The firm, all of our practice groups and many of our individual lawyers are routinely ranked among the small handful of leaders across the variety of league tables that track the profession. Following is a sample of the recent rankings and honors that we have received:

Capital Markets

• 1st in more global and U.S. capital markets categories than any other U.S. firm – Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg final league tables
  
  
• 1st tier among global law firms in both debt and equity capital markets – Chambers Global 2012
  
  
• “Derivatives Law Firm of the Year” – 2012 Risk magazine

M&A

• 1st tier among U.S. law firms advising on M&A transactions – IFLR1000 2013
  
  
• 1st in announced worldwide M&A and announced U.S. M&A league tables in Q1 2013 – Thomson Reuters, Bloomberg and mergermarket
  
  
• Advised on more than $100 billion in M&A transactions in Q1 2013, capturing over 30% of U.S. and 20% of global market share – Thomson Reuters

Credit

• 1st tier in Banking & Finance USA – Chambers Global 2012
  
  
• 1st tier in Banking & Finance Nationwide – Chambers 2012
  
  
• Ranked among the top 5 firms in 7 out of 9 categories by volume – Thomson Reuters LPC 2012 league tables

Litigation

• 1st tier in General Commercial Litigation: The Elite – Chambers USA 2012, PLC Which lawyer? 2012 and Benchmark Litigation 2013
  
  
• 1st tier in Securities Litigation – Legal 500 U.S. 2012, PLC Which lawyer? 2012 and Benchmark Litigation 2013
  
  
• 1st tier in White Collar Crime and Government Investigations – Chambers USA 2012, Legal 500 U.S. 2012, PLC Which lawyer? 2012 and Benchmark Litigation 2013

Antitrust

• “Law Firm of the Year” in Antitrust Law – 2013 U.S. News - Best Lawyers Best Law Firms ranking
  
  
• 1st tier among New York law firms in antitrust matters – Chambers USA 2012, GCR 100 2012 and PLC Which lawyer? 2013

Financial Institutions

• 1st tier in Financial Services Regulation across the categories of Banking (Compliance), Broker Dealer (Compliance) and Financial Institutions M&A – Chambers USA 2012
  
  
• 1st tier in Financial Services Litigation – Legal 500 U.S. 2012

Insolvency and Restructuring

• 1st tier in Bankruptcy/Restructuring USA – Chambers Global 2012
  
  
• 1st tier in Bankruptcy/Restructuring Nationwide – Chambers 2012
  
  
• 1st tier in Bankruptcy/Restructuring New York – Chambers 2012

Investment Management

• Only firm recognized each year for outstanding client service to hedge funds − Chambers USA
  
  
• 6th “Most Active Law Firm” in fund formations and investments – 2012 Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst rankings
  
  
• Among the leading law firms in Mutual/Registered Funds − Legal 500 U.S. 2012

Tax

• 1st tier in Tax Corporate and Finance USA – Chambers Global 2012
  
  
• 1st tier in Tax Corporate and Finance Nationwide – Chambers USA 2012
  
  
• 1st tier in Tax New York – Chambers USA 2012
  
  
• 1st tier in Tax International – Legal 500 U.S. 2012

Americas

• Won IFLR’s 2013 “Americas Law Firm of the Year” and “Debt and Equity-Linked Team of the Year” awards – the first firm to win each award two years in a row
  
  
• “Financial Regulation Team of the Year,” “Restructuring Team of the Year” and “Restructuring Deal of the Year” (Lehman) – 2013 IFLR Americas Awards

Asia

• 1st tier in Corporate/M&A in Asia-Pacific − Chambers Asia-Pacific 2012 and 2011
  
  
• 1st tier in Asia-Pacific debt, equity and high-yield products – Chambers Asia-Pacific 2011-2013; no other firm is ranked in first tier in all three categories
  
  
• “International Law Firm of the Year” for Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – 2012 Chambers China Awards

Europe

• 1st among U.S. firms in EMEA IPOs, Manager Advisers − Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg 2012
  
  
• 1st among U.S. firms in EMEA Equity and Equity-Related Offerings, Manager Advisers − Bloomberg 2012
  
  
• 1st among U.S. firms in Euromarket Bonds, Manager Advisers − Bloomberg 2012
  
  
• 1st among U.S. firms in International Bonds, Manager Advisers − Thomson Reuters 2012

Pro Bono

• The Legal Aid Society presented 20 of our lawyers with its 2012 Pro Bono Publico Awards.

Diversity

• Davis Polk consistently ranks in the top 20 firms nationwide among all AmLaw 100 and 200 firms in The American Lawyer’s “Diversity Scorecard.”