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Rankings published in 2026
Capital markets
Tier 5
26 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cahill Gordon & Reindel
5 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
5 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
7 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
6 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
6 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
6 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
5 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
7 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
6 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
4 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
8 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
6 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
3 practice areas
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Milbank
7 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
7 practice areas
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Tier 4

Clifford Chance
6 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
6 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
6 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
5 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
5 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
7 practice areas
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Tier 5

Alston & Bird
4 practice areas
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Notable

Dechert
7 practice areas
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Reed Smith
5 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

The earliest iteration of Alston & Bird was formed in 1893 in Atlanta. Since then, it has expanded to 13 offices, 10 of which are in the United States, in Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Fort Worth, Los Angeles, New York, Raleigh, San Francisco, the Silicon Valley and Washington D.C. The firm has an international presence with offices in Beijing, Brussels and London. It has a notable banking and finance practice, frequently advising commercial banks and engaging in fund finance, private credit funds, public company borrowers and private equity sponsors. 

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New hires were made across the finance, PE and corporate practices in London, Hong Kong and New York
Our second quarterly report shows law firms are bolstering their financial practices to meet the growing demand for regulatory compliance
The High Court provides guidance on requirement to value financial collateral in a commercially reasonable manner
Phil Taylor and Anna Nolan of Alston & Bird reveal the tools that funds can make use of when faced with distressed deals
Paul Simcock and John Stephen of Alston & Bird explain the common issues that funds should be mindful of before venturing into deals
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