We’ve spent the last century and a half
perfecting our practice – striving to sit at the crossroads
of dealflow where we make great things happen. That commitment
is evident in the many awards we receive – in a variety of
practices, throughout the world -- for working on the largest,
most complex and most innovative matters around. Recent awards
include:
Legal Advisor of the Year (5th
Euromoney and Ernst & Young Global Renewable Energy Awards,
2008)
Top Ten International Law Firm
for India-Related Deals (India Business Law Journal,2008)
Overall Deal of
the Year 2007: Continental Airlines EETC (Air Finance
Journal)
Most Innovative
Deal of the Year 2007: Airspeed Securitization (Air Finance
Journal)
Asia Pacific Deal
of the Year 2007: Macquarie Acquisition of GATX Air (Air
Finance Journal)
Top Power Legal
Adviser 2007 (Infrastructure Journal)
Top Renewables
Legal Adviser 2007 (Infrastructure Journal)
Top Wind Legal
Adviser 2007 (Infrastructure Journal)
Equity Deal of
the Year: MasterCard IPO (International Financial Law Review
Americas Awards, 2007)
Global Projects
and Energy Law Firm of the Year (Chambers Global, 2007 and 2006)
#1 Project
Finance Legal Adviser in Latin America (Dealogic, 2007)
#1 Global
Renewable Energy Legal Adviser (Dealogic, 2007)
USA Award for
Excellence for Top Projects/Energy Law Firm (Chambers USA,
2007)
African Mining
Deal of the Year: Lumwana (Project Finance, 2007)
Asia-Pacific Oil
& Gas Deal of the Year: Reliance (Project Finance, 2007)
Law Firm of the
Year (Satellite Finance, 2007)
#1 Legal Adviser
to Arrangers (New
Energy Finance, 2007)
#1 US Renewable Energy Legal Adviser (Dealogic, 2007)
Africa Industrial
Deal of the Year: Unicem (Project Finance, 2007)
Asia-Pacific
Manufacturing Deal of the Year: Hynix (Project Finance,
2007)
Global Deal of
the Year: SIPP (Project Finance, 2007)
Latin America
Mining Deal of the Year: Cerro Corona (Project Finance,
2007)
Middle East
Integrated Power & Water Project: Al Hidd (Project Finance,
2007)
North America
Refinancing Deal of the Year: Sabine Pass (Project Finance,
2007)
North America
Renewables Deal of the Year: Horizon (Project Finance, 2007)
North America
Single Asset Deal of the Year: Plum Point (Project Finance,
2007)
Project Finance
Deal of the Year: Hynix-ST Semiconductor (Asian Legal
Business China Law Awards, 2007)
Project Finance
Deal of the Year: Pocahontas Parkway Financing (International
Financial Law Review Americas Awards, 2007)
Project Finance
Deal of the Year: Reliance Petroleum (Asian Legal Business
Southeast Asia Law Awards, 2007)
Best
Restructuring Transaction: Satélites Mexicanos (Latin Finance,
2006)
Debt Market Deal
of the Year: Mandra Forestry Holdings Limited (Asian Legal
Business China Law Awards, 2006)
Energy &
Resources Firm of the Year (Asian Legal Business Southeast
Asia Law Awards, 2006)
Southeast Asia
Deal of the Year: Adaro Indonesia (Asian Legal Business
Southeast Asia Law Awards, 2006)
Equity Market
Deal of the Year: China Construction Bank IPO (Asian Legal
Business China Law Awards, 2006)
Southeast Asia M&A Deal of the Year: Adaro Indonesia (Asian
Legal Business Southeast Asia Law Awards, 2006)
M&A Deal of the
Year: China Construction Bank—Bank of America (Asian Legal
Business China Awards, 2006)
China Deal of the
Year: China Construction Bank—Bank of America (Asian Legal
Business China Awards, 2006)
Law Firm of the
Year (Global Water Intelligence, 2006)
European Project
Finance Team of the Year (International Financial Law Review,
2006)
Accolades
Now we realize that “accolade” has
a pretty serious etymology…a French word adopted in English,
an accolade originally referred to an embrace around the neck. A
kind of cuddle. The word grew up a bit in later years and came to
characterize the act of conferring knighthood…you know, when
a sword is tapped on the shoulder in true medieval glamour. Either
way, by sword or website, we are extremely grateful for the praise
bestowed on us…
Best Lawyers in
America, the preeminent referral guide to the legal
profession in the United States, included 28 of Milbank’s finest
in its survey of the best lawyers in America. Those
practitioners were rated the nation’s finest in a variety of
practices including banking, bankruptcy, commercial litigation,
corporate governance, corporate/M&A, employee benefit, energy,
equipment finance, information technology, project finance,
securities, tax, trust and estates, white collar criminal
defense, ADR and international arbitration. (2007).
Business Insurance
Magazine included litigation partner Linda Dakin-Grimm in
their “Women to Watch” feature, which highlighted a group
of 50 women leaders in commercial insurance, reinsurance, risk
management and employee benefits. (July 2007)
Chambers USA
designated partner John K. Halvey a Star Performer in the
Business Process Outsourcing and Technology & IT Outsourcing
categories for the third consecutive year. Chambers USA
stated that he is “universally considered to be ‘one of the
godfathers of the industry.’” (2007)
Chambers USA ranked Milbank “Number 1” in ten
practice areas: Banking & Finance: Equipment Finance & Leasing –
New York; Business Process Outsourcing – National; Projects –
National; Projects – New York; Projects & Energy – California;
Technology & IT Technology – New York; Telecom, Broadcast &
Satellite: Finance – District of Columbia; Transportation:
Aviation: Finance – National; Transportation: Roads
(Infrastructure) – National; and Wealth Management – National.
(2007)
Litigation partner Sean M.
Murphy was recognized in The American Lawyer’s “Litigation’s
Rising Stars” feature, which highlighted the top fifty
litigators in the United States under the age of 45. (January
2007)
Milbank was included in
The American Lawyer’s annual “A-List,” which
identifies 20 of the most “elite” law firms based on revenues
per partner, pro bono activities, associate satisfaction and
diversity, for the second year in a row. (2007)
Los Angeles-based partners Ed
Feo and Ken Baronsky were both identified as two of the Top
100 Lawyers in California in by the Los Angeles Daily
Journal and San Francisco Daily Journal. (2006)
Rankings
Milbank is consistently ranked as a leading law
firm by Chambers and Partners, International Financial Law Review and
The Legal 500, the definitive
guides to ranking lawyers and their practices. For years, Milbank
has ranked in the following primary areas:
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Business Process Outsourcing
Capital Markets
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Governance/Compliance
Employee Benefits & Executive
Compensation
Energy & Natural
Resources
Information Technology
International Arbitration
Litigation: Securities
Mergers & Acquisitions
Projects
Tax
Technology & IT Outsourcing
Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite:
Finance
Transportation: Aviation:
Finance
Transportation: Road (Carriage/Commercial)
Wealth Management
White Collar Criminal Defense
Dozens of our lawyers
are ranked consistently among the finest in the United States and
around the world. So we’re going to keep doing
what we’re doing. It’s working.
