Davis Polk & Wardwell

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Rankings published in 2026

Capital markets - Foreign

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Clifford Chance

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

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A&O Shearman

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Kirkland & Ellis

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Latham & Watkins

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Linklaters

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

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Baker McKenzie

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Cooley

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DLA Piper

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

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O'Melveny & Myers

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Paul Hastings

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Sidley Austin

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Slaughter and May

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Sullivan & Cromwell

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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

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Milbank

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Morgan Lewis & Bockius

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Reed Smith

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Dorsey & Whitney

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Ropes & Gray

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M&A - Foreign

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45 firms ranked

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Clifford Chance

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Freshfields

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Kirkland & Ellis

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Linklaters

15 practice areas

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

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A&O Shearman

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Baker McKenzie

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

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Latham & Watkins

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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

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Weil Gotshal & Manges

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DLA Piper

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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

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Morgan Lewis & Bockius

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Morrison & Foerster

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Norton Rose Fulbright

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O'Melveny & Myers

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Paul Hastings

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Sidley Austin

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Slaughter and May

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White & Case

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Ashurst Perkins Coie

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CMS

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Cooley

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Jones Day

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Milbank

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MinterEllison

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Pinsent Masons

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Reed Smith

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Ropes & Gray

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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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Cuatrecasas

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Dorsey & Whitney

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GRATA International

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Garrigues

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Gide Loyrette Nouel

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Goodwin Procter

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LPA Law

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Nishimura & Asahi

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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

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Taylor Wessing

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Private equity - Foreign

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26 firms ranked

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Clifford Chance

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Kirkland & Ellis

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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

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A&O Shearman - China

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

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Freshfields

12 practice areas

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Goodwin Procter

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Latham & Watkins

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Morrison & Foerster

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Paul Hastings

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

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Weil Gotshal & Manges

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A&O Shearman

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Baker McKenzie

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

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Cooley

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DLA Piper

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Debevoise & Plimpton

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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

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Morgan Lewis & Bockius

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O'Melveny & Myers

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Ropes & Gray

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Sidley Austin

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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

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Financial and corporate

Davis Polk & Wardwell is a New York-headquartered law firm with 982 lawyers across 10 offices in North and South America, Europe and Asia. The firm has offices in Beijing and Hong Kong with more than 100 legal professionals handling transactions and disputes for Chinese corporates, multinationals, funds and financial institutions.

Deal Highlights

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Deal Name	Deal Date	Firm Name	Jurisdiction	Deal Type	Lawyer Names	Client Names	Client Role
AVIC International Finance & Investment Ltd - Bond Issue	2022-03-01	Davis Polk & Wardwell	China (National)	Bond issue		CITIC Group Corp, Industrial Bank Co Ltd, Zhongtai International Securities Ltd	Underwriter
Tianfeng Securities Co Ltd - Bond Issue	2022-03-01	Davis Polk & Wardwell	China (National)	Bond issue		Tianfeng Securities Co Ltd	Issuer
China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd. - M&A	2022-10-26	Davis Polk & Wardwell	China (National)	M&A	Yang Chu	China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.	Buyer
New Genetron Holding Ltd. - M&A	2023-10-11	Davis Polk & Wardwell	China (National)	M&A	Li He, Michael Xu, Xin Xu, Xuelin (Steve) Wang	New Genetron Holding Ltd.	Buyer

M&A

Aerial panorama of New York City skyscrapers at dusk

This week’s people moves: Charles Russell Speechlys, Latham, Davis Polk and more

We round up top lateral hires across the PE, antitrust, M&A and corporate practices in London and New York

Noemi Distefano, May 28 2026

IFLR1000

Argentina: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP; Salaverri, Burgio & Wetzler Malbrán; Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and Bruchou & Funes de Rioja acted as legal advisors in Pampa Energía’s International Notes Issuance

On November 14th, 2025, Pampa Energía S.A. (“Pampa”), a leading company in the energy and oil and gas sector, issued, in the local and international markets, its 7.750% senior unsecured notes due 2037, for an aggregate principal amount of US$450,000,000 (the “Notes”), under the U.S.$2,100,000,000 note program for the issuance of convertible and non-convertible (obligaciones negociables). The transaction was carried out in accordance with Rule 144A and Regulation S of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.

Bruchou & Funes de Rioja - Argentina, December 01 2025

Capital Markets

Greenlight for PISCES brings potential for more private company work

Lawyers see the potential for first-mover advantage in advising on a new trading platform for shares, but they are not certain it will achieve all its goals

Ralph Cunningham, October 28 2025

Banking

Exterior of United States Department of Treasury

Banking lawyers expect busy end to the year in the US

New crypto asset regulation and a fresh attempt at finalising Basel III will add to the workload for US banking lawyers and their clients in the coming months

Ralph Cunningham, September 02 2025

Banking

This week’s people moves: Davis Polk, Dentons and more

New hires were made across the finance, antitrust, energy and project finance practices in Dallas, Northern California, Brussels and Hong Kong

Karry Lai, August 28 2025

Banking

Davis Polk partner on taking a holistic approach with clients

New York-based funds lawyer Sijia Cai explains the need to have a deep understanding of what’s top of mind for clients day-to-day and strategically

Karry Lai, August 18 2025

Awards

IFLR Americas Awards 2025: the top shortlisted firms

Twelve law firms have each received 12 or more nominations, while 24 corporates and banks are up for in-house awards

Karry Lai, April 09 2025

Banking

Downtown San Francisco with California Street at sunrise, San Francisco, California, USA

This week’s people moves: Baker McKenzie, Paul Hastings and more

New hires were made across the M&A, finance, energy and venture capital practices in London, Düsseldorf, San Francisco, New York and Abu Dhabi

Karry Lai, April 03 2025