The firm received esteemed first-band (first-tier) rankings for the state of Louisiana in the areas of Energy & Natural Resources, Environment, and Litigation: General Commercial, noting the firm's capabilities in these areas. These rankings follow accolades in The Best Lawyers in America®, in which Liskow & Lewis has been the top-listed firm in the United States in the area of Oil & Gas for the past three years.

Other firmwide practice area rankings include: Banking & Finance (Band 2); Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 2); Corporate/M&A (Band 3); Labor & Employment (Band 2); and Real Estate (Band 2).

In addition, 18 Liskow & Lewis attorneys were ranked in 13 practice areas for the state of Louisiana in the 2011 edition of Chambers:

· Donald R. Abaunza, Litigation: General Commercial

· Marguerite L. Adams, Real Estate

· Wm. Blake Bennett, Banking & Finance; Banking & Finance: Marine Finance

· James A. Brown, Litigation: General Commercial

· James C. Exnicios, Corporate/M&A: Tax

· Joseph P. Hebert, Bankruptcy/Restructuring

· Robert E. Holden, Environment

· Jonathan A. Hunter, Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas

· Greg L. Johnson, Environment

· Philip K. Jones, Jr., Bankruptcy/Restructuring

· Thomas J. McGoey II, Labor & Employment

· Robert B. McNeal, Environment; Environment: Litigation

· Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr., Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

· Richard W. Revels, Jr., Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas

· Leon J. Reymond, Jr., Real Estate

· Lawrence P. Simon, Jr., Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas

· Randye C. Snyder, Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation

· John D. Wogan, Banking & Finance; Corporate/M&A

Each year, Chambers and Partners, an independent research-based company, identifies a select group of attorneys based on client and peer recommendations and publishes attorney and firm rankings in its guides, including Chambers USA.

Liskow & Lewis is a 100-member law firm serving a variety of clients from offices in New Orleans, Lafayette, and Houston.