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Fourth Quarter 2009

Legal Advisors

US CAPITAL MARKETS REVIEW

For 2009, Sullivan & Cromwell and Davis Polk & Wardwell Top US Issuer and Manager Issuer Legal Advisor
Counsel US Debt, Equity and Equity-related
4,000 January 1 - December 31 7,000
US debt, equity, and equity-related activity for issuer counsel at the end of 2009 totaled approximately US$1.9 trillion in
proceeds, approximately 28.3% higher than the same amount raised during the same period last year. For manager 3,500
6,000
counsel, there was approximately US$2.0 trillion of activity, representing a 26.8% increase from the same period last year.
3,000
5,000

Proceeds (US$b)
Sullivan & Cromwell held on to the top spot from last quarter for issuer counsel, advising on 99 deals with total proceeds of 2,500

# of Issues
US$141.2 billion. For manager counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell still holds first place, after advising on 241 deals totaling 4,000
US$192.9 billion, representing 9.8% market share. 2,000
3,000
1,500
Davis Polk & Wardwell, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Top Issuer and Manager Advisor
2,000
for All US Equity 1,000

500 1,000
Davis Polk & Wardwell and Cleary Gottleb ranked as top issuer and manager advisor, respectively, for US
Equity and Equity-linked issues for 2009. With deal proceeds totaling US$29.3 billion, Davis Polk was 0 0
an issuer legal advisor on 28 deals, including the US$4.6 billion Morgan Stanley common stock offering. 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton was a manager legal advisor on 36 deals with proceeds totaling US$35.1 billion. Proceeds (US$b) # of Issues

Contributing to their total was the US$17.6 billion Citigroup common stock offering.
Manager Legal Advisor
US Debt, Equity and Equity-related
Bingham McCutchen Top Issuer and Manager Counsel For 2009 Asset-Backed Deals January 1 - December 31
4,000 7,000

Bingham McCutchen ranked first for both issuer and manager counsel in the asset-backed rankings for 2009. 3,500 6,000
The firm topped the issuer rankings with 26 asset-backed issues worth a total of US$26.4 billion in proceeds,
representing 18.7% market share. The firm's largest deal was the US$2.5 billion SLM Student Loan Trust deal 3,000
5,000
that priced in May.

Proceeds (US$b)
2,500

# of Issues
4,000
For manager counsel, Bingham McCutchen advised on 61 deals worth US$49.4 billion in
2,000
proceeds, representing a 33.3% market share. Their largest asset-backed deal for the year was
3,000
a Chase Issuance Trust deal valued at US$5 billion. 1,500

2,000
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Top Issuer Advisor, Cahill Gordon & Reindel Remains 1,000

Top Manager Advisor For US High Yield 500 1,000

Simpson Thacher was the top issuer legal advisor for US High Yield Corporate Debt, 0 0
with US$13.9 billion in total proceeds from 27 deals, representing 7.9% market share. 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Cahill Gordon & Reindel remained the top manager counsel after advising on 105 issues valued
Proceeds (US$b) # of Issues
at US$44.4 billion.

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Fourth Quarter 2009 | US Capital Markets | Legal Advisors

Global ECM - Ranked by Deal Size


US Debt, Equity & Equity-related (AB1) - Issuer Legal Advisor US Debt, Equity & Equity-related (AB1) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in
Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share
Sullivan & Cromwell 141,221.8 1 7.5 99 1 11.3 -3.8 ▼ Davis Polk & Wardwell 192,912.9 1 9.8 241 1 9.9 -0.1 ▼
Davis Polk & Wardwell 132,686.9 2 7.1 95 7 4.2 2.9 ▲ Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 145,919.6 2 7.4 105 6 5.2 2.2 ▲
Skadden 87,588.6 3 4.7 85 5 4.5 0.2 ▲ Sidley Austin LLP 145,178.6 3 7.4 175 3 8.3 -0.9 ▼
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 68,521.7 4 3.7 71 4 4.9 -1.2 ▼ Cravath, Swaine & Moore 139,321.0 4 7.1 130 5 7.5 -0.4 ▼
White & Case LLP 64,565.2 5 3.5 37 17 1.3 2.2 ▲ Shearman & Sterling LLP 132,132.6 5 6.7 145 7 4.3 2.4 ▲
Cravath, Swaine & Moore 63,870.9 6 3.4 49 2 6.4 -3.0 ▼ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 114,319.1 6 5.8 138 4 7.9 -2.1 ▼
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 61,139.9 7 3.3 45 3 5.0 -1.7 ▼ Sullivan & Cromwell 94,480.0 7 4.8 103 2 8.3 -3.5 ▼
Shearman & Sterling LLP 54,809.1 8 2.9 51 11 2.1 0.8 ▲ Allen & Overy 92,246.7 8 4.7 40 34 0.4 4.3 ▲
Linklaters 53,101.6 9 2.8 23 22 1.2 1.6 ▲ Skadden 61,698.6 9 3.1 78 10 3.3 -0.2 ▼
Latham & Watkins 49,318.9 10 2.6 76 16 1.4 1.2 ▲ Cahill Gordon & Reindel 61,363.9 10 3.1 137 22 0.9 2.2 ▲
McGuireWoods LLP 47,372.8 11 2.5 13 6 4.3 -1.8 ▼ Bingham McCutchen LLP 50,902.6 11 2.6 66 11 3.0 -0.4 ▼
Mayer Brown LLP 45,965.5 12 2.5 48 23 1.1 1.4 ▲ Morrison & Foerster 49,148.0 12 2.5 17 9 3.7 -1.2 ▼
Debevoise & Plimpton 35,955.7 13 1.9 32 21 1.2 0.7 ▲ Linklaters 48,235.1 13 2.5 32 12 2.4 0.1 ▲
Gide Loyrette Nouel 35,905.9 14 1.9 7 167 0.0 1.9 ▲ Latham & Watkins 44,477.6 14 2.3 96 17 1.3 1.0 ▲
Sidley Austin LLP 35,503.8 15 1.9 50 8 4.2 -2.3 ▼ Hengeler Mueller 34,873.9 15 1.8 13 8 3.7 -1.9 ▼
Top 15 Total 977,528.3 52.2 781 776,658.2 53.1 -0.9 ▼ Top 15 Total 1,407,210.2 71.6 1,516 1,085,590.8 70.1 1.5 ▲
Industry Total 1,872,773.0 100.0 2,522 1,459,759.9 100.0 Industry Total 1,964,653.6 100.0 2,612 1,548,855.3 100.0

Global Equity Issuance by US Issuers (AB13) - Issuer Legal Advisor Global Equity Issuance by US Issuers (AB13) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in
Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share
Skadden 25,772.0 1 11.9 27 10 5.2 6.7 ▲ Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 24,161.4 1 11.1 21 5 4.5 6.6 ▲
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz 22,741.0 2 10.5 8 4 8.8 1.7 ▲ Cravath, Swaine & Moore 21,813.9 2 10.0 23 2 18.4 -8.4 ▼
McGuireWoods LLP 19,355.6 3 8.9 2 7 5.8 3.1 ▲ Morrison & Foerster 21,373.2 3 9.8 9 4 6.4 3.4 ▲
Sullivan & Cromwell 16,337.1 4 7.5 11 1 18.2 -10.7 ▼ Sidley Austin LLP 18,576.2 4 8.5 41 9 2.6 5.9 ▲
Davis Polk & Wardwell 15,688.3 5 7.2 20 20 1.2 6.0 ▲ Sullivan & Cromwell 14,009.8 5 6.4 33 3 10.8 -4.4 ▼
Venable LLP 8,905.7 6 4.1 38 15 1.6 2.5 ▲ Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 12,866.6 6 5.9 3 39 0.1 5.8 ▲
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 8,231.0 7 3.8 12 2 12.2 -8.4 ▼ Davis Polk & Wardwell 12,628.8 7 5.8 55 1 25.7 -19.9 ▼
Latham & Watkins 6,817.0 8 3.1 25 12 1.9 1.2 ▲ Shearman & Sterling LLP 11,784.1 8 5.4 21 8 2.7 2.7 ▲
Vinson & Elkins LLP 4,101.0 9 1.9 31 16 1.6 0.3 ▲ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 7,866.0 9 3.6 25 10 2.5 1.1 ▲
Cravath, Swaine & Moore 3,785.6 10 1.7 8 24 1.0 0.7 ▲ Skadden 6,520.0 10 3.0 22 7 3.6 -0.6 ▼
Shearman & Sterling LLP 3,682.1 11 1.7 8 40 0.6 1.1 ▲ Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 5,689.7 11 2.6 16 17 0.6 2.0 ▲
WilmerHale 3,639.2 12 1.7 9 11 1.9 -0.2 ▼ Vinson & Elkins LLP 4,845.3 12 2.2 22 6 3.8 -1.6 ▼
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 3,608.5 13 1.7 7 41 0.6 1.1 ▲ Latham & Watkins 4,721.1 13 2.2 34 13 1.6 0.6 ▲
K&L Gates 3,473.9 14 1.6 9 17 1.5 0.1 ▲ Mayer Brown LLP 4,433.8 14 2.0 6 25 0.3 1.7 ▲
Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP 3,051.3 15 1.4 6 37 0.6 0.8 ▲ Andrews Kurth LLP 3,444.8 15 1.6 20 11 1.9 -0.3 ▼
Top 15 Total 149,189.3 68.7 221 110,232.7 62.7 6.0 ▲ Top 15 Total 174,734.7 80.1 351 151,454.4 85.5 -5.4 ▼
Industry Total 217,428.0 100.0 675 175,738.0 100.0 Industry Total 217,603.9 100.0 676 177,306.9 100.0

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Fourth Quarter 2009 | US Capital Markets | Legal Advisors

Global ECM - Ranked by Deal Size


Global IPOs by US Issuers (AB14) - Issuer Legal Advisor Global IPOs by US Issuers (AB14) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in
Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share
Davis Polk & Wardwell 3,725.2 1 21.4 3 - - - - Davis Polk & Wardwell 2,696.5 1 15.5 8 1 76.7 -61.2 ▼
Skadden 2,102.7 2 12.1 5 14* 0.7 11.4 ▲ Sullivan & Cromwell 2,629.1 2 15.1 5 2 5.6 9.5 ▲
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 1,206.4 3 6.9 3 16* 0.7 6.2 ▲ Skadden 2,447.3 3 14.1 3 5 2.1 12.0 ▲
Latham & Watkins 1,161.5 4 6.7 2 8 1.4 5.3 ▲ Cravath, Swaine & Moore 1,564.1 4 9.0 4 - - - -
Venable LLP 1,128.8 5 6.5 4 - - - - Sidley Austin LLP 1,564.0 5 9.0 3 16 0.1 8.9 ▲
Reed Smith LLP 1,064.0 6 6.1 1 - - - - Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson 1,142.1 6 6.6 3 - - - -
DLA Piper 931.5 7 5.4 1 7 1.6 3.8 ▲ Shearman & Sterling LLP 850.5 7 4.9 1 7 1.4 3.5 ▲
Cravath, Swaine & Moore 828.0 8 4.8 1 2 5.0 -0.2 ▼ Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal 688.8 8 4.0 1 - - - -
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berko 823.5 9 4.7 1 - - - - Ropes & Gray 661.6 9 3.8 3 - - - -
Proskauer Rose LLP 718.8 10 4.1 1 - - - - Latham & Watkins 660.8 10 3.8 4 8 0.9 2.9 ▲
Luse Lehman Pomerenk & Schick 688.8 11 4.0 1 - - - - Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 414.0 11 2.4 1 - - - -
K&L Gates 614.0 12 3.5 2 32 0.0 3.5 ▲ Debevoise & Plimpton 331.9 12 1.9 1 - - - -
WilmerHale 560.2 13 3.2 2 - - - - Cahill Gordon & Reindel 330.0 13 1.9 1 - - - -
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 546.4 14 3.1 2 - - - - Clifford Chance 287.5 14 1.7 1 - - - -
Hunton & Williams 517.6 15 3.0 2 33 0.0 3.0 ▲
Top 15 Total 16,617.4 95.5 31 2,551.2 9.4 86.1 ▲ Top 15 Total 16,268.2 93.7 39 23,152.7 86.8 6.9 ▲
Industry Total 17,388.7 100.0 53 26,960.1 100.0 Industry Total 17,388.7 100.0 53 26,960.1 100.0

US Equity & Equity-related (AB2) - Issuer Legal Advisor US Equity & Equity-related (AB2) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in
Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share
Davis Polk & Wardwell 29,271.9 1 11.0 28 8 4.9 6.1 ▲ Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 32,052.1 1 12.1 36 5 6.2 5.9 ▲
Skadden 27,623.5 2 10.4 30 5 7.6 2.8 ▲ Cravath, Swaine & Moore 24,352.6 2 9.2 33 2 15.9 -6.7 ▼
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz 22,741.0 3 8.6 8 4 8.0 0.6 ▲ Davis Polk & Wardwell 23,257.3 3 8.8 93 1 17.9 -9.1 ▼
McGuireWoods LLP 19,355.6 4 7.3 2 3 8.2 -0.9 ▼ Shearman & Sterling LLP 21,643.7 4 8.2 33 7 3.9 4.3 ▲
Sullivan & Cromwell 16,797.1 5 6.3 13 1 18.2 -11.9 ▼ Morrison & Foerster 21,373.2 5 8.1 9 4 8.4 -0.3 ▼
Latham & Watkins 9,736.4 6 3.7 37 11 2.2 1.5 ▲ Sidley Austin LLP 18,946.9 6 7.1 43 10 2.4 4.7 ▲
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 9,576.3 7 3.6 18 2 13.9 -10.3 ▼ Sullivan & Cromwell 14,527.3 7 5.5 34 3 13.5 -8.0 ▼
Venable LLP 9,172.1 8 3.5 39 13 1.9 1.6 ▲ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 14,269.1 8 5.4 35 6 5.3 0.1 ▲
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 6,371.0 9 2.4 12 41 0.6 1.8 ▲ Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 13,865.8 9 5.2 5 49 0.1 5.1 ▲
Shearman & Sterling LLP 5,135.9 10 1.9 13 14 1.9 0.0 ▲ Skadden 8,027.9 10 3.0 29 8 3.9 -0.9 ▼
Vinson & Elkins LLP 5,083.8 11 1.9 36 15 1.7 0.2 ▲ Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 6,207.2 11 2.3 18 21 0.5 1.8 ▲
K&L Gates 4,824.2 12 1.8 16 19 1.3 0.5 ▲ Latham & Watkins 6,158.6 12 2.3 38 11 2.0 0.3 ▲
Pinheiro Neto Advogados 4,506.9 13 1.7 1 - - - - Mayer Brown LLP 5,886.3 13 2.2 9 14 1.2 1.0 ▲
Conyers Dill & Pearman 4,330.4 14 1.6 17 35 0.7 0.9 ▲ Vinson & Elkins LLP 5,545.3 14 2.1 24 9 3.3 -1.2 ▼
Cravath, Swaine & Moore 4,171.4 15 1.6 10 26 0.9 0.7 ▲ Machado Meyer Sendacz & Opice 4,506.9 15 1.7 1 - - - -
Top 15 Total 178,697.5 67.3 280 152,028.9 72.0 -4.7 ▼ Top 15 Total 220,620.2 83.2 440 183,152.9 84.5 -1.3 ▼
Industry Total 265,185.0 100.0 788 211,424.8 100.0 Industry Total 265,360.9 100.0 789 216,993.8 100.0

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Fourth Quarter 2009 | US Capital Markets | Legal Advisors

US ECM - Ranked by Deal Size


US Common Stock (AB3) - Issuer Legal Adivsor US Common Stock (AB3) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in
Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share
Skadden 27,173.5 1 11.9 28 9 5.8 6.1 ▲ Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 24,430.8 1 10.7 23 5 5.1 5.6 ▲
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz 22,741.0 2 10.0 8 3 9.9 0.1 ▲ Cravath, Swaine & Moore 21,923.9 2 9.6 24 1 20.9 -11.3 ▼
Davis Polk & Wardwell 21,962.7 3 9.6 23 19 1.3 8.3 ▲ Morrison & Foerster 21,373.2 3 9.4 9 4 7.2 2.2 ▲
McGuireWoods LLP 19,355.6 4 8.5 2 6 6.5 2.0 ▲ Sidley Austin LLP 18,285.6 4 8.0 40 10 2.9 5.1 ▲
Sullivan & Cromwell 16,337.1 5 7.2 11 1 20.4 -13.2 ▼ Shearman & Sterling LLP 16,388.3 5 7.2 24 8 3.3 3.9 ▲
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 8,972.6 6 3.9 16 2 13.8 -9.9 ▼ Sullivan & Cromwell 14,009.8 6 6.2 33 3 12.1 -5.9 ▼
Venable LLP 8,905.7 7 3.9 38 15 1.9 2.0 ▲ Davis Polk & Wardwell 13,893.2 7 6.1 61 2 16.4 -10.3 ▼
Latham & Watkins 7,920.0 8 3.5 31 10 2.5 1.0 ▲ Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 12,866.6 8 5.6 3 44 0.1 5.5 ▲
Pinheiro Neto Advogados 4,506.9 9 2.0 1 - - - - Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 11,929.1 9 5.2 30 9 2.9 2.3 ▲
Shearman & Sterling LLP 4,144.7 10 1.8 10 32 0.8 1.0 ▲ Skadden 6,979.4 10 3.1 25 7 4.1 -1.0 ▼
Vinson & Elkins LLP 4,101.0 11 1.8 31 13 1.9 -0.1 ▼ Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 5,689.7 11 2.5 16 17 0.7 1.8 ▲
Conyers Dill & Pearman 4,047.9 12 1.8 15 44 0.5 1.3 ▲ Vinson & Elkins LLP 4,845.3 12 2.1 22 6 4.3 -2.2 ▼
Cravath, Swaine & Moore 3,826.4 13 1.7 9 22 1.2 0.5 ▲ Latham & Watkins 4,721.1 13 2.1 34 12 1.9 0.2 ▲
K&L Gates 3,674.2 14 1.6 13 16 1.7 -0.1 ▼ Machado Meyer Sendacz & Opice 4,506.9 14 2.0 1 - - - -
WilmerHale 3,639.2 15 1.6 9 11 2.2 -0.6 ▼ Mayer Brown LLP 4,433.8 15 2.0 6 25 0.3 1.7 ▲
Top 15 Total 161,308.5 70.8 245 110,132.1 70.4 0.4 ▲ Top 15 Total 186,276.7 81.8 351 129,647.8 82.2 -0.4 ▼
Industry Total 227,763.8 100.0 672 156,540.4 100.0 Industry Total 227,939.7 100.0 673 158,109.4 100.0 ▲

US IPOs (AB4) - Issuer Legal Advisor US IPOs (AB4) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in
Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share
Davis Polk & Wardwell 9,275.8 1 27.3 5 - - - - Shearman & Sterling LLP 5,402.4 1 17.0 3 7 5.3 11.7 ▲
Pinheiro Neto Advogados 4,506.9 2 13.3 1 - - - - Machado Meyer Sendacz & Opice 4,506.9 2 14.2 1 - - - -
Skadden 2,102.7 3 6.2 5 13* 2.8 3.4 ▲ Davis Polk & Wardwell 2,834.5 3 8.9 9 3 11.9 -3.0 ▼
Latham & Watkins 1,951.7 4 5.8 4 9 4.9 0.9 ▲ Sullivan & Cromwell 2,629.1 4 8.3 5 1 20.7 -12.4 ▼
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 1,411.2 5 4.2 5 16* 2.6 1.6 ▲ Skadden 2,575.0 5 8.1 4 5 7.9 0.2 ▲
Venable LLP 1,128.8 6 3.3 4 - - - - Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 2,203.0 6 6.9 3 19 0.7 6.2 ▲
Reed Smith LLP 1,064.0 7 3.1 1 - - - - Cravath, Swaine & Moore 1,564.1 7 4.9 4 13* 2.0 2.9 ▲
Conyers Dill & Pearman 1,043.8 8* 3.1 1 22* 1.5 1.6 ▲ Sidley Austin LLP 1,564.0 8 4.9 3 20 0.3 4.6 ▲
Jade & Fountain PRC Lawyers 1,043.8 8* 3.1 1 - - - - Commerce & Finance Law Offices 1,175.8 9 3.7 2 15 1.5 2.2 ▲
DLA Piper 989.1 10 2.9 2 6 5.8 -2.9 ▼ Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson 1,142.1 10 3.6 3 - - - -
Cravath, Swaine & Moore 828.0 11 2.4 1 1 21.3 -18.9 ▼ Linklaters 1,043.8 11 3.3 1 - - - -
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berko 823.5 12 2.4 1 - - - - Allen & Gledhill 745.2 12 2.3 1 - - - -
WongPartnership LLP 745.2 13 2.2 1 - - - - Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal 688.8 13 2.2 1 - - - -
Proskauer Rose LLP 718.8 14 2.1 1 - - - - Ropes & Gray 661.6 14 2.1 3 - - - -
Luse Lehman Pomerenk & Schick 688.8 15 2.0 1 - - - - Latham & Watkins 660.8 15 2.1 4 8 4.2 -2.1 ▼
Top 15 Total 27,633.3 81.5 33 2,822.4 38.9 42.6 ▲ Top 15 Total 29,397.1 92.5 47 3,652.6 54.5 38.0 ▲
Industry Total 33,918.5 100.0 61 7,262.1 100.0 Industry Total 31,767.3 100.0 61 7,262.1 100.0

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Fourth Quarter 2009 | US Capital Markets | Legal Advisors

US Debt and Equity - Ranked by Deal Size


US Convertible Offerings (AB5) - Issuer Legal Advisor US Convertible Offerings (AB5) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in
Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share
Davis Polk & Wardwell 7,309.2 1 19.5 5 1 15.1 4.4 ▲ Davis Polk & Wardwell 9,364.1 1 25.0 32 1 21.7 3.3 ▲
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 2,762.5 2 7.4 5 37 0.5 6.9 ▲ Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 7,621.3 2 20.4 13 5 9.3 11.1 ▲
Latham & Watkins 1,816.4 3 4.9 6 19 1.4 3.5 ▲ Shearman & Sterling LLP 5,255.5 3 14.0 9 6 5.7 8.3 ▲
Morgan Lewis & Bockius 1,607.5 4 4.3 4 - - - - Cravath, Swaine & Moore 2,428.8 4 6.5 9 9 2.6 3.9 ▲
Baker Botts LLP 1,290.0 5 3.5 2 21 1.3 2.2 ▲ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 2,340.0 5 6.3 5 4 11.6 -5.3 ▼
Foley & Lardner 1,197.5 6 3.2 3 34 0.7 2.5 ▲ Mayer Brown LLP 1,452.5 6 3.9 3 7 3.6 0.3 ▲
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 1,168.0 7 3.1 5 11 2.3 0.8 ▲ Latham & Watkins 1,437.5 7 3.8 4 10 2.2 1.6 ▲
K&L Gates 1,150.0 8 3.1 3 - - - - Skadden 1,048.5 8 2.8 4 8 3.4 -0.6 ▼
Kirkland & Ellis 1,085.0 9 2.9 3 - - - - Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 999.2 9 2.7 2 - - - -
Shearman & Sterling LLP 991.3 10 2.7 3 6 5.2 -2.5 ▼ Pinheiro Guimaraes 941.7 10 2.5 1 - - - -
Vinson & Elkins LLP 982.9 11 2.6 5 31 0.9 1.7 ▲ Linklaters 732.5 11 2.0 1 - - - -
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 941.7 12* 2.5 1 29 1.0 1.5 ▲ Vinson & Elkins LLP 700.0 12 1.9 2 18 0.8 1.1 ▲
Harney Westwood & Riegels 941.7 12* 2.5 1 - - - - Cahill Gordon & Reindel 690.0 13 1.8 3 11 1.9 -0.1 ▼
Debevoise & Plimpton 934.8 14 2.5 2 - - - - Sidley Austin LLP 661.3 14 1.8 3 12 1.2 0.6 ▲
Cains 732.5 15* 2.0 1 - - - - Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 625.0 15 1.7 3 24 0.3 1.4 ▲
Taback and Associates (PTY) Ltd 732.5 15* 2.0 1 - - - - Top 15 Total 36,297.9 97.1 94 37,856.2 64.3 32.8 ▲
Top 15 Total 25,643.5 68.7 50 15,563.9 28.4 40.3 ▲ Industry Total 37,421.2 100.0 116 58,884.4 100.0
Industry Total 36,532.9 100.0 116 54,884.4 100.0

US Straight Debt - Including MBS, ABS (AB6) - Issuer Legal Advisor US Straight Debt - Including MBS, ABS (AB6) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in
Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share
Sullivan & Cromwell 124,424.7 1 7.7 86 1 10.1 -2.4 ▼ Davis Polk & Wardwell 169,655.6 1 10.0 148 2 8.6 1.4 ▲
Davis Polk & Wardwell 103,414.9 2 6.4 67 4 4.1 2.3 ▲ Sidley Austin LLP 126,231.7 2 7.4 132 1 9.2 -1.8 ▼
White & Case LLP 62,703.6 3 3.9 33 16 1.5 2.4 ▲ Cravath, Swaine & Moore 114,968.4 3 6.8 97 5 6.1 0.7 ▲
Skadden 59,965.1 4 3.7 55 6 4.0 -0.3 ▼ Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 113,867.5 4 6.7 69 6 5.1 1.6 ▲
Cravath, Swaine & Moore 59,699.5 5 3.7 39 2 7.4 -3.7 ▼ Shearman & Sterling LLP 110,488.9 5 6.5 112 7 4.4 2.1 ▲
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 59,216.1 6 3.7 40 3 5.7 -2.0 ▼ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 100,050.0 6 5.9 103 3 8.3 -2.4 ▼
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 58,945.4 7 3.7 53 9 3.4 0.3 ▲ Allen & Overy 92,246.7 7 5.4 40 33 0.4 5.0 ▲
Linklaters 53,101.6 8 3.3 23 17 1.4 1.9 ▲ Sullivan & Cromwell 79,952.7 8 4.7 69 4 7.5 -2.8 ▼
Shearman & Sterling LLP 49,673.2 9 3.1 38 11 2.2 0.9 ▲ Cahill Gordon & Reindel 57,410.8 9 3.4 122 22 1.0 2.4 ▲
Mayer Brown LLP 43,132.6 10 2.7 41 22 1.2 1.5 ▲ Skadden 53,670.7 10 3.2 49 10 3.2 0.0 ▲
Latham & Watkins 39,582.5 11 2.5 39 20 1.3 1.2 ▲ Bingham McCutchen LLP 50,091.8 11 3.0 65 9 3.5 -0.5 ▼
Gide Loyrette Nouel 35,905.9 12 2.2 7 136 0.0 2.2 ▲ Linklaters 46,458.8 12 2.7 30 12 2.8 -0.1 ▼
Sidley Austin LLP 33,214.9 13 2.1 41 5 4.0 -1.9 ▼ Latham & Watkins 38,319.1 13 2.3 58 18 1.2 1.1 ▲
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 32,829.1 14 2.0 41 10 2.8 -0.8 ▼ Hengeler Mueller 34,873.9 14 2.1 13 8 4.3 -2.2 ▼
Debevoise & Plimpton 32,695.7 15 2.0 25 19 1.3 0.7 ▲ Morrison & Foerster 27,774.8 15 1.6 8 11 2.9 -1.3 ▼
Top 15 Total 848,504.8 52.7 628 629,166.7 50.4 2.3 ▲ Top 15 Total 1,216,061.4 71.7 1,115 911,444.3 68.5 3.2 ▲
Industry Total 1,607,588.0 100.0 1,734 1,248,335.1 100.0 Industry Total 1,699,292.7 100.0 1,823 1,331,861.5 100.0

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US Debt and Equity - Ranked by Deal Size


US Straight Debt - Excluding MBS, ABS (AB7) - Issuer Legal Advisor US Straight Debt - Excluding MBS, ABS (AB7) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in
Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share
Sullivan & Cromwell 124,424.7 1 8.5 86 1 12.2 -3.7 ▼ Davis Polk & Wardwell 169,655.6 1 11.0 148 1 10.3 0.7 ▲
Davis Polk & Wardwell 103,414.9 2 7.1 67 4 5.0 2.1 ▲ Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 113,867.5 2 7.4 69 6 6.1 1.3 ▲
White & Case LLP 60,150.8 3 4.1 29 13 1.6 2.5 ▲ Sidley Austin LLP 110,990.9 3 7.2 111 2 10.3 -3.1 ▼
Cravath, Swaine & Moore 59,699.5 4 4.1 39 2 8.8 -4.7 ▼ Cravath, Swaine & Moore 107,972.1 4 7.0 93 5 6.6 0.4 ▲
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 59,216.1 5 4.1 40 3 6.9 -2.8 ▼ Shearman & Sterling LLP 102,763.3 5 6.7 108 8 3.9 2.8 ▲
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 58,945.4 6 4.1 53 7 4.1 0.0 ▲ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 94,965.8 6 6.2 97 3 9.9 -3.7 ▼
Skadden 58,804.9 7 4.0 53 6 4.3 -0.3 ▼ Allen & Overy 92,246.7 7 6.0 40 29 0.4 5.6 ▲
Linklaters 53,101.6 8 3.7 23 16 1.6 2.1 ▲ Sullivan & Cromwell 79,952.7 8 5.2 69 4 9.0 -3.8 ▼
Shearman & Sterling LLP 39,716.2 9 2.7 31 10 2.3 0.4 ▲ Cahill Gordon & Reindel 57,410.8 9 3.7 122 16 1.1 2.6 ▲
Latham & Watkins 36,782.5 10 2.5 37 19 1.1 1.4 ▲ Linklaters 46,458.8 10 3.0 30 10 3.4 -0.4 ▼
Gide Loyrette Nouel 35,905.9 11 2.5 7 124 0.0 2.5 ▲ Skadden 40,031.2 11 2.6 42 13 1.4 1.2 ▲
Debevoise & Plimpton 31,495.8 12 2.2 24 14 1.6 0.6 ▲ Latham & Watkins 38,319.1 12 2.5 58 18 1.0 1.5 ▲
Sidley Austin LLP 30,396.5 13 2.1 37 5 4.4 -2.3 ▼ Hengeler Mueller 34,873.9 13 2.3 13 7 5.2 -2.9 ▼
McGuireWoods LLP 26,687.3 14 1.8 9 8 4.0 -2.2 ▼ Morrison & Foerster 27,774.8 14 1.8 8 9 3.5 -1.7 ▼
Allen & Overy 24,164.5 15 1.7 22 28 0.8 0.9 ▲ Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 22,198.5 15 1.4 39 15 1.2 0.2 ▲
Top 15 Total 802,906.6 55.2 557 606,545.3 58.7 -3.5 ▼ Top 15 Total 1,139,481.7 74.0 1,047 811,307.9 73.3 0.7 ▲
Industry Total 1,456,361.4 100.0 1,537 1,033,253.9 100.0 Industry Total 1,541,126.1 100.0 1,617 1,106,902.3 100.0

US High Yield Corporate Debt (AB8) - Issuer Legal Advisor US High Yield Corporate Debt (AB8) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in
Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 13,941.1 1 7.9 27 7 2.9 5.0 ▲ Cahill Gordon & Reindel 44,392.9 1 24.6 105 1 13.1 11.5 ▲
Kirkland & Ellis 8,014.6 2 4.5 11 - - - - Latham & Watkins 30,589.6 2 17.0 48 6 4.6 12.4 ▲
Latham & Watkins 7,846.5 3 4.4 18 1 9.6 -5.2 ▼ Shearman & Sterling LLP 23,077.8 3 12.8 37 2 11.0 1.8 ▲
White & Case LLP 7,641.7 4 4.3 7 16 2.2 2.1 ▲ Cravath, Swaine & Moore 16,374.4 4 9.1 39 5 8.1 1.0 ▲
Skadden 6,841.3 5 3.9 16 5 3.3 0.6 ▲ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 13,716.7 5 7.6 33 11 1.9 5.7 ▲
Davis Polk & Wardwell 6,216.9 6 3.5 13 28 0.9 2.6 ▲ Allen & Overy 9,385.9 6 5.2 5 - - - -
Paul, Weiss 5,181.3 7 2.9 4 19 1.5 1.4 ▲ Davis Polk & Wardwell 8,391.2 7 4.7 20 3 10.7 -6.0 ▼
Cravath, Swaine & Moore 5,163.2 8 2.9 12 29 0.9 2.0 ▲ Skadden 4,668.4 8 2.6 9 7 4.3 -1.7 ▼
Sullivan & Cromwell 4,880.0 9 2.8 7 11 2.7 0.1 ▲ Blake Cassels & Graydon 4,593.1 9 2.5 3 13 1.5 1.0 ▲
Vinson & Elkins LLP 4,618.2 10 2.6 16 3 5.2 -2.6 ▼ Weil Gotshal & Manges 3,546.7 10 2.0 5 9 3.6 -1.6 ▼
Lang Michener 4,011.7 11 2.3 1 - - - - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 3,414.5 11 1.9 7 - - - -
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 3,974.1 12 2.2 3 - - - - White & Case LLP 2,212.6 12 1.2 5 12 1.5 -0.3 ▼
Jones Day 3,917.7 13 2.2 7 22 1.2 1.0 ▲ Linklaters 1,978.9 13 1.1 3 4 9.1 -8.0 ▼
Ropes & Gray 3,871.6 14 2.2 1 17 2.1 0.1 ▲ Vinson & Elkins LLP 1,951.9 14 1.1 7 10 2.8 -1.7 ▼
NautaDutilh 3,035.2 15 1.7 2 - - - - Clifford Chance 1,164.7 15 0.7 5 18 0.6 0.1 ▲
Top 15 Total 89,155.1 50.3 145 14,975.6 32.5 17.8 ▲ Top 15 Total 169,459.3 94.1 331 33,657.5 72.8 21.3 ▲
Industry Total 177,026.4 100.0 378 46,227.0 100.0 Industry Total 180,519.6 100.0 381 46,227.0 100.0

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US DCM - Ranked by Deal Size


US Investment Grade Corporate Debt (AB9) - Issuer Legal Advisor US Investment Grade Corporate Debt (AB9) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in
Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share
Sullivan & Cromwell 57,138.9 1 8.3 42 1 8.9 -0.6 ▼ Davis Polk & Wardwell 90,685.6 1 12.1 88 2 11.8 0.3 ▲
Davis Polk & Wardwell 52,470.9 2 7.6 34 4 6.1 1.5 ▲ Shearman & Sterling LLP 66,276.3 2 8.9 61 7 4.4 4.5 ▲
Skadden 34,382.6 3 5.0 32 5 5.6 -0.6 ▼ Sidley Austin LLP 63,892.5 3 8.5 78 1 13.2 -4.7 ▼
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 33,530.4 4 4.9 24 2 8.4 -3.5 ▼ Cravath, Swaine & Moore 61,988.3 4 8.3 43 6 6.7 1.6 ▲
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 25,327.3 5 3.7 21 8 3.5 0.2 ▲ Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 55,482.7 5 7.4 37 4 7.9 -0.5 ▼
Shearman & Sterling LLP 21,949.3 6 3.2 19 12 2.4 0.8 ▲ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 48,572.9 6 6.5 47 3 8.0 -1.5 ▼
Debevoise & Plimpton 21,759.9 7 3.2 14 11 2.4 0.8 ▲ Sullivan & Cromwell 34,137.9 7 4.6 41 5 7.6 -3.0 ▼
Cravath, Swaine & Moore 19,707.0 8 2.9 19 3 6.8 -3.9 ▼ Skadden 22,884.2 8 3.1 30 13 1.5 1.6 ▲
Latham & Watkins 18,953.8 9 2.8 17 23 1.0 1.8 ▲ Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 22,198.5 9 3.0 39 11 1.9 1.1 ▲
Linklaters 18,757.7 10 2.7 12 13 2.3 0.4 ▲ Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy 16,122.0 10 2.2 10 12 1.8 0.4 ▲
Paul, Weiss 18,729.4 11 2.7 10 14 1.4 1.3 ▲ Mayer Brown LLP 15,548.1 11 2.1 15 19 1.0 1.1 ▲
Baker Botts LLP 18,125.6 12 2.6 13 17 1.3 1.3 ▲ Linklaters 15,404.9 12 2.1 12 9 2.2 -0.1 ▼
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 17,985.3 13 2.6 28 7 4.1 -1.5 ▼ Cahill Gordon & Reindel 13,017.9 13 1.7 17 21 0.9 0.8 ▲
Homburger 16,328.0 14 2.4 1 - - - - Allen & Overy 11,914.1 14 1.6 7 38 0.1 1.5 ▲
Sidley Austin LLP 15,209.2 15 2.2 21 6 5.2 -3.0 ▼ Morrison & Foerster 10,928.8 15 1.5 6 8 2.6 -1.1 ▼
Top 15 Total 390,355.3 56.8 307 396,264.1 59.4 -2.6 ▼ Top 15 Total 549,054.7 73.6 531 520,143.7 71.6 2.0 ▲
Industry Total 687,444.4 100.0 833 669,340.5 100.0 Industry Total 747,925.1 100.0 899 727,607.4 100.0

US Mortgage-backed Securities (AB10) - Issuer Legal Advisor US Mortgage-backed Securities (AB10) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in
Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share
Hunton & Williams 5,884.8 1 59.8 2 2 17.1 42.7 ▲ Hunton & Williams 4,705.3 1 47.8 1 11 0.5 47.3 ▲
Bingham McCutchen LLP 710.0 2 7.2 4 3 17.0 -9.8 ▼ Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 1,179.5 2 12.0 1 14 0.3 11.7 ▲
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal 518.8 3 5.3 4 - - - - Mayer Brown LLP 770.7 3 7.8 1 - - - -
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft 330.6 4 3.4 1 1 22.2 -18.8 ▼ Bingham McCutchen LLP 710.0 4 7.2 4 2 15.3 -8.1 ▼
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal 518.0 5 5.3 4 - - - -
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft 330.6 6 3.4 1 3 11.0 -7.6 ▼

Top 15 Total 7,444.2 75.7 11 40,108.5 56.3 19.4 ▲ Top 15 Total 8,214.1 83.5 12 31,867.7 27.1 56.4 ▲
Industry Total 9,834.8 100.0 17 49,350.5 100.0 Industry Total 9,834.8 100.0 17 49,542.5 100.0

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US DCM - Ranked by Deal Size


US Asset-backed Securities (AB11) - Issuer Legal Advisor US Asset-backed Securities (AB11) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in
Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share
Bingham McCutchen LLP 26,371.2 1 18.7 26 1 22.3 -3.6 ▼ Bingham McCutchen LLP 49,381.8 1 33.3 61 1 22.3 11.0 ▲
Mayer Brown LLP 26,307.9 2 18.6 24 4 5.5 13.1 ▲ Sidley Austin LLP 15,240.8 2 10.3 21 7 4.8 5.5 ▲
Richards Layton & Finger 13,017.1 3 9.2 12 3 11.0 -1.8 ▼ Skadden 13,639.5 3 9.2 7 2 15.8 -6.6 ▼
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 10,869.8 4 7.7 10 5 4.8 2.9 ▲ Hunton & Williams 9,197.7 4 6.2 4 26 0.4 5.8 ▲
Shearman & Sterling LLP 9,957.1 5 7.0 7 12 1.9 5.1 ▲ Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 8,858.9 5 6.0 8 3 13.6 -7.6 ▼
Alston & Bird 3,126.8 6 2.2 2 17 1.1 1.1 ▲ Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft 8,315.4 6 5.6 5 4 12.0 -6.4 ▼
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 2,958.8 7 2.1 4 2 12.7 -10.6 ▼ Shearman & Sterling LLP 7,725.6 7 5.2 4 5 8.7 -3.5 ▼
Sidley Austin LLP 2,818.3 8 2.0 4 14 1.6 0.4 ▲ Cravath, Swaine & Moore 6,996.3 8 4.7 4 9 4.3 0.4 ▲
Latham & Watkins 2,800.0 9 2.0 2 11 2.1 -0.1 ▼ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 5,084.2 9 3.4 6 27 0.4 3.0 ▲
Kirkland & Ellis 2,724.7 10 1.9 5 6 3.6 -1.7 ▼ Stroock & Stroock & Lavan 4,893.9 10 3.3 6 6 4.8 -1.5 ▼
White & Case LLP 2,552.8 11 1.8 4 21 0.8 1.0 ▲ Mayer Brown LLP 4,059.9 11 2.7 7 10 3.6 -0.9 ▼
Greenberg Traurig 2,340.4 12 1.7 3 23 0.7 1.0 ▲ McGuireWoods LLP 1,649.5 12 1.1 2 25 0.4 0.7 ▲
Kutak Rock 1,977.9 13 1.4 4 15 1.1 0.3 ▲ Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal 1,240.0 13 0.8 7 24 0.4 0.4 ▲
Winston & Strawn 1,899.9 14 1.3 3 36 0.3 1.0 ▲ Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 889.8 14 0.6 2 13 1.5 -0.9 ▼
Hunton & Williams 1,742.0 15 1.2 6 - - - - Richards Layton & Finger 726.9 15 0.5 1 11 1.9 -1.4 ▼
Top 15 Total 111,464.7 78.8 116 114,984.3 69.5 9.3 ▲ Top 15 Total 137,900.2 92.9 145 166,544.7 94.9 -2.0 ▼
Industry Total 141,391.9 100.0 180 165,730.8 100.0 Industry Total 148,331.8 100.0 189 175,416.7 100.0

US Preferred Stock (AB12) - Issuer Legal Advisor US Preferred Stock (AB12) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in Proceeds Mkt. No. Mkt. Chg. in
Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals Rank Share Mkt. Share
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 1,850.0 1 19.7 2 7 8.4 11.3 ▲ Cravath, Swaine & Moore 2,500.0 1 28.8 2 5 11.1 17.7 ▲
Maples & Calder 850.0 2 9.1 1 - - - - Shearman & Sterling LLP 1,714.3 2 19.8 3 8 6.3 13.5 ▲
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 814.3 3 8.7 1 1 22.9 -14.2 ▼ Linklaters 850.0 3* 9.8 1 9 5.3 4.5 ▲
Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP 700.0 4 7.5 2 11 2.6 4.9 ▲ Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu 850.0 3* 9.8 1 - - - -
McGuireWoods LLP 685.0 5 7.3 1 2 18.9 -11.6 ▼ Troutman Sanders LLP 685.0 5 7.9 1 - - - -
Richards Layton & Finger 425.0 6 4.5 2 4 12.1 -7.6 ▼ Skadden 400.0 6 4.6 1 10* 1.3 3.3 ▲
Sullivan & Cromwell 400.0 7 4.3 1 3 16.0 -11.7 ▼ Hunton & Williams 375.0 7 4.3 1 17 0.2 4.1 ▲
Morgan Lewis & Bockius 375.0 8 4.0 1 - - - - Conyers Dill & Pearman 200.0 8* 2.3 1 - - - -
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz 250.0 9 2.7 1 - - - - Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 200.0 8* 2.3 1 7 7.1 -4.8 ▼
Appleby Corporate Services Ltd 200.0 10* 2.1 1 - - - - Andrews Kurth LLP 65.0 10 0.7 1 - - - -
Skadden 200.0 10* 2.1 1 5 11.4 -9.3 ▼

Top 15 Total 6,749.3 72.0 14 50,375.0 92.3 -20.3 ▼ Top 15 Total 7,839.3 90.4 13 44,723.6 31.3 59.1 ▲
Industry Total 9,370.3 100.0 19 60,501.1 100.0 Industry Total 8,670.3 100.0 15 50,182.1 100.0

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Global ECM - Ranked by Number of Issues


US Debt, Equity & Equity-related (AB1) - Issuer Legal Advisor US Debt, Equity & Equity-related (AB1) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in
Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share
Sullivan & Cromwell 99 1 3.9 141,221.8 1 4.3 -0.4 ▼ Davis Polk & Wardwell 241 1 9.2 192,912.9 2 7.6 1.6 ▲
Davis Polk & Wardwell 95 2 3.8 132,686.9 5* 3.1 0.7 ▲ Sidley Austin LLP 175 2 6.7 145,178.6 1 8.9 -2.2 ▼
Skadden 85 3 3.4 87,588.6 4 3.4 0.0 ▲ Shearman & Sterling LLP 145 3 5.6 132,132.6 5 4.0 1.6 ▲
Latham & Watkins 76 4 3.0 49,318.9 10 2.3 0.7 ▲ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 138 4 5.3 114,319.1 6 3.9 1.4 ▲
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 71 5 2.8 68,521.7 8* 2.4 0.4 ▲ Cahill Gordon & Reindel 137 5 5.3 61,363.9 14 1.6 3.7 ▲
Vinson & Elkins LLP 68 6 2.7 19,027.3 15 1.7 1.0 ▲ Cravath, Swaine & Moore 130 6 5.0 139,321.0 7 3.7 1.3 ▲
Shearman & Sterling LLP 51 7 2.0 54,809.1 12 2.1 -0.1 ▼ Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 105 7 4.0 145,919.6 9 3.3 0.7 ▲
Sidley Austin LLP 50 8 2.0 35,503.8 2 3.9 -1.9 ▼ Sullivan & Cromwell 103 8 3.9 94,480.0 3 5.2 -1.3 ▼
Cravath, Swaine & Moore 49 9* 1.9 63,870.9 8* 2.4 -0.5 ▼ Latham & Watkins 96 9 3.7 44,477.6 10 2.6 1.1 ▲
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 49 9* 1.9 34,409.0 5* 3.1 -1.2 ▼ Skadden 78 10 3.0 61,698.6 8 3.5 -0.5 ▼
Mayer Brown LLP 48 11 1.9 45,965.5 16 1.6 0.3 ▲ Bingham McCutchen LLP 66 11 2.5 50,902.6 4 4.2 -1.7 ▼
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 45 12 1.8 61,139.9 11 2.3 -0.5 ▼ Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 59 12 2.3 29,295.6 11 2.3 0.0 ▲
Venable LLP 42 13 1.7 10,443.9 25* 1.0 0.7 ▲ Allen & Overy 40 13 1.5 92,246.7 32 0.5 1.0 ▲
White & Case LLP 37 14 1.5 64,565.2 34* 0.7 0.8 ▲ Vinson & Elkins LLP 39 14 1.5 13,848.2 15* 1.6 -0.1 ▼
Bingham McCutchen LLP 33 15* 1.3 27,763.3 3 3.5 -2.2 ▼ Clifford Chance 36 15 1.4 24,695.8 19 1.3 0.1 ▲
Kirkland & Ellis 33 15* 1.3 21,104.0 30 0.8 0.5 ▲ Top 15 Total 1,588 60.9 1,342,792.8 1056 54.2 6.7 ▲
Top 15 Total 931 35.6 896,835.8 709 37.8 -2.2 ▼ Industry Total 2,612 100.0 1,964,653.6 1948 100.0
Industry Total 2,522 100.0 1,872,773.0 1878 100.0

Global Equity Issuance by US Issuers (AB13) - Issuer Legal Advisor Global Equity Issuance by US Issuers (AB13) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in
Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share
Venable LLP 38 1 5.6 8,905.7 1* 4.9 0.7 ▲ Davis Polk & Wardwell 55 1 8.1 12,628.8 1 8.8 -0.7 ▼
Vinson & Elkins LLP 31 2 4.6 4,101.0 3 4.6 0.0 ▲ Sidley Austin LLP 41 2 6.1 18,576.2 4 4.9 1.2 ▲
Skadden 27 3 4.0 25,772.0 4 3.6 0.4 ▲ Latham & Watkins 34 3 5.0 4,721.1 3 5.2 -0.2 ▼
Latham & Watkins 25 4 3.7 6,817.0 1* 4.9 -1.2 ▼ Sullivan & Cromwell 33 4 4.9 14,009.8 6 4.3 0.6 ▲
Davis Polk & Wardwell 20 5 3.0 15,688.3 17* 1.3 1.7 ▲ Goodwin Procter LLP 28 5 4.1 1,156.8 14* 2.0 2.1 ▲
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP 14 6 2.1 1,046.3 9* 2.3 -0.2 ▼ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 25 6 3.7 7,866.0 9* 3.3 0.4 ▲
Hogan & Hartson 13 7 1.9 2,062.8 7* 2.6 -0.7 ▼ Cravath, Swaine & Moore 23 7 3.4 21,813.9 7* 3.6 -0.2 ▼
DLA Piper 12 8* 1.8 2,766.1 7* 2.6 -0.8 ▼ Vinson & Elkins LLP 22 8* 3.3 4,845.3 2 5.9 -2.6 ▼
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 12 8* 1.8 8,231.0 5 3.3 -1.5 ▼ Skadden 22 8* 3.3 6,520.0 5 4.6 -1.3 ▼
Sullivan & Cromwell 11 10 1.6 16,337.1 6 3.0 -1.4 ▼ Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 21 10* 3.1 24,161.4 9* 3.3 -0.2 ▼
Andrews Kurth LLP 10 11 1.5 1,786.4 17* 1.3 0.2 ▲ Shearman & Sterling LLP 21 10* 3.1 11,784.1 11* 2.9 0.2 ▲
Baker Botts LLP 9 12* 1.3 1,846.4 11* 2.0 -0.7 ▼ Andrews Kurth LLP 20 12 3.0 3,444.8 7* 3.6 -0.6 ▼
Greenberg Traurig 9 12* 1.3 840.8 27* 1.0 0.3 ▲ Baker Botts LLP 19 13 2.8 2,918.1 11* 2.9 -0.1 ▼
Fulbright & Jaworski 9 12* 1.3 646.9 47* 0.7 0.6 ▲ Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 16 14 2.4 5,689.7 14* 2.0 0.4 ▲
K&L Gates 9 12* 1.3 3,473.9 14* 1.6 -0.3 ▼ Clifford Chance 15 15 2.2 2,796.9 14* 2.0 0.2 ▲
WilmerHale 9 12* 1.3 3,639.2 17* 1.3 0.0 ▲ Top 15 Total 395 58.5 142,932.9 181 59.3 -0.8 ▼
Top 15 Total 258 36.8 100,321.7 121.0 39.7 -2.9 ▼ Industry Total 676 100.0 217,603.9 306 100.0
Industry Total 675 100.0 217,428.0 305.0 100.0

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Global ECM - Ranked by Number of Issues


Global IPOs by US Issuers (AB14) - Issuer Legal Advisor Global IPOs by US Issuers (AB14) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in
Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share
Skadden 5 1 9.4 2,102.7 5* 2.8 6.6 ▲ Davis Polk & Wardwell 8 1 15.1 2,696.5 1 16.7 -1.6 ▼
Venable LLP 4 2 7.6 1,128.8 - - - - Sullivan & Cromwell 5 2 9.4 2,629.1 4* 5.6 3.8 ▲
Fulbright & Jaworski 3 3* 5.7 355.8 - - - - Cravath, Swaine & Moore 4 3* 7.6 1,564.1 - - - -
Davis Polk & Wardwell 3 3* 5.7 3,725.2 - - - - Latham & Watkins 4 3* 7.6 660.8 2* 8.3 -0.7 ▼
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 3 3* 5.7 1,206.4 5* 2.8 2.9 ▲ Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson 3 5* 5.7 1,142.1 - - - -
Sidley Austin LLP 3 5* 5.7 1,564.0 8* 2.8 2.9 ▲
Ropes & Gray 3 5* 5.7 661.6 - - - -
Skadden 3 5* 5.7 2,447.3 2* 8.3 -2.6 ▼
Cahill Gordon & Reindel 1 9* 1.9 330.0 - - - -
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 1 9* 1.9 147.8 - - - -
Clifford Chance 1 9* 1.9 287.5 - - - -
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP 1 9* 1.9 129.4 - - - -
Debevoise & Plimpton 1 9* 1.9 331.9 - - - -
Dorsey & Whitney LLP 1 9* 1.9 1.6 8* 2.8 -0.9 ▼

Top 15 Total 18 34.1 8,518.9 10 5.6 28.5 ▲ Top 15 Total 39 73.9 14,593.7 15 44.5 29.4 ▲
Industry Total 53 100.0 17,388.7 36 100.0 Industry Total 53 100.0 17,388.7 36 100.0

US Equity & Equity-related (AB2) - Issuer Legal Advisor US Equity & Equity-related (AB2) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in
Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share
Venable LLP 39 1 5.0 9,172.1 3 4.7 0.3 ▲ Davis Polk & Wardwell 93 1 11.8 23,257.3 1 12.1 -0.3 ▼
Latham & Watkins 37 2 4.7 9,736.4 2 5.7 -1.0 ▼ Sidley Austin LLP 43 2 5.5 18,946.9 9 4.6 0.9 ▲
Vinson & Elkins LLP 36 3 4.6 5,083.8 5 4.2 0.4 ▲ Latham & Watkins 38 3 4.8 6,158.6 3* 5.4 -0.6 ▼
Skadden 30 4 3.8 27,623.5 1 6.0 -2.2 ▼ Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 36 4 4.6 32,052.1 7* 4.9 -0.3 ▼
Davis Polk & Wardwell 28 5 3.6 29,271.9 9* 2.3 1.3 ▲ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 35 5 4.4 14,269.1 7* 4.9 -0.5 ▼
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 18 6 2.3 9,576.3 4 4.4 -2.1 ▼ Sullivan & Cromwell 34 6 4.3 14,527.3 3* 5.4 -1.1 ▼
Conyers Dill & Pearman 17 7 2.2 4,330.4 9* 2.3 -0.1 ▼ Cravath, Swaine & Moore 33 7* 4.2 24,352.6 10 3.9 0.3 ▲
K&L Gates 16 8 2.0 4,824.2 19* 1.3 0.7 ▲ Shearman & Sterling LLP 33 7* 4.2 21,643.7 2 5.9 -1.7 ▼
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP 15 9 1.9 1,276.3 14* 1.8 0.1 ▲ Goodwin Procter LLP 29 9* 3.7 1,423.2 18* 1.6 2.1 ▲
DLA Piper 14 10* 1.8 2,881.3 13 2.1 -0.3 ▼ Skadden 29 9* 3.7 8,027.9 5* 5.2 -1.5 ▼
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 14 10* 1.8 2,819.1 42* 0.8 1.0 ▲ Vinson & Elkins LLP 24 11 3.0 5,545.3 5* 5.2 -2.2 ▼
Hogan & Hartson 13 12* 1.7 1,870.7 6* 3.1 -1.4 ▼ Baker Botts LLP 22 12 2.8 3,183.9 12* 2.6 0.2 ▲
Shearman & Sterling LLP 13 12* 1.7 5,135.9 9* 2.3 -0.6 ▼ Andrews Kurth LLP 20 13 2.5 3,444.8 11 3.1 -0.6 ▼
Sullivan & Cromwell 13 12* 1.7 16,797.1 6* 3.1 -1.4 ▼ Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 18 14 2.3 6,207.2 18* 1.6 0.7 ▲
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 12 15 1.5 6,371.0 19* 1.3 0.2 ▲ Clifford Chance 16 15 2.0 3,036.9 14 2.3 -0.3 ▼
Top 15 Total 315 40.3 136,770.0 175 45.4 -5.1 ▼ Top 15 Total 503 63.8 186,076.8 266 68.7 -4.9 ▼
Industry Total 788 100.0 265,185.0 386 100.0 Industry Total 789 100.0 265,360.9 388 100.0

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US ECM - Ranked by Number of Issues


US Common Stock (AB3) - Issuer Legal Adivsor US Common Stock (AB3) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in
Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share
Venable LLP 38 1 5.7 8,905.7 2* 5.3 0.4 ▲ Davis Polk & Wardwell 61 1 9.1 13,893.2 1 9.5 -0.4 ▼
Latham & Watkins 31 2* 4.6 7,920.0 1 6.4 -1.8 ▼ Sidley Austin LLP 40 2 5.9 18,285.6 4 5.3 0.6 ▲
Vinson & Elkins LLP 31 2* 4.6 4,101.0 2* 5.3 -0.7 ▼ Latham & Watkins 34 3 5.1 4,721.1 3 6.0 -0.9 ▼
Skadden 28 4 4.2 27,173.5 4* 3.9 0.3 ▲ Sullivan & Cromwell 33 4 4.9 14,009.8 5* 5.0 -0.1 ▼
Davis Polk & Wardwell 23 5 3.4 21,962.7 19* 1.4 2.0 ▲ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 30 5 4.5 11,929.1 8 4.2 0.3 ▲
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 16 6 2.4 8,972.6 4* 3.9 -1.5 ▼ Goodwin Procter LLP 28 6 4.2 1,156.8 20 1.8 2.4 ▲
Conyers Dill & Pearman 15 7 2.2 4,047.9 11* 2.1 0.1 ▲ Skadden 25 7 3.7 6,979.4 5* 5.0 -1.3 ▼
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP 14 8* 2.1 1,046.3 9* 2.5 -0.4 ▼ Cravath, Swaine & Moore 24 8* 3.6 21,923.9 7 4.6 -1.0 ▼
DLA Piper 14 8* 2.1 2,881.3 7* 2.8 -0.7 ▼ Shearman & Sterling LLP 24 8* 3.6 16,388.3 9* 3.9 -0.3 ▼
Hogan & Hartson 13 10* 1.9 1,870.7 7* 2.8 -0.9 ▼ Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 23 10 3.4 24,430.8 11* 3.5 -0.1 ▼
K&L Gates 13 10* 1.9 3,674.2 14* 1.8 0.1 ▲ Vinson & Elkins LLP 22 11 3.3 4,845.3 2 6.4 -3.1 ▼
Sullivan & Cromwell 11 12 1.6 16,337.1 6 3.2 -1.6 ▼ Baker Botts LLP 21 12 3.1 3,073.9 11* 3.5 -0.4 ▼
Andrews Kurth LLP 10 13* 1.5 1,786.4 19* 1.4 0.1 ▲ Andrews Kurth LLP 20 13 3.0 3,444.8 9* 3.9 -0.9 ▼
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 16 14 2.4 5,689.7 14* 2.1 0.3 ▲
Clifford Chance 15 15 2.2 2,796.9 14* 2.1 0.1 ▲
Top 15 Total 257 38.2 110,679.4 126 42.8 -4.6 ▼ Top 15 Total 416 62.0 153,568.6 189 66.8 -4.8 ▼
Industry Total 672 100.0 227,763.8 282 100.0 Industry Total 673 100.0 227,939.7 283 100.0

US IPOs (AB4) - Issuer Legal Advisor US IPOs (AB4) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in
Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share
Davis Polk & Wardwell 5 1* 8.2 9,275.8 - - - - Davis Polk & Wardwell 9 1 14.8 2,834.5 4 12.5 2.3 ▲
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 5 1* 8.2 1,411.2 8* 3.1 5.1 ▲ Sullivan & Cromwell 5 2 8.2 2,629.1 2 6.3 1.9 ▲
Skadden 5 1* 8.2 2,102.7 - 3.1 5.1 ▲ Cravath, Swaine & Moore 4 3* 6.6 1,564.1 1 3.1 3.5 ▲
Maples & Calder 5 4* 6.6 303.2 - 3.1 3.5 ▲ Latham & Watkins 4 3* 6.6 660.8 4 12.5 -5.9 ▼
Latham & Watkins 5 4* 6.6 1,951.7 - 6.3 0.3 ▲ Skadden 4 3* 6.6 2,575.0 3 9.4 -2.8 ▼
K&L Gates 5 4* 6.6 640.9 - 3.1 3.5 ▲ Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson 3 6* 4.9 1,142.1 - - - -
Venable LLP 5 4* 6.6 1,128.8 - - - - O'Melveny & Myers 3 6* 4.9 259.7 - - - -
Commerce & Finance Law Offices 5 8* 4.9 320.6 - 3.1 1.8 ▲ Shearman & Sterling LLP 3 6* 4.9 5,402.4 1 3.1 1.8 ▲
Fulbright & Jaworski 5 8* 4.9 355.8 - - - - Sidley Austin LLP 3 6* 4.9 1,564.0 1 3.1 1.8 ▲
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 5 8* 4.9 422.1 - 3.1 1.8 ▲ Ropes & Gray 3 6* 4.9 661.6 - - - -
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 3 6* 4.9 2,203.0 1 3.1 1.8 ▲
Commerce & Finance Law Offices 2 12* 3.3 1,175.8 2 6.3 -3.0 ▼
King and Wood 2 12* 3.3 210.8 - - - -
Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP 2 12* 3.3 26.9 1 3.1 0.2 ▲

Top 15 Total 50 65.7 17,912.8 12 21.8 43.9 ▲ Top 15 Total 50 100.0 22,909.8 19 62.5 37.5 ▲
Industry Total 61 100.0 24,246.9 32 100.0 Industry Total 61 100.0 24,246.9 32 100.0

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US Debt and Equity - Ranked by Number of Issues


US Convertible Offerings (AB5) - Issuer Legal Advisor US Convertible Offerings (AB5) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in
Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share
Latham & Watkins 6 1 5.2 1,816.4 5* 3.9 1.3 ▲ Davis Polk & Wardwell 32 1 27.6 9,364.1 1 19.1 8.5 ▲
Davis Polk & Wardwell 5 2* 4.3 7,309.2 4 4.8 -0.5 ▼ Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 13 2 11.2 7,621.3 3 8.6 2.6 ▲
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 5 2* 4.3 2,762.5 13* 1.9 2.4 ▲ Cravath, Swaine & Moore 9 3* 7.8 2,428.8 12* 1.9 5.9 ▲
Vinson & Elkins LLP 5 2* 4.3 982.9 23* 1.0 3.3 ▲ Shearman & Sterling LLP 9 3* 7.8 5,255.5 2 11.4 -3.6 ▼
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 5 2* 4.3 1,168.0 23* 1.0 3.3 ▲ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 5 5 4.3 2,340.0 4* 6.7 -2.4 ▼
Morgan Lewis & Bockius 4 6 3.5 1,607.5 - - - - Latham & Watkins 4 6* 3.5 1,437.5 7* 3.8 -0.3 ▼
Blake Cassels & Graydon 3 7* 2.6 153.8 - - - - Skadden 4 6* 3.5 1,048.5 6 5.7 -2.2 ▼
Foley & Lardner 3 7* 2.6 1,197.5 23* 1.0 1.6 ▲ Cahill Gordon & Reindel 3 8* 2.6 690.0 7* 3.8 -1.2 ▼
Kirkland & Ellis 3 7* 2.6 1,085.0 - - - - Sidley Austin LLP 3 8* 2.6 661.3 9* 2.9 -0.3 ▼
K&L Gates 3 7* 2.6 1,150.0 - - - - Mayer Brown LLP 3 8* 2.6 1,452.5 12* 1.9 0.7 ▲
Shearman & Sterling LLP 3 7* 2.6 991.3 2* 5.8 -3.2 ▼ Torys 3 8* 2.6 145.3 17* 1.0 1.6 ▲
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 3 8* 2.6 625.0 17* 1.0 1.6 ▲

Top 15 Total 45 38.9 20,224.1 27 19.4 19.5 ▲ Top 15 Total 91 78.7 33,069.8 72 67.8 10.9 ▲
Industry Total 116 100.0 37,421.2 104 100.0 Industry Total 116 100.0 37,421.2 105 100.0

US Straight Debt - Including MBS, ABS (AB6) - Issuer Legal Advisor US Straight Debt - Including MBS, ABS (AB6) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in
Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share
Sullivan & Cromwell 86 1 5.0 124,424.7 1 4.6 0.4 ▲ Davis Polk & Wardwell 148 1 8.1 169,655.6 2 6.4 1.7 ▲
Davis Polk & Wardwell 67 2 3.9 103,414.9 6 3.4 0.5 ▲ Sidley Austin LLP 132 2 7.2 126,231.7 1 10.0 -2.8 ▼
Skadden 55 3 3.2 59,965.1 8 2.7 0.5 ▲ Cahill Gordon & Reindel 122 3 6.7 57,410.8 16 1.4 5.3 ▲
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 53 4 3.1 58,945.4 13* 1.9 1.2 ▲ Shearman & Sterling LLP 112 4 6.1 110,488.9 7 3.5 2.6 ▲
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 41 5* 2.4 32,829.1 4 3.6 -1.2 ▼ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 103 5 5.7 100,050.0 5* 3.7 2.0 ▲
Mayer Brown LLP 41 5* 2.4 43,132.6 13* 1.9 0.5 ▲ Cravath, Swaine & Moore 97 6 5.3 114,968.4 5* 3.7 1.6 ▲
Sidley Austin LLP 41 5* 2.4 33,214.9 2 4.4 -2.0 ▼ Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 69 7* 3.8 113,867.5 9 2.9 0.9 ▲
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 40 8 2.3 59,216.1 9 2.6 -0.3 ▼ Sullivan & Cromwell 69 7* 3.8 79,952.7 3* 5.2 -1.4 ▼
Latham & Watkins 39 9* 2.3 39,582.5 16 1.5 0.8 ▲ Bingham McCutchen LLP 65 9 3.6 50,091.8 3* 5.2 -1.6 ▼
Cravath, Swaine & Moore 39 9* 2.3 59,699.5 7 2.8 -0.5 ▼ Latham & Watkins 58 10 3.2 38,319.1 14 1.9 1.3 ▲
Shearman & Sterling LLP 38 11 2.2 49,673.2 11* 2.1 0.1 ▲ Skadden 49 11 2.7 53,670.7 8 3.1 -0.4 ▼
White & Case LLP 33 12 1.9 62,703.6 23* 0.9 1.0 ▲ Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 41 12 2.3 23,088.3 11 2.4 -0.1 ▼
Vinson & Elkins LLP 32 13 1.9 13,943.5 21 1.0 0.9 ▲ Allen & Overy 40 13 2.2 92,246.7 28* 0.6 1.6 ▲
Bingham McCutchen LLP 31 14 1.8 27,580.0 3 4.4 -2.6 ▼ Linklaters 30 14 1.7 46,458.8 12 2.3 -0.6 ▼
Debevoise & Plimpton 25 15 1.4 32,695.7 23* 0.9 0.5 ▲ Mayer Brown LLP 23 15 1.3 20,378.7 17* 1.3 0.0 ▲
Kirkland & Ellis 23 16* 1.3 18,773.2 38 0.5 0.8 ▲ Top 15 Total 1,158 63.7 1,196,879.7 835 53.6 10.1 ▲
Linklaters 23 16* 1.3 53,101.6 29* 0.7 0.6 ▲ Industry Total 1,823 100.0 1,699,292.7 1560 100.0
Top 15 Total 684 38.5 801,020.8 572 38.7 -0.2 ▼
Industry Total 1,734 100.0 1,607,588.0 1492 100.0
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US Straight Debt - Excluding MBS, ABS (AB7) - Issuer Legal Advisor US Straight Debt - Excluding MBS, ABS (AB7) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in
Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share
Sullivan & Cromwell 86 1 5.6 124,424.7 1 6.1 -0.5 ▼ Davis Polk & Wardwell 148 1 9.2 169,655.6 2 8.6 0.6 ▲
Davis Polk & Wardwell 67 2 4.4 103,414.9 3* 4.5 -0.1 ▼ Cahill Gordon & Reindel 122 2 7.5 57,410.8 10 1.9 5.6 ▲
Skadden 53 3* 3.5 58,804.9 7* 3.3 0.2 ▲ Sidley Austin LLP 111 3 6.9 110,990.9 1 11.8 -4.9 ▼
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 53 3* 3.5 58,945.4 9* 2.5 1.0 ▲ Shearman & Sterling LLP 108 4 6.7 102,763.3 5* 4.1 2.6 ▲
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 40 5 2.6 59,216.1 7* 3.3 -0.7 ▼ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 97 5 6.0 94,965.8 4 4.8 1.2 ▲
Cravath, Swaine & Moore 39 6 2.5 59,699.5 6 3.6 -1.1 ▼ Cravath, Swaine & Moore 93 6 5.8 107,972.1 5* 4.1 1.7 ▲
Latham & Watkins 37 7* 2.4 36,782.5 13 1.4 1.0 ▲ Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 69 7* 4.3 113,867.5 7 3.9 0.4 ▲
Sidley Austin LLP 37 7* 2.4 30,396.5 2 4.8 -2.4 ▼ Sullivan & Cromwell 69 7* 4.3 79,952.7 3 7.0 -2.7 ▼
Vinson & Elkins LLP 32 9 2.1 13,943.5 14 1.4 0.7 ▲ Latham & Watkins 58 9 3.6 38,319.1 11 1.8 1.8 ▲
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 31 10* 2.0 21,959.3 5 4.2 -2.2 ▼ Skadden 42 10 2.6 40,031.2 14 1.3 1.3 ▲
Shearman & Sterling LLP 31 10* 2.0 39,716.2 9* 2.5 -0.5 ▼ Allen & Overy 40 11 2.5 92,246.7 25* 0.6 1.9 ▲
White & Case LLP 29 12 1.9 60,150.8 25* 0.8 1.1 ▲ Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 39 12 2.4 22,198.5 8* 2.9 -0.5 ▼
Debevoise & Plimpton 24 13 1.6 31,495.8 15* 1.2 0.4 ▲ Linklaters 30 13 1.9 46,458.8 8* 2.9 -1.0 ▼
Linklaters 23 14 1.5 53,101.6 27* 0.7 0.8 ▲ Clifford Chance 20 14 1.2 21,658.9 19* 1.0 0.2 ▲
Allen & Overy 22 15 1.4 24,164.5 23* 0.9 0.5 ▲
Top 15 Total 604 39.4 776,216.2 459 41.2 -1.8 ▼ Top 15 Total 1,046 64.9 1,098,491.9 672 56.7 8.2 ▲
Industry Total 1,537 100.0 1,456,361.4 1111 100.0 Industry Total 1,617 100.0 1,541,126.1 1164 100.0

US High Yield Corporate Debt (AB8) - Issuer Legal Advisor US High Yield Corporate Debt (AB8) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in
Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 27 1 7.1 13,941.1 6* 2.7 4.4 ▲ Cahill Gordon & Reindel 105 1 27.6 44,392.9 1 16.2 11.4 ▲
Latham & Watkins 18 2 4.8 7,846.5 2 4.5 0.3 ▲ Latham & Watkins 48 2 12.6 30,589.6 4* 6.3 6.3 ▲
Skadden 16 3* 4.2 6,841.3 6* 2.7 1.5 ▲ Cravath, Swaine & Moore 39 3 10.2 16,374.4 4* 6.3 3.9 ▲
Vinson & Elkins LLP 16 3* 4.2 4,618.2 1 6.3 -2.1 ▼ Shearman & Sterling LLP 37 4 9.7 23,077.8 2 10.8 -1.1 ▼
Davis Polk & Wardwell 13 5 3.4 6,216.9 11* 1.8 1.6 ▲ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 33 5 8.7 13,716.7 8 3.6 5.1 ▲
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld 12 6* 3.2 2,569.3 11* 1.8 1.4 ▲ Davis Polk & Wardwell 20 6 5.3 8,391.2 3 9.9 -4.6 ▼
Cravath, Swaine & Moore 12 6* 3.2 5,163.2 19* 0.9 2.3 ▲ Skadden 9 7 2.4 4,668.4 14* 0.9 1.5 ▲
Kirkland & Ellis 11 8 2.9 8,014.6 - - - - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 7 8* 1.8 3,414.5 - - - -
Baker Botts LLP 7 9* 1.9 1,910.2 - - - - Vinson & Elkins LLP 7 8* 1.8 1,951.9 9* 2.7 -0.9 ▼
Debevoise & Plimpton 7 9* 1.9 2,241.4 19* 0.9 1.0 ▲ Allen & Overy 5 10* 1.3 9,385.9 - - - -
Hogan & Hartson 7 9* 1.9 2,424.2 19* 0.9 1.0 ▲ Clifford Chance 5 10* 1.3 1,164.7 11* 1.8 -0.5 ▼
Jones Day 7 9* 1.9 3,917.7 11* 1.8 0.1 ▲ White & Case LLP 5 10* 1.3 2,212.6 9* 2.7 -1.4 ▼
Sullivan & Cromwell 7 9* 1.9 4,880.0 11* 1.8 0.1 ▲ Weil Gotshal & Manges 5 10* 1.3 3,546.7 11* 1.8 -0.5 ▼
White & Case LLP 7 9* 1.9 7,641.7 3* 3.6 -1.7 ▼ Andrews Kurth LLP 4 14* 1.1 1,124.0 14* 0.9 0.2 ▲
Weil Gotshal & Manges 7 9* 1.9 2,503.1 19* 0.9 1.0 ▲ Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy 4 14* 1.1 1,016.4 14* 0.9 0.2 ▲
Top 15 Total 174 46.3 80,729.4 34 30.6 15.7 ▲ Top 15 Total 333 87.5 165,027.7 70 64.8 22.7 ▲
Industry Total 378 100.0 177,026.4 111 100.0 Industry Total 381 100.0 180,519.6 111 100.0

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US DCM - Ranked by Number of Issues


US Investment Grade Corporate Debt (AB9) - Issuer Legal Advisor US Investment Grade Corporate Debt (AB9) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in
Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share
Sullivan & Cromwell 42 1 5.0 57,138.9 4 4.7 0.3 ▲ Davis Polk & Wardwell 88 1 9.8 90,685.6 2 8.2 1.6 ▲
Davis Polk & Wardwell 34 2 4.1 52,470.9 5 4.6 -0.5 ▼ Sidley Austin LLP 78 2 8.7 63,892.5 1 13.3 -4.6 ▼
Skadden 32 3 3.8 34,382.6 6 4.0 -0.2 ▼ Shearman & Sterling LLP 61 3 6.8 66,276.3 7* 3.8 3.0 ▲
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 28 4 3.4 17,985.3 2 5.7 -2.3 ▼ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 47 4 5.2 48,572.9 4* 4.5 0.7 ▲
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 24 5 2.9 33,530.4 7 3.5 -0.6 ▼ Cravath, Swaine & Moore 43 5 4.8 61,988.3 7* 3.8 1.0 ▲
Sidley Austin LLP 21 6* 2.5 15,209.2 3 5.2 -2.7 ▼ Sullivan & Cromwell 41 6 4.6 34,137.9 3 6.0 -1.4 ▼
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 21 6* 2.5 25,327.3 10 2.2 0.3 ▲ Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 39 7 4.3 22,198.5 6 3.9 0.4 ▲
Cravath, Swaine & Moore 19 8* 2.3 19,707.0 8 2.9 -0.6 ▼ Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 37 8 4.1 55,482.7 4* 4.5 -0.4 ▼
Shearman & Sterling LLP 19 8* 2.3 21,949.3 9 2.4 -0.1 ▼ Skadden 30 9 3.3 22,884.2 11* 1.5 1.8 ▲
Latham & Watkins 17 10 2.0 18,953.8 14* 1.3 0.7 ▲ Cahill Gordon & Reindel 17 10 1.9 13,017.9 23* 0.5 1.4 ▲
Vinson & Elkins LLP 16 11 1.9 9,325.3 20* 1.0 0.9 ▲ Mayer Brown LLP 15 11 1.7 15,548.1 11* 1.5 0.2 ▲
Morgan Lewis & Bockius 15 12 1.8 6,699.9 29* 0.7 1.1 ▲ Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pitt LLP 14 12 1.6 5,412.5 9 2.2 -0.6 ▼
Debevoise & Plimpton 14 13 1.7 21,759.9 13 1.5 0.2 ▲ Linklaters 12 13 1.3 15,404.9 14 1.4 -0.1 ▼
Baker Botts LLP 13 14* 1.6 18,125.6 14* 1.3 0.3 ▲ Andrews Kurth LLP 10 14* 1.1 4,666.8 15 1.3 -0.2 ▼
Jones Day 13 14* 1.6 8,497.4 12 1.8 -0.2 ▼ Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy 10 14* 1.1 16,122.0 16* 1.2 -0.1 ▼
Mayer Brown LLP 13 14* 1.6 9,063.2 14* 1.3 0.3 ▲ Latham & Watkins 10 14* 1.1 7,729.4 10 1.6 -0.5 ▼
Top 15 Total 341 39.4 361,062.8 354 42.8 -3.4 ▼ Top 15 Total 552 60.3 536,291.1 498 57.6 2.7 ▲
Industry Total 833 100.0 687,444.4 822 100.0 Industry Total 899 100.0 747,925.1 867 100.0

US Mortgage-backed Securities (AB10) - Issuer Legal Advisor US Mortgage-backed Securities (AB10) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in
Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share
Bingham McCutchen LLP 4 1* 23.5 710.0 1 29.5 -6.0 ▼ Bingham McCutchen LLP 4 1* 23.5 710.0 1 31.1 -7.6 ▼
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal 4 1* 23.5 518.8 - - - - Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal 4 1* 23.5 518.0 - - - -
Hunton & Williams 2 3 11.8 5,884.8 5 3.8 8.0 ▲ Mayer Brown LLP 1 3* 5.9 770.7 - - - -
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft 1 4 5.9 330.6 2* 15.2 -9.3 ▼ Hunton & Williams 1 3* 5.9 4,705.3 7* 1.9 4.0 ▲
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft 1 3* 5.9 330.6 3 12.3 -6.4 ▼
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 1 3* 5.9 1,179.5 9* 0.9 5.0 ▲

Top 15 Total 11 64.7 7,444.2 80 48.5 16.2 ▲ Top 15 Total 12 70.6 8,214.1 79 46.2 24.4 ▲
Industry Total 17 100.0 9,834.8 105 100.0 Industry Total 17 100.0 9,834.8 106 100.0

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US DCM - Ranked by Number of Issues


US Asset-backed Securities (AB11) - Issuer Legal Advisor US Asset-backed Securities (AB11) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in
Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share
Bingham McCutchen LLP 26 1 14.4 26,371.2 1 12.3 2.1 ▲ Bingham McCutchen LLP 61 1 32.3 49,381.8 1 16.6 15.7 ▲
Mayer Brown LLP 24 2 13.3 26,307.9 4 6.2 7.1 ▲ Sidley Austin LLP 21 2 11.1 15,240.8 5* 5.2 5.9 ▲
Richards Layton & Finger 12 3 6.7 13,017.1 3 8.3 -1.6 ▼ Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 8 3 4.2 8,858.9 2 13.8 -9.6 ▼
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 10 4 5.6 10,869.8 7 2.5 3.1 ▲ Mayer Brown LLP 7 4* 3.7 4,059.9 9* 2.4 1.3 ▲
Shearman & Sterling LLP 7 5 3.9 9,957.1 15* 1.1 2.8 ▲ Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal 7 4* 3.7 1,240.0 27* 0.3 3.4 ▲
Hunton & Williams 6 6 3.3 1,742.0 - - - - Skadden 7 4* 3.7 13,639.5 3 11.4 -7.7 ▼
Kirkland & Ellis 5 7* 2.8 2,724.7 8* 2.2 0.6 ▲ Stroock & Stroock & Lavan 6 7* 3.2 4,893.9 8 2.8 0.4 ▲
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal 5 7* 2.8 892.6 - - - - Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 6 7* 3.2 5,084.2 27* 0.3 2.9 ▲
Kutak Rock 4 9* 2.2 1,977.9 22* 0.7 1.5 ▲ Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft 5 9 2.7 8,315.4 4 5.9 -3.2 ▼
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 4 9* 2.2 2,958.8 2 9.1 -6.9 ▼ Cravath, Swaine & Moore 4 10* 2.1 6,996.3 7 3.1 -1.0 ▼
Sidley Austin LLP 4 9* 2.2 2,818.3 8* 2.2 0.0 ▲ Hunton & Williams 4 10* 2.1 9,197.7 27* 0.3 1.8 ▲
White & Case LLP 4 9* 2.2 2,552.8 11* 1.5 0.7 ▲ Shearman & Sterling LLP 4 10* 2.1 7,725.6 9* 2.4 -0.3 ▼
Greenberg Traurig 3 13* 1.7 2,340.4 22* 0.7 1.0 ▲ Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 2 13* 1.1 889.8 13* 1.4 -0.3 ▼
Winston & Strawn 3 13* 1.7 1,899.9 34* 0.4 1.3 ▲ McGuireWoods LLP 2 13* 1.1 1,649.5 27* 0.3 0.8 ▲

Top 15 Total 117 65.0 106,430.5 132 47.2 17.8 ▲ Top 15 Total 144 76.3 137,173.3 196 66.2 10.1 ▲
Industry Total 180 100.0 141,391.9 276 100.0 Industry Total 189 100.0 148,331.8 290 100.0

US Preferred Stock (AB12) - Issuer Legal Advisor US Preferred Stock (AB12) - Manager Legal Advisor

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008


No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in No. Mkt. Proceeds Mkt. Change in
Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m Rank Share Mkt Share
Richards Layton & Finger 2 1* 13.3 425.0 1 16.3 -3.0 ▼ Shearman & Sterling LLP 3 1 20.0 1,714.3 4* 6.8 13.2 ▲
Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP 2 1* 13.3 700.0 6* 4.7 8.6 ▲ Cravath, Swaine & Moore 2 2 13.3 2,500.0 3 9.1 4.2 ▲
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 2 1* 13.3 1,850.0 4* 7.0 6.3 ▲ Andrews Kurth LLP 1 3* 6.7 65.0 - - - -
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 1 4* 6.7 814.3 2 14.0 -7.3 ▼ Hunton & Williams 1 3* 6.7 375.0 8* 4.6 2.1 ▲
Appleby Corporate Services Ltd 1 4* 6.7 200.0 - - - - Conyers Dill & Pearman 1 3* 6.7 200.0 - - - -
McGuireWoods LLP 1 4* 6.7 685.0 6* 4.7 2.0 ▲ Linklaters 1 3* 6.7 850.0 10* 2.3 4.4 ▲
Morgan Lewis & Bockius 1 4* 6.7 375.0 - - - - Skadden 1 3* 6.7 400.0 10* 2.3 4.4 ▲
Maples & Calder 1 4* 6.7 850.0 - - - - Troutman Sanders LLP 1 3* 6.7 685.0 - - - -
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz 1 4* 6.7 250.0 - - - - Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 1 3* 6.7 200.0 4* 6.8 -0.1 ▼
Sullivan & Cromwell 1 4* 6.7 400.0 3 11.6 -4.9 ▼ Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu 1 3* 6.7 850.0 - - - -

Top 15 Total 13 100.0 6,549.3 32 42.0 58.0 ▲ Top 15 Total 13 86.9 7,839.3 32 31.9 55.0 ▲
Industry Total 19 100.0 9,370.3 43 100.0 Industry Total 17 100.0 8,670.3 44 100.0

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