Morgan Lewis Ranks among Top M&A Firms for First Quarter

NEW YORK, April 25, 2011: For the first quarter of 2011, Morgan Lewis ranked among the top mergers and acquisitions law firms according to industry league tables, with several top 10 placements. Some of the firm's accomplishments for the first quarter include:

• Ranked fifth, legal adviser to U.S. buyouts based on volume with four deals, Mergermarket, Q1 2011

• Ranked 12, legal adviser to Americas M&A based on volume with 22 deals, Mergermarket, Q1 2011

• Ranked 10, U.S. targets announced, based on number of deals with 19 deals, Thomson Reuters, Q1 2011

• Ranked 10, U.S. announced deals, counsel to principals any involvement, with 21 deals, Bloomberg, Q1 2011

• Ranked ninth, U.S. announced adviser ranking based on the number of transactions, with undisclosed and disclosed values up to and including $500M, Buyouts, Q1 2011

• Ranked third, U.S. announced adviser ranking based on value (with $1.908M) in the retail industry, Buyouts, Q1 2011