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Rankings published in 2026
Banking and finance
Tier 5
35 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
4 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
11 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
7 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Tier 5

Baker McKenzie
10 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Gütt Olk Feldhaus
5 practice areas
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
9 practice areas
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King & Spalding
6 practice areas
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Luther
4 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
7 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
9 practice areas
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Notable

Astera Legal
3 practice areas
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
3 practice areas
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LARK
18 practice areas
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LSP | Lindemann Schwennicke & Partner
4 practice areas
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Schalast & Partner (Schalast Law | Tax)
5 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
7 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
5 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
6 practice areas
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Financial services regulatory
Notable
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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LSP | Lindemann Schwennicke & Partner
4 practice areas
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PwC Legal
1 practice area
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Annerton
1 practice area
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Gunnercooke
1 practice area
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Jones Day
5 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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Schalast & Partner (Schalast Law | Tax)
5 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 6
56 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
11 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
10 practice areas
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CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
9 practice areas
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Tier 5

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
5 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
5 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
3 practice areas
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
9 practice areas
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Jones Day
5 practice areas
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K&L Gates
2 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
1 practice area
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Morrison & Foerster
2 practice areas
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SZA Schilling Zutt & Anschütz
4 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Tier 6

Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Berner Fleck Wettich
2 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
1 practice area
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GLNS
5 practice areas
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Glade Michel Wirtz
4 practice areas
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Gütt Olk Feldhaus
5 practice areas
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Kallan
2 practice areas
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King & Spalding
6 practice areas
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Oppenhoff & Partner
6 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
10 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
5 practice areas
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Renzenbrink & Partner
2 practice areas
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Schalast & Partner (Schalast Law | Tax)
5 practice areas
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ADVANT Beiten
1 practice area
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Arqis
3 practice areas
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Dechert
3 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
3 practice areas
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LARK
18 practice areas
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Leo Schmidt-Hollburg Witte & Frank
2 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
7 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
1 practice area
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POELLATH
4 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
7 practice areas
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YPOG
3 practice areas
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Private equity
Notable
36 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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POELLATH
4 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
5 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
4 practice areas
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Gütt Olk Feldhaus
5 practice areas
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LUPP + PARTNER
1 practice area
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
10 practice areas
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Renzenbrink & Partner
2 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
7 practice areas
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YPOG
3 practice areas
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Astera Legal
3 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
5 practice areas
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EY Law
4 practice areas
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GLNS
5 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
3 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
3 practice areas
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King & Spalding
6 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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Project development
Tier 3
13 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
5 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
9 practice areas
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Project finance
Notable
11 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
5 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Bird & Bird, a global firm well-known for excelling in IP and emerging technologies, has offices in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich. Its areas of focus include financial services regulatory, banking and finance, and projects. The firm enters the Banking and Project finance tables this year, backed by strong work in sectors such as real estate, infrastructure, AI, automotive and renewable projects. It boasts a strong financial regulatory practice, especially for crypto, ESG compliance and license applications. Key partners include Michael Jünemann, Johannes Wirtz, Matthias Winter, Sebastian Bergenthal, Benjamin von Bodungen and Alexander Wojtek.

3 results3 results
Deal Highlights
10 results10 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
CSSC Waigaoqiao Cruise Supply Chain Co. Ltd. - M&A
2021-06-09
Bird & Bird
Germany
M&A
Guido Bormann, Katia Duncker, Marcus Chow, Marten Willamo, Ole Bruhl, Peter Veranneman, Rene Voigtlander, Stephan Waldheim
CSSC Waigaoqiao Cruise Supply Chain Co. Ltd.
Buyer
Equistone Partners Europe Ltd. - M&A
2022-02-22
Bird & Bird
Germany
M&A
Equistone Partners Europe Ltd.
Buyer
Blockdaemon Inc. - M&A
2021-11-17
Bird & Bird
Germany
M&A
Blockdaemon Inc.
Buyer
ERR European Rail Rent GmbH - M&A
2021-09-21
Bird & Bird
Germany
M&A
ERR European Rail Rent GmbH
Target
shopware AG - M&A
2022-02-08
Bird & Bird
Germany
M&A
Barbara Geck, Carina Seum, Johanna Schindler, Julia Frohder, Kai Kerger, Michael Junemann, Niels Lutzhoft, Simon Hembt, Tamara Bohmert
shopware AG
Target
Vitruvian Partners LLP - M&A
2021-12-28
Bird & Bird
Germany
M&A
Alexander Duisberg, Catharina Klumpp, Christina Lorenz, Hans Leube, Johannes Wirtz, Manuela Muelot, Marianne Nawroth, Mascha Grundmann, Matthias Lang, Michael Maier, Paulina Jacob, Stephan Waldheim, Tamy Tietze, Tobias Buescher
Vitruvian Partners LLP
Buyer
Keolis SA - M&A
2022-01-07
Bird & Bird
Germany
M&A
Keolis SA
Seller
Tampnet AS - M&A
2023-05-02
Bird & Bird
Germany
M&A
Janine Lanfermann-Schmid, Kilian Hummel, Maximilian Koch, Stefan Munch, Valerian Jenny
Tampnet AS
Buyer
RoodMicrotec GmbH - M&A
2023-06-13
Bird & Bird
Germany
M&A
RoodMicrotec GmbH
Target
Group14 Technologies Inc. - M&A
2023-07-24
Bird & Bird
Germany
M&A
Amelia Weber, Christian Cervellino, Christopher Maierhofer, Elie Kaufman, Gokhan Kosak, Henriette Picot, Johannes Wirtz, Jonathan Stoldt, Julia Frohder, Kilian Hummel, Louisa Graf, Markus Koerner, Matthias Lang, Michael Gassner, Michael Junemann, Michelle Eiberger, Olivia Zhao, Paulina Jacob, Ralph Panzer, Roksana Hosseini, Rolf Schmich, Sandy Gerlach, Soeren Alborn, Stefan Munch, Stephan Waldheim, Tamy Tietze, Thomas Magosch, Tobias Buescher, Yvonne Schaafs
Group14 Technologies Inc.
Buyer
New hires were made across the capital markets, M&A and environmental practices in Stockholm, Hong Kong, New York and Washington DC
Lawyers anticipate a strong focus on corporate governance and regulatory compliance in upcoming client work
New hires were made across the corporate, restructuring and finance practices in Copenhagen, Dubai, New York and Warsaw
ESG
Dan Noakes, head of global responsible business at Bird & Bird, discussed with IFLR the delicate balance between driving successful ESG initiatives and engaging stakeholders
ESG
IFLR spoke with Herbert Smith Freehills and Bird & Bird on their experiences in fostering a more neurodiverse environment for effective client solutions
Jonathan Angell emphasised that clients are leaning heavily into the need for commercial understanding
M&A
Bringing expertise in venture capital and private equity, the firm’s new partner Félicien Bardsley will focus on meeting the changing needs of clients in the space
Firms that are quick to capitalise on AI to improve efficiency and take charge in related advisory work have the competitive edge
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