Bracewell is an international law firm with 470 lawyers in Texas, New York, Washington, DC, Connecticut, Seattle, Dubai and London. We serve Fortune 500 companies, major financial institutions, leading private investment funds, governmental entities and individuals concentrated in the energy, technology and financial services sectors worldwide. Bracewell provides guidance on business law, finance, litigation, government relations and regulatory policy. As a full service firm, Bracewell has considerable bench strength in all requisite practice areas including government relations, strategic communications, tax, trial, labor and employment law, intellectual property, real estate, government contracting and school and public law. In addition, the firm has developed highly regarded concentrations in specific industries and disciplines.

Bracewell's Corporate & Securities Practice group represents leading businesses throughout the world. Our clients range from large, publicly owned corporations to entrepreneurs involved in the formation and financing of start-up ventures. We also advise numerous privately held companies, closely held businesses, and investment and equity firms. Firm attorneys counsel clients on the full spectrum of legal and business concerns, from entity formation to complete planning and governance advice. We provide legal guidance on investments, transactions and compliance matters. Our attorneys conduct due diligence and represent clients in all facets of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, as well as leveraged buyouts and exchange offers. On the investment side, we represent issuers, underwriters, investors and other parties in public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, venture capital financings, and institutional and private placements ranging in value from $1 million to over $5 billion.