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Ranked by announced value for deals in which the firm was deemed
the primary legal adviser.
(Dollars in millions)
Rank Firm Deal valueNumber
of deals
1 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz $49,098.60 5
2 Sullivan & Cromwell 24,593.00 6
3 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & 16,018.20 1
4 Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilt12,792.80 3
5 Foley & Lardner 10,714.80 2
6 Lewis, Rice & Fingersh 2,293.00 1
7 Hogan & Hartson 2,057.80 3
8 Brobeck Phleger & Harrison 1,871.70 2
9 Goodwin, Procter & Hoar 1,418.10 2
10 Bingham, Dana 1,403.90 1
11 Silver, Freedman & Taff 1,263.20 4
12 Dorsey & Whitney 1,240.90 2
13 Mayer, Brown & Platt 1,207.40 1
14 Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice 1,099.90 7
15 Elias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick 1,096.90 5
16 Arnold & Porter 986.8 4
17 Irell & Manella 953.9 1
18 Dykema Gossett 819.1 1
19 Peabody & Brown 778 1
20 Alston & Bird 527.9 3
21 Warner Norcross & Judd 487.2 2
22 Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch 479.2 3
23 Murai, Wald, Biondo & Moreno 411.6 1
24 Ledgewood Law Firm 375 1
25 Werner & Blank Co. 306.6 1
- Squire, Sanders & Dempsey 306.6 1
