Paul Hastings Ranked Among Top Law Firms for M&A in Thomson Reuters 2011 Q1 Legal Advisory Review

April 05, 2011

New York, NY (April 5, 2011) - Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm has received top rankings for its mergers and acquisitions activity for the first quarter of 2011 in Thomson Reuters Legal Advisory Review.

The firm was ranked among the top 25 firms for worldwide announced M&A deals based on deal count.

Additionally, the firm received the following categories:

• US Target Announced - Based on Number of Deals - #14
• Any Canadian Involvement Announced - Based on Number of Deals - #12
• Any Canadian Involvement Completed - Based on Deal Value - #13
• Any Canadian Involvement Completed - Based on Number of Deals - #14
• Any Canadian Involvement Announced - Based on Deal Value - #25
• Any French Involvement Announced - Based on Number of Deals - #6
• Any French Involvement Announced - Based on Deal Value - #15
• Any French Involvement Completed - Based on Deal Value - #25
• Any French Involvement Completed - Based on Number of Deals - #30
• Any Italian Involvement Announced - Based on Deal Value - #8
• Any Italian Involvement Completed - Based on Deal Value - #9
• Any Italian Involvement Completed - Based on Number of Deals - #14
• Any Italian Involvement Announced - Based on Number of Deals - #16
• Any Nordic Involvement Completed - Based on Deal Value - #15
• Any Nordic Involvement Announced - Based on Deal Value - #16
• Any Nordic Involvement Completed - Based on Number of Deals - #18
• Any Nordic Involvement Announced - Based on Number of Deals - #24

Thomson Reuters Q1 league tables represent publicly disclosed transactions announced between January 1, 2011 and March 31, 2011.

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker is a leading global law firm with offices in Asia, Europe, and the United States. We provide innovative legal solutions to financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies.