O’Melveny Remains Strong in International Financial Law Review’s 2009 Rankings

O’Melveny increased its standings in the 2009 edition of International Financial Law Review 1000, whose rankings are based on the recommendations of in-house counsel at the world’s most prominent financial institutions and companies, as well as leading lawyers in each legal market covered by the guide. Compiled by a team of dedicated specialist legal journalists based in New York, London, and Hong Kong, the IFLR1000 is the only publication of its kind to focus on the leading law firms for corporate finance worldwide.

Two O’Melveny partners received special recognition as “Leading Lawyers” in their practice categories: Colin Law for Capital Markets - Foreign Firms; and Naosuke Fujita for Mergers and Acquisitions - Foreign Firms.

Among the 17 practice areas covered in the IFLR1000, O’Melveny achieved Tier 2 distinction in Capital Markets - Foreign Firms (China); Mergers and Acquisitions - Foreign Firms (China); Mergers and Acquisitions - Foreign Law (Japan); Private Equity (Asia Pacific); and Private Equity (Hong Kong).

IFLR 1000, now in its 19th edition, has grown to cover more than 100 jurisdictions. A complete listing of O’Melveny’s practice results follows.

Practices



Tier Two

Capital Markets - Foreign Firms: China



Mergers and Acquisitions - Foreign Firms: China



Mergers and Acquisitions - Foreign Firms: Japan



Private Equity: Asia-Pacific



Private Equity: Hong Kong

Tier Three

Capital Markets - Debt: Asia-Pacific



Capital Markets - Equity: Asia-Pacific



Capital Markets - Equity: Hong Kong



Mergers and Acquisitions: Hong Kong



Mergers and Acquisitions - Local Law: Japan



Private Equity - Fund Formation: United States



Restructuring and Insolvency - Foreign Firms: Singapore

Tier Four

Banking: Japan



Banking-lending: United States



Capital Markets - Debt: Hong Kong



Capital Markets - Debt: United States



Capital Markets - Equity: United States



Capital Markets - Structured Finance and Securitization: Hong Kong



EU Competition: Western Europe

Tier Five

Capital Markets - Structured Finance and Securitizations: United States


October 24, 2008

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