel, based on number of issues (4); #24 based on proceeds ($866 million)

Andrews Kurth has been recognized as one of the “Most Active Law Firms” by the Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst’s Guide to Law Firms for 2008, both by number of deals consummated and by number of funds represented by year-end 2007.

Bloomberg lists Andrews Kurth in the top 20 in its 2008 Q1 Americas Legal Advisor League Tables for the following capital markets categories (based on volume):

• #5 in U.S. High Yield Debt, Manager Advisor ($203 million)
• #11 in U.S. Investment Grade Debt, Issuer Advisor ($3.35 billion)
• #12 in U.S. Corporate Debt, Issuer Advisor ($3.55 billion)
• #13 in U.S. Investment Grade Debt, Manager Advisor ($3.95 billion)
• #14 in U.S. Corporate Debt, Manager Advisor ($3.95 billion)
• #15 in U.S. Equity Offerings, Manager Advisor ($450 million)
• #18 in U.S. Equity Linked, Issuer Advisor ($115 million)
• #19 in U.S. Equity Offerings, Issuer Advisor ($332 million)

Corporate Control Alert (CCA) ranked Andrews Kurth number 35 in the top 40 M&A law firms for 2007. Andrews Kurth was ranked for our involvement with 19 deals, 6 for representing the target and 13 for representing the acquirer. CCA also lists Andrews Kurth as representing the seventh largest M&A deal in the United States announced between August 1 and December 31, 2007.

The Bond Buyer lists Andrews Kurth in the top bond counsel rankings for 2007. Rankings are based on the value of bond issuances. Andrews Kurth was ranked #4 in Texas and #5 in the Southwest Region for bond issuances totaling $4.09 billion and ranked #5 for bond issuances totaling $7.8 million for the Far West Region.

Thomson Financial lists Andrews Kurth in the top 25 in its 2007 Public Finance League Tables:

• # 12 Underwriter,s Counsel - 136 deals with a dollar value of $8.212 billion
• # 13 Disclosure Counsel - 23 deals with a dollar value of $1.946 billion
• # 25 Bond Counsel - 61 deals with a dollar value of $4.374 billion

Andrews Kurth ranks among top 25 Issuer's Counsel in PIPE deals by number of transactions in the PlacementTracker 2007 PIPE Market League Tables

PrivateRaise.com^® lists Andrews Kurth in the top PIPE legal advisors on its 2007 RaiseStats^TM PIPE League Tables. Rankings are based on the value of PIPE transactions. Andrews Kurth was ranked #7 in PIPE Issuer Legal Advisors totaling $1.217 billion and ranked #24 in PIPE Investor Legal Advisors totaling $90.53 million.

Bloomberg lists Andrews Kurth in the top 20 in its 2007 Legal Advisor League Tables for the following capital markets categories (based on volume):

• #8 in U.S. Equity Offerings, Issuer Advisor ($3.063 billion)
• #13 in U.S. High Yield Debt, Manager Advisor ($1.1 billion)
• #13 in U.S. Equity Offerings, Manager Advisor ($3.767 billion)
• #15 in U.S. Investment Grade Debt, Issuer Advisor ($9.5 billion)
• #15 in U.S. Corporate Debt, Issuer Advisor ($10.225 billion)  

Andrews Kurth was one of eight Legal 500's most recommended law firms for mergers and acquisitions within the Central region of the United States.

The SEC New Registrations Report lists Andrews Kurth as one of the top 15 Underwriter’s Counsel by number of registrations as well as top 15 Issuer’s Counsel for IPOs by total fee amount for January through November 2007.

The Thomson Financial U.S. Capital Markets Review for the Third Quarter 2007 lists Andrews Kurth in the top 15 for the following categories:

• #6 in Global IPOs by U.S. Issuers, Issuer Legal Advisor, based on number of issues (6); #15 based on proceeds ($1.035 billion)
• #7 in U.S. IPOs, Issuer Legal Advisor, based on number of issues (6); #13 based on proceeds ($1.035 billion)
• #9 in U.S. Mortgage-Backed Securities, Issuer Legal Advisor, based on number of issues (17); #13 based on proceeds ($3.627 billion)
• #8 in Global Equity Issuance by U.S. Issuers, Issuer Legal Advisor, based on number of issues (10)
• #11 in U.S. Common Stock, Issuer Legal Advisor, based on number of issues (10)
• #13 in Global Equity Issuance by U.S. Issuers, Manager Legal Advisor, based on number of issues (9)
• #14 in U.S. Equity & Equity-Related, Issuer Legal Advisor, based on number of issues (10)
• #14 in U.S. High-Yield Corporate Debt, Manager Legal Advisor, based on proceeds ($1.1 billion)

The Executive Legal Advisor lists Andrews Kurth four times in its list of Top Ten Texas IPO's for 2006.

The SEC New Registrations Report lists Andrews Kurth as one of the top 15 Issuer's Counsel for IPOs in 2007.

The Bond Buyer lists Andrews Kurth in the top bond counsel rankings for the first half of 2007. Rankings are based on the value of bond issuances. Andrews Kurth was ranked #4 for bond issuances totaling $1.8 billion for Texas, ranked #6 for bond issuances totaling $1.8 billion for the Southwest Region and ranked #5 for bond issuances totaling $7.8 million for the Far West Region.  

The Thomson Financial U.S. Capital Markets Review for the Second Quarter 2007 lists Andrews Kurth in the top 15 for the following categories:

• #4 in Global IPOs by U.S. Issuers, Issuer Legal Advisor, based on number of issues (5); #11 based on proceeds ($914.5 million)
• #5 in U.S. IPOs, Issuer Legal Advisor, based on number of issues (5); #10 based on proceeds ($914.5 million)
• #7 in U.S. Mortgage-Backed Securities, Issuer Legal Advisor, based on number of issues (13); #13 based on proceeds ($3.627 billion)
• #9 in Global Equity Issuance by U.S. Issuers, Issuer Legal Advisor, based on number of issues (8); #11 based on proceeds ($2.016 billion)
• #10 in U.S. Common Stock, Issuer Legal Advisor, based on number of issues (8)
• #13 in U.S. Equity & Equity-Related, Issuer Legal Advisor, based on number of issues (8)
• #15 in U.S. High-Yield Corporate Debt, Manager Legal Advisor, based on proceeds ($1.1 billion)

The Bond Buyer lists Andrews Kurth in the top 10 bond counsel rankings for the first half of 2007. Rankings are based on the value of bond issuances. The firm was ranked #7 for bond issuances totaling $1.3 billion.

Bloomberg lists Andrews Kurth in the top 20 in its 2007 First Half Legal Adviser League Tables for the following capital markets categories (based on volume):

• #10 in US High Yield Debt, Manager Adviser ($1.1 billion)
• #11 in US Equity Offerings, Issuer Adviser ($1.729 billion)
• #14 in US Investment Grade Debt, Issuer Adviser ($4.85 billion)
• #17 in US Corporate Debt, Issuer Adviser ($5.475 billion)
• #19 in US Equity Offerings, Manager Adviser ($987 million)
• #20 in US High Yield Debt, Issuer Adviser ($625 million)

Andrews Kurth is ranked #2 on the list of top U.S. legal advisers in 2006 for renewable energy projects, as published in the June 2007 issue of Project Finance magazine and according to Dealogic's 2006 Renewables League Tables. The Clean and Renewable Energy practice earned this rank by completing three wind farm project financings in 2006 at a total value of $545 million. The firm was also ranked #6 on the list of top global legal advisers for renewable energy project financings according to year-end data compiled by Dealogic.

Euromoney Institutional Investor (International Financial Law Review) places Andrews Kurth 9th among law firms for the 1st Quarter, Project Finance Rankings. Three US firms made the top 10 and the US trio have a combined market share of 15.8%. Andrews Kurth climbed more than 40 places to be named in the top 10.

Dallas Business Journal - Best Places to Work program listed Andrews Kurth's Dallas office as one of the top 15 places to work under the category for mid-size businesses.

Andrews Kurth was recognized by the Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst as one the most active law firms in the country for private equity and venture capital deals with a final close in 2006. The firm ranked 40th by number of deals completed in 2006 and ranked 42nd by number of funds for general and limited partners with a final close in 2006.

Andrews Kurth was recognized as one of 15 "Top Transactional Practices" in The American Lawyer 2007 Corporate Scorecard, based on the number of categories for which we were ranked in the top 10. These rankings for 2006 represent a step up from our 2005 rankings (as published in the 2006 Corporate Scorecard), including moving up in some rankings and being ranked in two new categories: IPOs, Issuer's Counsel and Equities by U.S. Corporations, Issuer's Counsel. 

Click here for the Andrews Kurth 2007 Corporate Scorecard tables. Our 2006 rankings include:

• #4 in IPOs, Issuer's Counsel, based on proceeds ($1.19 billion); #9 based on number of issues (4)
• #5 in Municipal Bonds, Underwriter's Counsel, based on number of issues (145); #13 based on proceeds ($3.729 billion)
• #7 in IPOs, Underwriter's Counsel, based on proceeds ($1.966 billion); #9 based on number of issues (6)
• #8 in Mortgage-Backed Securities, Issuer's Counsel, based on number of issues (23); #10 based on proceeds ($7.015 billion)
• #9 in Equities by U.S. Corporations (excluding IPOs), Issuer's Counsel, based on number of issues (11); #11 based on proceeds ($2.544 billion)
• #12 in High-Yield Debt, Issuer's Counsel, based on number of issues (8); #15 based on proceeds ($3.612 billion)
• #19 in Equities by U.S. Corporations (excluding IPOs), Underwriter's Counsel, based on number of issues (7); #20 based on proceeds ($1.177 billion)

Andrews Kurth is ranked #11 for Canadian Involvement Completed in the First Quarter 2007 Mergers & Acquisitions Review by Thomson Financial.

Thomson Financial’s US Capital Markets Review for the First Quarter 2007 lists Andrews Kurth in the top 15 for the following categories:

• #4 in Global IPOs by US Issuers, Issuer Legal Advisor, based on proceeds ($771.1 million); #5 based on number of issues (3)
• #5 in US IPOs, Issuer Legal Advisor, based on proceeds ($771.1 million); #6 based on number of issues (3)
• #7 in US High Yield Corporate Debt, Issuer Legal Advisor, based on number of issues (3); #13 based on proceeds ($868.6 million)
• #8 in Global Equity Issuance by US Issuers, Issuer Legal Advisor, based on number of issues (4); #13 based on proceeds ($877 million) /li>
• #8 in US Mortgage-backed Securities, Issuer Legal Advisor, based on number of issues (6); #12 based on proceeds ($1.712 billion)
• #9 in US Common Stock, Issuer Legal Advisor, based on number of issues (4); #15 based on proceeds ($877 million)
• #11 in US Equity & Equity-related, Issuer Legal Advisor, based on number of issues (4)
• #11 in US High Yield Corporate Debt, Manager Legal Advisor, based on number of issues (1); #14 based on proceeds ($500 million)

Bloomberg lists Andrews Kurth in the top 20 in its 2007 Q1 Legal Adviser League Tables for the following capital markets categories (based on volume):

• #9 in US High Yield Debt, Manager Adviser ($500 million)
• #10 in Global Equity IPOs, Issuer Adviser ($729 million)
• #11 in US High Yield Debt, Issuer Adviser ($625 million)
• #13 in US Equity Offerings, Issuer Adviser ($834 million) /li>
• #16 in US Corporate Debt, Issuer Adviser ($2.125 billion) /li>
• #17 in US Investment Grade Debt, Issuer Adviser ($1.5 billion)
• #18 in US Equity Offerings, Manager Adviser ($479 million)

The SEC New Registrations Report lists Andrews Kurth #8 in the Top Fifteen Issuer's Counsel for IPO's YTD based on the number of registrations (3) and #6 in the Top Fifteen Issuer's Counsel Fees for IPO's YTD based on total fee amount (2.8 billion).

The March 2007 SEC New Registrations Report, covering year-to-date IPOs in 2007, ranks Andrews Kurth #11 for Issuer's Counsel for IPOs based on funds raised ($387 million). Andrews Kurth represented the issuer in the #12 IPO on the Top 20 Completed IPOs (Year-To-Date) list, which is based on the maximum offering price.

The February 2007 SEC New Registrations Report, covering year-to-date IPOs in 2007, ranks Andrews Kurth in the top 10 for the following categories:

• #10 - Issuer's Counsel for IPOs based on the number of registrations (2)
• #10 - Issuer's Counsel for IPOs based on funds raised ($387 million)

PrivateRaise.com lists Andrews Kurth in the top 20 in its 2006 RaiseStats Market Activity and Rankings for Private Investments in Public Equity (PIPEs) for the following categories:

• #9 - PIPE Investor Law Firms ranked by dollar amount of deals ($555.70 million)
• #11 - PIPE Issuer Law Firms ranked by dollar amount of deals ($512.25 million)
• #14 - PIPE Issuer Law Firms ranked by number of deals (11)
• #16 - PIPE Investor Law Firms ranked by number of deals (5)

The Bond Buyer lists Andrews Kurth in the top five and the top 10 bond counsel rankings for 2006. Rankings are based on the value of bond issuances. In Texas, the firm was ranked #5 for bond issuances totaling $2.62 billion. In the Southwest Region, the firm was ranked #7 for bond issuances totaling $2.63 billion.

Project Finance International Awards 2006: Bond Deal of the Year - Sabine Pass. The US $2.03 billion bond offering for Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG project was significant as the largest high-yield project financing ever done for a single asset. The deal overcame construction risk, a limited history, and no positive cashflows predicted until 2008. Credit Suisse led the deal. The financing took out not only US $1.5 billion in project debt, but also a restrictive Term B deal that prevented distributions to the parent. Cheniere needed to get to that cash to finance its marketing activities and secure long-term contracts for LNG supply.

The January 2007 SEC New Registrations Report, covering IPOs in January 2007, ranks Andrews Kurth in the top 15 for the following categories:

• #3 - Issuer's Counsel for IPOs based on the number of registrations (2)
• #4 - Issuer's Counsel for IPOs based on funds raised ($387 million)

Thomson Financial’s US Capital Markets Review for the Fourth Quarter 2006 lists Andrews Kurth in the top 15 for the following categories:

• #6 - Global Equity Issuance by US Issuers, Issuer Legal Advisor
• #6 - US Common Stock, Issuer Legal Advisor
• #8 - Global IPOs by US Issuers, Manager Legal Advisor
• #8 - US Equity & Equity-related, Issuer Legal Advisor
• #9 - Global IPOs by US Issuers, Issuer Legal Advisor
• #9 - US IPOs, Manager Legal Advisor
• #10 - US IPOs, Issuer Legal Advisor
• #13 - Global Equity Issuance by US Issuers, Manager Legal Advisor
• #13 - US Common Stock, Manager Legal Advisor
• #13 - US Mortgage-backed Securities, Issuer Legal Advisor
• #15 - US Equity & Equity-related, Manager Legal Advisor
• #15 - US High Yield Corporate Debt, Issuer Legal Advisor

The Globe and Mail lists Andrews Kurth in its Top 20 Canadian Deals in 2006 for our participation as target legal adviser in the TransCanada acquisition of ANR Pipeline. This deal was ranked number 11 on the list of the top 20 Canadian deals in 2006.

Asset-Backed Alert lists Andrews Kurth as #11 in the "Top Issuer Counsel for U.S. ABS/MBS" rankings for 2006.

The December 2006 SEC New Registrations Report, covering IPOs for calendar year 2006, lists Andrews Kurth in the top 15 for the following categories:

• #10 - Lead Underwriter's Counsel for IPOs based on funds raised (approximately $1.67 billion)
• #13 - Issuer's Counsel for IPOs based on funds raised (approximately $1.1 billion)
• #13 - Lead Underwriter's Counsel for IPOs based on number of registrations (5)

Andrews Kurth acted as legal adviser in two of the top oil and gas mergers and acquisitions that closed in 2006, as reported in the December 11, 2006 issue of Financial Week. The Firm represented the target in a $2.4 billion all-cash acquisition and the acquirer in a $1.9 billion acquisition.

Andrews Kurth lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers list of Washington, DC, special section of The Washington Post Magazine (October 1, 2006). The recognized lawyers are:

• Roger Feldman, Project Finance Law
• Michael Fremuth, Energy Law
• Andy Tucker, Leveraged Buyouts And Private Equity Law

Best Lawyers (www.bestlawyers.com) is a leading national benchmark of go-to counsel published by Woodward White Corp. The 2006 edition is based on an extensive peer-review survey of some 16,000 attorneys, resulting in more than 400,000 detailed evaluations of individual lawyers around the country.

Thomson Financial’s Third Quarter Legal Advisors Capital Markets Review lists Andrews Kurth in the top 15 for the following categories:

• #5 - US IPOs - Issuer Legal Advisor
• #6 - Global Equity Issuance by US Issuers - Issuer Legal Advisor
• #6 - Global IPOs by US Issuers - Issuer Legal Advisor
• #6 - Global IPOs by US Issuers - Manager Legal Advisor
• #6 - US Common Stock - Issuer Legal Advisor
• #7 - US IPOs - Manager Legal Advisor
• #10 - US Equity & Equity-related - Issuer Legal Advisor
• #12 - Global Equity Issuance by US Issuers - Manager Legal Advisor
• #12 - US Common Stock - Manager Legal Advisor
• #13 - US Mortgage-backed Securities - Issuer Legal Advisor
• #14 - US Equity & Equity-related - Manager Legal Advisor

PrivateRaise.com Releases 2006 Q1/Q2 RaiseStats & Rankings for Private Investments in Public Equity (PIPEs) lists Andrews Kurth in the Top 25 PIPE Investor and Issuer Law Firms.

• # 7  - Investor Law Firms (ranked by $)
• #10 - Investor Law Firms (ranked by #)  
• #13 - Issuer Law Firms (ranked by #)
• #19 - Issuer Law Firms (ranked by $)

Thomson Financial’s 2nd Quarter 2006 US Capital Markets Review lists Andrews Kurth in the following categories: (click here for details )

• #4  - US IPOs, Manager Legal Advisor
• #5  - US IPOs, Issuer Legal Advisor
• #6  - Global IPOs by US Issuers, Manager Legal Advisor
• #7  - Global Equity Issuance by US Issuers, Issuer Legal Advisor
• #8  - Global IPOs by US Issuers, Issuer Legal Advisor
• #9  - US Common Stock, Issuer Legal Advisor
• #11 - Global Equity Issuance by US Issuers, Manager Legal Advisor
• #11 - US Common Stock, Manager Legal Advisor
• #13 - US Equity & Equity-related, Issuer Legal Advisor
• #14 - US Equity & Equity-related, Manager Legal Advisor
• #14 - US Mortgage-backed Securities, Issuer Legal Advisor

Andrews Kurth lists twice in the Top 10 Texas IPOs in 2005, of the In-House Texas Corporate Scorecard (May 1, 2006)

In Thomson Financial’s US Capital Markets Review for the First Quarter 2006, Andrews Kurth led all manager advisors with US $1.3 billion on 3 issues, representing 18.8 share of the market. Andrews Kurth is also recognized in the following categories (click here for more details):

• #1 Global IPOs by US Issuers - Manager Legal Advisor
• #1 US IPOs - Manager Legal Advisor
• #2 Global IPOs by US Issuers - Issuer Legal Advisor
• #2 US IPOs - Issuer Legal Advisor
• #5 Global Equity Issuance by US Issuers - Manager Legal Advisor
• #6 US Common Stock - Manager Legal Advisor
• #7 US Equity & Equity-related - Manager Legal Advisor
• #10 Global Equity Issuance by US Issuers - Issuer Legal Advisor
• #11 US Common Stock - Issuer Legal Advisor
• #12 US Equity & Equity-related - Issuer Legal Advisor
• #13 US Mortgage-backed Securities - Issuer Legal Advisor

Andrews Kurth made a significant mark in the April 2006 The American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard under the following categories (click here for more information regarding The American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard):

• #2 in Municipal Bonds for 2005 as Underwriter’s Counsel
• #7 in Mortgage-Backed Securities for 2005 as Issuer’s Counsel
• #10 in Asset-Backed Securities for 2005 as Issuer’s Counsel
• #12 in Equities by U.S. Corporations (excluding IPOs) in 2005 as Underwriter’s Counsel
• #16 in Underwriter’s Counsel for IPOs for 2005
• #19 in High -Yield Debts for 2005 as Issuer’s Counsel

Asset-Backed Alert lists Andrews Kurth as #8 for “Top Issuer Counsel for US ABS/MBS” in the 4th Quarter for 2005. 

In Thomson Financial's review of the Fourth Quarter for 2005, Andrews Kurth lists in the following categories:

• #10 Global Equity Issuance by US Issuers, Manager Legal Advisor
• #10 Mortgage-backed Securities, Issuer Legal Advisor
• #12 US Equity & Equity-related, Manager Legal Advisor
• #12 US Common Stock, Manager Legal Advisor
• #13 US Convertible Offerings, Issuer Legal Advisor
• #15 US Investment Grade Corporate Debt, Issuer Legal Advisor

The Bond Buyer ranks Andrews Kurth as #9  for the Top Underwriter’s Counsel (for first nine months). (click here for more details regarding The Bond Buyer)

PrivateRaise.com 2005 Q1-Q3 RaiseStats & Rankings for PIPES listed Andrews Kurth as #4 for the Top 25 PIPE Investor Law Firms (click here for more details regarding PrivateRaise.com).

Austin Business Journal recognized Rex VanMiddlesworth as Austin's foremost public and administrative lawyer in the "Best of Business Attorneys and Corporate Counsel," where he is noted for both his representation of public bodies in litigation and his expertise in regulatory law (click here for more details regarding The Austin Business Journal).

Andrews Kurth ranks 8th nationally as Top Underwriters Counsel, with a dollar volume of approximately $3 billion in financings. (Our total dollar volume as underwriters counsel for all of 2004 was $2.6 billion, when we ranked 16th.)

Andrews Kurth represented two of the top 25 clients listed in the “Largest 2004 Metroplex" announced under Mergers and Acquisitions of the Dallas Business Journal.

Houston Business Journal - Best Places to Work program listed Andrews Kurth's Houston office as one of the top 10 places to work under the category for companies with more than 500 employees.

Andrews Kurth ranked seven in Texas Lawyer’s “The 10 Largest Firms in Texas.”

The Bond Buyer -Top Disclosure Counsel – First 9 Months 2004 – Andrews Kurth ranked 4.  Source Thomson Financial.

Thomson Financial’s 3rd Quarter report for 2004 recognized Andrews Kurth as the only Texas-based firm to be ranked as one of the top leading law firms for US Mortgage-backed Securities, as Issuer Legal advisor.

The Bond Buyer - Top Disclosure Counsel: All Bonds – Andrews Kurth LLP ranked 3.  Source Thomson Financial’s “AT23” league table. (click here for more details regarding The Bond Buyer) 

Andrews Kurth moved up on the charts to the top 10 law firms nationwide as Underwriter's Counsel for municipal bonds as noted in the 2004 American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard.

The Bond Buyer announced that Andrews Kurth has moved up from 48 to number 3 after serving as disclosure counsel on Houston's $3 billion combined utility system revenue refunding issue.  For the first six months of 2004, the firm served on seven deals totaling just slightly over $2 billion.

Corporate Board Member announced the results of its fourth annual Legal Industry Research Study. Directors working in Houston, Texas, ranked Andrews Kurth LLP as one of the top five best corporate firms in Houston. Corporate Board Member’s annual study identifies the top 20 national corporate law firms and the top five corporate firms in 50 major metropolitan areas, according to directors serving on boards of publicly traded companies listed with the NASDAQ Stock Market, New York Stock Exchange, or American Stock Exchange. (click here for more details regarding the Corporate Board Member)
• “What makes these ratings unique is that they’re made not by other lawyers, from afar, but by the people ultimately responsible for hiring corporate law firms, weighing their advice, and paying attention-getting bills - company directors,” said William S. Rukeyser, editorial director of Corporate Board Member.

Euromoney Legal Media Group, Expert Guide to the World's Leading Project Finance Lawyers recognized J. Todd Culwell, W. Roberts Taylor, Mark J. Thurber and Timothy Unger for their excellence in the project finance industry.

In Thomson Financial's review of the 2003 capital markets, Andrews Kurth is listed as a "Top 15" firm in three of the transaction categories. Our high rankings included (click here for more details regarding Thomson Financial):

• #9 US Mortgage-Backed Securities, Issuer Legal Advisor
• #14 US Common Stock, Issuer Legal Advisor
• #14 Worldwide Equity Issuance by US Issuers, Issuer Legal Advisor

The M&A Journal ranked Andrews Kurth as having the “largest leap” of any law firm’s quarterly merger transactions. Our eight deals, valued at $4.7 billion, placed us 25th, compared to 74th the year before. We were the only Texas-based firm to place in the top 25.

Project Finance Magazine ranked us #1--"Latin American Petrochemical Deal of the Year" for 2002.

The American Lawyer Magazine 2002  "Associates Survey of Extra Large Firms" ranked Andrews Kurth 15th of 80 national and international firms as “Best in Class” for overall satisfaction.  Among all 132 national and international firms that responded to the associates survey, we ranked 43rd.

In Thomson Financial's review of the 2002 capital markets, Andrews Kurth is listed as a "Top 15" firm in nearly a quarter of the 28 transaction categories. Our high rankings included:

• #8 legal advisor in U.S. mortgage-backed securities
• #11 manager counsel for worldwide equity issuance by U.S. issuers
• #12 manager counsel for U.S. common stock
• #13 manager counsel for U.S. equity & equity-related transactions
• #13 manager counsel for U.S. convertible offerings
• #15 manager counsel for worldwide Initial Public Offerings by U.S. issuers

The American Lawyer’s Corporate Scorecard also listed Andrews Kurth among the top corporate and securities practices in the nation, in terms of number of issues as underwriter’s counsel for U.S. company equity offerings.

Texas Lawyer magazine ranked Andrews Kurth as 2nd among large Texas firms in number of women lawyers and 7th in number of minority lawyers.  This reflects our belief that the diverse backgrounds of our lawyers enhance our ability to connect better with our clients.

A survey by the editors of Texas Lawyer chose four “Top-Notch” lawyers in each of 27 practice areas. Only .0018% of all attorneys practicing in Texas were picked, and the honorees included two Andrews Kurth partners: William Miller in trusts and estates and Kathleen Wu in real estate. In addition, each practice category included one “Go-To” lawyer – and the honoree for bankruptcy law was Hugh Ray, the head of our bankruptcy practice.

Turnarounds & Workouts ranked Andrews Kurth as the 7th largest bankruptcy law firm in U.S.

Andrews Kurth project finance lawyers served as lead borrower counsel for the portfolio financing of the American National Power Funding I, named by Project Finance Magazine as "North American Deal of the Year for 2001.”

The American Lawyer Magazine ranked Andrews Kurth #8 for power project financings in 2001, for projects with a total value of more than $1.4 billion.

Andrews Kurth's energy practice was recognized as an international leader by two independent publications, Petroleum Economist and Chambers and Partner's Global Directory for The World's Leading Lawyers 2000-2001.

The Mega Liquefied Natural Gas Project, an integrated natural gas processing facility on which we acted as lead finance counsel for the Compañia Mega consortium, was named "Latin America Oil & Gas Deal of the Year" for 1999 by Project Finance Magazine and ranked as one of the "Top 10 Oil and Gas Projects" by Capital Data.

The American Lawyer survey of equity deals ranked Andrews Kurth 15th by number of issues as underwriter's counsel.

In 1999, Petroleum Economist listed Andrews Kurth's energy practice among the top in the world. The publication ranked us 15th for best knowledge of the global upstream sector and the global downstream sector, 16th for best knowledge of US law, and 20th for best overall service in the energy industry.

Chambers and Partner's Global Directory, an independently researched publication, listed Andrews Kurth's energy practice as a quality practice highly regarded for our regulatory work in oil, gas and electricity, our major presence in Latin America and our energy financing activities. Three of our lawyers – Michael Fremuth, Michael O'Leary and Tim Unger – were recognized as leading lawyers in the energy industry worldwide.

American Lawyer's "Survey on Equity Deals" ranked Andrews Kurth ranked 18th by number of deals as underwriter's counsel, 15th for most money raised as underwriter's counsel, 17th by number of deals as IPO counsel, and 17th by most money raised as IPO issuer's counsel.

The American Lawyer “Corporate Scorecard” ranked Andrews Kurth 25th in the nation for most deals for all clients in mergers and acquisitions.

The American Lawyer  “Corporate Scorecard” also ranked us highly for corporate securities transactions, including 15th for most money raised as issuer's counsel, 16th for most deals as underwriter’s counsel, 15th for most money raised as underwriter’s counsel and 23rd for most money raised as IPO underwriter’s counsel.

The American Lawyer  “Corporate Scorecard” on corporate debt deals listed us as 7th nationally for most deals and for most money raised as underwriter’s counsel.