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Rankings published in 2026
Banking and finance
Tier 2
19 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Allens
20 practice areas
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Gilbert + Tobin
20 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
20 practice areas
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Mallesons
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
20 practice areas
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Clayton Utz
20 practice areas
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MinterEllison
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Arnold Bloch Leibler
9 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
17 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
22 practice areas
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Corrs Chambers Westgarth
20 practice areas
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Hamilton Locke
9 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
19 practice areas
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Tier 4

DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Gadens
10 practice areas
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Johnson Winter Slattery
13 practice areas
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Maddocks
12 practice areas
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Thomsons
10 practice areas
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Capital markets
Tier 2
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clayton Utz
20 practice areas
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Mallesons
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Allens
20 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
20 practice areas
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Gilbert + Tobin
20 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
20 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
17 practice areas
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MinterEllison
19 practice areas
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Tier 4

Clifford Chance
22 practice areas
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Corrs Chambers Westgarth
20 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Hamilton Locke
9 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
19 practice areas
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Maddocks
12 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 2
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Allens
20 practice areas
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Gilbert + Tobin
20 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
20 practice areas
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Mallesons
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
20 practice areas
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Clayton Utz
20 practice areas
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MinterEllison
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
17 practice areas
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Corrs Chambers Westgarth
20 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Hamilton Locke
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold Bloch Leibler
9 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
22 practice areas
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Johnson Winter Slattery
13 practice areas
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Maddocks
12 practice areas
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Mills Oakley
2 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
19 practice areas
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Thomsons
10 practice areas
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Peloton Legal
1 practice area
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Projects
Tier 2
19 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Allens
20 practice areas
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Clayton Utz
20 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
20 practice areas
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Mallesons
20 practice areas
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MinterEllison
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
20 practice areas
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Corrs Chambers Westgarth
20 practice areas
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Gilbert + Tobin
20 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
17 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
22 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
19 practice areas
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White & Case
4 practice areas
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Tier 4

HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
8 practice areas
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Hamilton Locke
9 practice areas
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Johnson Winter Slattery
13 practice areas
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Jones Day
9 practice areas
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McCullough Robertson
6 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 1
18 firms ranked
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
20 practice areas
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Clayton Utz
20 practice areas
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MinterEllison
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Allens
20 practice areas
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Arnold Bloch Leibler
9 practice areas
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Gilbert + Tobin
20 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
20 practice areas
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Mallesons
20 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
17 practice areas
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Corrs Chambers Westgarth
20 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
19 practice areas
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Thomsons
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

Clifford Chance
22 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Gadens
10 practice areas
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Hamilton Locke
9 practice areas
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Johnson Winter Slattery
13 practice areas
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Maddocks
12 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Ashurst

Ashurst is a London-based international law firm with 1,600 lawyers across 27 offices in Australia, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North America. Ashurst Australia was formed in 2011 following its merger with independent law firm Blake Dawson. The 182-partner-strong firm is headquartered in Sydney with additional offices in Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne and Perth.

 

Focusses / specialisms 

Ashurst’s core focus is M&A and structured finance and securitisation, but it also excels in private equity, and restructuring and insolvency work.

 

 

Key clients 

Key clients of the firm include Bank of America, Bank of China, BNP Paribas, DBS, Archer, Bain, Blackstone PE, Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, Brookfield, Allegro Funds, CapVest Partners, The Growth Fund, CDPQ, and KKR.

 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

Bank lending: lender side

“Very knowledgeable as to current market positions. Organised, calm and efficient. Reliable.”

 

M&A

“They are very diligent and understand what our business objectives are.”

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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
ANZ Bank - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Australia
Bond issue
ANZ Bank
Issuer
ANZ Bank - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Australia
Bond issue
ANZ Bank
Issuer
Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co. - M&A
2021-06-22
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Australia
M&A
Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co.
Buyer
Huon Aquaculture Group Ltd. - M&A
2021-08-06
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Australia
M&A
John Brewster
Huon Aquaculture Group Ltd.
Target
Tilt Renewables Ltd. - M&A
2021-03-15
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Australia
M&A
Tilt Renewables Ltd.
Target
Western Areas Ltd. - M&A
2021-12-16
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Australia
M&A
Western Areas Ltd.
Target
Mortgage Choice Ltd. - M&A
2021-03-29
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Australia
M&A
Mortgage Choice Ltd.
Seller
CapVest Partners LLP - M&A
2022-01-20
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Australia
M&A
CapVest Partners LLP
Buyer
Toll Holdings Ltd. - M&A
2021-04-21
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Australia
M&A
John Brewster, Natsuko Ogawa
Toll Holdings Ltd.
Seller
Nick Scali Ltd. - M&A
2021-10-04
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Australia
M&A
Nick Scali Ltd.
Buyer
Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - M&A
2021-10-07
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Australia
M&A
Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Target
Kiwa NV - M&A
2021-10-04
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Australia
M&A
Andrew Kim, Anita Choi
Kiwa NV
Buyer
Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Australia
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, UBS
Underwriter
Domain Holdings Australia Ltd. - M&A
2022-04-01
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Australia
M&A
Domain Holdings Australia Ltd.
Buyer
Kiwa NV - M&A
2022-10-14
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Australia
M&A
Kiwa NV
Buyer
Twin Ridge Capital Acquisition Corp. - M&A
2022-11-29
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Australia
M&A
Twin Ridge Capital Acquisition Corp.
Buyer
Calibre Group Pty. Ltd. - M&A
2022-11-30
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Australia
M&A
Calibre Group Pty. Ltd.
Seller
A-Cap Energy Ltd. - M&A
2023-07-13
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Australia
M&A
A-Cap Energy Ltd.
Target
PAG - M&A
2023-08-24
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Australia
M&A
PAG
Buyer
Five V Capital Pty. Ltd. - M&A
2023-11-06
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Australia
M&A
Anton Harris, Ben Parry, Casper Lu, Emma de Carle, Eshaan Kapur, James Clarke, Jennie Mansfield, Josephine Gardiner, Katrina Hall, Luke Thiagarajah, Mary Tran, Michael Tran, Mohamad Ardati, Nina Fitzgerald, Raymond Shi, Rebecca Cope, Rebecca Dixon, Rehana Box, Sarah Park, Tristan Orgill, Vicki Aron, Will Mason, Yvette Zaayman, Zach McLoughlin
Five V Capital Pty. Ltd.
Buyer
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M&A
The combination between Ashurst and Perkins Coie, which will create a $2.8 billion law firm, is expected to close in Q3
New hires were made across the corporate, M&A and finance practices in key US hubs and London
M&A
HSF Kramer appoints M&A trio in New York, while Vinson & Elkins opens its Brussels office and Morgan Lewis elects new chair
M&A
Heidi Blomqvist joins Ashurst’s London office as partner as it boosts its private capital ,and energy and infrastructure offering
Nezar Al-Abbas has joined the firm’s Riyadh office as Ashurst continues to build its team to ‘deliver large-scale projects’ across the region
New hires were made across corporate, M&A, regulatory, finance and antitrust practices in the UK, US, Italy, Belgium, Germany and Asia-Pacific
M&A
New hires were made across the corporate, PE, regulatory and finance practices in Abu Dhabi, Brussels, Sydney, Rome, London and the Cayman Islands
M&A
The new outfit, Ashurst Perkins Coie, will bring together around 3,000 lawyers across 23 countries
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