Andrews Kurth Ranked Among Nation's Top Capital Markets Legal Advisors

(HOUSTON) -  Andrews Kurth ranked among the nation’s top debt and equity legal advisors in the recently released Thomson Reuters U.S. Capital Markets Review for Year-End 2008, including a #2 ranking in U.S. IPOs as Manager Legal Advisor.

Ranked by Deal Size

Manager Legal Advisor:

#2 in U.S. IPOs ($1.45 billion)
#3 in Global IPOs by U.S. Issuers ($1.45 billion)
#11 in Global Equity Issuance by U.S. Issuers ($3.29 billion)
#11 in U.S. Common Stock ($3.29 billion)
#12 in U.S. Equity and Equity-related ($3.54 billion)
#15 in U.S. High Yield Corporate Debt ($400 million)

Issuer Legal Advisor:

#7 in U.S. IPOs ($358 million)*
#9 in Global IPOs by U.S. Issuers ($358 million)*
#14 in U.S. Investment Grade Corporate Debt ($8.77 billion)

Ranked by Number of Issues

Manager Legal Advisor:

#3 U.S. IPOs (2)*
#3 in Global IPOs by U.S. Issuers (2)*
#7 in Global Equity Issuance by U.S. Issuers (11)*
#9 in U.S. Common Stock (11)*
#11 in U.S. Equity and Equity-related (12)
#15 in U.S. Investment Grade Corporate Debt (11)

Issuer Legal Advisor:

#6 in U.S. High Yield Corporate Debt (3)*

*Tie

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For more than a century, Andrews Kurth has built its practice on the belief that “straight talk is good business.” Real answers, clear vision and mutual respect define the firm’s relationships with clients, colleagues, communities and employees. With more than 400 lawyers and offices in Austin, Beijing, Dallas, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, The Woodlands and Washington, DC, Andrews Kurth represents a wide array of clients in all areas of business law. For more information about Andrews Kurth, please visit andrewskurth.com.