Ticker LaunchSPAC IPO law firms league table, since 2019
The most active SPAC IPO law firms since 2019, ranked by deals as company counsel. Ellenoff Grossman & Schole ranks first with 237 deals.
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| # | Firm | Company counsel | Underwriters' counsel | Proceeds, as company counsel | Median deal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellenoff Grossman & Schole | 237 | 186 | $43.6B | $200M |
| 2 | Loeb & Loeb | 128 | 97 | $14.12B | $100M |
| 3 | Kirkland & Ellis | 126 | 101 | $35.02B | $300M |
| 4 | White & Case | 78 | 84 | $19.43B | $225M |
| 5 | Skadden, Arps | 58 | 119 | $18.32B | $250M |
| 6 | Greenberg Traurig | 57 | 41 | $10.94B | $200M |
| 7 | Winston & Strawn | 47 | 28 | $9.71B | $200M |
| 8 | Graubard Miller | 45 | 103 | $6.82B | $150M |
| 9 | Weil, Gotshal & Manges | 40 | 10 | $17.37B | $362.5M |
| 10 | Davis Polk | 37 | 100 | $9.36B | $200M |
| 11 | Paul, Weiss | 32 | 4 | $11.65B | $261M |
| 12 | Latham & Watkins | 27 | 25 | $6.71B | $250M |
| 13 | Vinson & Elkins | 26 | 12 | $7.08B | $275M |
| 14 | Paul Hastings | 24 | 43 | $4.49B | $200M |
| 15 | DLA Piper | 23 | 32 | $4.35B | $200M |
| 16 | Reed Smith | 23 | 17 | $4.29B | $200M |
| 17 | Ropes & Gray | 22 | 104 | $7.77B | $281.5M |
| 18 | Goodwin Procter | 19 | 1 | $4B | $150M |
| 19 | Robinson & Cole | 18 | 8 | $1.13B | $70M |
| 20 | Perkins Coie | 15 | 0 | $3.04B | $175M |
| 21 | Nelson Mullins | 15 | 7 | $1.82B | $100M |
| 22 | Becker & Poliakoff | 11 | 1 | $747M | $60M |
| 23 | King & Spalding | 10 | 11 | $2.07B | $200M |
| 24 | Sidley Austin | 10 | 19 | $2B | $200M |
| 25 | Gibson Dunn | 9 | 0 | $2.15B | $225M |
| 26 | McDermott Will & Emery | 9 | 9 | $1.47B | $197.5M |
| 27 | Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel | 9 | 8 | $980M | $100M |
| 28 | Proskauer Rose | 8 | 10 | $1.36B | $187.5M |
| 29 | Cooley | 8 | 1 | $1.12B | $150M |
| 30 | Rimon | 8 | 1 | $802M | $100M |
| 31 | Cleary Gottlieb | 7 | 1 | $1.8B | $210M |
| 32 | Venable | 7 | 0 | $800M | $142.5M |
| 33 | Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li | 7 | 13 | $537.5M | $85M |
| 34 | A&O Shearman | 6 | 49 | $1.25B | $200M |
| 35 | Schiff Hardin | 6 | 13 | $895M | $157.5M |
| 36 | Cadwalader | 5 | 0 | $5.65B | $450M |
| 37 | Morrison & Foerster | 5 | 2 | $1.29B | $200M |
| 38 | Wachtell Lipton | 5 | 0 | $1.18B | $220M |
| 39 | Willkie Farr & Gallagher | 5 | 0 | $800M | $150M |
| 40 | Wilson Sonsini | 5 | 1 | $560M | $60M |
| 41 | Simpson Thacher | 4 | 3 | $974M | $225M |
| 42 | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman | 4 | 2 | $861M | $255.5M |
| 43 | Sheppard Mullin | 4 | 3 | $475M | $200M |
| 44 | Milbank | 3 | 1 | $990M | $240M |
| 45 | Hughes Hubbard & Reed | 3 | 0 | $640M | $200M |
| 46 | Lowenstein Sandler | 3 | 1 | $610M | $200M |
| 47 | Orrick | 3 | 0 | $581M | $220M |
| 48 | Crowell & Moring | 3 | 0 | $475M | $150M |
| 49 | O’Melveny & Myers | 3 | 4 | $385M | $150M |
| 50 | ArentFox Schiff | 3 | 4 | $375M | $125M |
Counsel as named in each final prospectus's Legal Matters section. Cayman Islands, BVI and Bermuda counsel are left out. Based on the 1416 deals with counsel on record.
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