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Rankings published in 2026
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Notable
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
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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
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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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
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Reed Smith
16 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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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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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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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 5
48 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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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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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Tier 2

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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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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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 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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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Tier 5

Addleshaw Goddard
9 practice areas
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Alston & Bird
5 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 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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Greenberg Traurig
11 practice areas
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Jones Day
17 practice areas
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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
4 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 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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Notable

Arnold & Porter
12 practice areas
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Brown Rudnick
2 practice areas
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Burges Salmon
22 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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King & Spalding
12 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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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Alston & Bird is a US-headquartered international law firm with a strong reputation for capital markets and finance work. The practice is led by senior partners with deep expertise in structured finance and regulatory matters, regularly acting for banks, funds and corporate issuers. 

Recent highlights include advising Deutsche Bank on the ECAPS 2 claim, securing a settlement in 2024 following earlier High Court and Court of Appeal victories concerning the Lehman Brothers insolvency waterfall. The firm also advised Qredo on its rescue financing and subsequent distressed M&A, and acted on the £370 million UK Logistics 2024-2 CMBS issuance.

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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
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd - Financing
2022-02-26
Alston & Bird
United Kingdom
Financing
Andrew Petersen
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd
Lender
Blackrock Mount Street Mortgage Servicing Ltd - Financing
2022-02-26
Alston & Bird
United Kingdom
Financing
Andrew Petersen
Blackrock Mount Street Mortgage Servicing Ltd
Lender
Quadrant Real Estate Advisors LLC - Financing
2022-02-26
Alston & Bird
United Kingdom
Financing
Andrew Petersen
Quadrant Real Estate Advisors LLC
Lender
Spectrum Science - M&A
2022-08-11
Alston & Bird
United Kingdom
M&A
Andrew Claytor, Emma Rigby, Ethan Dodd, John Stephen, Justin Howard, Nicholas Mugge, Paul Greaves, Robert Ardern, Stuart Harray, Wim Nauwelaerts
Spectrum Science
Buyer
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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