Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP received 13 nominations – more than any other firm – for the 2010 International Financial Law Review Americas Awards. The firm was shortlisted for four team awards and worked on nine nominated deals of the year.

Davis Polk’s 2010 IFLR Americas Awards nominations include:

• “US Law Firm of the Year” 
• “Debt and Equity-Linked Team of the Year” 
• “Equity Team of the Year” 
• “M&A Team of the Year”
• “Debt and Equity-Linked Deal of the Year” for Ford Motor Company’s convertible notes offering
• “Debt and Equity-Linked Deal of the Year” for US Central Federal Credit Union’s senior notes offering 
• “Equity Deal of the Year” for Banco Santander (Brasil)’s IPO
• “Equity Deal of the Year” for GHL Acquisition Corp.’s common stock offering
• “M&A Deal of the Year” for Banco Santander’s acquisition of Sovereign Bancorp
• “M&A Deal of the Year” for Merck’s acquisition of Schering-Plough
• "M&A Deal of the Year” for the merger of Roche and Genentech
• "M&A Deal of the Year” for Warner Chilcott’s acquisition of Procter & Gamble’s pharmaceutical business
• "Private Equity Deal of the Year” for the acquisition of MSC.Software by Elliott Management and Symphony Technology

Winners of the IFLR Americas Awards will be announced on March 25 in New York.