Bracewell and Patterson
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| Headquarters |
Pennzoil Place Houston, Texas |
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| No. of offices | 10 |
| No. of attorneys | 470 (2010) |
| Major practice areas | Energy, environmental strategies, financial institutions, financial restructuring, government, litigation, private investment funds, technology, white collar defense |
| Key people | Greg Bopp (Managing Partner) Mark Evans (Co-Chair) Patrick Oxford (Chair) |
| Revenue | $277 million (2016) |
| Date founded | 1945 |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
| Website | Bracewell.com |
Bracewell LLP is an international law firm based in Houston, Texas, that began in 1945. The firm has over 450 lawyers, and has United States offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., Hartford, San Antonio, Seattle, Dallas, and Austin, and overseas offices in Dubai, and London. The firm's areas of specialization include energy, environmental strategies, financial institutions, financial restructuring, government, litigation, private investment funds, technology, and white collar defense.
The firm was founded on November 1, 1945, when J. S. Bracewell and his two sons, Searcy and Fentress, joined with Judge Bert H. Tunks to practice together in Houston under the name of Bracewell & Tunks. Searcy Bracewell was then elected to the Texas Senate in 1946, representing Harris County, and ultimately becoming the Majority Leader of the Senate. Fentress Bracewell led the development of the firm. Harry W. Patterson joined the firm in 1951, and was made name partner in 1966 as Bracewell & Patterson prospered from the commercial growth of Houston. National expansion began during the 1970s, followed by international expansion later.
On March 31, 2005, former New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani joined the firm as a named partner. Upon this he helped them establish a New York office. Subsequently, Bracewell recruited Mark E. Palmer (formerly with the London firm Linklaters), top restructuring lawyer Evan Flaschen, former federal prosecutor Marc L. Mukasey (son of Judge, U.S. Attorney General, and Giuliani friend Michael Mukasey), former Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for Air and Radiation Jeffrey Holmstead, and former U.S. Associate Attorney General Kevin J O'Connor. The firm would have some overlap in clients with the Giuliani Partners consulting operation, but otherwise be independent. During Giuliani's presidential campaign for 2008, he remained a participating partner but did not do direct client or operational work. Giuliani subsequently returned to work for the firm, splitting time between it and his consulting company Giuliani Partners and focusing on overseas efforts. In January 2016, Giuliani left the firm by “amicable agreement,” and the firm was rebranded as Bracewell LLP.
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