Goodwin Procter's Service To Clients

  • Clients include over one-third of the Fortune 100 companies, 120+ S&P 500 companies and 80+ NYSE companies

  • Clients include 500+ technology-based companies and 200 venture capital and private equity firms

  • 100 IPOs in the past decade

  • 400 securities offerings in the past decade

  • 450 private equity and venture capital transactions in 2007

  • Formed more than 130 funds since 2006, totaling $65 billion

  • Over 220 M&A deals in the past two years, totaling over $150 billion

  • Since 2004, structured and executed in REIT, REIT M&A and complex real estate transactions totaling over $150 billion, public/private development deals valued over $25 billion, joint ventures totaling over $18 billion, and real estate funds valued at over $60 billion

  • Buyouts Magazine nominated Goodwin Procter as its 2008 “Law Firm of the Year” in the leveraged buyouts industry

  • Goodwin Procter was named “Law Firm of the Year” for Fund Formation in North America as part of the 2007 Global Private Equity Real Estate Awards sponsored by PERE Magazine

  • The Deal selected a Goodwin Procter transaction as one of the year's most notable middle-market leveraged buyouts as part of its 2008 “Deals of the Year” issue – our representation of Arlington Capital Partners in its acquisition of the Daily Racing Form, the dominant daily print publication in the thoroughbred horse racing industry

  • PEI Asia selected a Goodwin Procter transaction as its 2007 “Asian Venture Deal of the Year” – our representation of Broadline Capital in its investment in China Risk Finance LLC, the leading consumer credit management company in the People’s Republic of China

  • Real Estate Forum selected two Goodwin Procter deals as 2007 Deals of the Year – our representation of the joint venture between MacFarlane Partners and Anschutz Entertainment Group to develop the Marriott Ritz Carlton component of the LA Live Project, and our representation of a joint venture between Prudential and SJP Properties in securing $720 million in construction financing for 11 Times Square, a 38-story retail and office building

  • M&A Advisor selected a Goodwin Procter deal as its Media and Telecommunications Deal of the Year – our representation of Massive in its $175 million sale to Microsoft

Goodwin Procter - Where We Rank

  • Chambers USA (2008): America’s Leading Lawyers for Business: 91 lawyers listed; ranked No. 1 in 15 practices

  • Chambers Global (2006 and 2007): The World's Leading Lawyers for Business: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investing - Top 10

  • Best Lawyers in America (2008): 85 lawyers listed in 23 practice areas

  • 71 partners named Super Lawyers by Law & Politics

  • American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard (2007): A top law firm advising on private equity deals

  • Private Equity Analyst (2008): 2nd most active law firm for private equity/buyouts, and 5th overall for combined private equity and venture capital, based on volume of deals closed last year

  • PrivateRaise.com (2007): Among the Top 20 PIPE issuer law firms

  • Corporate Control Alert (2007): 13th most active M&A law firm based on $100 million deals in first half of 2007

  • Thomson Financial and Mergermarket (2007): top 20 M&A law firm based on volume of deals

  • GSI and Thomson Financial (First quarter 2007): 11th most active adviser on completed M&A deals involving U.S. public companies

  • IP Law & Business (2007): One of the nation's top intellectual property defense firms

  • IPO Vital Signs: 7th most active IPO law firm nationwide for issuer-side offerings closed in 2007 including many PE-backed

  • American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard (2007): Among the nation's top law firms advising issuers on both IPOs and non-IPO equities offerings by U.S. corporations

  • American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard (2007): Among the nation's top law firms advising underwriters on REIT equities offerings

  • American Banker: Represent 13 of the top 20 U.S. banks (ranked by assets)

  • Institutional Investor: Represent 10 of the top 25 money managers (ranked by assets under management)

Goodwin Procter - Our People

  • First AmLaw 100 law firm to name a woman as chairman and managing partner; Regina M. Pisa has served in this capacity for over 10 years and been named one of the nation’s best law firm leaders by Edge International and Of Counsel

  • Professionals with over 50 advanced degrees, including 20 PhDs, in chemistry, biology, mathematics, electrical engineering and medicine

  • 68 attorneys and 17 science advisors admitted to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

  • Six litigators elected to American College of Trial Lawyers (three retired)

  • Three partners elected to the American College of Bankruptcy

  • Ranked among the Top 10 for the past three years in an annual technology survey of the nation’s 200 largest law firms (Mid-Level Associate Survey, The American Lawyer)

  • More than two-thirds of firm attorneys participate in pro bono work each year; last year devoting 42,000+ hours to 400 clients