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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 1
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A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

CMS Derks Star Busmann
8 practice areas
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Heussen
3 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Stek
7 practice areas
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Van Doorne
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

AKD
8 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Bond Advocaten
3 practice areas
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Houthoff
10 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Tier 5

Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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Lexence
6 practice areas
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Orange Clover
4 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
3 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 1
13 firms ranked
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Tier 1

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

Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Houthoff
10 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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AKD
8 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 1
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Houthoff
10 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
7 practice areas
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CMS Derks Star Busmann
8 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Tier 2
16 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10 practice areas
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FIZ advocaten
2 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Bond Advocaten
3 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
4 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Rutgers & Posch
4 practice areas
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Financial services regulatory
Tier 2
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

AKD
8 practice areas
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CMS Derks Star Busmann
8 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
7 practice areas
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FG Lawyers
2 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Lexence
6 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 2
39 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

AKD
8 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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Houthoff
10 practice areas
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Lexence
6 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Van Doorne
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Derks Star Busmann
8 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Florent
3 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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Jones Day
4 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Stek
7 practice areas
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Tier 5

DeBreij
1 practice area
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Heussen
3 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
3 practice areas
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Tier 6

Bird & Bird
7 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
4 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
4 practice areas
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Orange Clover
4 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
2 practice areas
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Vriman M&A Lawyers
2 practice areas
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Windt Le Grand Leeuwenburgh
3 practice areas
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9Corporate
1 practice area
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BarentsKrans
3 practice areas
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DVDW Advocaten
4 practice areas
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JB Law
2 practice areas
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Ploum Lodder Princen
4 practice areas
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Rutgers & Posch
4 practice areas
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Project development
Tier 2
13 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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AKD
8 practice areas
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Habraken Rutten
3 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Pels Rijcken
4 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Van Doorne
12 practice areas
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Project finance
Tier 1
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

AKD
8 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Habraken Rutten
3 practice areas
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Houthoff
10 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Pels Rijcken
4 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Stek
7 practice areas
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Van Doorne
12 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
7 practice areas
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CMS Derks Star Busmann
8 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 1
25 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Houthoff
10 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Resor
4 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

AKD
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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DVDW Advocaten
4 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Van Doorne
12 practice areas
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Wijn & Stael
2 practice areas
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Windt Le Grand Leeuwenburgh
3 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Derks Star Busmann
8 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Florent
3 practice areas
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HVG Law
2 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Jones Day
4 practice areas
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Van Benthem & Keulen
1 practice area
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Magic Circle law firm Clifford Chance’s Amsterdam office has been active for almost half a century. 

 

Focusses/specialisms 

The firm is renowned in the Netherlands for its strength in banking, capital markets and restructuring mandates, where it ranks among the very best in the market. 

 

 

 
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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
Ziggo BV - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
Clifford Chance
Netherlands
Bond issue
BNP Paribas
Underwriter
MDC - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Clifford Chance
Netherlands
Bond issue
Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Chase, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank
Underwriter
NIBC Bank - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Clifford Chance
Netherlands
Bond issue
ABN AMRO Bank, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, ING Bank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, NIBC Bank, UBS, Commerzbank, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Société Générale
Underwriter
Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten NV - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Clifford Chance
Netherlands
Bond issue
BNP Paribas
Underwriter
NIBC Bank - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Clifford Chance
Netherlands
Bond issue
ABN AMRO Bank, Credit Suisse, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Commerzbank, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, UBS, Société Générale, Deutsche Bank, NIBC Bank, ING Bank, Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Girozentrale-Helaba
Underwriter
Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten NV - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
Clifford Chance
Netherlands
Bond issue
BNP Paribas, Daiwa Capital Markets, ABN AMRO Bank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, DZ Bank, Citigroup, Mizuho Bank, Bank of Montreal, Société Générale, Groupe BPCE, Morgan Stanley, Commerzbank, TD Global Finance, Crédit Agricole, Barclays, JP Morgan Chase, ING Bank, Deutsche Bank, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, NORD/LB, Rabobank, Goldman Sachs, Nomura, HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, UniCredit, Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, Toronto-Dominion Bank
Underwriter
Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten NV - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Clifford Chance
Netherlands
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, ABN AMRO Bank, Groupe BPCE, Bank of Montreal, Daiwa Capital Markets, BNP Paribas, Barclays, Commerzbank, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase, Mizuho Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Crédit Agricole, DZ Bank, Toronto-Dominion Bank, HSBC, ING Bank, Rabobank, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, TD Global Finance, Morgan Stanley, Nomura, NORD/LB, Royal Bank of Canada, Société Générale, Scotiabank, UniCredit
Underwriter
Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten NV - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Clifford Chance
Netherlands
Bond issue
Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, ABN AMRO Bank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Bank of Montreal, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, Daiwa Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley, Groupe BPCE, Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, HSBC, TD Global Finance, Commerzbank, Rabobank, Goldman Sachs, ING Bank, Crédit Agricole, Société Générale, Mizuho Bank, JP Morgan Chase, DZ Bank, Nomura, Royal Bank of Canada, NORD/LB, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Scotiabank, UniCredit
Underwriter
CTP BV - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Clifford Chance
Netherlands
Bond issue
JP Morgan Chase, Raiffeisen Bank SA, Goldman Sachs, UniCredit, Morgan Stanley
Underwriter
Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten NV - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
Clifford Chance
Netherlands
Bond issue
Bank of Montreal, Citigroup, Crédit Agricole, ABN AMRO Bank, Daiwa Capital Markets, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Rabobank, Mizuho Bank, Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Royal Bank of Canada, UniCredit, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, BNP Paribas, TD Global Finance, Groupe BPCE, NORD/LB, Commerzbank, Société Générale, ING Bank, DZ Bank, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Chase, Nomura, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Scotiabank
Underwriter
Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten NV - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Clifford Chance
Netherlands
Bond issue
Barclays, Crédit Agricole, Bank of Montreal, ABN AMRO Bank, HSBC, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Commerzbank, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, Goldman Sachs, DZ Bank, Deutsche Bank, Scotiabank, BNP Paribas, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Daiwa Capital Markets, Société Générale, Groupe BPCE, ING Bank, JP Morgan Chase, Mizuho Bank, Morgan Stanley, NORD/LB, Rabobank, TD Global Finance, Nomura, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, UniCredit
Underwriter
Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten NV - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Clifford Chance
Netherlands
Bond issue
NORD/LB, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Canada, ABN AMRO Bank, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, Bank of Montreal, TD Global Finance, Barclays, Scotiabank, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, UniCredit, Crédit Agricole, Commerzbank, BNP Paribas, Daiwa Capital Markets, DZ Bank, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Goldman Sachs, Groupe BPCE, HSBC, Mizuho Bank, ING Bank, Rabobank, Nomura, Société Générale
Underwriter
MAS Securities BV - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Clifford Chance
Netherlands
Bond issue
MAS Securities BV
Issuer
NIBC Bank - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Clifford Chance
Netherlands
Bond issue
Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Commerzbank, Credit Suisse, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, ABN AMRO Bank, DekaBank, ING Bank, JP Morgan Chase, Société Générale, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, UBS, NIBC Bank
Underwriter
Basic-Fit NV - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Clifford Chance
Netherlands
Bond issue
Basic-Fit NV
Issuer
ABN AMRO Bank - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Clifford Chance
Netherlands
Bond issue
ABN AMRO Bank
Issuer
EnBW International Finance BV - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
Clifford Chance
Netherlands
Bond issue
EnBW International Finance BV
Issuer
Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten NV - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
Clifford Chance
Netherlands
Bond issue
ABN AMRO Bank, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Commerzbank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, BNP Paribas, JP Morgan Chase, UniCredit, TD Global Finance, Bank of Montreal, Morgan Stanley, Crédit Agricole, Nomura, Citigroup, ING Bank, Groupe BPCE, Mizuho Bank, Daiwa Capital Markets, NORD/LB, HSBC, Royal Bank of Canada, DZ Bank, Scotiabank, Goldman Sachs, Société Générale, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, Rabobank
Underwriter
Dutch Property Finance 2021-1 BV - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Clifford Chance
Netherlands
Bond issue
Barclays, BNP Paribas, HSBC, Groupe BPCE
Underwriter
ABN AMRO Bank - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Clifford Chance
Netherlands
Bond issue
ABN AMRO Bank
Issuer
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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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