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Vinson & Elkins announced today that it achieved 18 Band 1 rankings in Chambers USA 2025:
Nationwide: Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation); Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional); Energy Transition; Offshore Energy; Projects: Oil & Gas; Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional
New York: Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded
Texas: Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Capital Markets: Debt & Equity; Corporate/M&A: The Elite; Environment: Mainly Transactional; Litigation: Securities; Real Estate; Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use; Tax; Technology: Corporate & Commercial
Texas: Austin & Surrounds: Corporate/M&A
Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Of the firm’s 167 individual lawyer rankings, 16 were newly added in 2025. Some lawyers are ranked in more than one category.
When interviewed by Chambers’ research team, a client remarked, “V&E is excellent, I’m always very impressed with the service and firepower. It can go toe-to-toe with any firm.”
Other clients said, “This is a premium team that delivers premium work, advice and insights” and noted that the “caliber and quality of people, and the advice you get, is just amazing.”
Following is the full list of Vinson & Elkins’ practice rankings:
NATIONWIDE
Antitrust
Antitrust (Cartel)
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite
Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Counsel
Capital Markets: Equity: Manager Counsel
Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt
Corporate/M&A: The Elite
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Energy Transition
Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
Environment
Environment: Mainly Transactional
FCPA
Government: Government Contracts: The Elite
International Arbitration: The Elite
Offshore Energy
Oil & Gas Litigation
Private Equity: Buyouts: High-End Capability
Projects: LNG
Projects: Oil & Gas
Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional
Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
REITs
Sports Law
Tax: Controversy
Tax: Corporate & Finance
Transportation: Aviation: Finance
NEW YORK
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
Corporate/M&A: Takeover Defense
Litigation: Securities
Private Equity: Buyouts
Real Estate: Mainly Dirt
TEXAS
Antitrust
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
Construction
Corporate/M&A: The Elite
Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity)
Environment
Environment: Mainly Transactional
Intellectual Property
Labor & Employment
Litigation: Appellate
Litigation: Securities
Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Private Equity: Buyouts
Real Estate
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Tax
Technology: Corporate & Commercial
TEXAS: AUSTIN & SURROUNDS
Corporate/M&A
Litigation: General Commercial
TEXAS: DALLAS, FORT WORTH & SURROUNDS
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Antitrust
Environment
Environment: Mainly Transactional
Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
TEXAS: HOUSTON & SURROUNDS
Litigation: General Commercial
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
CALIFORNIA
Antitrust
CALIFORNIA: SOUTHERN
Tax
Following is the full list of Vinson & Elkins’ individual lawyer rankings:
About Vinson & Elkins
For more than a century, Vinson & Elkins has provided outstanding client service across important industries that drive the global economy. Built on a strong culture of collaboration across 14 offices worldwide, V&E lawyers are committed to excellence, offering clients decades of legal experience in handling transactions, investments, projects and disputes across the globe. Learn more by visiting www.velaw.com or connect with us on LinkedIn.
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