Since 2003, The Deal has been publishing quarterly bankruptcy league tables showcasing the top firms and practitioners in active bankruptcy and turnaround management cases and assignments. The tables include the rankings of the top bankruptcy law firms, top bankruptcy lawyers, top investment banks, top investment bankers, top non-investment banks, top non-investment bank professionals and debtor-in-possession loan metrics. The source of the tables is The Deal LLC's Bankruptcy Insider database (www.bankruptcyinsider.com).  

Topping the list of 50 bankruptcy law firms are: No. 1) Holland & Knight LLP, No. 2) Duane Morris LLP and No. 3) Greenburg Traurig LLP.

The top investment banks are: No. 1) Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, No. 2) Mesirow Financial Inc. and No. 3) Giuliani Capital Advisors LLC.

Top non-investment banks include: No. 1) Deloitte & Touche LLP, No. 2) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and No. 3) BDO.

Also in The Deal issue are the top providers of debtor-in-possession loans in 2005 by dollar value. They are No. 1) Bank of America Corp. with an estimated DIP volume of $681.7 million, No. 2) J.P Morgan Chase & Co. ($523.3 million) and No. 3) Citigroup North America Inc. ($483.3 million). The top DIP lenders by number include: No. 1) Bank of America Corp. with 6 DIP loans, tied for No. 2) Wachovia Corp. and Mirant Corp. (5 a piece), and tied for No. 3) General Electric Co. and ABN Amro NV (4 a piece).

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