Paul Hastings announced that it received top rankings for its finance transactions in the Thomson Reuters LPC 1Q/14 League Tables.

Paul Hastings was ranked first in “U.S. Lender Law Firm Bookrunner M&A,” and second in U.S. Overall Law Firm M&A with the firm capturing 20% and 12% of market share, respectively.

Paul Hastings advised on numerous significant finance transactions in the first quarter of 2014 including the $1.5 billion financing for Legacy Reserves; $1.6 billion financing for Media General’s proposed acquisition of Lin Media; and the $1.1 billion financing for Accellent’s acquisition of Lake Region Medical.

In Thomson Reuters LPC 2013 League Tables, Paul Hastings was ranked third in “U.S. Lender Law Firm Bookrunner M&A,” and fourth in U.S. Overall Law Firm M&A with the firm capturing 8% and 5% of market share respectively, based on the number of deals.