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Rankings published in 2026
M&A - Foreign
Tier 4
23 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Davis Polk & Wardwell
9 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
17 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Freshfields
18 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
19 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
12 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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Jones Day
7 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
11 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
12 practice areas
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White & Case
16 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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DLA Piper
12 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
11 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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LPA Tokyo
2 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
7 practice areas
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Project development - Foreign
Tier 2
21 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
17 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
12 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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King & Spalding
7 practice areas
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Linklaters
19 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
7 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
11 practice areas
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White & Case
16 practice areas
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Tier 3

DLA Piper
12 practice areas
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Freshfields
18 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
3 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
3 practice areas
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Accura
2 practice areas
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Project finance - Foreign
Tier 2
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
17 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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White & Case
16 practice areas
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Tier 3

King & Spalding
7 practice areas
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Linklaters
19 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
7 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
11 practice areas
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Tier 4

DLA Piper
12 practice areas
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Freshfields
18 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
6 practice areas
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Notable

Hunton Andrews Kurth
3 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Ashurst is a London-headquartered multinational law firm with offices in nearly 20 countries and which has more than 1,600 partners and lawyers across a network spanning Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and North America.

The firm opened its Tokyo office in 1990 and now practises law in Japan through Ashurst Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo and provides clients with Japanese and international law capability.

 

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm is strongest in its work in the foreign project finance and project development area and is also active in debt capital markets and M&A.

 

Key clients 

Key clients of the firm include Canon Medical Systems, Sumitomo Forestry, Fuyo General Lease, MOL Hong Kong, Toll Holdings, Japan Post Holdings, Mitsubishi, UFJ Lease & Finance Company and Itochu.

2 results2 results
Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Sumitomo Corp - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Japan
Bond issue
Sumitomo Corp
Issuer
Pieroth Wein AG - M&A
2021-05-28
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Japan
M&A
Alexander Ballmann, Angie Ng, Chiharu Takatori, Fabian Klein, Jessika Colthurst, Kensuke Inoue, Naota Suzuki, Shingo Ito, Tracy Whiriskey, Yuki Katagiri
Pieroth Wein AG
Seller
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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