Paul Hastings in Top Rankings for M&A in 2011 League Tables

February 03, 2012

New York, NY (February 03, 2012) - Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm received top rankings for its global M&A work for 2011 from Mergermarket's, Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg's global legal adviser league tables.

Paul Hastings ranked in Mergermarket's Top Announced Deal in California 2011 for the firms role in the 99 Cents Only Store acquisition and the Top Announced Inbound Deals by Rest of Asia for the firms role in the Festival Walk transaction.

In addition, Paul Hastings ranked in the top 10 for the following categories:

Mergermarkets Georgia (US) Roundup 2011 Legal Adviser League Tables by Deal Count
Mergermarkets Illinois M&A Roundup 2011 Legal Adviser League Tables by Deal Count
Mergermarkets Deal Value Legal Advisers to South Korean M&A
Thomson Reuters French Involvement Small Cap: Deal Value
Thomson Reuters French Involvement Small-Cap: Deal Count

Paul Hastings also ranked in the top 20 for the following categories:

Mergermarkets League Table of Legal Advisers to Global Buyouts: Deal Count
Mergermarkets Legal Advisers to French M&A: Deal Count
Mergermarkets League Table of Legal Advisers to US Buyouts: Deal Count
Mergermarkets League Table of Legal Advisors to US M&A: Deal Count
Mergermarkets Legal Advisers to US (Mid-West) M&A: Deal Count
Mergermarkets Legal Advisers to US (West) M&A: Deal Count
Mergermarkets Legal Advisers to South Korean M&A: Deal Value
Mergermarkets Legal Advisers to South Korean M&A: Deal Count
Mergermarkets Legal Advisers to California M&A: Deal Count
Mergermarkets Legal Advisers to California Mid-Market M&A: Deal Count
Mergermarkets Hong Kong Legal Advisor League Table: Deal Value
Mergermarkets Hong Kong Legal Advisor League Table: Deal Count
Thomson Reuters Global Tables: US Target Announced: Deal Count
Thomson Reuters Global Mid-Market League Tables: Worldwide Mid-Market Rankings: Deal Count
Thomson Reuters Global Mid-Market League Tables: US Target Mid-Market: Deal Count
Thomson Reuters Global Mid-Market League Tables: US Target Mid-Market: Deal Volume
Thomson Reuters Global Mid-Market League Tables: French Involvement Mid-Market: Deal Count
Thomson Reuters Global Mid-Market League Tables: German Involvement Mid-Market: Deal Value
Thomson Reuters Global Mid-Market League Tables: Hong Kong Involvement Mid-Market: Deal Count
Thomson Reuters Global Mid-Market League Tables: Chinese Involvement Mid-Market: Deal Count
Thomson Reuters Global Small-Cap League Tables: Worldwide Small-Cap Rankings: Deal Count
Thomson Reuters Global Small-Cap League Tables: US Target Small-Cap: Deal Count
Thomson Reuters Global Small-Cap League Tables: US Target Small Cap: Deal Value
Thomson Reuters Global Small-Cap League Tables: French Involvement Small-Cap: Deal Value
Thomson Reuters Global Small-Cap League Tables: Benelux Involvement Small-Cap:Deal Count
Thomson Reuters Global Small-Cap League Tables: Hong Kong Involvement Small Cap: Deal Count
Thomson Reuters Global Small-Cap League Tables: Chinese Involvement Small Cap: Deal Count
Thomson Reuters Global Small-Cap League Tables: Chinese Involvement Small-Cap: Deal Value
Bloomberg: France Announced Deals: Deal Count
Bloomberg: Hong Kong Announced Deals: Deal Value
Bloomberg: South Korea Announced Deals: Deal Count

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