Corporate Scorecard is published by The American Lawyer each April and details the performance of the U.S. law firms with the most active corporate finance and capital markets practices. The information which is culled by a number of third-party sources, is gathered by ALM Legal Intelligence. Firms are ranked on both the number and value of the deals handled in specific transactional areas, including Asset-Backed Securities, Bankruptcy, Equities,High-Yield Debt, Investment-Grade Debt, IPOs, Mergers & Acquisitions,Mortgage-Backed Securities, Municipal Bonds, Private Equity, Project Financing,REIT Debt, and REIT Equities.