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Banking
Tier 6
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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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 : Debt
Tier 6
48 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 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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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 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

Cahill Gordon & Reindel
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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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Tier 5

Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Dechert
14 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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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 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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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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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
7 practice areas
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DLA Piper
6 practice areas
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Davis Wright Tremaine
2 practice areas
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Foley Hoag
7 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
11 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 6
48 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 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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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 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 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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Cooley
2 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 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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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold & Porter
15 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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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
7 practice areas
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Tier 5

Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Tier 6

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Ellenoff Grossman & Schole
3 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 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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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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DLA Piper
6 practice areas
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Davis Wright Tremaine
2 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
11 practice areas
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Capital markets : High yield
Tier 5
32 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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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
16 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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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Milbank
16 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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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 4

Clifford Chance
16 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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Vinson & Elkins
10 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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Tier 5

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 6

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Project development : Energy
Tier 3
38 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
8 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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Husch Blackwell
5 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Milbank
16 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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Sidley Austin
20 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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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ballard Spahr
7 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Dentons
8 practice areas
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Foley & Lardner
5 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
4 practice areas
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Stoel Rives
3 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
7 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
5 practice areas
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Duane Morris
4 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Project finance
Tier 4
40 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 2

Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
8 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 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 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 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 5

Ashurst Perkins Coie
5 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Tier 6

DLA Piper
6 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Ballard Spahr
7 practice areas
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Chapman and Cutler
10 practice areas
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Crowley Fleck
2 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Baker Botts is an international firm with a stronghold in Texas, where its Texas offices are members of Lex Mundi. The firm has 13 offices across five regions. In the United States, there are seven offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston, New York, Palo Alto, San Francisco and Washington D.C.

 

Focusses/specialisms 

The firm historically has done excellent work in the energy industry, although it has since expanded to cover numerous industries including technology, logistics and entertainment.

The team’s banking and finance practice acts for borrowers in refinancings, ABLs, warehouse financings, acquisition financings and corporate financings.

 

Key clients 

Key clients for the firm include NRG Energy, Delek US Holdings, Odfjell Holdings, Summit Midstream Partners, BWX Technologies, Sprague Resources, NASCAR, GCI Liberty, Sunnova Energy and Halliburton.

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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
BKV Corp. - M&A
2021-08-12
Baker Botts
United States (National)
M&A
BKV Corp.
Buyer
CenterPoint Energy Inc. - M&A
2021-04-29
Baker Botts
United States (National)
M&A
Bryson Manning, Bucky Brannen, Christopher Carreon, Clint Rancher, Derek Young, Emil Barth, Gabriela Alvarez, Gail Stewart, Jamie Yarbrough, Jared Meier, Josh Gonzales, Michael Bresson, Renn Neilson, Richard Husseini, Robert Cowan, Robert Wann, Jr., Samia Broadaway, Thomas Fina, Timothy Taylor, William Cozzens
CenterPoint Energy Inc.
Seller
DynaGrid Holdings LLC - M&A
2021-01-13
Baker Botts
United States (National)
M&A
Andrew Thomison, Clinton Culpepper, Edward Rhyne, Josh Espinosa, Joshua Dunegan, Katie Belleville, Robert Phillpott, Jr.
DynaGrid Holdings LLC
Target
MGM Growth Properties LLC - M&A
2021-08-04
Baker Botts
United States (National)
M&A
Catherine Gallagher, Michael Swidler
MGM Growth Properties LLC
Target
Diversified Gas & Oil plc - M&A
2021-04-30
Baker Botts
United States (National)
M&A
Jennifer Trulock, Jon Lobb, Jonathan Platt, Jordan Hahn, Kyle Doherty, Luke Burns, Maria Fuentes, Megan Young, Mike Bengtson, Paulina Williams, Robin Raasch
Diversified Gas & Oil plc
Buyer
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. - M&A
2021-05-24
Baker Botts
United States (National)
M&A
Andrew Thomison, Casey Polivka, Clint Rancher, Craig Vogelsang, Derek Green, Eileen Boyce, Gabriela Alvarez, Gene Oshman, Gerald Morton, Griffin Peeples, Jon Lobb, Jonathan Kovacs, Josh Gonzales, Mark Bodron, Michael Mazidi, Nathaniel Richards, Robert Cowan, Theodore Paris
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.
Buyer
Stonehenge Energy Resources LP - M&A
2022-02-01
Baker Botts
United States (National)
M&A
Stonehenge Energy Resources LP
Seller
Hibernia Resources III LLC - M&A
2021-05-27
Baker Botts
United States (National)
M&A
Jonathan Platt, Jordan Hahn, Kyle Doherty, Lawrence Hall, Stephen Marcus
Hibernia Resources III LLC
Seller
Zix Corp. - M&A
2021-11-08
Baker Botts
United States (National)
M&A
Zix Corp.
Target
BP plc - M&A
2021-12-20
Baker Botts
United States (National)
M&A
Derek Green, Graham Brough, Jamie Yarbrough, Joshua Davidson, Michael Bresson, Nigel Stacey, Parker Hinman, Sian Williams, T. Chuck Campbell
BP plc
Buyer
Invista - M&A
2021-01-29
Baker Botts
United States (National)
M&A
James Marshall, Josh Gonzales, Joshua Dunegan, Laura Katherine Mann, Nathan Chubb, Robert Cowan, Sean Aguirre
Invista
Seller
ESO Solutions Inc. - M&A
2021-03-26
Baker Botts
United States (National)
M&A
Andrew Thomison, Andrew Wilson, Brian Golde, Gabriela Alvarez, Grace Matthews, Jenna Kabrich, Jennifer Trulock, John Kaercher, Josh Espinosa, Tyler Beas
ESO Solutions Inc.
Target
Sunnova Energy International Inc. - M&A
2021-02-17
Baker Botts
United States (National)
M&A
Bucky Brannen, Cynthia Cole, Daniel Jung, Danny David, David Morris, Garrett Hughey, Jared Meier, Jennifer Trulock, Josh Espinosa, Krisa Benskin, Leanne Thoreson, Martin Toulouse, Matthew Donnelly, Michael Bresson, Munir Saadi, Natasha Khan, Princess Rogers, Robert Cowan, Sarah Dodson, Thomas Fina, Travis Wofford
Sunnova Energy International Inc.
Buyer
American Industrial Partners LP - M&A
2021-02-17
Baker Botts
United States (National)
M&A
Adam Dawson, Catriona Hatton, Michael Bodosky, Steven Pet
American Industrial Partners LP
Seller
Hibernia Resources III LLC - M&A
2021-05-28
Baker Botts
United States (National)
M&A
Hibernia Resources III LLC
Seller
Vertex Co. - M&A
2022-03-07
Baker Botts
United States (National)
M&A
Paul Cuomo
Vertex Co.
Target
Howard Midstream Energy Partners - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Baker Botts
United States (National)
Bond issue
Royal Bank of Canada
Underwriter
DCP Midstream Operating LP - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Baker Botts
United States (National)
Bond issue
JP Morgan Chase, Mizuho Bank, Royal Bank of Canada
Underwriter
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Baker Botts
United States (National)
Bond issue
Barclays, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo
Underwriter
Valero Energy - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Baker Botts
United States (National)
Bond issue
Valero Energy
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New hires were made across the finance, energy, and infrastructure finance practices in Milan, New York, Dubai, and London
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US firm looks to Morgan Lewis to expand global projects team
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Firm expands West Coast team with Farella Braun + Martel hire
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Firm strengthens Texas practice
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