Chambers USA 2026 Recognizes Vinson & Elkins in 66 Practice Categories, 170 Individual Lawyer Rankings

Vinson & Elkins announced today that it achieved 20 Band 1 rankings in Chambers USA 2026:

Nationwide: Energy Transition; Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation); Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional); 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; 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

Texas: Houston & Surrounds:  Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

A client told Chambers: “No matter what the issue is, Vinson & Elkins has an expert that can provide the best advice”, while another noted that the firm offers “in-depth knowledge, experience and capability of handling cross-border matters”, adding that it is “always up to date on the fast-changing industry trends and thinking ahead on future needs.”

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

Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Issuer Counsel

Corporate/M&A: The Elite

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Energy Transition

Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)

Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)

Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)

Offshore Energy

Environment

Environment: Mainly Transactional

Government: Government Contracts: The Elite

Corporate Crime & Investigations: Highly Regarded

International Arbitration: The Elite

Projects: LNG

Oil & Gas Litigation

Private Equity: Buyouts: High-end capability

Projects: Oil & Gas

Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional

Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy

REITs

Sports Law

Tax: Controversy

Tax: Corporate & Finance

Transportation: Aviation: Finance

FCPA

NEW YORK:

Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded

Litigation: Securities

Private Equity: Buyouts

TEXAS

Construction

Corporate/M&A: The Elite

Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity)

Environment

Environment: Mainly Transactional

Intellectual Property

Labor & Employment

Litigation: Appellate

Litigation: Securities

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

TEXAS: HOUSTON & SURROUNDS

Litigation: General Commercial

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Antitrust

Environment

Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Environment: Mainly Transactional

CALIFORNIA

Antitrust

CALIFORNIA: SOUTHERN

Tax

Following is the full list of Vinson & Elkins’ individual lawyer rankings:

Steven M Abramowitz

Patricia Adams

Alan Alexander

Paige Anderson

Marisa Antonelli

Michelle Arishita

Rebecca L Baker

Dylan Ballard

Sean Becker

Christopher Bennett

David Berkery

Mike Bielby

Jo Ann Biggs

Mark Brasher

Sara Brauerman

Alexander Canizares

Camilo Cardozo

Ryan Kenneth Carney

Michael L. Charlson

Suzanne Clevenger

Stephanie Coco

Lauren A. Collins

S Gregory Cope

Jeffrey Crough

Prentiss Cutshaw

David C D’Alessandro

Lina Dimachkieh

Matthew Dobbins

Michael Dry

Matthew Falcone

Jason Fleischer

Bradley Roland Foxman

Keith Fullenweider

George Matthew Gerachis

Michael Gibson

John Grand

Christopher C. Green

Don Griffin

Eric Groten

Jason Halper

Courtney Hammond

Paul E Heath

Josh Heideman

Michael Heidler

Mark Holmes

Michael Holmes

Demi Hueth

Robert Hughes

Joo Hyun Lee

Regina Ibarra

Jeffrey M Jakubiak

Randall Johnston

Jeffrey S. Johnston

J. Wesley Jones

Michael Joyce

T. Mark Kelly

Robert L Kimball

Eric Klein

Daniel Komarek

George Kryder

Shay Kuperman

Ramey Layne

Daniel M LeBey

James L. Loftis

Bryan Loocke

Meredith Lyons

Peter Marshall

Paul Martin

Jeremy C. Marwell

James McGovern

Jason McIntosh

Douglas E. McWilliams

Jorge Medina

Stephen Medlock

David Meyer

John J. Michael

Patrick W. Mizell

Steven Moore

Sean M. Moran

Matthew Moran

Sarah Morgan

George Murphy

Ron G. Nardini

Milam Newby

Stephanie Noble

Eamon Nolan

David Oelman

Jackson O’Maley

Russell Oshman

Kathleen M. Pakenham

Danielle Patterson

David Peck

Christopher Polito

Christopher Popov

Jason M. Powers

Hilary Preston

Aaron Prince

Melissa Raciti-Knapp

Chalyse Robinson

Kaam Sahely

Wendy T. Salinas

Jose F. Sanchez

Michael Scarborough

Darin Schultz

Marisa Secco Giles

Craig Seebald

Jay Seegers

Nicholas N. Shum

Winston Skinner

Quentin Smith

Corinne Snow

Lande Spottswood

Matthew R. Stammel

David Stone

Matthew Strock

David B. Strong

Zach Swartz

Jamie Tabb

Jaren A. Taylor

Michael S. Telle

Zachary Terwilliger

James D. Thompson

Keith Trammell

Patrick D Traylor

Brandon Tuck

Darren Tucker

Shane Tucker

David Wall

William Wallander

Monique Watson

Todd Way

Hill Wellford

Ephraim Wernick

Adriana Wirtz

Thomas G Zentner III

Craig E Zieminski

Jennifer Zucker

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