Selecting V&E; over the eight other short-listed firms, Chambers commented, "Consistently recognized by client surveys and major publications for its global leadership in the energy sector, the firm was a key adviser on several multibillion-dollar transactions in the US in 2004, such as Enterprise Products Partners' merger with GulfTerra Energy Partners, the sale of Texas Genco Holdings, and Entergy-Koch's divestiture of its energy trading business.

V&E; was also one of nine firms short-listed for "U.S.A. Projects Law Firm of the Year."  For more information about the Global Awards click here.

Chambers is the U.K.-based publisher of the international legal reference Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers.  The Chambers Global Awards are based on year-round research carried out by the 50-strong team of full-time independent researchers in London who work for the Chambers legal directories.