Rankings and Awards — Practices
Publications: Business and Trade
The Bond Buyer
Orrick was named top bond counsel, underwriter's counsel and disclosure counsel for 2007 by The Bond Buyer, the leading publication covering the municipal industry. Based on year-end results, Orrick acted as bond counsel on 447 bond issues totaling US$50.7 billion, which is up significantly from 439 sales worth US$31.4 billion in 2006. Orrick also ranked as top underwriter's counsel advising on issues totaling US$21.3 billion and as top disclosure counsel on issues totaling US$13.9 billion.
California Real Estate Journal
Orrick's Global Real Estate Group received the 2007 "Industrial Sale of the Year" from the California Real Estate Journal for advising CalWest Industrial Properties, a CalPERS/RREEF joint venture, in a complex transaction involving the sale of 95 industrial and business parks and three ground leases located throughout California, Oregon, Washington, Texas, Arizona and Indiana.
Marine Money
Orrick received the "Leasing Deal of the Year" award for 2007 from Marine Money. The transaction involved advising Crédit Industriel et Commercial in its Singaporean operating lease for the US$303 million financing of three 6,500 TEU container vessels. The lessee was CMA CGM International Shipping Company.
Risk
Orrick received the 2007 "Deal of the Year" award from Risk magazine for the representation of the credit default swap provider in the successful restructuring of a SIV-Lite involving a portfolio primarily consisting of U.S. residential mortgage-backed securities. Risk magazine noted that the transaction constituted the only successful restructuring to date of a SIV or a SIV-Lite. Risk magazine highlighted the fact that the restructuring not only provides for the full payment of senior liabilities, but also may eventually enable mezzanine and capital noteholders to receive full payment of principal.
Silicon Valley Business Journal
San Francisco Business Times
Orrick was runner-up for the 2007 “Real Estate Deal of the Year” from the Silicon Valley Business Journal and finalist for the 2007 "Land Deal of the Year" from the San Francisco Business Times for advising Cisco Technology, Inc., a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc., in the sale of a 152-parcel of land in Fremont, California, to an affiliate of the Oakland Athletics (A’s) baseball team.
Total Securitization
Orrick was named 2008 European Securitization Law Firm of the Year by Total Securitization at the 4th Annual Global Derivatives & European Securitization awards ceremony.
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