IFLR is part of Legal Benchmarking Limited, 1-2 Paris Garden, London, SE1 8ND

Copyright © Legal Benchmarking Limited and its affiliated companies 2026

Accessibility | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Modern Slavery Statement


This law firm has not supplied any contact details or supplementary information for this country or region. For more information about profiling options please contact Prin Shasiharan.
Rankings published in 2026
Banking - Foreign
Tier 1
24 firms ranked
View full list

Tier 1

A&O Shearman
17 practice areas
View profile
Clifford Chance
17 practice areas
View profile
Linklaters
17 practice areas
View profile

Tier 2

Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
17 practice areas
View profile
Latham & Watkins
17 practice areas
View profile
Milbank
17 practice areas
View profile
Morrison & Foerster
7 practice areas
View profile
Norton Rose Fulbright
17 practice areas
View profile
White & Case
17 practice areas
View profile

Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
16 practice areas
View profile
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
21 practice areas
View full profile
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
16 practice areas
View profile
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Lee & Lee
17 practice areas
View profile
King & Spalding
7 practice areas
View profile

Tier 4

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang (Singapore)
3 practice areas
View profile
Duane Morris & Selvam
19 practice areas
View full profile
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
View profile
Mallesons
5 practice areas
View profile
Mayer Brown
11 practice areas
View profile
Reed Smith
10 practice areas
View profile
Sidley Austin
17 practice areas
View profile
Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
View profile
Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
View profile
Watson Farley & Williams
10 practice areas
View profile
Capital markets : Debt - Foreign
Tier 1
16 firms ranked
View full list

Tier 1

A&O Shearman
17 practice areas
View profile
Clifford Chance
17 practice areas
View profile
Latham & Watkins
17 practice areas
View profile
Linklaters
17 practice areas
View profile

Tier 2

Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
17 practice areas
View profile
Milbank
17 practice areas
View profile
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
11 practice areas
View profile
White & Case
17 practice areas
View profile

Tier 3

DLA Piper
16 practice areas
View profile
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
21 practice areas
View full profile
Duane Morris & Selvam
19 practice areas
View full profile
Freshfields
12 practice areas
View profile
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
16 practice areas
View profile
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Lee & Lee
17 practice areas
View profile
Reed Smith
10 practice areas
View profile
Sidley Austin
17 practice areas
View profile
Capital markets : Equity - Foreign
Tier 2
18 firms ranked
View full list

Tier 1

A&O Shearman
17 practice areas
View profile
Latham & Watkins
17 practice areas
View profile
Linklaters
17 practice areas
View profile

Tier 2

Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
17 practice areas
View profile
Clifford Chance
17 practice areas
View profile
Milbank
17 practice areas
View profile
White & Case
17 practice areas
View profile

Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
16 practice areas
View profile
Bird & Bird ATMD
14 practice areas
View profile
DLA Piper
16 practice areas
View profile
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
21 practice areas
View full profile
Duane Morris & Selvam
19 practice areas
View full profile
Freshfields
12 practice areas
View profile
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
16 practice areas
View profile
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Lee & Lee
17 practice areas
View profile
Reed Smith
10 practice areas
View profile
Sidley Austin
17 practice areas
View profile
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
11 practice areas
View profile
M&A - Foreign
Tier 1
34 firms ranked
View full list

Tier 1

A&O Shearman
17 practice areas
View profile
Clifford Chance
17 practice areas
View profile
Linklaters
17 practice areas
View profile
Milbank
17 practice areas
View profile

Tier 2

Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
17 practice areas
View profile
Freshfields
12 practice areas
View profile
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
16 practice areas
View profile
Latham & Watkins
17 practice areas
View profile
Sidley Austin
17 practice areas
View profile
White & Case
17 practice areas
View profile

Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
16 practice areas
View profile
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
21 practice areas
View full profile
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
View profile
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Lee & Lee
17 practice areas
View profile
Jones Day
11 practice areas
View profile
King & Spalding
7 practice areas
View profile
Mallesons
5 practice areas
View profile
Mayer Brown
11 practice areas
View profile
Morrison & Foerster
7 practice areas
View profile
Norton Rose Fulbright
17 practice areas
View profile
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
11 practice areas
View profile

Tier 4

DLA Piper
16 practice areas
View profile
Duane Morris & Selvam
19 practice areas
View full profile
Nishimura & Asahi-Bayfront Law Alliance
4 practice areas
View profile
Reed Smith
10 practice areas
View profile
Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
View profile

Notable

Bird & Bird ATMD
14 practice areas
View profile
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
12 practice areas
View profile
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang (Singapore)
3 practice areas
View profile
Charles Russell Speechlys
3 practice areas
View profile
Cooley
2 practice areas
View profile
Goodwin Procter
2 practice areas
View profile
Greenberg Traurig
7 practice areas
View profile
LPA
4 practice areas
View full profile
Project development - Foreign
Tier 2
31 firms ranked
View full list

Tier 1

A&O Shearman
17 practice areas
View profile
King & Spalding
7 practice areas
View profile
Latham & Watkins
17 practice areas
View profile

Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
16 practice areas
View profile
Clifford Chance
17 practice areas
View profile
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
View profile
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
16 practice areas
View profile
Milbank
17 practice areas
View profile
Norton Rose Fulbright
17 practice areas
View profile

Tier 3

Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
17 practice areas
View profile
Freshfields
12 practice areas
View profile
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Lee & Lee
17 practice areas
View profile
Jones Day
11 practice areas
View profile
K&L Gates Straits Law
7 practice areas
View profile
Linklaters
17 practice areas
View profile
Mayer Brown
11 practice areas
View profile
Morrison & Foerster
7 practice areas
View profile
Pinsent Masons MPillay
3 practice areas
View profile
Reed Smith
10 practice areas
View profile
White & Case
17 practice areas
View profile

Tier 4

Accura
2 practice areas
View profile
Bird & Bird ATMD
14 practice areas
View profile
Clyde & Co Clasis
3 practice areas
View profile
DLA Piper
16 practice areas
View profile
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
21 practice areas
View full profile
Duane Morris & Selvam
19 practice areas
View full profile
Greenberg Traurig
7 practice areas
View profile
Mallesons
5 practice areas
View profile
Squire Patton Boggs
3 practice areas
View profile
Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
View profile
Watson Farley & Williams
10 practice areas
View profile
Project finance - Foreign
Tier 1
21 firms ranked
View full list

Tier 1

A&O Shearman
17 practice areas
View profile
Clifford Chance
17 practice areas
View profile
Latham & Watkins
17 practice areas
View profile
Milbank
17 practice areas
View profile

Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
16 practice areas
View profile
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
17 practice areas
View profile
King & Spalding
7 practice areas
View profile
Mayer Brown
11 practice areas
View profile
Norton Rose Fulbright
17 practice areas
View profile
Watson Farley & Williams
10 practice areas
View profile
White & Case
17 practice areas
View profile

Tier 3

Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
21 practice areas
View full profile
Freshfields
12 practice areas
View profile
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
View profile
Greenberg Traurig
7 practice areas
View profile
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
16 practice areas
View profile
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Lee & Lee
17 practice areas
View profile
Linklaters
17 practice areas
View profile
Morrison & Foerster
7 practice areas
View profile
Sidley Austin
17 practice areas
View profile
Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
View profile
Restructuring and insolvency - Foreign
Tier 1
21 firms ranked
View full list

Tier 1

Clifford Chance
17 practice areas
View profile
Milbank
17 practice areas
View profile

Tier 2

A&O Shearman
17 practice areas
View profile
DLA Piper
16 practice areas
View profile
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
View profile
Linklaters
17 practice areas
View profile

Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
16 practice areas
View profile
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
21 practice areas
View full profile
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
16 practice areas
View profile
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Lee & Lee
17 practice areas
View profile
King & Spalding
7 practice areas
View profile
Latham & Watkins
17 practice areas
View profile
Mayer Brown
11 practice areas
View profile
Reed Smith
10 practice areas
View profile
Sidley Austin
17 practice areas
View profile
Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
View profile
Watson Farley & Williams
10 practice areas
View profile
White & Case
17 practice areas
View profile

Notable

Duane Morris & Selvam
19 practice areas
View full profile
Mishcon de Reya
4 practice areas
View profile
RevLaw
3 practice areas
View profile
Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Clifford Chance is an international law firm with offices across the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The firm’s Singapore office houses 120 lawyers and opened in 1981. The office serves as a base for operations across the region and is helmed by managing partner Kai Schneider.

 

Focusses / specialisms

The firm ranks among the market leaders in banking, M&A, debt equity market, restructuring and project finance. It is also active in the equity capital markets and project development space.

The firm’s 2012 Formal Law Alliance with Cavenagh Law allows it to provide both Singapore and international law services.

In banking and finance, the firm boasts one of the largest cross-border finance practices based in Singapore. Its diverse client base includes commercial and investment banks, funds and public and private corporations and international bodies.

The firm has extensive expertise in the financial services regulatory practice,advising on regulatory issues affecting all parts of the financial sector.

The capital markets team notably has experience advising on landmark capital markets transactions in India.

The firm houses the largest dedicated M&A team among international law firms in Singapore and focuses on corporate and M&A matters across Southeast Asia. The team has experience acting for corporates, banks, private equity houses, sovereign wealth funds and real estate and infrastructure funds.

The restructuring team focuses on sectors such as oil and gas, telecommunications, construction, transport, maritime and shipping. The team has expertise representing stakeholders such as creditors, lenders, coordinating committees, private equity sponsors, insolvency practitioners and debtors.

 

Key clients 

Key clients of the firm include Credit Suisse, DBS, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Digital Realty, Cimory Group, PT Avia Avian, HDFC Bank, ING, Kellogg, Philip Morris, PSA, Keppel, KrisEnergy, Blackstone, CVC Capital Partners and CDPQ.

 

Client Feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

Banking and finance

“Very capable - technically and commercially. Proactive and great response times. A pleasure to work with.”

 

M&A

“Very responsive and excellent quality of work. A very long drawn-out transaction and wouldn't have concluded satisfactorily without CC's support.”

19 results19 results
Deal Highlights
22 results22 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Olam International Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Clifford Chance
Singapore
Bond issue
HSBC, Credit Suisse, DBS Bank, Standard Chartered Bank
Underwriter
DBS Bank - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Clifford Chance
Singapore
Bond issue
DBS Bank
Underwriter
Bayfront Infrastructure Capital Pte - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Clifford Chance
Singapore
Bond issue
ING Bank, Citigroup, Standard Chartered Bank
Underwriter
OCBC Bank - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
Clifford Chance
Singapore
Bond issue
National Australia Bank, ANZ Bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp, UBS
Underwriter
DBS Bank - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Clifford Chance
Singapore
Bond issue
HSBC, DBS Bank
Underwriter
Singapore Airlines - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Clifford Chance
Singapore
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, HSBC, Citigroup
Underwriter
Shangri-La Hotel Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
Clifford Chance
Singapore
Bond issue
Shangri-La Hotel Ltd
Issuer
Singapore Exchange Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
Clifford Chance
Singapore
Bond issue
Singapore Exchange Ltd
Issuer
Oxley MTN Pte - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Clifford Chance
Singapore
Bond issue
HSBC, Credit Suisse, DBS Bank
Underwriter
Singapore Exchange Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Clifford Chance
Singapore
Bond issue
Singapore Exchange Ltd
Issuer
Surbana Jurong Pte - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
Clifford Chance
Singapore
Bond issue
DBS Bank, ANZ Bank
Underwriter
Trafigura Group Pte Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Clifford Chance
Singapore
Bond issue
Credit Suisse, UniCredit, ING Bank, Société Générale
Underwriter
DBS Bank - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Clifford Chance
Singapore
Bond issue
DBS Bank, HSBC, National Australia Bank, Royal Bank of Canada
Underwriter
Olam International Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Clifford Chance
Singapore
Bond issue
HSBC
Underwriter
DBS Bank - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Clifford Chance
Singapore
Bond issue
DBS Bank
Underwriter
DBS Bank - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Clifford Chance
Singapore
Bond issue
Academy Securities Inc, Barclays, DBS Bank, ING Bank, JP Morgan Chase, Royal Bank of Canada, Siebert Williams Shank & Co, Société Générale, Wells Fargo
Underwriter
DBS Bank - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
Clifford Chance
Singapore
Bond issue
Westpac Banking Corporation
Underwriter
Navis Capital Partners Ltd. - M&A
2022-09-01
Clifford Chance
Singapore
M&A
Christie Long, David Ho, Jasmin Sahota, Melissa Ng
Navis Capital Partners Ltd.
Seller
Mintz Group LLC - M&A
2022-09-06
Clifford Chance
Singapore
M&A
David Ho, Tom Lin
Mintz Group LLC
Buyer
SeaTown Holdings International Pte. Ltd. - M&A
2023-03-08
Clifford Chance
Singapore
M&A
Aishah Noorhimli, Andrew Hutchins, Brian Wang, Dayu Man, Ivan Chan, Jervis Chan, Joanne Chan, Natalie Tan, Richard Blewett, Valerie Kong, Victor Leung, Xiang Li, Ying Chong
SeaTown Holdings International Pte. Ltd.
Seller
1
of
2
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
Sponsored

Sponsored