Ticker LaunchUS IPO law firms league table, 2019
The most active US IPO law firms in 2019, ranked by deals as company counsel. Cooley ranks first with 25 deals.
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| # | Firm | Company counsel | Underwriters' counsel | Proceeds, as company counsel | Median deal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooley | 25 | 21 | $12.31B | $125M |
| 2 | Davis Polk | 11 | 26 | $4.68B | $261.1M |
| 3 | Latham & Watkins | 11 | 31 | $2.57B | $181.7M |
| 4 | Wilson Sonsini | 11 | 4 | $1.99B | $175.4M |
| 5 | Goodwin Procter | 10 | 5 | $1.63B | $79.5M |
| 6 | Skadden, Arps | 8 | 8 | $2.1B | $105.5M |
| 7 | Simpson Thacher | 6 | 9 | $4.44B | $384.1M |
| 8 | Kirkland & Ellis | 4 | 1 | $1.38B | $160.2M |
| 9 | Han Kun | 4 | 3 | $414.9M | $102.8M |
| 10 | Cleary Gottlieb | 3 | 5 | $1.78B | $312M |
| 11 | Fenwick & West | 3 | 2 | $1.47B | $216.1M |
| 12 | Vinson & Elkins | 3 | 1 | $683.5M | $261M |
| 13 | Global Law Office | 3 | 0 | $656.5M | $78M |
| 14 | Gibson Dunn | 3 | 1 | $584.9M | $292.4M |
| 15 | Sidley Austin | 3 | 0 | $409M | $85M |
| 16 | WilmerHale | 3 | 3 | $205M | $72M |
| 17 | Venable | 3 | 0 | $111.5M | $55.8M |
| 18 | Covington & Burling | 2 | 1 | $8.25B | $4.12B |
| 19 | White & Case | 2 | 1 | $762.2M | $381.1M |
| 20 | A&O Shearman | 2 | 4 | $648.9M | $324.4M |
| 21 | Ropes & Gray | 2 | 6 | $648.2M | $324.1M |
| 22 | King & Wood Mallesons | 2 | 2 | $597.8M | $298.9M |
| 23 | Gross & Co. | 2 | 0 | $481.6M | $240.8M |
| 24 | Clifford Chance | 2 | 0 | $402M | $201M |
| 25 | DLA Piper | 2 | 1 | $384.4M | $192.2M |
| 26 | Orrick | 2 | 1 | $315.6M | $157.8M |
| 27 | Tian Yuan | 2 | 4 | $303.1M | $151.6M |
| 28 | Sullivan & Cromwell | 2 | 1 | $239.5M | $119.8M |
| 29 | Linklaters | 2 | 0 | $203.9M | $101.9M |
| 30 | Torys | 2 | 0 | $170.5M | $85.2M |
| 31 | Jingtian & Gongcheng | 2 | 1 | $145M | $72.5M |
| 32 | Hunton Andrews Kurth | 2 | 3 | $135.7M | $67.8M |
| 33 | O'Melveny & Myers | 2 | 0 | $134M | $67M |
| 34 | Commerce & Finance | 2 | 1 | $133.8M | $66.9M |
| 35 | Pryor Cashman | 2 | 0 | $113.5M | $56.8M |
| 36 | Mayer Brown | 2 | 1 | $100.5M | $50.3M |
| 37 | Sheppard Mullin | 2 | 2 | $12M | $6M |
| 38 | Potter Anderson & Corroon | 1 | 0 | $1.43B | $1.43B |
| 39 | Fried Frank | 1 | 0 | $1.08B | $1.08B |
| 40 | Akin | 1 | 0 | $665M | $665M |
| 41 | Meitar | 1 | 0 | $650.9M | $650.9M |
| 42 | Lewis Rice | 1 | 0 | $480M | $480M |
| 43 | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 1 | 0 | $352M | $352M |
| 44 | Haiwen & Partners | 1 | 2 | $312M | $312M |
| 45 | Antis Triantafyllides & Sons | 1 | 0 | $220.1M | $220.1M |
| 46 | Paul, Weiss | 1 | 0 | $190.4M | $190.4M |
| 47 | Justin Chow & Co. Solicitors | 1 | 0 | $174M | $174M |
| 48 | Baker Botts | 1 | 1 | $168M | $168M |
| 49 | Mintz | 1 | 2 | $150.1M | $150.1M |
| 50 | Freshfields | 1 | 2 | $150M | $150M |
Counsel as named in each final prospectus's Legal Matters section. Cayman Islands, BVI and Bermuda counsel are left out. Based on the 162 deals with counsel on record.
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