Andrews Kurth Ranks in Top 40 List for M&A

HOUSTON – Corporate Control Alert (CCA) has ranked Andrews Kurth number 35 in the top 40 M&A law firms for 2007. The firm was ranked for its role in 19 separate deals—13 representing the buyer and 6 representing the acquired company.

CCA also listed Andrews Kurth for representing the acquirer in the seventh largest M&A deal in the United States announced between August 1 and December 31, 2007. 

“We are pleased with these results, which demonstrate our clients’ confidence in choosing Andrews Kurth to handle critical transactions no matter what their size or complexity,” said Bob Jewell, Andrews Kurth Managing Partner. “We are proud to be one of only three Texas-based firms to make the list.”

CCA is a professional journal that reports exclusively on deals that are valued at $100 million or more and alter corporate control. With in-depth articles examining the M&A landscape, leading investment bankers, attorneys, corporate dealmakers, consultants, academics and government officials refer to CCA for its coverage of the latest legal and regulatory developments, corporate governance issues, transaction structures, and league tables.

For more than a century, Andrews Kurth has built its practice on the belief that “straight talk is good business.” Real answers, clear vision and mutual respect define the firm’s relationships with clients, colleagues, communities and employees. With more than 400 lawyers and offices in Austin, Beijing, Dallas, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, The Woodlands and Washington, DC, Andrews Kurth represents a wide array of clients in all areas of business law. For more information about Andrews Kurth, please visit andrewskurth.com.