Top Lead Legal Advisers by Value of Deals

February 12, 2008, 10:08 a.m. EST 1 Min Read

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Top Lead Legal Advisers by Value of DealsPrimary advisers in domestic bank and thrift merger deals announced in 2007. Dollars in millions Published February 12, 2008
Rank		Deal value	Deals
1	Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz	$38,772.6	8
2	Davis Polk and Wardwell	31,163.9	2
3	Vedder, Price, Kaufman and Kammholz, PC	23,053.7	5
4	Allen and Overy	21,000.0	1
4	NautaDutilh NV	21,000.0	1
6	Sullivan and Cromwell LLP	15,120.3	7
7	Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton LLP	12,527.1	3
8	Balch and Bingham, LLP	10,163.9	1
9	Simpson Thacher and Bartlett, LLP	9,855.7	3
10	Cravath, Swaine and Moore, LLP	4,493.6	1
11	Thacher Proffitt and Wood, LLP*	2,747.9	11
12	Goodwin Procter, LLP*	2,132.8	6
13	White and Case, LLP	1,784.3	1
14	Maynard, Cooper and Gale, PC	1,670.3	1
15	Graydon Head and Ritchey LLP	1,426.6	2
16	Hogan and Hartson, LLP*	1,210.0	3
17	Helms Mulliss and Wicker, PLLC	1,088.6	1
18	Baird Holm LLP*	1,061.6	11
19	Latham and Watkins, LLP	1,015.8	2
20	Manatt, Phelps and Phillips, LLP	874.4	4
21	Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP and Affiliates	873.0	2
22	Mette, Evans and Woodside	851.8	1
22	Morgan, Lewis and Bockius, LLP	851.8	1
24	Arnold and Porter, LLP	729.5	2
25	Hunton and Williams, LLP*	666.2	19
26	Foley and Lardner, LLP	654.2	1
27	Godfrey and Kahn, SC*	646.7	5
28	Fiddler Gonzalez and Rodriguez, PSC*	610.0	2
28	Kirkland and Ellis, LLP	610.0	1
	Pietrantoni Mendez and Alvarez LLP	610.0	1
31	Elias, Matz, Tiernan and Herrick, LLP	592.2	5
32	Miller Hamilton Snider and Odom LLC	576.6	3
	Patton Boggs, LLP	576.6	3
34	Foster Pepper PLLC	548.7	5
35	Bose McKinney and Evans, LLP	540.1	1
36	Luse Gorman Pomerenk and Schick, PC*	529.9	7
37	Reed Smith, LLP	524.7	2
38	Muldoon Murphy and Aguggia, LLP*	518.5	6
39	Powell Goldstein, LLP	496.1	6
40	Troutman Sanders, LLP*	463.4	6
41	Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum and Nagelberg, LLP*	454.0	10
42	Pepper Hamilton LLP	405.8	1
	Willkie Farr and Gallagher, LLP	405.8	1
44	Blank Rome, LLP	378.1	1
	Duane Morris LLP	378.1	1
46	Malizia Spidi and Fisch, PC	348.5	4
47	Chapman and Cutler, LLP	328.0	2
48	Akerman Senterfitt	317.1	1
49	Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff and Sitterson, PA	300.0	1
50	LeClair Ryan	292.2	2
51	Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, LLP*	275.5	6
52	Quarles and Brady LLP	273.5	2
53	Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough, LLP*	272.3	7
54	Keller Rohrback, LLP	262.3	3
55	Christian, Samson, Jones and Chisholm, PLLC	251.4	1
56	Williams Mullen	248.6	2
57	Bracewell and Giuliani, LLP*	242.7	8
58	Woods Rogers PLC	240.2	1
59	Fredrikson and Byron, PA*	236.0	5
60	Squire, Sanders and Dempsey, LLP	230.7	5
61	Jenkens and Gilchrist, PC	228.5	4
62	Bowles Rice McDavid Graff and Love, LLP	220.2	3
63	Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP	220.1	1
64	Bass, Berry and Sims PLC	219.7	2
	Daniel W. Small and Co.	219.7	2
66	Holland and Knight, LLP*	218.3	2
67	Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP	217.4	3
68	Kirkpatrick and Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP*	198.9	4
	Phillips, Gardill, Kaiser and Altmeyer, PLLC	198.9	1
	Porter Wright Morris and Arthur, LLP	198.9	1
71	Nixon Peabody LLP	198.7	3
72	Bradley Arant Rose and White, LLP	194.6	2
73	Osler Hoskin and Harcourt, LLP	191.1	1
	Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek SC	191.1	1
75	Horgan, Rosen, Beckham and Co.ren, LLP	183.9	2
76	Smith Mackinnon, PA*	180.8	6
77	Miller and Martin, PLLC	172.8	2
78	Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey and Leonard, LLP	172.7	3
79	Frederic Dorwart Lawyers	170.1	2
80	Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell and Berkowitz, PC	164.4	1
81	Bybel Rutledge LLP	158.7	3
82	Gaw, Van Male, Smith, Myers and Miroglio PLC	156.2	1
83	Barnes and Thornburg LLP	154.8	2
84	Silver, Freedman and Taff, LLP	153.8	5
85	King and Spalding, LLP	153.7	1
86	Hand Arendall LLC	153.4	1
87	Hodgson Russ, LLP	151.5	1
88	Lindquist and Vennum PLLP*	150.8	6
89	Phelps Dunbar, LLP	142.7	2
90	Ward and Smith, PA	141.1	2
91	Lewis, Rice and Fingersh, LC	140.6	1
92	Krieg DeVault, LLP	140.0	2
93	Graham and Dunn, PC	139.8	4
94	Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, SC	136.9	1
95	Clifford Chance LLP	130.7	1
96	Reitner, Stuart and Moore	128.2	4
97	Brinkley Walser, PLLC	127.7	1
	Nutter McClennen and Fish LLP*	127.7	5
	McDonald Sanders, P.C.	127.1	1
100	Gary Steven Findley and Associates	124.1	3
101	Cranmore FitzGerald and Meaney	123.8	1
102	Cullen and Dykman LLP	119.1	1
	Pryor Cashman Sherman and Flynn LLP	119.1	1
104	Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP	117.6	3
105	Rhoads and Sinon, LLP*	107.7	3
106	Michael Best and Friedrich, LLP	106.0	1
107	Frost Brown Todd LLC	101.8	7
108	Stevens and Lee, PC*	100.9	2
109	Ellenoff Grossman and Schole LLP	100.5	2
110	Breyer and Associates PC	98.0	3
111	Hinshaw and Culbertson, LLP*	94.2	4
112	Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt and Howlett, LLP	93.0	2
113	Stradley Ronon Stevens and Young, LLP	92.7	1
114	Baker and Daniels, LLP	87.5	1
115	Robinson, Bradshaw and Hinson, PA	80.9	2
116	Kutak Rock LLP	78.5	2
117	McAfee and Taft	78.4	1
118	Igler and Dougherty, PA	75.9	1
119	Warner Norcross and Judd, LLP	74.5	3
120	Bingham McCutchen, LLP	69.5	1
	Buchalter, Nemer, Fields and Younger Plc.	69.5	1
122	Locke Lord Bissell and Liddell LLP	68.0	2
123	King Holmes Paterno and Berliner LLP	65.2	1
124	Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.	64.8	2
125	Wyatt, Tarrant and Co.mbs, LLP	64.1	2
126	Miller Nash LLP	60.0	1
127	Howard and Howard Attorneys, PC*	59.5	3
	Saidis, Flower and Lindsay	59.5	2
129	Carey, Filter, White and Boland	56.2	2
130	Executive Co.unsel PLC	55.8	1
130	Maupin Taylor, PA	55.8	1
132	Gunster Yoakley and Stewart, PA	55.6	1
	Stewart, Melvin and Frost, LLP	53.6	1
134	McNair Law Firm, PA	53.3	3
135	Hays, McCo.nn, Rice and Pickering, P.C.	52.0	1
136	Shumaker, Loop and Kendrick, LLP	49.7	3
137	Kennedy and Baris, LLP	48.8	1
138	Watkins Ludlam Winter and Stennis, PA	42.8	2
139	Haynie, Rake and Repass, PC	41.5	3
140	Martin and Karcazes Ltd.	38.0	1
141	Richard E. Knecht	37.0	1
142	Morris Manning and Martin, LLP	36.4	2
143	Jackson Kelly, PLLC	36.0	3
144	Hahn, Loeser and Parks, LLP	35.9	1
145	Alston and Bird, LLP*	35.7	2
146	Foster, Swift, Co.llins and Smith, PC	33.7	1
	Kreis, Enderle, Callander and Hudgins, P.C.	33.7	1
148	Stinson Morrison Hecker, LLP*	31.9	5
149	Harris Beach, PLLC	30.2	1
	Schmiedeskamp, Robertson, Neu and Mitchell	30.2	1
151	Huddleston Bolen, LLP	29.8	2
152	Correro Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley and Casteix, LLP	29.7	3
153	Mitchell Williams Selig Gates and Woodyard, PLLC	29.6	1
154	Campbell Bohn Killin Brittan and Ray LLC	29.5	1
155	Sidley Austin LLP	29.0	1
	Sutherland Asbill and Brennan, LLP	29.0	1
157	Gallagher, Callahan and Gartrell, PC*	26.7	2
	Primmer Piper Eggleston Cramer PC	26.7	1
159	Calfee, Halter and Griswold, LLP	26.1	1
	Roetzel and Andress	26.1	1
161	Rothgerber Johnson and Lyons, LLP*	25.2	3
162	Luce, Forward, Hamilton and Scripps, LLP	24.6	1
163	Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus, PC	23.4	1
164	Dover Dixon Horne, PLLC	22.8	1
165	Carlton, Fields, P.A.	22.1	1
	Thompson Co.burn LLP	22.1	1
167	Smith, Gambrell and Russell, LLP	22.0	1
168	Stoll Keenon Ogden, PLLC	21.8	1
	Ziegler and Schneider, PSC	21.8	1
170	Hiscock and Barclay, LLP	21.7	1
171	Dinsmore and Shohl, LLP*	20.6	4
172	Johnston, Hinesley, Flowers, Clenney and Turner, P.C.	20.0	1
173	Allister and Naudon	18.7	1
	Bond, Schoeneck and King, PLLC	18.7	1
175	Jeffers, Danielson, Sonn and Aylward, P.S.	18.3	1
176	Temple and Temple	17.3	1
177	Gerrish McCreary Smith, PC	16.9	2
178	Laraja and Kanaga, PC	16.8	1
179	Kemp and Grzelakowski, Limited	16.0	1
180	Murtha Cullina, LLP	15.5	1
181	Kantrow, Spaht, Weaver and Blitzer, Plc.	15.1	1
182	Jones and Keller, PC	13.7	1
183	Friday Eldredge and Clark	13.6	1
184	Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell and Jernigan, LLP	13.4	1
185	Foulston and Siefkin, LLP	12.8	1
	James I. Lundy, III	12.8	1
187	Craig and Macauley*	12.5	2
188	Watkins and Eager, P.L.L.C.	12.0	1
189	Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent Carrere and Denegre LLP	11.9	2
190	Fairfield and Woods, PC	11.5	1
191	Bricker and Eckler LLP*	11.3	2
192	Brown, Hay and Stephens, LLP*	10.5	2
193	Beers Mallers Backs and Salin, LLP	10.2	1
	Kus, Ryan and Schluentz, PLLC	10.2	1
195	Eaton Peabody	10.0	1
	Van Meer and Belanger, P.A.	10.0	1
197	Huddleson and Montgomery LPA.	9.6	1
198	DeKoter, Thole and Dawson PLC	8.5	1
	Stites and Harbison, PLLC	8.5	2
200	Brown, Winick, Graves, Baskerville and Schoenebaum PLC	8.3	1
	Mack, Hansen, Gadd, and Armstrong	8.3	1
202	Beard Kultgen Brophy Bostwick and Dickson, LLP	7.0	1
203	GrayRobinson, PA	6.4	1
204	Snell Wylie and Tibbals, P.C.	6.2	1
205	Perry, Guthery, Haase and Gessford, PC, LLO	5.5	1
206	Samuels, Miller, Schroeder, Jackson and Sly, LLP	5.1	1
207	Hall Estill Hardwick Gable Golden and Nelson	2.8	1
	Ruder Ware, L.L.S.C.	2.8	1
209	Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP	2.7	1
210	Winthrop and Weinstine, PA*	1.6	4
211	Weyerbacher, Dewey and Weyerbacher	1.0	1
	Ballard Spahr Andrews and Ingersoll, LLP*	-	1
	Burns and Levinson LLP*	-	1
	Co.hen and Grigsby, PC*	-	1
	DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary LLP*	-	1
	Foley Hoag, LLP*	-	1
	Goodman, Meagher and Enoch, LLP*	-	1
	Holman Hansen and Co.lville, PC*	-	1
	Leonard, Street and Deinard, PA*	-	1
	Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton and Garrison LLP*	-	1
	Rosenn, Jenkins and Greenwald LLP*	-	1
	Shutts and Bowen, LLP*	-	1
	Venable, LLP*	-	3
	Wildman, Harrold, Allen and Dixon*	-	1
	Woods and Aitken, LLP*	-	1

* Deal value for at least one deal is not available. Excludes terminated deals.

Note: In the event advisers merge or an adviser is purchased by the parent of another adviser, SNL retroactively adjusts historic rankings to the single, highest level adviser. If the buyer is already receiving credit for a particular deal, it will not receive additional credit following the merger.

Source:

SNL Financial

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