Nov, 06
2025
Gibbs & Bruns LLP is featured, for the 16th consecutive year, on Best Lawyers’ annual “Best Law Firms – United States” list. Best Law Firms® rankings celebrate firms that have consistently demonstrated excellence in legal expertise and industry knowledge. Each firm included has been rigorously evaluated based on client feedback, peer recommendations, leadership interviews, and […]
Oct, 28
2025
Leading directory Legal 500 published its inaugural edition of “Houston Elite” ranks Gibbs & Bruns as a “Band 1″ Leading Law Firm for Energy Litigation and Commercial Disputes. Notably, Gibbs & Bruns is the sole firm on both top energy and commercial litigation ranking lists with a Client Satisfaction ranking based on decades of Legal 500 research and […]
Oct, 28
2025
Benchmark Litigation named Gibbs & Bruns a Top 20 Trial Firm and Top Boutique for the eighth consecutive year in its 2026 national rankings. Benchmark Litigation also ranks Gibbs & Bruns in its top tier category of “Highly Recommended” firms for Dispute Resolution in Texas, a position Gibbs & Bruns has held since the directory’s […]
Oct, 01
2025
Gibbs & Bruns LLP is pleased to announce the promotion of Caitlin Halpern to the partnership. Caitlin is a dynamic trial lawyer who has handled multiple high-profile commercial litigation matters for some of the world’s largest financial institutions, technology companies, and energy giants. Ranked by Chambers USA, which notes that clients are “very impressed with […]
Sep, 25
2025
Gibbs & Bruns’s Caitlin Halpern was named American Lawyer Media‘s Texas “Pro Bono Attorney of the Year” for 2025. Caitlin was a finalist for “Influential Women of the Year” in 2024. Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Finalist Q&A What challenges do you face when working on pro bono cases, and how do you overcome […]
Sep, 18
2025
An impressive 22 Gibbs & Bruns trial lawyers are named on the 2025 Texas Super Lawyers and Texas Rising Stars lists published by Thomson Reuters. Gibbs & Bruns Texas Super Lawyers 2025 Robin Gibbs Kathy Patrick Barrett Reasoner Mark Giugliano Andi Gulley Sam Cruse Brian Ross Mike Absmeier Ayesha Najam Ashley Kleber Anthony Kaim […]
Sep, 05
2025
An impressive thirteen Gibbs & Bruns trial lawyers are named to the latest 2026 Lawdragon guide, highlighting excellence in the Complex Commercial Litigation and Appellate practice areas. 2026 Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Litigators in America Mike Absmeier Sam Cruse Denise Drake Robin Gibbs (Hall of Fame)* Mark Giugliano Andi Gulley Caitlin Halpern Ashley Kleber Ayesha Najam […]
Aug, 21
2025
Eighteen Gibbs & Bruns trial lawyers are highlighted in 2026 The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. Best Lawyers is the is the oldest peer review publication in the legal industry. Kathy Patrick – 2026 “Lawyer of the Year: Litigation – Securities” – Houston Barrett Reasoner – 2026 “Lawyer of the Year: […]
Aug, 01
2025
Benchmark Litigation unveiled its tenth edition of “Benchmark Litigation – 40 & Under Rankings” naming five Gibbs & Bruns trial lawyers: Denise Drake Jorge Gutierrez Gabriel Kaim Ross MacDonald Justin Patrick This exclusive list of partners age 40 or under, compiled by the Benchmark Litigation editors, includes “the most promising emerging talent in their respective […]
Aug, 01
2025
Gibbs & Bruns partner Kathy Patrick is featured in the 2025 edition of Benchmark Litigation‘s “Top 250 Women in Litigation.” This is Kathy’s fourteenth consecutive appearance on this annual list. he extensive research process used in the creation of Benchmark’s Top 250 Women in Litigation 2025 involves months of investigation into individual litigators’ professional activities […]