ROBIN GIBBS RECEIVES LEON GREEN AWARD FROM UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF LAW

HOUSTON, April 22, 2010 —Robin C. Gibbs, founding partner of Gibbs & Bruns LLP, received the prestigious Leon Green award from the University of Texas School of Law.  Mr. Gibbs accepted the award during the Texas Law Review’s Annual Banquet which was headlined with a keynote address by U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia.

The Leon Green award was established in 1970 and is presented annually to a lawyer “for outstanding contributions to the legal profession.” Mr. Gibbs is the 41st recipient of the award.  Previous winners include The Honorable Edith Jones, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; Texas Senator Rodney Ellis; and UT Law School Dean William C. Powers, Jr.

Mr. Gibbs has over 38 years of experience in handling high-stakes litigation matters for both plaintiffs and defendants.  Mr. Gibbs joined Vinson & Elkins in 1971 where he tried insurance defense cases. In 1974 he formed full-service firm Wood, Campbell, Moody & Gibbs P.C., where he focused on developing a trial group. In 1983, Gibbs formed Gibbs & Bruns LLP (formerly Gibbs & Ratliff L.L.P.) focusing on all forms of commercial litigation.

Gibbs & Bruns is renowned for its work on both sides of the docket and successful wins of “bet the company” cases. The American Lawyer named Gibbs & Bruns one of the Top Litigation Boutiques in the US, 2009. The National Law Journal twice named the firm to its “Plaintiffs Hot List.” Chambers USA ranks Gibbs & Bruns as a Leading Firm in Commercial Litigation. International Commercial Litigation named Gibbs & Bruns on its Top 15 US Litigation Firms list. American Lawyer Media named the firm a “Go To” Litigation Firm.

Mr. Gibbs’ personal accolades include: named to Top 25 US Litigators list by Expert Guides to the Leading Lawyers – Best of the Best USA; named to Top 15 Trial Lawyers in US list by International Commercial Litigation; named to Legal Media Group’s World’s Leading Litigation Lawyers; named Leading Lawyer in Commercial Litigation by Chambers USA; named Band One lawyer in Commercial Litigation by Chambers Global; named “Go To” lawyer for Securities Litigation by Texas Lawyer; named in The Best Lawyers in America for: Antitrust, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice and Securities Law; recognized as a top US Commercial Litigation lawyer by The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers.

Mr. Gibbs is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers; an Advocate in the American Board of Trial Advocates and Immediate Past President of the Houston chapter; Member of The American Law Institute; President of the Houston chapter of the International Network of Boutique Law Firms; Member of the Texas, American, and Houston Bar Associations; Fellow of the American and Texas Bar Foundations; and a University of Texas Law School Foundation Trustee.

About Gibbs & Bruns LLP
Gibbs & Bruns is a leading boutique law firm engaging in high-stakes business and commercial litigation.  The firm is renowned for its representation of both plaintiffs and defendants in complex matters, including securities, energy, director and officer liability, fraud and fiduciary claims, institutional investor, legal malpractice, intellectual property, contract, construction, antitrust, and partnership disputes. Gibbs & Bruns is routinely recognized as a top commercial litigation firm in the US.  For more information, please visit www.gibbsbruns.com.