M&A League Tables of Legal Advisers Q1-Q3 2009

Kirkland ranked in the following categories in mergermarket's "M&A League Tables of Legal Advisers Q1-Q3 2009":

• #2 as legal advisers to U.S. Mid-Market M&A by value
• #2 as legal advisers to U.S. (Midwest, Northeast and South) M&A by volume
• #3 as legal advisers to U.S. M&A by volume
• #3 as legal advisers to U.S. Mid-Market M&A by volume
• #7 as legal advisers to Global Mid-Market M&A by volume
• #9 as legal advisers to Global Mid-Market M&A by value
• #10 as legal advisers to U.S. (West) M&A by volume
• #11 as legal advisers to Global M&A by volume
• #13 as legal advisers to U.S. (Midwest) M&A by value

Rankings are based on announced transactions (where the bidder, target or parent of either is from the country or region to which the table refers), from January 1, 2009, through September 30, 2009. Deals are included when the transaction value is greater than $5 million.