Sherman & Howard Among the Top Ten National Bond and Disclosure Counsel Firms for New Municipal Issues Through Nine Months 2010

October 21, 2010

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. has placed among the top ten firms in the United States involved in Long Term Municipal New Issues for the categories of Disclosure Counsel, Disclosure Counsel long and short term, ARRTA (American Recovery & Reinvestment Tax Act) - Bond Counsel; and ARRTA - Disclosure Counsel, according to the recent rankings for the first nine months 2010 released by Thomson Reuters.

During the first three quarters of 2010 the Firm acted as Disclosure Counsel on 62 deals, ranking 9th in the country; as Disclosure Counsel Long and Short Term on 63 deals, ranking 9th in the country; as ARRTA Bond Counsel on 35 deals, ranking 9th in the country (up from the Firm's 10th place ranking in 2009); and as ARRTA Disclosure Counsel on 21 deals, ranking 4th in the country.

Rankings and volume totals from Thomson Reuters's include all long-term municipal new issues, of which Thomson Reuters was made aware, underwritten during the period from January 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010.

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The Sherman & Howard Public Finance Department, known in Nevada under the name Swendseid & Stern, is among the largest in Colorado and Nevada. The Firm has been continuously listed in the "Municipal Bond Attorneys" section of The Bond Buyer's Municipal Marketplace (The Red Book) since that publication first started listing municipal bond attorneys in about 1939.

Sherman & Howard L.L.C., established in 1892, is the oldest law firm in Denver. The Firm assists its clients in most aspects of law affecting businesses and public institutions. Sherman & Howard's approximately 200 attorneys currently practice law from offices in Denver, Colorado Springs, Steamboat Springs, Vail and Aspen, Colorado; Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada; and St. Louis, Missouri.