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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 4
33 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Freshfields
10 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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White & Case
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

Addleshaw Goddard
5 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
7 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
11 practice areas
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Hadef & Partners
11 practice areas
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King & Spalding
10 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
10 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Reed Smith
5 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Tier 5

ALN UAE | Anjarwalla Collins & Haidermota
3 practice areas
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Afridi & Angell
9 practice areas
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DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
9 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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IBRAHIM .N. PARTNERS
4 practice areas
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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CMS (UAE)
6 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
8 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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Holman Fenwick Willan
1 practice area
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Paul Hastings
2 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
5 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
5 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Notable
12 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
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IBRAHIM .N. PARTNERS
4 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
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White & Case
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

Freshfields
10 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

Hadef & Partners
11 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
11 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
4 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 3
40 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
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Freshfields
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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White & Case
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

Addleshaw Goddard
5 practice areas
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Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
11 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
4 practice areas
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King & Spalding
10 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
7 practice areas
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BSA LAW
6 practice areas
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CMS (UAE)
6 practice areas
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Clyde & Co
7 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
9 practice areas
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IBRAHIM .N. PARTNERS
4 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
2 practice areas
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DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
8 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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Hadef & Partners
11 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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Hourani & Partners
2 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
6 practice areas
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Tribonian Law Advisors
2 practice areas
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Trowers & Hamlins
8 practice areas
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Afridi & Angell
9 practice areas
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Gowling WLG
3 practice areas
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Meysan
1 practice area
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
2 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
1 practice area
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Stephenson Harwood
5 practice areas
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Real estate and Construction
Tier 2
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
11 practice areas
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Clyde & Co
7 practice areas
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DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

CMS (UAE)
6 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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King & Spalding
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

Addleshaw Goddard
5 practice areas
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Afridi & Angell
9 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
8 practice areas
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Hadef & Partners
11 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
8 practice areas
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Wisefields
1 practice area
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
1 practice area
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 2
19 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
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Freshfields
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
11 practice areas
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DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Addleshaw Goddard
5 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
10 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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White & Case
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
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Hadef & Partners
11 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
8 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Notable

Al-Suwaidi & Company
1 practice area
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BSA LAW
6 practice areas
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King & Spalding
10 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Reed Smith
5 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Chicago-headquartered Baker McKenzie is well recognised around the world, including the Middle Eastern region. In Qatar they opened their office in 2011 and the firm operates out of Doha and is led by Ian Siddell, co-managing Partner of the Bahrain and Doha offices.

The firm’s work focuses on projects, particularly infrastructure projects, and the firm are strong in banking and corporate work and boasts sectoral strength in defense and infrastructure.

 

Key clients

The firm’s key clients list features the likes of Saudi Binladin Group, The Commercial Bank, Qatar National Bank and DBS Bank.

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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
Al Wathba Investment LLC - M&A
2023-05-19
Baker McKenzie
United Arab Emirates
M&A
Haya Massoud, Keri Watkins, Marcos Spanos, Tessa Crawford
Al Wathba Investment LLC
Buyer
M&A
We round up new hires across the M&A, PE, corporate and finance practices at leading law firms in the UK, Ireland, and US
New hires were made across the corporate, finance and M&A practices in the US, UK and Europe
Partners at Hogan Lovells Hong Kong, Allen & Gledhill Singapore, and Baker McKenzie Japan share insights on the 2026 outlook for private credit market in the APAC region
New hires and promotions were made across finance, PE and M&A practices in London, Singapore, New York and Santiago
M&A
New hires and promotions were made across the PE, corporate, M&A, finance and capital markets practices in Frankfurt, Munich, London, New York and São Paulo
M&A
After more than 26 years at the firm, M&A partner Dominique Maes talks purpose, people and the art of closing deals
New hires were made across the financial regulation, M&A and investment funds practices in London, New York and Chicago
ESG
As clients’ ESG demands expand, Paul Hastings and Baker McKenzie’s multidisciplinary practices prepare for an increase in workflow
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