Morgan Lewis

Derivatives

Our Business and Finance Practice is composed of more than 350 lawyers who focus on mergers and acquisitions—including joint ventures, spin-offs, and strategic alliances—private equity, private investment funds, finance, restructuring, capital markets, corporate governance, emerging business matters, outsourcing, and tax. We have lawyers in offices across the United States and in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Beijing, and Tokyo. We provide counsel to clients representing a diverse range of industry sectors, including:

  • Life sciences
  • Technology
  • Media and entertainment
  • Financial services
  • Energy
  • Shipping
  • Retail

Practice Facts

  • Advised on over 300 M&A transactions with an aggregate market value in excess of $180 billion since January 2006
  • Nearly 300 M&A transactions completed since January 2006
  • 60 private equity transactions completed since January 2006
  • Clients include more than 700 mutual funds, venture capital funds, private equity, and hedge funds
  • More than 85 capital markets transactions completed since January 2006
  • More than 200 venture capital financing transactions completed since January 2006
  • More than 20 significant outsourcing transactions completed since January 2006
  • More than 30 of our lawyers are SEC alumni, covering all areas of expertise

Practice Rankings

Morgan Lewis consistently ranks among the top transactional law firms. The following are selected results since January 2007:

  • Ranked 1st – Law Firms that Most Often Represent America’s Largest Companies (Corporate Counsel, 2008)
  • Ranked 3rd – Communications League Advisor based on deal count (SNL Financial, 2008)
  • Ranked 5th – U.S. Target Completed Ranking based on number of deals (Thomson Reuters, 2008)
  • Ranked Top 5 – US Target Completed ranking (Thomson Reuters, Jan. - June 2008)
  • Ranked Top 5 – M&A deals based on value (Buyout Magazine, Jan.-June 2008)
  • Ranked Top 5 – Broker/Dealer, Asset Management, and Securities & Investment companies (SNL Financial, 2007)
  • Ranked 9th – U.S. Public Company Involvement Completed based on number of deals (Thomson Reuters, 2008)
  • Ranked Top 10 – U.S. Public Company Involvement Completed Deals, (Mergermarket, Jan.-June 2008)
  • Ranked Top 10 – Bidder or Target Advisory M&A table (Mergermarket, Q1 2008)
  • Ranked Top 10 – Equity Issuer by deal count (Global Securities Information, 2007)
  • Ranked Top 10 - Daily Deal consistently ranks Morgan Lewis in the Top 10 practices active in the corporate bankruptcy area, based on active bankruptcy cases
  • Ranked as a leading firm by Chambers USA 2008 in the following areas:
    • Buyouts and Venture Capital
    • Financial Services Regulation: Broker Dealer Regulation
    • Insurance: Policy Holder
    • Investment Funds: Registered Funds
    • Bank Lending and Mutual Funds
    • Transactional firm in New York, California, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey