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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 1
38 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
11 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
5 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
6 practice areas
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Molinari
4 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Carbonetti e Associati
4 practice areas
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FIVERS - Studio Legale e Tributario
4 practice areas
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Giovannelli e Associati
6 practice areas
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Nunziante Magrone
3 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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Pavia e Ansaldo
6 practice areas
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Caiazzo Donnini Pappalardo & Associati
3 practice areas
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Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
8 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
5 practice areas
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Grimaldi Alliance
10 practice areas
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LEXIA
7 practice areas
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LMCR Studio Legale
5 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Orsingher Ortu Avvocati Associati
5 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
3 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 1
24 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Dentons
9 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
5 practice areas
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ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
11 practice areas
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Giovannelli e Associati
6 practice areas
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Grimaldi Alliance
10 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 2
22 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
8 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Grimaldi Alliance
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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LEXIA
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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Orsingher Ortu Avvocati Associati
5 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Tier 1
24 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

Dentons
9 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Jones Day
5 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
5 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
3 practice areas
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Schiavello & Co
4 practice areas
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WST Law & Tax
2 practice areas
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iLS
2 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 1
50 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
8 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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FIVERS - Studio Legale e Tributario
4 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Giliberti Triscornia e Associati
8 practice areas
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Giovannelli e Associati
6 practice areas
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Grimaldi Alliance
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Baker McKenzie
4 practice areas
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Carnelutti
6 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Delfino & Associati
4 practice areas
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LMCR Studio Legale
5 practice areas
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Molinari
4 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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Orsingher Ortu Avvocati Associati
5 practice areas
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Pavia e Ansaldo
6 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Tier 6

Masotti Cassella Studio Legale
4 practice areas
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Portolano Cavallo
4 practice areas
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Ughi e Nunziante
11 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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CBA
6 practice areas
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Carbonetti e Associati
4 practice areas
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DWF
2 practice areas
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Eptalex - Garzia Gasperi & Partners
2 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
5 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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LEXIA
7 practice areas
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LMS Studio Legale
3 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
6 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Nunziante Magrone
3 practice areas
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bureau Plattner
3 practice areas
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Project development
Tier 1
23 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Green Horse Legal Advisory
4 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
5 practice areas
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Macchi di Cellere Gangemi
11 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Masotti Cassella Studio Legale
4 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
6 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Parola Associati
2 practice areas
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Ughi e Nunziante
11 practice areas
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Project finance
Tier 2
19 firms ranked
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
5 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Green Horse Legal Advisory
4 practice areas
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Grimaldi Alliance
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 2
33 firms ranked
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Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
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Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Molinari
4 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
11 practice areas
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Giovanardi Fattori
3 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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Tier 5

Carbonetti e Associati
4 practice areas
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FIVERS - Studio Legale e Tributario
4 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
8 practice areas
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LCA Studio Legale
1 practice area
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LEXIA
7 practice areas
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LMS Studio Legale
3 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
3 practice areas
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Studio Legale Fallanca Scicolone
1 practice area
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Ughi e Nunziante
11 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Clifford Chance is a UK “Magic Circle” firm, with offices in 31 locations. It entered the Italian market in 1993 with an office in Rome, quickly expanding to open an office in Milan in 1994.  

  

Highlights 

The Banking & Finance team advised Natixis and Intesa Sanpaolo as underwriters in the acquisition financing related to the purchase agreement entered by VTTI and IKAV aimed at acquiring a majority ownership of Terminale GNL Adriatico Srl. The transaction closed in December 2024. 

In M&A, the firm advised Leonardo on the signing of the agreements aimed at the creation of the new equal joint venture which involves the strategic collaboration between BAE Systems, Leonardo, and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co Ltd. The agreements were signed in December 2024. 

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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
UniCredit - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Clifford Chance
Italy
Bond issue
Banco Santander, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, Barclays, HSBC, UniCredit
Underwriter
Infrastructure Investments Fund - M&A
2021-10-20
Clifford Chance
Italy
M&A
Infrastructure Investments Fund
Buyer
Athora Holding Ltd. - M&A
2021-09-23
Clifford Chance
Italy
M&A
Athora Holding Ltd.
Buyer
Banca Carige SpA - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Clifford Chance
Italy
Bond issue
Commerzbank, Credit Suisse, Intesa Sanpaolo, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, UBS
Underwriter
Intesa Sanpaolo - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Clifford Chance
Italy
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Commerzbank, Crédit Agricole, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Groupe BPCE, HSBC, Intesa Sanpaolo, JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Société Générale, UBS
Underwriter
Iccrea Banca SpA - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Clifford Chance
Italy
Bond issue
Citigroup, Iccrea Banca SpA, Intesa Sanpaolo, Mediobanca SpA, Raiffeisen Bank SA, UBS
Underwriter
Iccrea Banca SpA - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Clifford Chance
Italy
Bond issue
Barclays, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Société Générale
Underwriter
Cassa Centrale Raiffeisen dell'Alto Adige SpA (Raiffeisen Landesbank Suedtirol AG) - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Clifford Chance
Italy
Bond issue
DZ Bank, Intesa Sanpaolo
Underwriter
Intesa Sanpaolo - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Clifford Chance
Italy
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Commerzbank, Crédit Agricole, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Groupe BPCE, HSBC, Intesa Sanpaolo, JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Société Générale, UBS
Underwriter
Ferrovie Nord Milano - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Clifford Chance
Italy
Bond issue
BNP Paribas, Equita SIM SpA, Intesa Sanpaolo, JP Morgan Chase
Underwriter
Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
Clifford Chance
Italy
Bond issue
Barclays, BNP Paribas, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA, Citigroup, Commerzbank, Crédit Agricole, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Intesa Sanpaolo, JP Morgan Chase, Mediobanca SpA, Morgan Stanley, MPS Capital Services Banca per le Imprese SpA, Nomura, Société Générale, UBS, UniCredit
Underwriter
Mitsui & Co. Ltd. - M&A
2021-11-15
Clifford Chance
Italy
M&A
Antonio Mirabile, Francesca Casini, Luciano Di Via, Masafumi Shikakura, Natsuko Sugihara, Shirin Niazi, Shunsuke Nagae, Stephanie Ohira
Mitsui & Co. Ltd.
Buyer
UniCredit - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Clifford Chance
Italy
Bond issue
UniCredit
Underwriter
Intesa Sanpaolo - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
Clifford Chance
Italy
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Commerzbank, Crédit Agricole, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Groupe BPCE, HSBC, Intesa Sanpaolo, JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Société Générale, UBS
Underwriter
UniCredit - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
Clifford Chance
Italy
Bond issue
UniCredit
Underwriter
Intesa Sanpaolo - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Clifford Chance
Italy
Bond issue
Morgan Stanley
Underwriter
Banco BPM S.p.A. - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Clifford Chance
Italy
Bond issue
Banca Akros, Banco Santander, Barclays, Commerzbank, Crédit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, Groupe BPCE, NORD/LB
Underwriter
Aptiv plc - M&A
2022-09-13
Clifford Chance
Italy
M&A
Aptiv plc
Buyer
To Increase BV - M&A
2023-04-28
Clifford Chance
Italy
M&A
Alec Sanderson, Andrea Sgrilli, Antonio Mirabile, Cile Arnoldy, Leen Kranenburg, Luciano Di Via, Marina Mobiglia, Michiel Sunderman, Milena Raffaldi, Pieter Leefers, Robin Traas, Ruben van Diepen
To Increase BV
Buyer
Mitsui & Co. Ltd. - M&A
2023-06-13
Clifford Chance
Italy
M&A
Antonio Mirabile, Elisa Ielpo, Johannes Luer, Luciano Di Via, Masafumi Shikakura, Masato Fujinaka, Natsuko Sugihara, Shirin Niazi, Shunsuke Nagae, Umberto Penco Salvi, Yuki Hoshinaga
Mitsui & Co. Ltd.
Buyer
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Corporate partner Aline Cardin and counsel Alexander Tollast discuss winning the instruction, road-testing the EU Pilot Regime and turning a first-of-its-kind transaction into know-how
Gibson Dunn has hired a seven-lawyer investment funds team from Clifford Chance in Paris, led by partner Xavier Comaills, as the firm continues its European expansion
Clifford Chance, Bowmans and Udo Udoma & Belo Osagie were among the top winning firms at the awards dinner held in Cape Town on March 17  
M&A
Corporate M&A and PE lawyer Alexandra Wilde has been appointed as managing partner to ‘lead the next phase of growth across the US region’
New hires were made across the PE, M&A, real estate, antitrust, finance and capital markets practices in the UK and the US
M&A
New hires were made across the corporate, PE, regulatory and finance practices in Abu Dhabi, Brussels, Sydney, Rome, London and the Cayman Islands
Lawyers at Clifford Chance and Skadden examine how the regulation has driven legal demand at their firms and transformed advisory strategies
A revamped rulebook has given a boost to London IPO activity that looks set to continue in the fourth quarter and into 2026, lawyers tell IFLR
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