Honors and Awards — Thomson Financial

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2006

European DCM and ECM Advisor

By deal size, Orrick ranked:

• 2nd - all international CDO's - issuer legal advisors
• 7th - all international CDO's - manager legal advisors
• 10th - all international securitizations except CDO's - issuer legal advisors
• 10th - all international securitizations except CDO's - manager legal advisors

By number of issues, Orrick ranked:

• 5th - all international CDO's - issuer legal advisors
• 6th - all international securitizations except CDO's - issuer legal advisors
• 7th - all international securitizations except CDO's - manager legal advisors
• 9th - all international CDO's - manager legal advisors
• 12th - all investment grade corporate debt - issuer legal advisors
• 13th - all international debt - issuer legal advisors
• 15th - all investment grade corporate debt - manager legal advisors

M&A Review

For European M&A, Orrick ranked:

• 8th - any French involvement completed
• 16th - any Spanish involvement completed
• 24th - any Spanish involvement announced

U.S. Capital Markets Review

As issuer's counsel in U.S. transactions, Orrick ranked:

• 4th - mortgage-backed securities (MBS)
• 5th - debt, equity and equity-related
• 5th - asset-backed securities (ABS)
• 5th - straight debt, including MBS and ABS

As manager's counsel in U.S. transactions, Orrick ranked:

• 5th - mortgage-backed securities (MBS)
• 5th - straight debt, including MBS and ABS
• 6th - debt, equity and equity-related
• 7th - asset-backed securities (ABS)