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Rankings published in 2026
M&A
Notable
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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Private equity
Notable
38 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 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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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 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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Milbank
16 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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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 4

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 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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Tier 5

Akerman
3 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Foley & Lardner
5 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Ballard Spahr
7 practice areas
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Dentons
8 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen
6 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Project development : Energy
Tier 4
38 firms ranked
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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 development : Infrastructure
Tier 4
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Ashurst Perkins Coie
5 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
8 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Nossaman
2 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Clifford Chance
16 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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Tier 4

Ballard Spahr
7 practice areas
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Bracewell
10 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 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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Project finance
Notable
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

Since its founding in 1919, Ballard Spahr has grown to 15 offices nationwide. Its largest office is in Philadelphia, which is also the firm’s founding city. In addition to Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington D.C. have some of the firm’s largest offices. The Phoenix, Arizona office is highly regarded for its top tier work in the state. Ballard Spahr is experienced in many practice areas across its offices, including M&A, banking, capital markets, project development and real estate. The banking team represents borrowers in credit facilities, loan agreements, project financing and acquisition financing. 

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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
BridgeInvest - Financing
2023-01-02
Ballard Spahr
United States (National)
Financing
David L. Zive, Jared A. Sheinberg
BridgeInvest
Borrower
John Rock, Inc. - M&A
2023-01-10
Ballard Spahr
United States (National)
M&A
Jay Coogan, Meredith Swartz Dante, Christopher A. Jones, Leslie E. John, Ronald M. Varnum, Brian M. Pinheiro, Zachary Gorman, Fred G. DeRitis, James R. Walston, Damaris Y. Walker, Kimberly L. Steefel, John J. Eagan, Andrew J. Hahm, Katherine L. Oaks
John Rock, Inc.
Seller
Qumu Corporation - M&A
2023-02-09
Ballard Spahr
United States (National)
M&A
April Hamlin, Christian R. Barnes, Sarah B. R. Dannecker, Michael R. Kuhn
Qumu Corporation
Target
Cimarron Label; Western Printing - M&A
2023-02-02
Ballard Spahr
United States (National)
M&A
Amy L. Arndt, Jason A. Leckerman, Sandra M. Wintner, Fred G. DeRitis, Joshua T. Natzel, Barbara Lano Rummel, Bill Mitchell, Brooke A. Harms, Kelly L. Herrmann, Melissa R. Costello, Jodi A. DeSchane, Jonathan Flora, Laura G. Sandman
Cimarron Label, Western Printing
Target
Aristotle Capital Management - M&A
2023-04-18
Ballard Spahr
United States (National)
M&A
David E. Mainzer, Amy L. Arndt, Kelly L. Herrmann, John J. Eagan, Brian M. Pinheiro, David S. Fryman
Aristotle Capital Management
Acquirer
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC - M&A
2023-07-01
Ballard Spahr
United States (National)
M&A
Barbara Lano Rummel, Christian R. Barnes, Aron Mozes
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC
Seller
S*BIO Pte Ltd - M&A
2023-08-01
Ballard Spahr
United States (National)
M&A
Ryan Udell, Scott D. Marty, Ph.D., John J. Eagan, Adam J. Chelminiak
S*BIO Pte Ltd
Seller
TESSCO Technologies Incorporated - M&A
2023-07-18
Ballard Spahr
United States (National)
M&A
Douglas M. Fox, Michael R. Kuhn, Thomas G. Lovett, IV, April Hamlin, Alexander S. Park, Bill Mitchell, Ryan D. Heck, Jonathan Flora
TESSCO Technologies Incorporated
Seller
PRW Wealth Management LLC - M&A
2023-11-16
Ballard Spahr
United States (National)
M&A
PRW Wealth Management LLC
Target
Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) - M&A
2024-03-28
Ballard Spahr
United States (National)
M&A
Ryan J. Udell, Zachary Gorman, David B. Gross
Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI)
Acquirer
Asensus Surgical, Inc. - M&A
2024-08-22
Ballard Spahr
United States (National)
M&A
Mary J. Mullany, Gerald J. Guarcini, David B. Gross, Harry Levin
Asensus Surgical, Inc.
Seller
DePaul Construction & Materials - M&A
2024-08-07
Ballard Spahr
United States (National)
M&A
Ryan J. Udell, Adam J. Chelminiak, Dimitrios Angelakos, John J. Eagan, Christopher A. Jones, William Ross Mitchell, Haesun K. Burris-Lee, Brian M. Pinheiro, D. Finn Pressly, Christopher T. Cognato, and Jessica DuBois
DePaul Construction & Materials
Seller
Sigma Corp. - M&A
2024-07-29
Ballard Spahr
United States (National)
M&A
Peter Jaslow, Chris Cognato, Joshua T. Natzel, Lea A. Phillips, Aron Mozes, Jonathan Flora, Kelly M. Duffner, Peter A. Hvidston, Bill Mitchell
Sigma Corp.
Seller
Spectro Alloys Corp. - M&A
2024-09-12
Ballard Spahr
United States (National)
M&A
Tunheim, Robert E., Mark C. Dietzen, Edward J. Wegerson, Robert E. Tunheim, Matt Buckley, Jason A. Leckerman, Lea A. Phillips, Joshua T. Natzel, Neal K. Rasmussen, Tegan V. Edwards, Jessica F. Swanson, Haesun K. Burris-Lee
Spectro Alloys Corp.
Seller
Spectora Inc. - M&A
2024-09-03
Ballard Spahr
United States (National)
M&A
Nathan Seiler, Andrew Spruiell, Jon Evans, Denise Veldman
Spectora Inc.
Acquirer
HMN Financial, Inc - M&A
2024-10-09
Ballard Spahr
United States (National)
M&A
Scott A. Coleman, Laura E. Krabill, Joshua T. Natzel, Jessica M. DuBois, Jonathan Flora, Rachel A. Loscheider, Thomas G. Lovett, IV, Vicky L. Krajsa-Frank,, April Hamlin, Todd A. Ronnei, Bill Mitchell
HMN Financial, Inc
Seller
Boathouse Capital - M&A
2024-11-19
Ballard Spahr
United States (National)
M&A
Ryan J. Udell, Adam J. Chelminiak, John J. Eagan, Kelly M. Silveira, Jason A. Leckerman, Haesun K. Burris-Lee, Gregory Szewczyk, Christopher T. Cognato, Christian Fox
Boathouse Capital
Seller
Shopgenie - M&A
2024-10-18
Ballard Spahr
United States (National)
M&A
Tyler M. Cobb, Laura C. Giles, Joe Thompson, Richard L. Catalano
Shopgenie
Merger party
Straub Metal International Inc. - M&A
2025-01-01
Ballard Spahr
United States (National)
M&A
Brian D. Doerner, Christian R. Barnes, Christopher T. Cognato, Jonathan R. Flora, Harry A. Levin, Joshua T. Natzel, Stephanie A. Zirpoli.
Straub Metal International Inc.
Seller
Neuronetics, Inc. - M&A
2024-12-09
Ballard Spahr
United States (National)
M&A
Brian D. Doerner, Jessica M. DuBois, Eric Temmel, Harry Levin, Sharon Shachar, Jennifer R. Santangelo, Tegan V. Edwards
Neuronetics, Inc.
Acquirer
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