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Rankings published in 2026
CFIUS
Tier 1
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Covington & Burling
3 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 2

Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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WilmerHale
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Financial services regulatory
Tier 3
32 firms ranked
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Covington & Burling
3 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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WilmerHale
6 practice areas
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Tier 4

Alston & Bird
4 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Husch Blackwell
5 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Tier 5

Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Notable

Littler Mendelson
1 practice area
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Loeb & Loeb
3 practice areas
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Manatt Phelps & Philips
1 practice area
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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
2 practice areas
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Williams & Connolly
1 practice area
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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
Illumina Inc - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Covington & Burling
United States (National)
Bond issue
Illumina Inc
Issuer
Insmed Inc - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Covington & Burling
United States (National)
Bond issue
Insmed Inc
Issuer
Avnet Inc - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Covington & Burling
United States (National)
Bond issue
Avnet Inc
Issuer
Guidehouse LLP - M&A
2021-09-08
Covington & Burling
United States (National)
M&A
Alexander Hastings, Anna Kraus, Anna Menzel, B.J. Altvater, Ben Kramer, Blake Hulnick, Daniel Farnoly, Elizabeth Canter, Hannah Lepow, Jacob Crump, Jonathan Wakely, Mona Patel, Olivia Vega, Sarah Shepson, Scott Freling, Stephen Bartenstein
Guidehouse LLP
Buyer
Paine Schwartz Partners LLC - M&A
2021-04-27
Covington & Burling
United States (National)
M&A
Amy Wollensack, Brian Sylvester, Daniel Tavakoli, Elizabeth Canter, Heather Haberl, Jack Lund, James Yoon, Jason Levy, Jeannie Perron, Jenna Wallace, Jonathan Endean, Julia Rhieu, Kevin Zaragoza, Matthew Tippy, Molly Doggett, Mona Patel, Nigel Howard, S. Michael Chittenden, Sergio Urias, Stephen Bartenstein, Thomas Brugato, Tyler Evans, Zachary Schutz
Paine Schwartz Partners LLC
Buyer
Great Mill Rock LLC - M&A
2021-01-27
Covington & Burling
United States (National)
M&A
Adam Osielski, Alison Sikes, Amy Wollensack, Brandon Rattiner, Brooke Stanley, Chao Qu, Corinne Goldstein, Daniel Tavakoli, Donald Ridings, Jr., Elena Postnikova, Elizabeth Canter, Gregory Discher, Heather Haberl, Jack Lund, James Yoon, Jeff Tsai, Jonathan Endean, Kevin Zaragoza, Marie Lavalleye, Micah Gruber, Michael Francese, Peter Schwartz, Philipp Tamussino, Richard Kruger, Scott Freling, Scott Naturman, Sergio Urias, Thomas Brugato, Tyler Evans, William Sturman, Yohan Balan
Great Mill Rock LLC
Buyer
Adit EdTech Acquisition Corp. - M&A
2021-11-30
Covington & Burling
United States (National)
M&A
Abigail Hopper, Adrian Perry, Brian Rosenzweig, Brianna Bloodgood, Christopher DeCresce, David Simon, Jack Bodner, Jeffrey Potash, Kerry Burke, Kevin Banifatemi, Kevin Zaragoza, Kimberly Drexler, Lilit Kazangyan, Mark Edlund, Michael Riella, T'Shae Cooper
Adit EdTech Acquisition Corp.
Buyer
Simmons First National Corp. - M&A
2021-06-07
Covington & Burling
United States (National)
M&A
Adam Kern, Andrew Klimek, Andrew Ruben, Charlotte May, Christopher DeCresce, Frank Conner, III, Jack Lund, Jenna Wallace, Jonathan Endean, Julie Plyler, Kurt Baca, Randy Benjenk, Sebastian Marotta, Susan Toumanian
Simmons First National Corp.
Buyer
Peraton Corp. - M&A
2021-09-22
Covington & Burling
United States (National)
M&A
Alexander Hastings, Ashden Fein, Blake Hulnick, Daniel Farnoly, Heather Finstuen, Kwan Kim, Mona Patel, Nooree Lee, Ryan Burnette, Sarah Shepson, Scott Freling, Stephen Bartenstein, Victoria Barnard
Peraton Corp.
Buyer
Rogers Corp. - M&A
2021-11-02
Covington & Burling
United States (National)
M&A
Rogers Corp.
Seller
Graham Holdings Co. - M&A
2021-04-05
Covington & Burling
United States (National)
M&A
Adrian Perry, Alden Fletcher, Ansgar Simon, Barbara Monti, Brady McDaniel, Gustavo Akkerman, Hannah Lepow, Heather Haberl, Jack Bodner, James Ermilio, James Marshall, James O'Connell, Jenna Wallace, Kimberly Strosnider, Kristin Shaffer, Kurt Wimmer, Kyle Sweeney, Matthew Franker, Mona Patel, Paul Rogers, Samantha Kobbe, Sophie Albrighton, Thomas Brugato, Tyler Evans, Zachary Schutz
Graham Holdings Co.
Buyer
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. - M&A
2021-02-22
Covington & Burling
United States (National)
M&A
Alicia Zhang, David Engvall, Matthew Gehl, Peter Schwartz, Rachel Beller
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Buyer
Valley National Bancorp - M&A
2021-06-29
Covington & Burling
United States (National)
M&A
Adam Kern, Brady McDaniel, Charlotte May, Christopher DeCresce, Chul Lee, Frank Conner, III, Jenna Wallace, Jonathan Endean, Kurt Baca, Randy Benjenk, Sebastian Marotta, Uttara Dukkipati
Valley National Bancorp
Buyer
Eaton Corp. plc - M&A
2021-01-29
Covington & Burling
United States (National)
M&A
Andrew Fischer, Ansgar Simon, Catherine Dargan, Charles Buker, Chul Lee, Gregory Discher, Hakeem Rizk, Heather Haberl, Janine Slade, Jenna Wallace, Jonathan Endean, Leah Read, Marie Lavalleye, Mark Gimbel, Mark Plotkin, Martin Myers, Megan Woodford, Melody Wu, Mona Patel, Patrick Manchester, Susan Leahy, Thomas Brugato, Zachary Schutz
Eaton Corp. plc
Buyer
Aptiv plc - M&A
2022-01-11
Covington & Burling
United States (National)
M&A
Alexander Hastings, Carl Wiersum, David Fagan, Horst Henschen, James Marshall, Katherine Kingsbury, Martin Juhasz, Scott Freling
Aptiv plc
Buyer
Occam’s Razor Technologies LLC - M&A
2021-08-23
Covington & Burling
United States (National)
M&A
Allison Baker, Andrew Klimek, Ansgar Simon, Brian Yang, Elizabeth Canter, Heather Finstuen, Heather Haberl, James Yoon, Marialuisa Gallozzi, Michael Francese, Nooree Lee, Paul Rogers, Paul Rowley, S. Burr Eckstut, Scott Freling, Tyler Evans, Zachary Singer
Occam’s Razor Technologies LLC
Seller
Entasis Therapeutics Holdings Inc. - M&A
2021-05-03
Covington & Burling
United States (National)
M&A
Entasis Therapeutics Holdings Inc.
Target
Veritex Community Bank - M&A
2021-09-21
Covington & Burling
United States (National)
M&A
Veritex Community Bank
Buyer
WSFS Financial Corp. - M&A
2021-03-10
Covington & Burling
United States (National)
M&A
Brianna Bloodgood, Bruce Bennett, Charlotte May, Christopher DeCresce, Christopher Yen, Frank Conner, III, Hensey Fenton, Jack Lund, Jeff Tsai, Jenna Wallace, Jonathan Endean, Kurt Baca, Mark Gimbel, Randy Benjenk, Susan Toumanian, T’Shae Sherman, Teresa Lewi, Thomas Brugato
WSFS Financial Corp.
Buyer
Berkshire Partners LLC - M&A
2021-04-06
Covington & Burling
United States (National)
M&A
Berkshire Partners LLC
Buyer
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