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Key practice areas
Banking and finance
Banking
Bank lending : Borrower side
Bank lending : Lender side
Bank lending : Sponsor side
Financial restructuring
Project finance
Capital markets
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : High yield
Capital markets : Equity
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Capital markets : Derivatives
Financial and corporate
Financial services regulatory
Financial services regulatory : Contentious
Financial services regulatory : Non-contentious
Investment funds
Real estate funds
Private equity funds
Corporate and M&A
Private equity
Restructuring and insolvency
Restructuring
Restructuring : Corporate
M&A
Project development
Project development : Power
Project development : Infrastructure
Restructuring and insolvency
Project development : Energy
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:
One Bishops Square
Spitalfields
London E1 6AD
Tel:020 3088 0000 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.aoshearman.com/en
Rankings published in 2026
Bank lending : Borrower side
Tier 1
40 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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Tier 2

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Bracewell
9 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Tier 5

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
11 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
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Notable

Dechert
18 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
12 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
9 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Bank lending : Lender side
Tier 1
46 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
8 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
12 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Tier 5

Addleshaw Goddard
9 practice areas
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Bracewell
9 practice areas
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King & Spalding
12 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
5 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
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Notable

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
15 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
23 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
4 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
9 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Sullivan & Worcester
2 practice areas
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Bank lending : Sponsor side
Tier 2
34 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
23 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
9 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 4

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
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Notable

Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
8 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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King & Spalding
12 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 1
39 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
8 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Jones Day
17 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Notable

Arnold & Porter
12 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
11 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
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Capital markets : Derivatives
Tier 1
26 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
12 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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Tier 3

Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
View profile
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
View profile
Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
View profile
Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
View profile
Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Notable

Dechert
18 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 1
41 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Tier 2

Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Cooley
2 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
8 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
11 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Notable

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
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Capital markets : High yield
Tier 1
29 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
23 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
8 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Tier 3

Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
9 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 4

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Tier 5

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
View profile
Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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King & Spalding
12 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
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Notable

Cahill Gordon & Reindel
5 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Tier 1
30 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
View profile

Tier 2

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
View profile

Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
View profile
Dechert
18 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
12 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
View profile
Reed Smith
16 practice areas
View profile
Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
View profile
Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
View profile
Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Notable

Alston & Bird
5 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
12 practice areas
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Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Financial services regulatory
Tier 1
44 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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Tier 2

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
12 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
23 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 4

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
15 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Tier 5

Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
9 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Notable

Addleshaw Goddard
9 practice areas
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Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
4 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 1
50 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
View profile

Tier 2

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
View profile
Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
View profile
Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 4

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Jones Day
17 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
View profile
Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
View profile

Tier 5

Addleshaw Goddard
9 practice areas
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Bracewell
9 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
View profile
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
11 practice areas
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King & Spalding
12 practice areas
View profile
Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
View profile
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
View full profile
Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
View profile
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
9 practice areas
View profile
Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
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Notable

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
12 practice areas
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Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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Charles Russell Speechlys
8 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
15 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
5 practice areas
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Private equity
Tier 3
48 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
23 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Tier 2

Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
View profile

Tier 3

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
9 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
View profile
Dechert
18 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
View profile
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
2 practice areas
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Tier 5

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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King & Spalding
12 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
4 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
9 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
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Notable

Addleshaw Goddard
9 practice areas
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
15 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
10 practice areas
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Private equity funds
Tier 4
32 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
23 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
View profile
Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
View profile

Tier 3

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
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Eversheds Sutherland
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
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Paul Hastings
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A&O Shearman
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
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Addleshaw Goddard
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

A&O Shearman is an elite transatlantic firm formed in May 2024 from the merger of Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling. The firm advises on high-end banking, capital markets and corporate/M&A mandates, leveraging an integrated UK–US platform. Denise Gibson serves as the firm’s first UK Managing Partner and is supported by standout practitioners including Robin Harvey, Annette Kurdian and Greg Brown.

The firm is recognised as a global market leader in equity and debt capital markets, with one of the deepest and most experienced finance benches in London. The London team is particularly noted for its expertise in IPOs, rights issues and high-yield and investment-grade bond offerings. A&O Shearman is consistently at the forefront of innovation in capital markets, with standout strength in MTN programmes, high-yield financings and ESG-linked products, and a long track record of advising on market-defining transactions across EMEA.

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Royal Bank of Scotland Group - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
A&O Shearman
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Deutsche Bank
Underwriter
Thames Water Utilities Finance plc - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
A&O Shearman
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Morgan Stanley, HSBC, Royal Bank of Canada, BNP Paribas
Underwriter
easyJet plc - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
A&O Shearman
United Kingdom
Bond issue
BNP Paribas, Banco Santander, Morgan Stanley
Underwriter
Landmark Funding 2020 Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
A&O Shearman
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Emirates NBD PJSC, Bank of Communications, Haitong Securities Co Ltd, China International Capital Corp, Guotai Junan Capital, China Minsheng Banking, China PA Securities (Hong Kong) Co Ltd, CMBC International Holdings, Crédit Agricole, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd, Huajing Securities Co, Tai Fung Bank Ltd
Underwriter
Stratton Mortgage Funding 2021-1 plc - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
A&O Shearman
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Underwriter
Royal Bank of Scotland Group - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
A&O Shearman
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Danske Bank Corporate Finance, Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Girozentrale-Helaba, Intesa Sanpaolo, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Chong Hing Bank Ltd, ABN AMRO Bank, Rabobank, UniCredit, Groupe BPCE
Underwriter
Lloyds Banking Group - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
A&O Shearman
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Lloyds Banking Group
Underwriter
Royal Bank of Scotland Group - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
A&O Shearman
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Toronto-Dominion Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, BMO Capital Markets, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Underwriter
Lloyds Banking Group - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
A&O Shearman
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Lloyds Banking Group, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, TDK Corp
Underwriter
Blend Funding plc - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
A&O Shearman
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Royal Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Underwriter
Royal Bank of Scotland Group - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
A&O Shearman
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Underwriter
Coca-Cola European Partners plc - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
A&O Shearman
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Barclays, Banco Santander, Credit Suisse, Rabobank, BNP Paribas
Underwriter
Royal Bank of Scotland Group - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
A&O Shearman
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan Chase, BBVA - Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, ABN AMRO Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Nomura, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Toronto-Dominion Bank, UniCredit, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Daiwa Capital Markets, UBS, Crédit Agricole, Royal Bank of Canada, ING Bank, Société Générale, Mizuho Bank, Morgan Stanley
Underwriter
NatWest Group plc - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
A&O Shearman
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Underwriter
NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
A&O Shearman
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, HSBC, Morgan Stanley
Underwriter
FIRST ABU DHABI BANK P.J.S.C. - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
A&O Shearman
United Kingdom
Bond issue
First Abu Dhabi Bank, Barclays, Citigroup, Crédit Agricole, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, Standard Chartered Bank, Mizuho Bank
Underwriter
Blend Funding plc - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
A&O Shearman
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Lloyds Banking Group, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, HSBC, Royal Bank of Canada
Underwriter
WH Smith PLC - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
A&O Shearman
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Banco Santander, BNP Paribas, Barclays, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase
Underwriter
Blend Funding plc - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
A&O Shearman
United Kingdom
Bond issue
HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group
Underwriter
Great Places Housing Group - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
A&O Shearman
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Underwriter
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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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