Paul Hastings Receives Top Rankings for Mergers & Acquisitions in 2013 Global Legal Adviser League Tables

February 21, 2014

New York, NY -- Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm received top rankings for its mergers and acquisitions activity for 2013 by Mergermarket, Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters.

Highlights of the firm’s rankings include:

Korea:
• Top 5 in South Korea Announced Deals in Bloomberg’s Global Legal Advisory Mergers & Acquisitions Rankings 2013

• Top 10 in legal advisors to M&A by value and deal count in South Korea by Mergermarket M&A Trend Report: 2013

China:
• Top 10 in legal advisors to M&A by value in Greater China by

Mergermarket M&A Trend Report: 2013

• Top 10 in China Announced Deals in Bloomberg’s Global Legal Advisory Mergers & Acquisitions Rankings 2013

• Top 15 by value for Chinese involvement announced for

Thomson Reuters Emerging Markets M&A Review

France:
• Top 10 in legal advisors to M&A by deal count in France by

Mergermarket M&A Trend Report: 2013

• Top 10 by number of deals in France in Thomson Reuters Small Cap M&A Review

• Top 15 in France Announced Deals in Bloomberg’s Global Legal Advisory Mergers & Acquisitions Rankings 2013

United States:
• Top 15 in legal advisors to private equity buyouts by deal count in the US by

Mergermarket M&A Trend Report: 2013

• Top 15 in legal advisors to M&A by deal count for the US West by

Mergermarket M&A Trend Reporter: 2013

• Top 15 in US Announced Deals –Counsel to Principals in the M&A in Bloomberg’s Global Legal Advisory Mergers & Acquisitions Rankings 2013.

Paul Hastings advised on several significant M&A transactions globally in 2013 including Shuanghui International’s $7.1 billion acquisition of Smithfield Foods, SNAM in its €2.4 billion acquisition of assets from French oil & gas producer Total, David Murdock in his $1.6 billion acquisition of Dole, Gannett’s $1.5 billion acquisition of Belo Corp. and Ardea Biosciences’ $1.26 billion all-cash acquisition by AstraZeneca.

Paul Hastings LLP 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. Please visit www.paulhastings.com for more information.