A description of the selection process methodology for the awards referenced throughout our website is available through the links provided below.
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ACC Value Champions (The Association of Corporate Counsel)
https://www.acc.com/sites/default/files/resources/upload/AM19%20Value%20Champion%20Booklet%20FINAL.pdf
https://www2.acc.com/valuechallenge/valuechamps/index.cfm
Acquisition International Awards
https://www.acq-intl.com/acq-awards/
American Banker “Big Idea for Banking” (2013)
https://www.seyfarth.com/images/content/7/2/7220/51300ABMBFinal.pdf
Asian Legal Business “Firm To Watch"
https://www.legalbusinessonline.com/reports/alb-firms-watch-2018
Benchmark Litigation, "Litigation Stars," Future Stars," and "Top Litigators Under 40"
https://www.benchmarklitigation.com/general/research
Benchmark Litigation, "Under 40 Hot List"
https://www.benchmarklitigation.com/general/research
BTI Brand Elite
https://www.bticonsulting.com/methodology-brand-elite
BTI Client Service All-Stars
https://www.bticonsulting.com/client-service-all-stars-law-methodology
BTI Client Service A-Team
https://www.bticonsulting.com/bti-client-service-ateam-2020/#methodology
BTI Consulting Group All-Stars
https://www.bticonsulting.com/client-service-all-stars-law-methodology
BTI Litigation Outlook
https://www.bticonsulting.com/btilitigationoutlookmethodology
BTI Most Recommended Law Firms
https://www.bticonsulting.com/themadclientist/most-recommended-law-firms-2018
BTI Power Rankings
https://www.bticonsulting.com/methodologypower-rankings-2019
BTI Practice Outlook
https://www.bticonsulting.com/bti-practice-outlook-2020-methodology
BTI’s Legal Innovation and Technology Outlook
https://www.bticonsulting.com/legal-innovation-and-technology-outlook-methodology
Business Journal’s list of Largest Houston-Area Health Care Law Firms
https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/subscriber-only/2017/12/01/largest-houston-area-health-care-law.html
California Minority Counsel Program
https://cmcp.me/recognition/
Chambers Global and Chambers USA
https://chambers.com/research/methodology
Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News
https://www.cpexecutive.com/post/2019-leading-real-estate-law-firms/
Corporate INTL Magazine
https://www.corp-intl.com/awards/
Corporate LiveWire
http://www.corporatelivewire.com/awards.html
Crain’s Chicago “Notable Gen X Leaders in Law”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/notable/crains-2019-notable-gen-x-leaders-law
Daily Journal
https://dailyjournal.com/nominations
Diversity & Flexibility Alliance - Tipping the Scales Award
https://dfalliance.com/51-law-firms-recognized-for-tipping-scales/
Diversity Lab Mansfield 2.0 Certification
https://www.diversitylab.com/pilot-projects/mansfield-rule-2-0/
Doyles Guide
https://doylesguide.com/methodology/
EB5 Investors Magazine in the category of “Top 25 Attorneys 2018: Top EB-5 Attorneys in Specialized Fields”
https://www.eb5investors.com/magazine/article/Top-25-attorneys-2018-eb-5-attorneys-in-specialized-fields
Finance Monthly
https://www.finance-monthly.com/awards/
Financial Times North America Innovative Lawyers
https://www.ft.com/content/3e75d1ce-6dad-11e9-80c7-60ee53e6681d
Forbes “America’s Top Corporate Law Firms”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/anneglusker/2019/10/03/introducing-americas-top-corporate-law-firms-2019/#6cb1e8e3627a
Franchise Times’ Class of “Legal Eagles”
https://www.franchisetimes.com/Resources/Legal-Eagles/
GlobeSt.Adapt Opportunity Zones Awards
https://www.event.globest.com/adapt/awards
Hispanic National Bar Association “Top Lawyers Under 40”
https://hnba.com/2019-corporate-counsel-conference/awards/
Houston Texans and Halliburton Foundation “Hometown Heroes”
https://www.houstontexans.com/fans/halliburton-hometown-heroes
Human Resources Executive's and Lawdragon's "Most Powerful Employment Attorneys"
http://www.lawdragon.com/ballot-for-the-2020-most-powerful-corporate-employment-lawyers/
Human Rights Campaign “Corporate Equality Index”
https://assets2.hrc.org/files/assets/resources/CEI-2019-FullReport.pdf?_ga=2.98453471.1948011799.1575928011-792102687.1575928011
IAM Patent 1000
https://www.iam-media.com/directories/patent1000/info/methodology
IFLR1000
https://www.iflr1000.com/Home/OurResearch
ILTA's Distinguished Peer Award (International Legal Technology Association)
https://awards.iltanet.org/home?ssopc=1
Law360
https://www.law360.com/articles/1114982
Lawyers of Color’s Nation’s Best List
https://lawyersofcolor.org/
Leading Lawyers
http://www.leadinglawyers.com/meth.cfm
LegalComprehensive "Golden Global Awards" (2015)
http://legalcomprehensive.com/awards/
Legaltech News' Most Innovative Use of Technology in a Law Firm Award (2015)
https://www.law.com/legaltechnews/almID/1202727509924/Legaltech-News-Announces-Innovation-Awards-Finalists/?mcode=1202615463026&curindex=2&curpage=ALL/
M&A Today Annual Awards
http://www.kmhmediagroup.com/awards
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Peer Review Ratings & Client Review Awards
https://www.martindale.com/ratings-and-reviews/
Minority Corporate Counsel Association
https://www.mcca.com/awards/
Modern Healthcare's Largest Health Care Law Firms
https://www.modernhealthcare.com/data-lists/40236/largest-healthcare-law-firms-2019
https://www.modernhealthcare.com/data-lists/healthcare-law-firms-survey
National Diversity Council and Healthcare Diversity Council - "Top 25 Women in Healthcare Award - Houston"
http://www.healthcarediversityweek.org/awards/
National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) Rising Star Award
https://www.immigrantjustice.org/staff/blog/congratulations-2019-rising-stars
National LGBT Bar Association's Best LGBTQ+ Lawyers Under 40
https://lgbtbar.org/programs/awards/best-40-lgbtq-lawyers-under-40/
National Real Estate Investor
https://www.nreionline.com/resources/rankings
Northeast Human Resources Association (NEHRA) - Volunteer of the Year Award
https://www.nehra.com/page/Awards/Annual-Award-Opportunities.htm
P3 Bulletin
https://p3awards.partnershipsevents.com/
Texas Women Lawyers Pathfinder Award
http://www.texaswomenlawyers.net/home/about/pathfinder-award/
The Lawyers Global - Global and Country Awards
https://www.thelawyersglobal.org/articles/the-lawyers-global-annual-awards-2019
The Legal 500
https://www.legal500.com/assets/pages/about-us/how-it-works.html
The M&A Advisor Annual Awards
https://maadvisorawards.secure-platform.com/a
The National Law Journal
https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2019/06/25/the-nlj-500-main-chart/
The Real Deal
https://therealdeal.com/new-research/reports-and-rankings/
Thomson Reuters, "Super Lawyers/Rising Stars"
https://www.superlawyers.com/about/selection_process_detail.html
U.S. News & World Report: Best Lawyers, "Lawyer of the Year"
http://www.bestlawyers.com/methodology
U.S. News & World Report: Best Lawyers, "The Best Lawyers in America"
http://www.bestlawyers.com/methodology
Washington Business Journal’s Corporate Philanthropy Awards
https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/nomination/84581/2019/2019-corporate-philanthropy-surveys
Who's Who Legal, "Who's Who Legal 100"
https://whoswholegal.com/who-we-are/who-we-are/faq
Women in Law Empowerment Forum
https://wileftribune.com/gold-standard-news/gold-standard-application-now-open/
Working Mother “Best Law Firm for Women” (2017)
https://www.workingmother.com/sites/workingmother.com/files/attachments/2017/07/2017_working_mother_best_law_firms_for_women_executive_summary_final.pdf
World Trademark Review
https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/directories/wtr1000/info/methodology
World Trademark Review, "WTR 1000 - The World's Leading Trademark Professionals"
https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/directories/wtr1000/info/methodology