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Rankings published in 2026
M&A
Tier 5
58 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Nutter McClennen & Fish
2 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
4 practice areas
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Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Cole Schotz
5 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
7 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Akerman
3 practice areas
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Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Husch Blackwell
5 practice areas
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Katten Muchin & Rosenman
7 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 6

Dentons
8 practice areas
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Fenwick & West
2 practice areas
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Foley & Lardner
5 practice areas
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Foley Hoag
7 practice areas
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Perkins Coie
2 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Ballard Spahr
7 practice areas
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Bodman
3 practice areas
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Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen
6 practice areas
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Stinson
2 practice areas
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Private equity
Tier 5
38 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 4

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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Tier 5

Akerman
3 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Foley & Lardner
5 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Ballard Spahr
7 practice areas
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Dentons
8 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen
6 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

The national firm Akerman was founded in Orlando in 1920. It now has 25 offices across 15 states, but Florida remains core to the firm and is the state where it has the largest number of offices. The firm is best known for mid-market M&A and real estate work in Florida and is active in capital markets and restructuring. Its M&A team, bolstered by the Florida offices, represents strategic and private equity buyers and sellers in acquisition-related matters, including acquisition financing. It is active on cross-border deals and across multiple industries including aerospace, waste management and automotive. 

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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
Carrols Restaurant Group Inc - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Akerman
United States (National)
Bond issue
Carrols Restaurant Group Inc
Issuer
Pulse Veterinary Technologies LLC - M&A
2021-10-01
Akerman
United States (National)
M&A
Pulse Veterinary Technologies LLC
Target
RumbleOn Inc. - M&A
2021-03-15
Akerman
United States (National)
M&A
Christina Russo, Michael Francis, Scott Wasserman
RumbleOn Inc.
Buyer
Fibrix Filtration - M&A
2022-02-07
Akerman
United States (National)
M&A
Fibrix Filtration
Buyer
Major League Soccer LLC - M&A
2021-06-23
Akerman
United States (National)
M&A
Iran Hopkins
Major League Soccer LLC
Seller
Investors Economic Assurance LLC - M&A
2021-06-21
Akerman
United States (National)
M&A
Investors Economic Assurance LLC
Target
Triman Industries Inc. - M&A
2022-01-05
Akerman
United States (National)
M&A
Triman Industries Inc.
Buyer
Centre Partners Management LLC - M&A
2021-09-01
Akerman
United States (National)
M&A
Centre Partners Management LLC
Buyer
BioDerm Inc. - M&A
2021-01-11
Akerman
United States (National)
M&A
BioDerm Inc.
Seller
Jon-Don LLC - M&A
2021-01-12
Akerman
United States (National)
M&A
Jon-Don LLC
Target
Rental Equipment Investment Corp. - M&A
2022-01-06
Akerman
United States (National)
M&A
Rental Equipment Investment Corp.
Target
Trace3 Inc. - M&A
2021-09-27
Akerman
United States (National)
M&A
Trace3 Inc.
Target
H.I.G. Capital LLC - M&A
2021-06-21
Akerman
United States (National)
M&A
H.I.G. Capital LLC
Buyer
Oil Changers Inc. (US) - M&A
2021-03-08
Akerman
United States (National)
M&A
Oil Changers Inc. (US)
Target
ComVest Partners - M&A
2021-09-21
Akerman
United States (National)
M&A
ComVest Partners
Buyer
Fourshore Partners - M&A
2022-03-14
Akerman
United States (National)
M&A
Fourshore Partners
Buyer
Alpine Air Express Inc. - M&A
2022-04-18
Akerman
United States (National)
M&A
Alpine Air Express Inc.
Buyer
Investor group including management - M&A
2022-06-06
Akerman
United States (National)
M&A
Investor group including management
Buyer
Beekman Group LLC - M&A
2022-07-14
Akerman
United States (National)
M&A
Alejandro Fernandez, Arlene Kline, Brittany Pushkin, Chelsy Lutz, Cristina Gonzalez, David Birke, Mary Samsa, Neda Ghomeshi, Sarah Smith, Sergey Kotelnikov, Sidney Welch, Sydney Altman, William Sullivan
Beekman Group LLC
Buyer
Edge Autonomy - M&A
2022-08-08
Akerman
United States (National)
M&A
Edge Autonomy
Buyer
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