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The "dominant force" in M&A and capital markets

2007 Top Transactions Year in Review

A Year of Firsts

Stikeman Elliott has been the firm behind the headlines in many of the most challenging Canadian business transactions and court cases. As a result, we have been recognized in major Canadian and international league tables as the market leader among Canadian law firms in the practice areas at the heart of sophisticated corporate, M&A, securities, real estate, banking and structured finance transactions.

First in Canada

WORLD FINANCE MAGAZINE - Best Corporate & Commercial Team in Canada 2008
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL LAW REVIEW (IFLR) - 2007 National Law Firm of the Year (Canada), as well as the Americas M&A Deal of the Year for our work on the CVRD-Inco transaction
CHAMBERS GLOBAL - Canadian Law Firm of the Year 2006 and ranked Top Tier in Corporate/M&A

First in Corporate Deals

Stikeman Elliott acted in 6 of Lexpert's Top 10 Corporate Deals of 2007, including the top 2 deals of the year - acting for BCE Inc. in its $51.7 billion sale to a consortium led by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (Deal of the Year) and acting for Alcoa Inc. in its bid for Alcan Inc.
Stikeman Elliott acted in 6 of Lexpert's Top 10 Corporate Deals of 2006, including the top 2 deals of the year - acting for CVRD in its successful $19.9 billion bid for Inco (Deal of the Year) and acting for Mittal Steel N.V. in its successful US$33.4 billion bid for Arcelor S.A.

First in Canadian and Cross-Border M&A

AMERICAN LAWYER - M&A advisors for deals involving a U.S. principal 2007 (among Canadian firms)
BLOOMBERG - by volume of announced Canadian deals 2007
THOMSON FINANCIAL - by volume of announced Canadian deals 2006 and 2007
MERGERMARKET - by volume of announced Canadian deals 2006 and 2007
MERGERMARKET - by number of North American buyouts 2007 (among Canadian firms)
MERGERSTAT REVIEW - by number and volume of announced Canada - U.S. deals 2006, 2007 and 2008 YTD (among Canadian firms)
MERGERSTAT REVIEW - #1 among Canadian firms by value of U.S.-Canada cross-border M&A in the computer software, supplies & services industry and drugs, medical supplies and equipment industry, 2007

First in Corporate Finance among Canadian Firms

BLOOMBERG - by number and volume of Canadian offerings, for issuers and underwriters combined 2006 and 2007
IFLR/Dealogic - by value of SEC registered equity capital markets offerings, among Canadian firms 2007
FINANCIAL POST - by value and by number of combined debt and equity offerings for underwriters 2007 and 2008 YTD

First in Lexpert/American Lawyer Media

47 Stikeman Elliott lawyers have been included by the highly selective Lexpert/American Lawyer Media 2008 Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, the most of Canadian law firms. As well, 89 Stikeman Elliott lawyers - representing nearly 20% of the entire firm - have been ranked as Leading Practitioners by the 2008 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.

First in IFLR 1000, Chambers Global, PLC Which Lawyer?

These leading international survey-based ratings services consistently recognize Stikeman Elliott as one of Canada's leading business law practices. Stikeman Elliott currently holds the highest rating for its securities/equity capital markets and M&A practices in all three of these surveys.

Practice Area	IFLR 1000	Chambers Global	PLC Which Lawyer?
Securities / Equity Capital Markets	Tier 1	Tier 1 (single category)	Leading
Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions	Tier 1	Tier 1 (single category)	Leading

Stikeman Elliott was also ranked first by Best Lawyers 2008 among Canadian law firms for M&A, Corporate Law, Securities, Derivatives and Structured Finance.

First in Business Litigation

Stikeman Elliott was named by Lexpert as one of the top three business litigation practices in Canada, including a #1 ranking for our Montréal office in the area of commercial litigation. Ten of our lawyers were cited in Lexpert's Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada, including more than any other firm in the important Corporate Commercial, Class Action and Securities category, while eight of our lawyers are recognized in the prestigious Lexpert / American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada.

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