Firm Overview

Established in 1887, Thompson & Knight today is a global firm known for our capabilities in energy finance, taxation, business transactions, and an ability to resolve our clients' controversies in or out of court. Recently the Firm was selected as one of the top 40 law firms in the U.S. based on growth in three key financial performance measures by The American Lawyer.

The Firm has approximately 420 attorneys with U.S. offices in Texas and New York and international offices and associations in Mexico, Brazil, North Africa, Europe, and Asia. Our attorneys and resources circle the globe from areas such as Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and Nicaragua in Latin America; Algeria, Libya, and Egypt in North Africa; Angola, South Africa, and Nigeria in Subsaharan Africa; England and France in Europe; and Japan, China, and South Korea in Asia.

In addition to providing a wide range of traditional legal services to clients in many industries, the Firm takes pride in the depth of our experience in the energy industry; Thompson & Knight is one of the world's premier energy firms. To reinforce the Firm's longstanding commitment to assisting clients with their global energy initiatives, Thompson & Knight is the first U.S. law firm to form a subsidiary that provides energy consulting services to the global marketplace. Thompson & Knight Global Energy Services, LLC offers a wide range of specialized services to the energy industry, including the identification, assessment, and capture of exploration and production investment opportunities around the world; asset evaluations; and portfolio optimization.

To leverage our knowledge base throughout the world, the Firm has made a significant investment in technology, providing the best possible service and value to clients. We have received national recognition for the use of technology and regularly employ cutting edge tools and applications to assist both attorneys and clients in reaching superior results. Our litigation support department, originally dedicated to enhancing our abilities to provide multi-media support to our attorneys for use in trial and litigation, has expanded to provide wide-ranging technological support to all sections of the Firm.

Thompson & Knight strives to mirror the diversity of American commerce. We are a gender- and racially diverse law firm committed to equality in the workplace and to encouraging diversity and inclusion both within and outside the Firm. We promote diversity and inclusion in thought and action through the organizations we support; through the companies with whom we serve and do business; and through the employment, development, and advancement of a diverse body of highly valued personnel.

Our culture emphasizes teamwork and an unqualified commitment to excellence and is a key reason for our success. The Best Lawyers in America 2008 includes 79 of our attorneys, placing the Firm among the most highly recognized law firms in the U.S. Among many other distinctions and honors, the Firm has been recognized as a "Best Place to Work" for five consecutive years by the Dallas Business Journal.

Thompson & Knight has always been a client-centered, results-oriented law firm that takes pride in the ability to reach creative, thoughtful, and effective business and legal solutions. We are proud of the distinguished academic honors, professional awards, and recognition our attorneys have received, but are equally proud of the ability of our attorneys to listen and be responsive to the needs and goals of our valued clients.