Ropes & Gray Honored as Leading Law Firm Ropes & Gray is consistently recognized as one of the world s premier law firms, receiving awards and rankings from respected publications and organizations for our service and work for clients. Here are some of our notable honors. The American Lawyer Ropes & Gray was named to The American Lawyer s A-List ranking of 20 top law firms in 2011 and 2012, based on attorney diversity, pro bono work, associate satisfaction and firm performance. Chambers USA Award for Excellence In the annual awards honoring outstanding firms that demonstrate their pre-eminence in key practice areas, Ropes & Gray has been recognized as the leading U.S. law firm for: Investment Funds (2012) (2010) Investment Funds (2009) Chambers USA The 2012 edition of Chambers USA, the prestigious directory of lawyers and law firms, recognizes 94 Ropes & Gray partners and counsel in 125 separate rankings. The firm is also cited as among the country s best in 41 categories, including 15 practice areas ranked in the top band: Antitrust Bankruptcy/Restructuring Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Health Care Hedge & Mutual Funds : Patent Investment Funds: Registered Funds Labor & Employment Litigation: General Commercial Private Equity: Fund Formation -1-
Chambers Global Ropes & Gray was cited as one of the world s leading law firms in 15 practices, and the firm s lawyers received 31 rankings in the 2012 edition of Chambers Global: The World s Leading Lawyers for Business. The firm s lawyers and practices areas were honored in: Capital Markets Hedge Funds Litigation Privacy and Data Security Private Equity (buyouts and fund formation) Chambers Asia-Pacific The 2012 edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific cited Ropes & Gray lawyers and practice groups in: Asia-Pacific region : Private Equity China Capital Markets: Equity Investment Funds Japan Chambers UK The 2012 edition of Chambers UK recognized Ropes & Gray lawyers and practice groups in: : Sponsors Restructuring/Insolvency -2-
U.S. News-Best Lawyers Ropes & Gray was among the 20 U.S. law firms with the most top-tier national rankings in the U.S. News-Best Lawyers Best Law Firms survey in 2011. The firm was ranked in the first tier nationally in the following areas: Banking and Finance Law Bankruptcy Biotechnology Law Commercial Litigation Copyright Corporate Law Criminal defense: white-collar government investigations Criminal defense: white-collar litigation Employee Benefits (ERISA) Health Care Litigation bankruptcy Litigation patent Litigation regulatory enforcement Litigation securities Mergers & Acquisitions Law Mutual Funds Law Patent Private Equity Law Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law Real Estate Securities/Capital Markets Securities Regulation Securitization/Structured Finance Law Technology Trademark Trusts & Estates Ropes & Gray was named Law Firm of the Year for hedge funds in the U.S. News-Best Lawyers Best Law Firms rankings in 2011. -3-
The Financial Times The 2011 edition of the Financial Times US Innovative Lawyers Report recognized Ropes & Gray in its section on technology, media and telecommunications for representing Zynga in connection with formulating policies and procedures to address the sale of its stock through emerging online marketplaces. The inaugural edition of the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers report in 2010 recognized Ropes & Gray for its work on three notable matters representing: Former Freddie Mac senior officers in a number of securities fraud class actions in multiple jurisdictions asserting damages exceeding tens of billions of dollars. Ropes & Gray successfully revitalized a 1930s rule that requires plaintiffs to file a plain and simple claim. Harris Associates in Jones v. Harris, a U.S. Supreme Court decision establishing the standard governing claims of excessive mutual fund fees. The steering committee of first lien loan lenders in the Chapter 11 proceedings for Plastech, the largest minority-owned auto supplier in Michigan. Asian Legal Business Japan In June 2012, Ropes & Gray was recognized by Asian Legal Business for Debt Market Deal of the Year in Japan for the firm s work representing Bain Capital on its US$3.2 billion acquisition of Skylark. In 2010, Ropes & Gray won its second consecutive ALB Japan Technology, Media and Telecommunications Deal of the Year award for representing Bain Capital on its $1.1 billion acquisition of Bellsystem 24. The firm received the same award in 2009 for representing Bain Capital on its $690 million tender offer acquisition of D&M holdings. -4-
Workplace Satisfaction Surveys Ropes & Gray consistently wins accolades as a top place to work. In the respected Vault survey of associates, Ropes & Gray ranked among the top two firms to work for three years in a row in. In the 2012 Vault survey, Ropes & Gray was ranked: #2 Best Law Firms to Work For #2 Best Law Firms for Overall Diversity #1 in Formal Training #1 in Informal Training #2 in Most Fun Summer Associate Program #2 in Green (environmentally friendly) #2 in Diversity for Minorities #3 in Associate/Partner Relations #3 in LGBT Diversity #5 in Satisfaction #5 in Diversity for Women The firm ranked #3 in The American Lawyer s survey of midlevel associate satisfaction among AmLaw 100 firms in 2011. Ropes & Gray was recognized by Asian Legal Business as an Employer of Choice in Japan for 2011 and in Hong Kong for 2012. Pro Bono Recognition Ropes & Gray is committed to giving back to its communities and has made pro bono work a key component of its culture. Ropes & Gray was honored with the American Bar Association s Business Law Section 2012 National Public Service Award in recognition of the firm s ongoing contribution to providing free business legal services to individuals and organizations that cannot afford counsel. The National Law Journal selected Ropes & Gray as one of 10 law firms in the country named to its 2011 Pro Bono Hot List. In 2011, Immigration Equality awarded Ropes & Gray its Safe Haven Award for the second year in a row for its work on behalf of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people seeking asylum in the United States. Ropes & Gray also received the 2011 Law Firm Pro Bono Award from the Washington, D.C. Bar Association for its work representing refugees, veterans, neglected children and disabled individuals. -5-