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Rankings published in 2026
Capital markets - Foreign
Tier 1
25 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
8 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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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
8 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
15 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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Cooley
5 practice areas
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DLA Piper
14 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
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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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
5 practice areas
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Tier 4

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
10 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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Reed Smith
7 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
6 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
8 practice areas
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M&A - Foreign
Tier 2
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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Private equity - Foreign
Tier 2
26 firms ranked
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
8 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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Tier 2

A&O Shearman - China
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
8 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
5 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
11 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
16 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

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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Cooley
5 practice areas
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DLA Piper
14 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
5 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
8 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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O'Melveny & Myers
8 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
8 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
11 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
5 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
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 officein Beijing and Hong Kong with more than 100 legal professionals handling transactions and disputes for Chinese corporates, multinationals, funds and financial institutions.

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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
China SCE Group Holdings Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Davis Polk & Wardwell
China (National)
Bond issue
UBS, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, HSBC
Underwriter
China SCE Group Holdings Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Davis Polk & Wardwell
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of East Asia, Deutsche Bank, UBS, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, HSBC, Guotai Junan Capital
Underwriter
Haitong Unitrust International Leasing Co - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Davis Polk & Wardwell
China (National)
Bond issue
CITIC Group Corp, Shenwan Hongyuan Group, ICBC, Haitong Securities Co Ltd, OCBC Bank
Underwriter
Hopson Development Holdings Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Davis Polk & Wardwell
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of Communications, CITIC Group Corp, Haitong Securities Co Ltd, China Minsheng Banking, China Merchants Bank, Bank of East Asia, Central China International Capital Ltd, CCB International (Holdings) Ltd, HSBC, HeungKong Securities Ltd, Citigroup, Orient Securities, DBS Bank
Underwriter
China SCE Group Holdings Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
Davis Polk & Wardwell
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, UBS, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, HSBC
Underwriter
Dexin China Holdings Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Davis Polk & Wardwell
China (National)
Bond issue
Credit Suisse, BNP Paribas, Orient Securities, CCB International (Holdings) Ltd, Bank of Communications, CMB International Capital Ltd, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Bank of East Asia, Guotai Junan Capital, Central China International Capital Ltd, UBS, Valuable Capital Ltd
Underwriter
Shuifa Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Davis Polk & Wardwell
China (National)
Bond issue
Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd, China Industrial Securities International Financial Group Ltd, Bank of China, Haitong Securities Co Ltd, CEB International Capital Corp Ltd, China Merchants Bank, CNCB (Hong Kong) Capital Ltd, GF Securities Co Ltd
Underwriter
Longfor Group Holdings Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Davis Polk & Wardwell
China (National)
Bond issue
Longfor Group Holdings Ltd
Issuer
China Oil & Gas Group Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Davis Polk & Wardwell
China (National)
Bond issue
China Oil & Gas Group Ltd
Issuer
Hopson Development Holdings Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Davis Polk & Wardwell
China (National)
Bond issue
CMB International Capital Ltd, Citigroup, Bank of Communications, China International Capital Corp, CMBC International Holdings, Morgan Stanley, HSBC, Bank of East Asia, HeungKong Securities Ltd, CITIC Group Corp, Vision Capital International Holdings Ltd, CCB International (Holdings) Ltd, Haitong Securities Co Ltd, DBS Bank, Orient Securities
Underwriter
Shandong Hi-speed Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Davis Polk & Wardwell
China (National)
Bond issue
CCB International (Holdings) Ltd, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Agricultural Bank of China, China Minsheng Banking, Bank of China, China Everbright Bank, Citigroup, CSFG International Securities Ltd, CITIC Group Corp, Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC, ICBC, Bank of Communications, Guotai Junan Capital, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd, China Merchants Bank, CNCB (Hong Kong) Capital Ltd, Zhongtai International Securities Ltd
Underwriter
Jiangsu Shagang Group Co - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Davis Polk & Wardwell
China (National)
Bond issue
Jiangsu Shagang Group Co
Issuer
Zhejiang Expressway Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Davis Polk & Wardwell
China (National)
Bond issue
Zhejiang Expressway Co Ltd
Issuer
ENN Natural Gas Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Davis Polk & Wardwell
China (National)
Bond issue
China Everbright Bank, Bank of Communications, China Merchants Bank, CITIC Group Corp, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, BNP Paribas, JP Morgan Chase, Groupe BPCE, UBS, CCB International (Holdings) Ltd, Standard Chartered Bank, Mizuho Bank
Underwriter
Zhejiang Expressway Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Davis Polk & Wardwell
China (National)
Bond issue
Zhejiang Expressway Co Ltd
Issuer
Hillhouse Capital Group - M&A
2021-08-25
Davis Polk & Wardwell
China (National)
M&A
Alison Chin, Alon Gurfinkel, Mikaela Dealissia, Miranda So, Omer Harel, Pritesh Shah, Samuel Kang, Xi Shi, Yulan Ouyang
Hillhouse Capital Group
Buyer
FTS International Inc. - M&A
2021-10-22
Davis Polk & Wardwell
China (National)
M&A
FTS International Inc.
Target
Blue Safari Group Acquisition Corp. - M&A
2021-11-18
Davis Polk & Wardwell
China (National)
M&A
Alon Gurfinkel, Beiming Liu, Hilary Smith, Howard Zhang, Jing Kang, Katy Choi, Kelli Rivers, Patrick Sinclair, Pritesh Shah
Blue Safari Group Acquisition Corp.
Buyer
Aviation Industry Corp of China Ltd (AVIC) - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Davis Polk & Wardwell
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of China, China Construction Bank, CITIC Group Corp
Underwriter
China SCE Group Holdings Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
Davis Polk & Wardwell
China (National)
Bond issue
UBS
Underwriter
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M&A
We round up top lateral hires across the PE, antitrust, M&A and corporate practices in London and New York
IFLR1000
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.
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
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
New hires were made across the finance, antitrust, energy and project finance practices in Dallas, Northern California, Brussels and Hong Kong
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
Twelve law firms have each received 12 or more nominations, while 24 corporates and banks are up for in-house awards
New hires were made across the M&A, finance, energy and venture capital practices in London, Düsseldorf, San Francisco, New York and Abu Dhabi
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