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Top Lead Financial Advisers
Top Lead Financial Advisers

2000 bank and thrift mergers through Dec. 31, 2000, ranked by announced deal value.
Primary advisers only (excludes terminated deals)
Published October 23, 2000

Rank Firm Deal value ($ millions)  No. of deals
1 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz $42,159.60 10
2 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (2) 37,423.20 4
3 Davis, Polk & Wardwell 34,464.60 1
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett $34,464.60 1
5 Sullivan & Cromwell (2) 27,578.50 13-Jan
6 Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (1) 6,990.70 1
7 Graydon, Head, & Richey (1) 5,190.70 2-Jan
8 Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton 4,947.00 1
9 Arnold & Porter 3,536.40 8
10 Cravath, Swaine & Moore (1) 2,618.60 1
- Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin (1) 2,618.60 1
12 Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2,094.30 5
13 Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP 1,938.30 2
14 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC 1,916.60 1-Jan
15 Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe 1,521.40 2
16 Werner & Blank Co., L.P.A. 681.1 5-Jan
17 Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P. (2) 575.1 9
18 Elias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick 510.1 8-Jan
19 Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard (1) 493.3 2-Jan
- Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis 493.3 3
21 Troutman Sanders LLP (1) 451.5 4-Jan
22 Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease 448.7 4-Jan
23 Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch 375.9 1
- Rosenman & Colin LLP (1) 375.9 1
25 Muldoon, Murphy & Faucette 364.6 10-Jan
26 Luse, Lehman, Gorman, Pomerenk & Schick (1) $342.60 8
27 Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy (1) 341.4 1
28 Gerrish & McCreary, PC (2) 328.4 5
29 Wyche, Burgess, Freeman & Parham, PA (1) $303.70 1
30 Thacher Proffitt & Wood (1) 286 5
31 Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP 280.4 6
32 Barley, Snyder, Senft & Cohen 278.9 3
33 Bracewell & Patterson, LLP (1) 272.7 10
34 Locke Liddell & Sapp (2) 262.1 5
35 Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C. (2) 252.8 16
36 Kennedy, Baris & Lundy (2) 243.1 6
37 Alston & Bird LLP 234.2 4
38 Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C. (1) 231 3
39 Warner Norcross & Judd LLP 213.9 2
40 Lord, Bissell & Brook (1) 198.8 1
41 Jones & Keller (1) 197 3
42 Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP (1) 194.9 1
43 Breyer & Associates PC (1) 192.6 2
44 Currie Kendall Polasky Meisel, PLC (1) 173.5 1
45 Schiff Hardin & Waite 171 3
46 Dorsey & Whitney LLP (1)(2) 162.4 3
47 Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell (2) 161.8 5
48 Rhoads & Sinon 160.2 2
49 Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich (1) 155.2 1
50 Ritchie & Johnson (1) 147 1


(1) Did not respond to survey (2) Value not available for at least one deal
Source: Thomson Financial Sheshunoff Information Services (www.sheshunoff.com)
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