Davis Polk received 21 nominations – more than any other firm – from International Financial Law Review for its 2012 Americas Awards, including “Americas Law Firm of the Year.” The firm was shortlisted for nine team and firm awards, and worked on 12 nominated deals of the year.

Davis Polk’s nominations include:

• Americas Law Firm of the Year
  
  
  
• Debt and Equity-linked Team of the Year
  
  
  
• Equity Team of the Year
  
  
  
• Financial Regulation Team of the Year
  
  
  
• High-yield Team of the Year
  
  
  
• M&A Team of the Year
  
  
  
• Private Equity Team of the Year
  
  
  
• Project Finance Team of the Year
  
  
  
• Securitisation and Structured Finance Team of the Year
  
  
  
• Debt and equity-linked deal of the year, in connection with Emgesa’s notes offering
  
  
  
• Debt and equity-linked deal of the year, in connection with ITT Corporation’s notes offering and tender offer
  
  
  
• Equity deal of the year, in connection with AIG’s re-IPO
  
  
  
• Equity deal of the year, in connection with Delphi’s IPO
  
  
  
• High-yield deal of the year, in connection with OGX’s notes offering
  
  
  
• High-yield deal of the year, in connection with Warner Music Group’s notes offering, consent solicitation and tender offer
  
  
  
• M&A deal of the year, in connection with Harbin Electric’s take-private transaction
  
  
  
• Private equity deal of the year, in connection with Samson Investment’s buyout
  
  
  
• Private equity deal of the year, in connection with TMM Holdings’ purchase of Taylor Wimpey’s North American business
  
  
  
• Project finance deal of the year, in connection with Embraport’s Brazil port project
  
  
  
• Structured finance/securitisation deal of the year, in connection with PowerShares DB ETNs
  
  
  
• Structured finance/securitisation deal of the year, in connection withVelocityShares CS ETNs

IFLR’s Americas Awards will be presented in New York on March 29, 2012.