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Rankings published in 2026
M&A - Foreign
Tier 4
45 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
8 practice areas
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Linklaters
15 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
10 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
8 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
6 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
9 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

DLA Piper
14 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
8 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
13 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
15 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
11 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
13 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
8 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
16 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
11 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
6 practice areas
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White & Case
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
8 practice areas
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CMS
4 practice areas
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Cooley
5 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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MinterEllison
6 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
9 practice areas
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Reed Smith
7 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
8 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
5 practice areas
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Notable

Cuatrecasas
4 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
6 practice areas
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GRATA International
6 practice areas
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Garrigues
6 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
9 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
5 practice areas
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LPA Law
3 practice areas
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Nishimura & Asahi
3 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
3 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
7 practice areas
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CMS
Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

CMS is a German-based full-service law firm with over 4,800 lawyers across 17 independent member law firms with more than 70 offices globally. It services its Greater China interested clients from its offices in Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong. CMS Hong Kong entered an association with Shirley Lau & Co in May 2018.

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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
AW Rostamani Group - M&A
2023-12-19
CMS
China (National)
M&A
John O'Connor, Vera Zhang
AW Rostamani Group
Buyer
M&A
Sovereign wealth funds and key sectors such as industrials and chemicals, and financial services are driving deals across the region
M&A
Amid sectoral realignment and strategic growth, energy, real estate and PE are playing central roles in reshaping deal flows in the CEE region
M&A
Investors need to consider deal protection mechanisms, such as material adverse change clauses, in light of tariffs President Donald Trump has imposed on various countries
New hires were made across the finance and funds practices in Singapore, Riyadh, Brussels, Washington, DC and New York
ESG
DEI is a high priority particularly in regions seeing an influx of international businesses and challenges in talent retention
New hires were made across the banking, corporate and capital markets practices in London, New York, Hong Kong and Singapore
M&A
New hires were made across the PE, banking, M&A, structured finance and funds practices in New York, London and Hong Kong
ESG
The EU's new directive requires credit institutions to manage ESG risks by establishing robust governance arrangements
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