Ticker LaunchSPAC IPO law firms league table, 2020
The most active SPAC IPO law firms in 2020, ranked by deals as company counsel. Ellenoff Grossman & Schole ranks first with 42 deals.
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| # | Firm | Company counsel | Underwriters' counsel | Proceeds, as company counsel | Median deal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellenoff Grossman & Schole | 42 | 28 | $7.47B | $200M |
| 2 | Kirkland & Ellis | 34 | 30 | $11.1B | $312.5M |
| 3 | White & Case | 24 | 23 | $5.1B | $225M |
| 4 | Skadden, Arps | 22 | 27 | $8.87B | $350M |
| 5 | Loeb & Loeb | 15 | 8 | $1.68B | $119.6M |
| 6 | Weil, Gotshal & Manges | 11 | 2 | $5.47B | $400M |
| 7 | Winston & Strawn | 11 | 2 | $2.77B | $225M |
| 8 | Ropes & Gray | 10 | 34 | $3.19B | $269M |
| 9 | Graubard Miller | 7 | 17 | $1.63B | $210M |
| 10 | Goodwin Procter | 7 | 0 | $1.54B | $150M |
| 11 | Greenberg Traurig | 7 | 9 | $1.5B | $245M |
| 12 | Paul, Weiss | 5 | 1 | $4.12B | $750M |
| 13 | Davis Polk | 5 | 25 | $1.23B | $200M |
| 14 | Vinson & Elkins | 4 | 0 | $1.01B | $257.5M |
| 15 | Paul Hastings | 2 | 4 | $375M | $187.5M |
| 16 | Willkie Farr & Gallagher | 2 | 0 | $325M | $162.5M |
| 17 | Schiff Hardin | 2 | 2 | $250M | $125M |
| 18 | Venable | 2 | 0 | $200M | $200M |
| 19 | Cadwalader | 1 | 0 | $4B | $4B |
| 20 | Cleary Gottlieb | 1 | 0 | $630M | $630M |
| 21 | Morgan Lewis | 1 | 0 | $550M | $550M |
| 22 | Fried Frank | 1 | 0 | $500M | $500M |
| 23 | Akin | 1 | 0 | $360M | $360M |
| 24 | Simpson Thacher | 1 | 0 | $350M | $350M |
| 25 | Latham & Watkins | 1 | 3 | $300M | $300M |
| 26 | Milbank | 1 | 0 | $240M | $240M |
| 27 | Crowell & Moring | 1 | 0 | $200M | $200M |
| 28 | Tarter Krinsky & Drogin | 1 | 0 | $150M | $150M |
| 29 | Gennari Aronson | 1 | 0 | $125M | $125M |
| 30 | Haynes and Boone | 1 | 0 | $100M | $100M |
| 31 | Proskauer Rose | 1 | 1 | $100M | $100M |
| 32 | Foley Hoag | 1 | 0 | $56.9M | $56.9M |
| 33 | Raiti | 1 | 0 | $40M | $40M |
| 34 | Cooley | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 35 | Sheppard Mullin | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Counsel as named in each final prospectus's Legal Matters section. Cayman Islands, BVI and Bermuda counsel are left out. Based on the 243 deals with counsel on record.
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