28 November 2018
Legal Services Provider of the Year
Bracewell (UK) LLP
Bracewell’s London office has established a unique position in the city’s legal market for its exclusive dedication to the energy sector. It focuses on emerging African and Middle Eastern economies alongside the UK and continental Europe, and has rapidly built a team of highly regarded partners. Its transactional activity has continued to increase, even in a challenging economic environment. Formerly an entirely transactional practice, in December 2017, responding to client demand, Bracewell launched an energy disputes practice (litigation and arbitration), as well as adding to its energy finance offering. It has been at the forefront of the trend of EMEA oil and gas acquisitions, funded by
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