February 8, 2010 — Vinson & Elkins is ranked in the top ten in 11 categories in the Year-End 2009 Thomson Reuters League Tables for U.S. Capital Markets. V&E ranked in the following areas: 

• #2 for Global Equities by U.S. Issuers (Issuer Counsel, by number of issues)
• #2 for U.S. Common Stock (Issuer Counsel, by number of issues)
• #2 for U.S. Convertible Debt Offerings (Issuer Counsel, by number of issues)
• #3 for U.S. Equity & Equity-related (Issuer Counsel, by number of issues)
• #3 for U.S. High Yield Corporate Debt (Issuer Counsel, by number of issues)
• #6 for U.S. Debt, Equity & Equity-related (Issuer Counsel, by number of issues)
• #8 for Global Equity Issuance by U.S. Issuers (Manager Counsel, by number of issues)
• #8 for U.S. High Yield Corporate Debt (Manager Counsel, by number of issues)
• #9 for Global Equity by U.S. Issuers (Issuer Counsel, by proceeds)
• #9 for U.S. Straight Debt, Excluding MBS, ABS (Issuer Counsel, by number of issues)
• #10 for U.S. High Yield Corporate Debt (Issuer Counsel, by proceeds)

View the full Thomson Reuters Legal Advisory U.S. Capital Markets Review for fourth quarter 2009.