Top Lead Legal Advisers Ranked by Number of Deals

August 10, 2010, 5:29 p.m. EDT 1 Min Read

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Top Lead Legal Advisers Ranked by Number of DealsPrimary advisers in domestic bank and thrift merger deals in the first half of 2010. Dollars in millions Published August 11, 2010
2010 Rank	2009 Rank	Firm	Deals	Deal value
1	2	Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP*	10	$29.0
2	1	Hunton & Williams LLP*	5	32.1
	7	Kilpatrick Stockton LLP*	5	223.3
4	19	Bracewell & Giuliani LLP*	4	20.0
	49	Howard & Howard Attorneys PC*	4	16.2
	49	Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP & affiliates*	4	NA
	7	Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP*	4	NA
8	NR	Haynie Rake & Repass PC*	3	20.0
	19	Malizia Spidi & Fisch PC	3	121.5
	19	Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz*	3	191.7
11	NR	Andrews Kurth LLP*	2	NA
	49	Day Pitney LLP*	2	19.5
	NR	Jones Day*	2	9.9
	NR	Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP*	2	NA
	49	Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP*	2	NA
	2	Smith Mackinnon PA*	2	9.9
	NR	Varnum LLP	2	88.9
18	NR	Armstrong Teasdale LLP*	1	NA
	NR	Baird Holm LLP	1	7.0
	49	Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP	1	4.8
	NR	Barley Snyder LLC	1	12.9
	NR	Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP*	1	NA
	49	Bingham McCutchen LLP*	1	NA
	49	Bybel Rutledge LLP*	1	NA
	7	Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather LLP*	1	NA
	NR	Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP	1	15.7
	NR	Duane Morris LLP	1	25.2
	NR	Dykema Gossett PLLC	1	50.0
	NR	Foster Pepper PLLC*	1	NA
	NR	Giordano Halleran & Ciesla PC	1	72.3
	7	Goodwin Procter LLP	1	12.9
	NR	Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC	1	16.1
	19	Harding & Shultz PC*	1	NA
	NR	Harris Beach PLLC*	1	NA
	49	Horgan Rosen Beckham & Coren LLP	1	25.0
	19	Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP*	1	NA
	NR	Igler & Dougherty PA*	1	NA
	19	Kennedy Toppin & Sutherland LLP	1	4.6
	NR	Kim & Chang*	1	NA
	49	Kirkland & Ellis LLP*	1	NA
	NR	Kirton & McConkie PC*	1	NA
	19	Lindquist & Vennum PLLP*	1	NA
	NR	Littman Krooks LLP*	1	NA
	2	Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick PC	1	20.3
	49	McGuireWoods LLP	1	3.2
	NR	Miller & Martin PLLC	1	16.1
	49	Murtha Cullina LLP*	1	NA
	NR	Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP	1	158.3
	NR	Pepper Hamilton LLP	1	5.5
	NR	Pierce Atwood LLP*	1	NA
	NR	Reed Smith LLP	1	34.5
	19	Roberts Kaplan LLP*	1	NA
	7	Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP*	1	NA
	7	Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP*	1	NA
	NR	Sidley Austin LLP	1	50.0
	19	Silver Freedman & Taff LLP	1	23.5
	NR	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP	1	191.7
	NR	Smith Hulsey & Busey	1	3.2
	NR	Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP*	1	NA
	NR	Stevens & Lee PC	1	14.7
	NR	Stikeman Elliott LLP*	1	NA
	19	Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP	1	5.5
	NR	Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP*	1	NA
	49	Sullivan & Cromwell LLP*	1	NA
	NR	Warner Norcross & Judd LLP	1	77.5
	49	Williams Mullen*	1	NA

*Deal value for at least one deal is not available. NR = not ranked; NA = not available. In-house advisers and whole bank and thrift deals are included. Terminated deals are excluded. Rankings are recalculated as of July 19, 2010. 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.

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