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Key practice areas
Banking and finance
Banking
Project finance
Capital markets
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : High yield
Capital markets : Equity
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Financial and corporate
Financial services regulatory
Investment funds
Hedge funds
Private equity funds
Corporate and M&A
Private equity
Restructuring and insolvency
M&A
Leveraged finance
Firm overview

A&O Shearman is a financial and corporate powerhouse that has strong rankings across almost all our practice areas. Traditionally lender focused, A&O Shearman remains a go-to firm for banks in all manner of transactions. A member of the UK ‘magic circle’ the firm has 44 offices in 31 countries.

Address:
9th Floor
Three Exchange Square
Central
Tel:+852 2974 7000 Web Address:https://www.aoshearman.com/en
Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 1
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A&O Shearman
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Freshfields
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Johnson Stokes & Master
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King & Wood
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
13 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Deacons
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
19 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
12 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
13 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
14 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
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DLA Piper
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Gallant
5 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
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Haiwen & Partners
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Milbank
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
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Reed Smith Richards Butler
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
15 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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Fangda Partners
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Goodwin Procter
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Sterlington PLLC
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Tanner De Witt
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Watson Farley & Williams
4 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 1
39 firms ranked
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A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Tier 2

Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
19 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
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Baker McKenzie
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
8 practice areas
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Fangda Partners
8 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
12 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
13 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
13 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
10 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

Dentons
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Han Kun Law Offices
5 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
6 practice areas
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JunHe
11 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Reed Smith Richards Butler
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
15 practice areas
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Tian Yuan Law Firm
3 practice areas
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Charltons
8 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
5 practice areas
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Haiwen & Partners
11 practice areas
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Stevenson Wong & Co
7 practice areas
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YYC Legal
5 practice areas
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Haiwen & Partners
11 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 3
51 firms ranked
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Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
9 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
12 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
12 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
13 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
13 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
17 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
8 practice areas
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Cooley
6 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Deacons
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Fangda Partners
8 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
4 practice areas
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Tier 4

Charltons
8 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
12 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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H.M. Chan & Co
5 practice areas
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Han Kun Law Offices
5 practice areas
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
6 practice areas
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Johnson Stokes & Master
36 practice areas
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Jones Day
14 practice areas
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JunHe
11 practice areas
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Kwok Yih & Chan
7 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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MinterEllison
7 practice areas
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Reed Smith Richards Butler
12 practice areas
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Winston & Strawn
5 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
6 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
5 practice areas
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Haiwen & Partners
11 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
12 practice areas
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Seyfarth Shaw
7 practice areas
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Stevenson Wong & Co
7 practice areas
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Tian Yuan Law Firm
3 practice areas
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YYC Legal
5 practice areas
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Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Tier 1
19 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
17 practice areas
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CMS
11 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
15 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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DLA Piper
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
5 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Jones Day
14 practice areas
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K&L Gates
12 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
19 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Tiang & Partners
4 practice areas
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JunHe
11 practice areas
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Financial services regulatory
Tier 2
30 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Deacons
16 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
11 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
17 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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Charltons
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
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Debevoise & Plimpton
12 practice areas
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Fangda Partners
8 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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Howse Williams
7 practice areas
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Johnson Stokes & Master
36 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
19 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
13 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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Timothy Loh
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS
11 practice areas
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Hauzen
5 practice areas
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JunHe
11 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
7 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Stevenson Wong & Co
7 practice areas
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Hedge funds
Tier 2
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Deacons
16 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
15 practice areas
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Tier 3

Dechert
7 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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CMS
11 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Howse Williams
7 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
12 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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Willa Legal
3 practice areas
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Leveraged finance
Tier 2
16 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
12 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
13 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
11 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
7 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
14 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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Johnson Stokes & Master
36 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 2
60 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
9 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
12 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
12 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
13 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
10 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Deacons
16 practice areas
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Fangda Partners
8 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
11 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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Johnson Stokes & Master
36 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
7 practice areas
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Reed Smith Richards Butler
12 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
12 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
17 practice areas
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Charltons
8 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
12 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
19 practice areas
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MinterEllison
7 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
15 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
7 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
15 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
6 practice areas
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Cooley
6 practice areas
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Dechert
7 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
5 practice areas
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Gallant
5 practice areas
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H.M. Chan & Co
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Haiwen & Partners
11 practice areas
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
6 practice areas
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JunHe
11 practice areas
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Kwok Yih & Chan
7 practice areas
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LPA Law
3 practice areas
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Oldham Li & Nie
5 practice areas
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Seyfarth Shaw
7 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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Stevenson Wong & Co
7 practice areas
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Tanner De Witt
7 practice areas
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Timothy Loh
10 practice areas
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YYC Legal
5 practice areas
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Private equity
Tier 3
40 firms ranked
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Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
7 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Davis Polk & Wardwell
9 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
12 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
12 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
8 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
12 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
11 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

Cooley
6 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Deacons
16 practice areas
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Fangda Partners
8 practice areas
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H.M. Chan & Co
5 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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Johnson Stokes & Master
36 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
15 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
7 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
15 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
10 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Timothy Loh
10 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
4 practice areas
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Project finance
Tier 2
23 firms ranked
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Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
17 practice areas
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CMS
11 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
11 practice areas
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Haiwen & Partners
11 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
12 practice areas
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Jones Day
14 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
15 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
15 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
4 practice areas
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JunHe
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 2
31 firms ranked
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Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Tanner De Witt
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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Johnson Stokes & Master
36 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
4 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
17 practice areas
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CMS
11 practice areas
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Deacons
16 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hauzen
5 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Reed Smith Richards Butler
12 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
14 practice areas
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Charltons
8 practice areas
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
6 practice areas
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Kwok Yih & Chan
7 practice areas
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LPA Law
3 practice areas
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Oldham Li & Nie
5 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
4 practice areas
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YYC Legal
5 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

A&O Shearman was formed in 2024 via the merger of two historic firms, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling. It’s greater China team provide a full suite of legal services from offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong SAR. Lawyers have the capability to advise on Hong Kong SAR, English, and U.S. law, advising clients on a broad range of domestic, cross-border and multidisciplinary transactions.

 

Highlights

The firm has a very strong debt capital markets practice in Hong Kong advising on investment grade and high yield capital markets transactions across the region. It is also recognized for its work in M&A, project finance, project development and equity capital markets. The firm is also strong in the investment funds area and recognized for its work in hedge funds, private equity funds and real estate funds.

 

Key Clients

Key clients of the firm include China National Petroleum, Clear Media, Investcorp, PTT Oil and Retail, Bank of America Securities, Bank of China International, Citigroup Global Markets, Credit Suisse, JP Morgan Securities, Nomura International and UBS.

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Tom Schoors will combine the new EU chair role with his post as Belgium managing partner, helping global clients to tap into the firm’s EU expertise across 16 offices
ESG
Lawyers at A&O Shearman and Vinson & Elkins say that judges are approaching statutory interpretation differently following Loper Bright, but they are still paying attention to government arguments
New hires were made across the finance practices in New York, San Francisco, London and Milan
M&A
Paolo Nastasi, managing partner for Italy, delves into Q1 market trends, deal structures and how the firm is driving growth at a practice level
Regulations must be effective, not excessive, says OCC chief Rodney Hood
M&A
As the European Commission seeks input on updating its 20-year-old merger rules, focusing on traditional competition metrics will no longer be enough, lawyers say
The UK managing partner reflects on her career and discusses the opportunities ahead for the firm, particularly in leveraged finance
Partner Tom Grant discusses the legal innovation behind the first Solvency II-compliant restricted tier 1 bond issuance in Portugal and how it can help the firm to win more work
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