Skadden ranked first among law firms as Principal Counsel for M&A transactions by value last year in The American Lawyer's annual "Corporate Scorecard" (April 2013).
Additionally, the firm ranked first as REIT Equity Issuer's Counsel by value and tied for first as Issuer's Counsel for non-U.S. IPOs by volume.
With 26 rankings, Skadden tied for the highest number overall. The firm's rankings include: M&A (Principal and Investment Counsel), Private Equity, Project Finance, U.S. and Non-U.S. IPOs (Issuer's Counsel), Equities (Issuer's Counsel), Investment-Grade Debt (Issuer's and Underwriter's Counsel), High-Yield Debt (Issuer's and Underwriter's Counsel), Asset-Backed Securities (Issuer's Counsel), REIT Debt (Issuer's and Underwriter's Counsel) and REIT Equity (Issuer's and Underwriter's Counsel).