Ticker LaunchSPAC IPO law firms league table, 2026 to date
The most active SPAC IPO law firms in 2026, ranked by deals as company counsel. Ellenoff Grossman & Schole ranks first with 28 deals.
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| # | Firm | Company counsel | Underwriters' counsel | Proceeds, as company counsel | Median deal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellenoff Grossman & Schole | 28 | 17 | $5.68B | $200M |
| 2 | Loeb & Loeb | 20 | 18 | $2.6B | $120M |
| 3 | Greenberg Traurig | 10 | 4 | $1.6B | $150M |
| 4 | DLA Piper | 9 | 10 | $1.79B | $200M |
| 5 | Reed Smith | 6 | 3 | $1.49B | $235M |
| 6 | White & Case | 6 | 9 | $1.41B | $235M |
| 7 | Perkins Coie | 5 | 0 | $1.05B | $200M |
| 8 | King & Spalding | 5 | 1 | $950M | $200M |
| 9 | Graubard Miller | 4 | 7 | $460M | $100M |
| 10 | Robinson & Cole | 4 | 4 | $275M | $100M |
| 11 | Latham & Watkins | 3 | 2 | $525M | $200M |
| 12 | Paul Hastings | 3 | 4 | $475M | $150M |
| 13 | Winston & Strawn | 3 | 3 | $461M | $100M |
| 14 | Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel | 3 | 3 | $400M | $100M |
| 15 | Kirkland & Ellis | 2 | 10 | $695M | $347.5M |
| 16 | Weil, Gotshal & Manges | 2 | 0 | $562M | $281M |
| 17 | Vinson & Elkins | 2 | 0 | $400M | $200M |
| 18 | Cooley | 2 | 0 | $150M | $75M |
| 19 | Goodwin Procter | 2 | 1 | $150M | $75M |
| 20 | Ropes & Gray | 1 | 6 | $300M | $300M |
| 21 | Nelson Mullins | 1 | 1 | $261M | $261M |
| 22 | Stevens & Lee | 1 | 0 | $261M | $261M |
| 23 | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman | 1 | 0 | $250M | $250M |
| 24 | Winston Taylor | 1 | 0 | $250M | $250M |
| 25 | Sidley Austin | 1 | 0 | $210M | $210M |
| 26 | Hughes Hubbard & Reed | 1 | 0 | $200M | $200M |
| 27 | Lowenstein Sandler | 1 | 0 | $200M | $200M |
| 28 | Clifford Chance | 1 | 1 | $175M | $175M |
| 29 | O’Melveny & Myers | 1 | 4 | $160M | $160M |
| 30 | Squire Patton Boggs | 1 | 0 | $160M | $160M |
| 31 | Davidoff Hutcher & Citron | 1 | 0 | $150M | $150M |
| 32 | Norton Rose Fulbright | 1 | 3 | $150M | $150M |
| 33 | Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff | 1 | 0 | $140M | $140M |
| 34 | ArentFox Schiff | 1 | 0 | $125M | $125M |
| 35 | Ruskin Moscou Faltischek | 1 | 0 | $125M | $125M |
| 36 | Lucosky Brookman | 1 | 3 | $105M | $105M |
| 37 | Rimon | 1 | 1 | $105M | $105M |
| 38 | Becker & Poliakoff | 1 | 0 | $100M | $100M |
| 39 | Doney Law Firm | 1 | 0 | $100M | $100M |
| 40 | Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li | 1 | 2 | $100M | $100M |
| 41 | Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp | 1 | 0 | $100M | $100M |
| 42 | Cravath | 1 | 0 | $40M | $40M |
| 43 | Han Kun | 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 152 deals with counsel on record.
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