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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 5
55 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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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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Milbank
16 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

Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 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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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 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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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 5

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Alston & Bird
4 practice areas
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Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Loeb & Loeb
3 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 6

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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McGuireWoods
4 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Notable

Arnall Golden Gregory
3 practice areas
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Calfee Halter & Griswold
2 practice areas
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Foley Hoag
7 practice areas
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Haynes and Boone
3 practice areas
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Luskin Stern & Eisler
4 practice areas
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Moore & Van Allen
2 practice areas
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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
4 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
2 practice areas
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Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Tier 5
37 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Dentons
8 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Katten Muchin & Rosenman
7 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Tier 4

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
5 practice areas
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Chapman and Cutler
10 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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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 5

Alston & Bird
4 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Financial services regulatory
Tier 4
32 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 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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Tier 2

Debevoise & Plimpton
13 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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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Covington & Burling
3 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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WilmerHale
6 practice areas
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Tier 4

Alston & Bird
4 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Husch Blackwell
5 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Tier 5

Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Notable

Littler Mendelson
1 practice area
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Loeb & Loeb
3 practice areas
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Manatt Phelps & Philips
1 practice area
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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
2 practice areas
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Williams & Connolly
1 practice area
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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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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
BancorpSouth Bank - M&A
2021-04-12
Alston & Bird
United States (National)
M&A
Clare Draper, IV, John Gerl, John Shannon, Kyle Healy, Sanford Brown
BancorpSouth Bank
Buyer
Grain Management LLC - M&A
2021-04-08
Alston & Bird
United States (National)
M&A
H. Bryan Ives, III, Kyle Navarro, Matthew Tyson
Grain Management LLC
Seller
Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC - M&A
2021-11-15
Alston & Bird
United States (National)
M&A
Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC
Target
Community Medical Services Holdings LLC - M&A
2021-12-21
Alston & Bird
United States (National)
M&A
Kerry Wenzel, Sarah Ernst, Scott Harty
Community Medical Services Holdings LLC
Target
Farr, Miller & Washington LLC - M&A
2021-07-27
Alston & Bird
United States (National)
M&A
Brian Harvel, Christopher Frieden, Ian Calhoun, Nathan Tyre
Farr, Miller & Washington LLC
Target
Texas Capital Bancshares Inc. - M&A
2021-04-21
Alston & Bird
United States (National)
M&A
Hilla Shimshoni, Richard Simonds, Robin Boucard, Sanford Brown, Stephen Ornstein, Teresa Bonder
Texas Capital Bancshares Inc.
Seller
WestEnd Advisors LLC - M&A
2021-11-04
Alston & Bird
United States (National)
M&A
WestEnd Advisors LLC
Seller
Ridgemont Equity Partners - M&A
2021-01-05
Alston & Bird
United States (National)
M&A
Daniel Reach, Daniel Rowe, Mark Kelly, Matthew Tyson, Maureen Harmon, Michael Stevens
Ridgemont Equity Partners
Seller
Marietta Eye Clinic - M&A
2021-07-14
Alston & Bird
United States (National)
M&A
Brett Coburn, Dawnmarie Matlock, Jasmine Johnson, Sarah Ernst, Scott Harty, Tyler Pate
Marietta Eye Clinic
Target
Brouwer & Janachowski LLC - M&A
2022-01-05
Alston & Bird
United States (National)
M&A
Brian Harvel, Christopher Frieden, Ian Calhoun, Nathan Tyre
Brouwer & Janachowski LLC
Target
VRI Intermediate Holdings LLC - M&A
2021-08-03
Alston & Bird
United States (National)
M&A
Lee Rimler
VRI Intermediate Holdings LLC
Target
Dowling & Yahnke LLC - M&A
2021-05-10
Alston & Bird
United States (National)
M&A
Brian Harvel, Christopher Frieden, Daniel Reach, Elizabeth Dunn, John Gerl, John Hobgood, Seth Buchwald
Dowling & Yahnke LLC
Target
Ready Capital Corp. - M&A
2021-11-04
Alston & Bird
United States (National)
M&A
Ready Capital Corp.
Buyer
TRG Screen - M&A
2021-03-04
Alston & Bird
United States (National)
M&A
Christopher Gegg, Daniel Reach, H. Bryan Ives, III, Jessica Royko, Jonathan Altstadter, Kyle Navarro
TRG Screen
Buyer
Digestive Disease Consultants - M&A
2022-01-07
Alston & Bird
United States (National)
M&A
Russell Hilton
Digestive Disease Consultants
Target
Cornerstone Bancshares Inc. - M&A
2021-10-01
Alston & Bird
United States (National)
M&A
Cornerstone Bancshares Inc.
Target
Welbilt Inc. - M&A
2022-03-03
Alston & Bird
United States (National)
M&A
Justin Howard, Mark Kelly
Welbilt Inc.
Seller
Volaris Group Inc. - M&A
2021-12-31
Alston & Bird
United States (National)
M&A
Aaron Dixon, Alyssa Dunn, Andrew Claytor, Blake MacKay, Brett Coburn, Brian Harvel, Clifford Stanford, Cremeithius Riggins, Hidetada Abe, Hilla Shimshoni, Jason Waite, John O'Hara, John Shannon, John Snyder, Kaitlin Owen, Maki DePalo, Mollie Davis
Volaris Group Inc.
Buyer
Freedom Financial Holdings Inc - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Alston & Bird
United States (National)
Bond issue
Janney Montgomery Scott
Underwriter
Global Payments Inc - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Alston & Bird
United States (National)
Bond issue
Global Payments Inc
Issuer
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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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