Thomson Financial Ranks Mintz Levin Among Top Underwriters' Counsel in 2003
1/12/2004
Boston, MA - Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. is among the top underwriters' counsel in the nation, according to new rankings compiled by Thomson Financial. The firm ranked 9th nationally in 2003 among law firms representing underwriters of municipal bonds, having served as underwriter's counsel on 58 municipal bond issues with proceeds of $6.74 billion.
"Mintz Levin's public finance section has earned a reputation for taking a client-oriented, problem-solving approach to this specialty field of finance and is a national leader in the field," said Greg Sandomirsky, head of the firm's public finance section. "Having long been a premier firm in the Boston area, we have continued to expand our presence and develop strong relationships in other major markets, particularly in New York where our growth has been spectacular. These quantitative rankings confirm our ability to attract and represent the nation's leading underwriters on virtually every type of municipal bond offering, including many of the largest and most complicated transactions completed in 2003. Coupled with the $3.52 billion we handled as bond counsel last year, these rankings reflect the success of our marketing strategy - offering top quality work with an emphasis on service."
The firm conducts its bond practice through a core group of approximately 20 professionals from its offices in Boston, New York and Washington, which is supplemented as necessary by lawyers in the firm's real estate, health care, bankruptcy and workout, environmental, federal regulation, and litigation sections.
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC is a multidisciplinary law firm with over 450 attorneys and senior professionals in Boston, Washington D.C., Reston, VA, New York, New Haven, CT, Los Angeles and London.
Mintz Levin is distinguished by its reputation for responsive client service and expertise in the areas of bankruptcy; business and finance; communications; employment; environmental; federal; health care; immigration; intellectual property; litigation; public finance; real estate; tax; and trust and estates. Mintz Levin's international clientele range from privately held start-ups to Fortune 100 companies in a wide array of industries including biotechnology, venture capital, telecommunications, health care and high technology.
Mintz Levin was one of the first law firms to develop complementary consulting capabilities to provide complete solutions to clients' problems, including investment/wealth management, government and public affairs and transactional insurance.
