Ranking Advisor Name Number of Deals H1 2018 Deal Value ($bn) in H1 2018 Number of Deals H1 2019 Deal Value ($bn) in H1 2019 YoY Deals Value +/- % Value Volume
1Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz4933836528 56.05 36-36
2Kirkland & Ellis258185272382 106.65 -5-52
3Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton5025364279 10.29 -22-9
4Sullivan & Cromwell8232159275 (14.35)3917
5Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson4821829272 24.57 66-20
6Simpson Thacher & Bartlett10627988258 (7.55)208
7Davis Polk & Wardwell7136747254 (30.68)5144
8Latham & Watkins168271173201 (25.78)-335
9Weil, Gotshal & Manges10224390200 (17.68)1321
10Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom97394101189 (52.05)-4109
11Cravath, Swaine & Moore3924429186 (23.62)3431
12Shearman & Sterling6513939158 13.70 67-12
13Jones Day225121211151 24.13 7-19
14Vinson & Elkins374145149 265.87 -18-73
15Clifford Chance10217885148 (16.70)2020
16White & Case10225672134 (47.84)4292
17Slaughter and May3818629127 (31.54)3146
18Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison10415059120 (20.04)7625
19Mayer Brown344040118 192.13 -15-66
20Debevoise & Plimpton306735113 68.02 -14-40