Ticker LaunchSPAC IPO law firms league table, 2021
The most active SPAC IPO law firms in 2021, ranked by deals as company counsel. Kirkland & Ellis ranks first with 74 deals.
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| # | Firm | Company counsel | Underwriters' counsel | Proceeds, as company counsel | Median deal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirkland & Ellis | 74 | 27 | $19.27B | $250M |
| 2 | Ellenoff Grossman & Schole | 70 | 69 | $12.41B | $207M |
| 3 | Loeb & Loeb | 38 | 23 | $3.71B | $100M |
| 4 | White & Case | 36 | 40 | $10.12B | $232.5M |
| 5 | Skadden, Arps | 28 | 60 | $7.04B | $230M |
| 6 | Davis Polk | 24 | 52 | $5.56B | $200M |
| 7 | Greenberg Traurig | 21 | 15 | $4.43B | $200M |
| 8 | Weil, Gotshal & Manges | 19 | 4 | $7.38B | $300M |
| 9 | Latham & Watkins | 18 | 19 | $4.76B | $250M |
| 10 | Paul, Weiss | 18 | 3 | $4.61B | $230M |
| 11 | Reed Smith | 15 | 11 | $2.49B | $150M |
| 12 | Graubard Miller | 14 | 39 | $2.72B | $177.5M |
| 13 | Vinson & Elkins | 13 | 8 | $3.27B | $240M |
| 14 | Winston & Strawn | 13 | 8 | $2.74B | $200M |
| 15 | Goodwin Procter | 10 | 0 | $2.31B | $220M |
| 16 | Ropes & Gray | 9 | 49 | $3.85B | $350M |
| 17 | Sidley Austin | 8 | 15 | $1.61B | $200M |
| 18 | DLA Piper | 8 | 6 | $1.38B | $195.7M |
| 19 | Nelson Mullins | 8 | 4 | $905M | $100M |
| 20 | Paul Hastings | 7 | 33 | $1.49B | $200M |
| 21 | McDermott Will & Emery | 7 | 2 | $970M | $162.5M |
| 22 | Gibson Dunn | 5 | 0 | $1.3B | $250M |
| 23 | A&O Shearman | 5 | 23 | $1.12B | $200M |
| 24 | Cooley | 5 | 1 | $975M | $175M |
| 25 | Cadwalader | 4 | 0 | $1.65B | $325M |
| 26 | Morrison & Foerster | 4 | 1 | $1.09B | $235M |
| 27 | Cleary Gottlieb | 4 | 1 | $910M | $230M |
| 28 | Wachtell Lipton | 4 | 0 | $880M | $220M |
| 29 | Schiff Hardin | 4 | 6 | $645M | $172.5M |
| 30 | Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li | 4 | 3 | $325M | $92.5M |
| 31 | Becker & Poliakoff | 4 | 0 | $252M | $56M |
| 32 | Proskauer Rose | 3 | 6 | $565M | $200M |
| 33 | Rimon | 3 | 0 | $400M | $100M |
| 34 | Milbank | 2 | 1 | $750M | $375M |
| 35 | Orrick | 2 | 0 | $481M | $240.5M |
| 36 | King & Spalding | 2 | 1 | $450M | $225M |
| 37 | Simpson Thacher | 2 | 2 | $424M | $212M |
| 38 | Perkins Coie | 2 | 0 | $411M | $205.5M |
| 39 | Freshfields | 2 | 2 | $390M | $195M |
| 40 | Sheppard Mullin | 2 | 3 | $275M | $137.5M |
| 41 | Harter Secrest & Emery | 2 | 0 | $225M | $112.5M |
| 42 | Foley & Lardner | 2 | 0 | $190M | $95M |
| 43 | Haynes and Boone | 2 | 0 | $187M | $93.5M |
| 44 | Baker Botts | 1 | 1 | $500M | $500M |
| 45 | Cravath | 1 | 5 | $500M | $500M |
| 46 | Dragoneer Investment Group | 1 | 0 | $400M | $400M |
| 47 | Clifford Chance | 1 | 0 | $360M | $360M |
| 48 | Akin | 1 | 2 | $300M | $300M |
| 49 | Brown Rudnick | 1 | 0 | $300M | $300M |
| 50 | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman | 1 | 0 | $300M | $300M |
Counsel as named in each final prospectus's Legal Matters section. Cayman Islands, BVI and Bermuda counsel are left out. Based on the 578 deals with counsel on record.
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