Vinson & Elkins is listed #2 in the recent Capitol Inside Texas Lobby Power Rankings 2006. The publication claims "[t]he eyes of Austin" will focus on V&E;'s lobby practice for reasons that include "hall of fame" Joe Bill Watkins, the additions of former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk and Bill Jones, who "inject new blood" into the firm's lobby practice, and "the recent alliance with all-star lobbyists" Bill Messer and Mike Toomey. |
