In 1999, we handled 48 initial public offerings with proceeds of $5 billion. Selected transactions include:

• Akamai — $234,000,000 — Counsel to Issuer
• Engage — $103,500,000 — Counsel to Issuer
• Freeserve — £264,000,000 — Counsel to Underwriters
• Silknet — $51,750,000 — Counsel to Underwriters
• Prodigy Communication Corporation — $168,000,000 — Counsel to Issuer
• Red Hat — $96,600,000 — Counsel to Underwriters
• Art Technology Group — $69,000,000 — Counsel to Issuer
• ZDNet — $218,500,000 — Counsel to Underwriters
• Trintech — €73,370,000 — Counsel to Underwriters
• Sycamore Networks — $284,050,000 — Counsel to Issuer
• SilverStream — $55,200,000 — Counsel to Issuer
• MKS Instruments — $104,650,000 — Counsel to Issuer
• Viant — $55,200,000 — counsel to Underwriters
• FortuneCity.com — €112,903,470 — Counsel to Issuer
• Proxicom — $67,275,000 — Counsel to Underwriters
• Breakaway Solutions — $48,300,000 — Counsel to Issuer
• iBasis — $125,120,000 — Counsel to Underwriters
• Miracle — CHF 138,000,000 — Counsel to Issuer
• Student Advantage — $55,200,000 — Counsel to Issuer
• NaviSite — $88,550,000 — Counsel to Underwriters
• QXL.com — £54,600,000 — Counsel to Issuer
• Cysive — $65,492,500 — Counsel to Underwriters
• Meta4 — €57,960,000 — Counsel to Underwriters
• Rudolph Technologies, Inc. — $88,320,000 — Counsel to Underwriters
• Exact — €88,960,750 — Counsel to Issuer
• VitaminShoppe.com — $50,000,005 — Counsel to Underwriters
• Edison Schools — $122,400,000 — Counsel to Issuer
• Interep — $74,750,004 — Counsel to Underwriters
• C-Bridge Corporation — $73,600,000 — Counsel to Issuer
• iVillage.com — $100,740,000 — Counsel to Underwriters
• Predictive Systems — $82,800,000 — Counsel to Underwriters
• Damgaard — DKK 960,000,000 — Counsel to Issuer
• Multex.com — $48,300,000 — Counsel to Underwriters
• Networks Plus — $147,200,000 — Counsel to Issuer
• Worldgate — $120,750,000 — Counsel to Underwriters
• Wavecom — €44,550,000 — Counsel to Issuer
• Daleen Technologes Inc. — $56,580,000 — Counsel to Underwriters
• SmarterKids.com — $72,450,000 — Counsel to Underwriters
• Career Builder — $67,275,000 — Counsel to Issuer
• Integra — €36,915,000 — Counsel to Underwriters
• Jupiter Communications — $75,468,750 — Counsel to Underwriters
• Uproar — €32,568,000 — Counsel to Issuer
• voyager.net — $135,000,000 — Counsel to Underwriters
• 1-800-flowers.com — $126,000,000 — Counsel to Underwriters
• Bottomline Technologies — $50,830,000 — Counsel to Issuer
• NetScout — $37,950,000 — Counsel to Underwriters
• Consodata — €52,070,007 — Counsel to Underwriters
• beFree — $77,280,000 — Counsel to Issuer