IFLR1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial and Corporate Law Firms Ranks Smith Anderson’s M&A and Finance Practices and Five Firm Leaders

Smith Anderson’s M&A and Finance practices were again ranked in the North Carolina chapter of IFLR 1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial and Corporate Law Firms.

Managing Partner Byron Kirkland, Firm Chair Gerald Roach, Life Sciences practice group co-lead Christopher Capel, Mergers and Acquisitions lead Robert Duggins are all recognized as Highly Regarded Practitioners. Additionally, Public Companies leader Heyward Armstrong is nationally recognized as a Notable Practitioner.

IFLR remains the only international legal market research brand focused on ranking law firms and lawyers on the basis of financial and corporate transactional work. Rankings are based on three key criteria: transactional evidence, peer feedback and client feedback.

IFLR1000 is the guide to the world's leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers. The first rankings were published in 1990 and the guide currently ranks close to 5000 law firms and more than 21,000 lawyers across 12 practice areas and 250 jurisdictions. The IFLR1000 rankings are a reflection of a firm’s long-term track record in the market. For more information, visit www.iflr1000.com.