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2027 Edition
Capital markets : Debt
42 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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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
8 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 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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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker Botts
2 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
11 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Notable

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
12 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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Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Jones Day
17 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
5 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
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M&A : Mid-cap
39 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 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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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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Tier 2

Addleshaw Goddard
9 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
15 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
14 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
11 practice areas
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Jones Day
17 practice areas
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King & Spalding
12 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
9 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Tier 4

Bracewell
9 practice areas
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Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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Cooley
2 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
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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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
4 practice areas
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Shoosmiths
1 practice area
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
5 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
12 practice areas
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Baker Botts
2 practice areas
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Charles Russell Speechlys
8 practice areas
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Covington & Burling
3 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Walker Morris
1 practice area
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Womble Bond Dickinson
1 practice area
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8 results8 results
Mark Castillo-Bernaus
Firm:
Baker Botts
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Project finance
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Energy
Oil and gas
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Edward Hills
Firm:
Baker Botts
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Derek Jones
Firm:
Baker Botts
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Nabil L Khodadad
Firm:
Baker Botts
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Project finance
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Oil and gas
Mining
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Illinois
Patrick Lyons
Firm:
Baker Botts
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Energy
Bar Admission:
New York
Massachusetts
England & Wales (registered foreign lawyer)
Alex Msimang
Firm:
Baker Botts
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Banking
Project finance
M&A
Project development
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Energy
Oil and gas
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Jennifer Rees
Firm:
Baker Botts
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Stuart Solsky (retired)
Firm:
Baker Botts
Deal Highlights
6 results6 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Connect Fibre - M&A
2022-02-14
Baker Botts
United Kingdom
M&A
Connect Fibre
Target
Azimo Ltd. - M&A
2022-03-28
Baker Botts
United Kingdom
M&A
Costa Smith, Dan Jones, David Adler, David Marshall, Graham Brough, Jon Lobb, Melanie Henson, Neil Coulson, Sheena McCaffrey, Sonia Namutebi
Azimo Ltd.
Target
TransPerfect Translations Inc. - M&A
2022-08-29
Baker Botts
United Kingdom
M&A
TransPerfect Translations Inc.
Buyer
MNI - M&A
2022-08-02
Baker Botts
United Kingdom
M&A
David Marshall, Graham Brough, James Marshall, Jon Lobb, Meher Kairon, Peter Farrell, Sheena McCaffrey
MNI
Target
Seadrill Ltd. - M&A
2022-12-23
Baker Botts
United Kingdom
M&A
Clint Rancher, Daniel Jung, David Emmons, Derek Green, Jeffrey Oliver, Josh Gonzales, Katie Birnhak, Katie McEvilly, Marshall Heins, Michael Bodosky, Michael Donnellan, Paul Lugard, Robin Melman, Roxanne Tonnelier, Thomas Fina
Seadrill Ltd.
Buyer
Commify - M&A
2023-09-05
Baker Botts
United Kingdom
M&A
Commify
Target
ESG
pivot
Debt-for-PPP swaps: a crucial pivot for scale
When applied to sustainable public-private projects, the debt-for-nature conservation model mobilises capital to drive investable solutions
Evan Koster, September 22 2025
Banking
New York City, NYC, USA
This week's people moves: White & Case, Clifford Chance, Bracewell, and more
New hires were made across the finance, energy, and infrastructure finance practices in Milan, New York, Dubai, and London
Noemi Distefano, September 18 2025
Banking
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This week’s people moves: Winston & Strawn, Dechert and more
New hires were made across the finance, corporate and funds practices in London, Hong Kong and New York
Karry Lai, February 13 2025
M&A
Conducting antitrust investigations into dominant market players suspected of engaging in anti competitive behavior such as price fixing collusion or predatory pricing imposing fines and
Opinion: EU and US antitrust crackdown sparks goldrush for law firms
Campaigns against monopolistic practices have inadvertently heralded a golden era for law firms
Olivia Adam, June 07 2024
Cracked Highway CA-178 after Ridgecrest 7.1 July 5th, 2019
Opinion: law firms reallocate resources amid US-China rift
Competition will become fiercer as firms choose between China or Southeast Asia focus
Karry Lai, November 07 2023
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Baker Botts hires energy lawyer in London
US firm looks to Morgan Lewis to expand global projects team
Sam Duke, March 20 2018
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Baker Botts grows San Francisco corporate practice
Firm expands West Coast team with Farella Braun + Martel hire
Kurt Stumpo, May 05 2017
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Baker Botts acquires regulatory partner in Austin
Firm strengthens Texas practice
Kurt Stumpo, March 16 2017
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