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The top bond counsel in 2023 handled a combined $361.721 billion across 7,164 bond issues versus $359.189 billion in 7,882 transactions in 2022.
The top 10 bond counsel, which welcomed three newcomers, accounted for $168.232 billion across 2,118 issues in 2023. The additions, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Ruth, Bracewell and Gilmore & Bell, knocked Chapman and Cutler, Squire Patton Boggs and Butler Snow out of the top 10.