Richards, Layton & Finger Leads Delaware Firms in The Deal’s M&A and Bankruptcy League Tables
January 21, 2025
Firm News| Corporate Governance| Corporate Transactions| Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring
WILMINGTON, Delaware (January 21, 2025) – Richards, Layton & Finger again tops the chart in The Deal’s annual Delaware rankings of high-value M&A transactions, serving as counsel on the most deals valued at $100 million or more in 2024—in fact, Richards Layton has held the #1 spot on the Delaware deal charts for 32 years running. The firm also climbed The Deal’s national bankruptcy chart, claiming the highest ranking of any Delaware-based firm at #15, alongside some of the largest law firms in the country.
“We’re incredibly proud to lead the state in both corporate and bankruptcy high-value transactions,” said Lisa Schmidt, president of Richards Layton. “Our lawyers stand ready to assist clients throughout the country and around the world, and our clients count on us to handle their most challenging, high-stakes matters. We work hard every day to uphold their trust in our skill, our outstanding service, and our commitment to excellence.”
Delaware remains the country’s leading jurisdiction for corporate law, and Richards Layton’s corporate practice is a powerhouse in Delaware’s legal landscape. Our attorneys are widely recognized for counseling Delaware corporations and boards of directors in both ordinary and extraordinary transactions. Backed by our deep experience and our active role in the development of our state’s influential business statutes, we provide cutting-edge, thoughtful, practical advice on complex Delaware corporate law issues.
Richards Layton is also home to one of the region’s largest and most active bankruptcy practices. We have been involved in hundreds of major chapter 11 cases, and we continue to expand our reputation as counsel of choice in high-value bankruptcy and restructuring cases in Delaware. Representing clients from virtually every business sector, our attorneys have handled some of the nation’s largest, most complex, and most sensitive bankruptcy matters arising in our state.
About Richards, Layton & Finger
Defining Delaware law since 1899, Richards, Layton & Finger helps sophisticated clients navigate complex issues and the intricacies of Delaware law. We advise global companies, business partnerships, leading financial institutions, local businesses, and individuals across a wide range of practices, including corporate law, alternative entities, commercial law, bankruptcy and corporate restructuring, intellectual property, tax, trusts and estates, commercial real estate, and litigation.