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Rankings published in 2026
Banking - Foreign
Tier 2
13 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
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Linklaters
15 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
8 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
13 practice areas
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White & Case
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
15 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
16 practice areas
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Reed Smith
7 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
8 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
9 practice areas
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Capital markets - Foreign
Tier 3
25 firms ranked
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
8 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
8 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
15 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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Cooley
5 practice areas
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DLA Piper
14 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
13 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
8 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
16 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
11 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
6 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
5 practice areas
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Tier 4

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
10 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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Reed Smith
7 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
6 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
8 practice areas
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M&A - Foreign
Tier 2
45 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
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Freshfields
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Kirkland & Ellis
8 practice areas
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Linklaters
15 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
10 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
8 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
6 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
9 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

DLA Piper
14 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
8 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
13 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
15 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
11 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
13 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
8 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
16 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
11 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
6 practice areas
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White & Case
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
8 practice areas
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CMS
4 practice areas
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Cooley
5 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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MinterEllison
6 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
9 practice areas
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Reed Smith
7 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
8 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
5 practice areas
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Cuatrecasas
4 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
6 practice areas
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GRATA International
6 practice areas
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Garrigues
6 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
9 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
5 practice areas
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LPA Law
3 practice areas
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Nishimura & Asahi
3 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
3 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
7 practice areas
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Private equity - Foreign
Tier 3
26 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
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Kirkland & Ellis
8 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
6 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman - China
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
8 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
5 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
11 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
16 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
10 practice areas
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Cooley
5 practice areas
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DLA Piper
14 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
5 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
8 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
15 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
8 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
8 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
11 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
5 practice areas
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Project development - Foreign
Tier 2
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
13 practice areas
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Linklaters
15 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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King & Wood
14 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
14 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
9 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
15 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
9 practice areas
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White & Case
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

MinterEllison
6 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
14 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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GRATA International
6 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
8 practice areas
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Project finance - Foreign
Tier 2
13 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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Linklaters
15 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
13 practice areas
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White & Case
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
14 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
13 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
15 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
14 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Chicago headquartered multinational law firm Baker McKenzie caters to the Chinese market through its offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. In 2015, the firm launched Baker McKenzie FenXun (FTZ) Joint Operation Office, the first joint operation between an international and a Chinese law firm in China.

 

Focusses / specialisms 

Baker McKenzie in China is known for its strong banking and finance, corporate and M&A, and project development offerings and also boasts a well-established capital markets practice.

The banking team advises on a range of financing matters such as project finance, acquisition finance, syndicated loans, and export credit finance. The capital markets team is experienced in advising clients such as issuers and underwriters across a gamut of debt and equity offerings. The private equity team is active in sectors such as healthcare, technology and telecommunication, energy, retail, industrials and manufacturing, and consumer products.

 

Key clients  

The firm acts for the likes of Bank of China, HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, DBS Bank, Tencent, Abu Dhabi Retirement Pensions & Benefits Fund, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, and Gaw Capital Partners.

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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
CRCC Hean Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Baker McKenzie
China (National)
Bond issue
CRCC Hean Ltd
Issuer
EQT AB - M&A
2022-09-19
Baker McKenzie
China (National)
M&A
EQT AB
Seller
Belvac - M&A
2023-08-28
Baker McKenzie
China (National)
M&A
Carol Stubblefield, Jayshree Narendran, Kai Kramer, Matt Bratovich, Purachate Manussiripen, Santiago Mansi, Sumet Orsirivikorn
Belvac
Buyer
Sandoz AG - M&A
2023-12-04
Baker McKenzie
China (National)
M&A
Patrick Edwards, Phelim O'Doherty
Sandoz AG
Seller
M&A
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M&A
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ESG
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