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Rankings published in 2026
M&A
Tier 4
58 firms ranked
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Tier 1

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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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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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 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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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
16 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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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 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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Nutter McClennen & Fish
2 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
4 practice areas
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Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Cole Schotz
5 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
7 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Akerman
3 practice areas
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Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Husch Blackwell
5 practice areas
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Katten Muchin & Rosenman
7 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 6

Dentons
8 practice areas
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Fenwick & West
2 practice areas
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Foley & Lardner
5 practice areas
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Foley Hoag
7 practice areas
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Perkins Coie
2 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Notable

Ballard Spahr
7 practice areas
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Bodman
3 practice areas
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Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen
6 practice areas
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Stinson
2 practice areas
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Deal Highlights
78 results78 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Silver Arrow Athlon NL 2021-1 BV - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Baker McKenzie
United States (National)
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, UniCredit, SEB - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, ING Bank
Underwriter
NielsenIQ - M&A
2021-05-17
Baker McKenzie
United States (National)
M&A
Alan Zoccolillo, Jr., Andrew Cohen, Dominic Panakal, Elizabeth Ebersole, Goli Rahimi, Kai Kramer, Laura Estrada Vasquez, Marcela Robledo, Michael Poland, Ross Staine
NielsenIQ
Buyer
Bayer AG - M&A
2021-08-05
Baker McKenzie
United States (National)
M&A
Alan Zoccolillo, Jr., Piotr Korzynski
Bayer AG
Buyer
Ecolab Inc. - M&A
2021-10-28
Baker McKenzie
United States (National)
M&A
Ecolab Inc.
Buyer
Embracer Group AB - M&A
2021-02-03
Baker McKenzie
United States (National)
M&A
Embracer Group AB
Buyer
Arxada AG - M&A
2021-12-23
Baker McKenzie
United States (National)
M&A
Arxada AG
Buyer
ICU Medical Inc. - M&A
2021-09-08
Baker McKenzie
United States (National)
M&A
Jane Hobson, Nick Bryans
ICU Medical Inc.
Buyer
Helen of Troy Ltd. - M&A
2021-06-08
Baker McKenzie
United States (National)
M&A
Helen of Troy Ltd.
Seller
Edelman Financial Engines LLC - M&A
2021-05-19
Baker McKenzie
United States (National)
M&A
Edelman Financial Engines LLC
Buyer
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. - M&A
2021-01-06
Baker McKenzie
United States (National)
M&A
Duncan Reid-Thomas, Helen Bradley, Paul Harrison
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.
Seller
One Equity Partners LLC - M&A
2021-05-04
Baker McKenzie
United States (National)
M&A
Michael Fieweger
One Equity Partners LLC
Buyer
Granite Comfort LP - M&A
2021-06-03
Baker McKenzie
United States (National)
M&A
Granite Comfort LP
Buyer
Convergint Technologies LLC - M&A
2021-04-05
Baker McKenzie
United States (National)
M&A
Convergint Technologies LLC
Buyer
Cigna Corp. - M&A
2021-10-07
Baker McKenzie
United States (National)
M&A
Cigna Corp.
Seller
Aurora Acquisition Corp. - M&A
2021-05-11
Baker McKenzie
United States (National)
M&A
Adam Buehler, Adam Eastell, Amanda Bradley, Andrew Sagor, Brian Burke, Derek Liu, Kai Kramer, Lisa Fontenot, Marcela Robledo, Mark Mandel, Maryam AlSayyad, Matthew Dening, Michael DeFranco, Michelle Heisner, Rod Hunter, Ross Staine, Steven Canner, Sylwia Lis, Thomas Asmar, Tom Gastrell
Aurora Acquisition Corp.
Buyer
Affirm Holdings Inc. - M&A
2021-04-21
Baker McKenzie
United States (National)
M&A
Adeola Olowude, Amanda Jaramillo, Andrew Ketner, Barry Chang, Creighton Macy, Daniel Graulich, Danielle Benecke, Devin Muntz, Kai Kramer, Lawrence Lee, Marcela Robledo, Nicholas Paul, Richard Fink, Ross Staine, Sofia Chesnokova, Teisha Johnson, Thomas Asmar
Affirm Holdings Inc.
Buyer
Pronto Money Transfer Inc. - M&A
2021-11-22
Baker McKenzie
United States (National)
M&A
Aarthi Belani, Adam Buehler, Alysha Preston, Amanda Bradley, Barry Chang, Brian Lee, Creighton Macy, Denise Glagau, Lise Test, M'Alyssa Mecenas, Marcela Robledo, Moe Worsley, Nicolas Woo, Rod Hunter, Sofia Chesnokova, Susan Keeler, Teisha Johnson, Thomas Asmar
Pronto Money Transfer Inc.
Target
Paula's Choice LLC - M&A
2021-06-14
Baker McKenzie
United States (National)
M&A
Alan Zoccolillo, Jr., Benjamin Ho, Creighton Macy, David Scott, Jonathan Tham, Kai Kramer, Kate Bromley, Michael Poland, Michelle Blunt, Niraj Visani, Patrick Renckly, Samantha Mobley, Thomas Edwards
Paula's Choice LLC
Target
MiddleGround Capital - M&A
2021-11-19
Baker McKenzie
United States (National)
M&A
MiddleGround Capital
Buyer
Griffin Capital Co. LLC - M&A
2021-12-02
Baker McKenzie
United States (National)
M&A
Griffin Capital Co. LLC
Seller
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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
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M&A
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M&A
After more than 26 years at the firm, M&A partner Dominique Maes talks purpose, people and the art of closing deals
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ESG
As clients’ ESG demands expand, Paul Hastings and Baker McKenzie’s multidisciplinary practices prepare for an increase in workflow
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