Rankings and Awards — Practices

Orrick received the following rankings in the 2010 editions of Legal 500.

China

• Tier 2 – Foreign firms: Banking and finance
• Tier 3 – Foreign firms: Capital markets
• Tier 3 – Foreign firms: Real estate

Germany

• Tier 2 – Corporate and M&A Mid-sized deals
• Tier 3 – Dispute resolution
• Tier 4 – Real estate

Foreign Firms

• Tier 1 – U.S. firms in London: Dual U.S./U.K. law capability - 51-100 fee-earners

France

• Tier 1 – Dispute resolution: Stock market litigation
• Tier 2 – Banking and finance
• Tier 2 – Capital markets
• Tier 2 – Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
• Tier 2 – Project finance
• Tier 3 – Administrative and public law
• Tier 3 – EU competition and distribution
• Tier 3 – Insolvency
• Tier 3 – Real estate
• Tier 4 – Dispute resolution: International arbitration
• Tier 4 – Employment
• Tier 4 – Mergers and acquisitions
• Recommended – Tax

Hong Kong

• Tier 2 – Real estate
• Tier 2 – Structured finance and securitization
• Tier 3 – Investment funds
• Tier 4 – Banking and finance
• Tier 4 – Capital markets (debt and equity)
• Tier 4 – Dispute resolution
• Tier 4 – Projects and energy
• Tier 5 – Corporate (including M&A)

Italy

• Tier 2 – Capital markets (debt)
• Tier 3 – Administrative law
• Tier 3 – Energy
• Tier 3 – Restructuring and insolvency
• Tier 4 – Banking and finance
• Tier 5 – Corporate and M&A: Milan and Rome

Japan

• Tier 1 – Real estate and construction: International firms and joint ventures
• Tier 3 – Projects and energy: International firms and joint ventures
• Tier 3 – Structured finance/securitization: International firms and joint ventures
• Tier 4 – Banking and finance: International firms and joint ventures
• Tier 4 – Corporate and M&A: International firms and joint ventures
• Tier 4 – Intellectual property: International firms and joint ventures

London

• Tier 2 – Venture capital
• Tier 3 – Flotations - small and mid-cap
• Tier 4 – M&A - lower mid-market deals, £50m-£250m
• Tier 4 – Emerging markets
• Tier 4 – Real estate: Property finance
• Tier 4 – Real estate: Social housing
• Tier 5 – Bank lending - investment grade debt and syndicated loans
• Tier 5 – Derivatives and structured products
• Tier 5 – Projects, energy and natural resources: Infrastructure
• Tier 6 – Securitization
• Tier 7 – EU and competition
• Tier 7 – Corporate restructuring and insolvency
• Tier 7 – Real estate: Commercial property

Russia

• Tier 3 – Dispute resolution
• Tier 4 – Corporate and M&A Moscow

South Korea

• Tier 2 – Foreign firms

Taiwan

• Tier 2 – Intellectual property

United States

• Tier 1 – Litigation: Trade secrets
• Tier 2 – Labor and employment litigation
• Tier 2 – Tax: Financial products
• Tier 3 – Project finance: advice to lender
• Tier 3 – Structured finance
• Tier 3 – Intellectual property: Patent licensing
• Tier 3 – Intellectual property: Patent litigation: full coverage
• Tier 3 – Litigation: Supreme Court and appellate
• Tier 3 – Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts: M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
• Tier 3 – Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts: Venture capital and emerging companies
• Tier 3 – Real estate and construction: West Coast
• Tier 3 – Tax: Domestic tax: West Coast
• Tier 5 – Tax: Employee benefits and executive compensation
• Tier 5 – Tax: International tax
• Tier 6 – Litigation: Securities: shareholder litigation
• Tier 6 – Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts: Antitrust
• Tier 7 – Litigation: White-collar criminal defense

Vietnam

• Tier 2 – Projects and energy
• Tier 2 – TMT
• Tier 4 – Corporate and M&A

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