During the second quarter 2012, Lavery distinguished itself as Canadian legal counsel to underwriters in connection with various transactions. According to the figures published in the Legal Post column of the daily Financial Post on August 8, Lavery ranked 12^th among all Canadian law firms for debt and equity offerings, 11^th for equity offerings and 12^th for debt offerings. It is worth mentioning that Lavery finished ahead of several leading firms, which shows the strength of its transaction activity.