Debevoise & Plimpton: United Kingdom

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Rankings published in 2026

Bank lending : Borrower side

Tier 4

40 firms ranked

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Tier 1

A&O Shearman

31 practice areas

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Clifford Chance

31 practice areas

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Freshfields

30 practice areas

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Linklaters

33 practice areas

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Slaughter and May

27 practice areas

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Tier 2

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

27 practice areas

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Latham & Watkins

29 practice areas

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

25 practice areas

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White & Case

30 practice areas

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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie

31 practice areas

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

16 practice areas

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

12 practice areas

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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

31 practice areas

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Macfarlanes

18 practice areas

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Mayer Brown

24 practice areas

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Milbank

27 practice areas

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Norton Rose Fulbright

24 practice areas

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Ropes & Gray

18 practice areas

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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie

23 practice areas

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Bracewell

9 practice areas

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Debevoise & Plimpton

18 practice areas

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Dentons

20 practice areas

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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson

18 practice areas

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McDermott Will & Schulte

17 practice areas

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Morgan Lewis & Bockius

19 practice areas

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Paul Hastings

24 practice areas

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

20 practice areas

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Sullivan & Cromwell

8 practice areas

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Travers Smith

24 practice areas

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Weil Gotshal & Manges

26 practice areas

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Tier 5

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

22 practice areas

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

25 practice areas

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Greenberg Traurig

11 practice areas

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Winston Taylor

14 practice areas

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Dechert

18 practice areas

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Fieldfisher

12 practice areas

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Morrison & Foerster

17 practice areas

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Pinsent Masons

9 practice areas

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Reed Smith

16 practice areas

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Sidley Austin

23 practice areas

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Bank lending : Sponsor side

Tier 3

34 firms ranked

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Tier 1

Freshfields

30 practice areas

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Kirkland & Ellis

23 practice areas

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Latham & Watkins

29 practice areas

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

20 practice areas

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Weil Gotshal & Manges

26 practice areas

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Tier 2

A&O Shearman

31 practice areas

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Clifford Chance

31 practice areas

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Linklaters

33 practice areas

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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

9 practice areas

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Ropes & Gray

18 practice areas

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

25 practice areas

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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie

31 practice areas

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Debevoise & Plimpton

18 practice areas

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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

15 practice areas

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Macfarlanes

18 practice areas

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Travers Smith

24 practice areas

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White & Case

30 practice areas

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Tier 4

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

16 practice areas

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McDermott Will & Schulte

17 practice areas

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Paul Hastings

24 practice areas

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Willkie Farr & Gallagher

12 practice areas

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Baker McKenzie

23 practice areas

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Cravath Swaine & Moore

8 practice areas

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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson

18 practice areas

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Goodwin Procter

9 practice areas

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

27 practice areas

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King & Spalding

12 practice areas

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Mayer Brown

24 practice areas

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Milbank

27 practice areas

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Morgan Lewis & Bockius

19 practice areas

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Morrison & Foerster

17 practice areas

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Proskauer Rose

17 practice areas

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Sidley Austin

23 practice areas

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Winston Taylor

14 practice areas

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Capital markets : Debt

Notable

39 firms ranked

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Tier 1

A&O Shearman

31 practice areas

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Clifford Chance

31 practice areas

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Linklaters

33 practice areas

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White & Case

30 practice areas

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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie

31 practice areas

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

16 practice areas

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

12 practice areas

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Freshfields

30 practice areas

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

27 practice areas

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

25 practice areas

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Slaughter and May

27 practice areas

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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie

23 practice areas

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Cravath Swaine & Moore

8 practice areas

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Dechert

18 practice areas

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Dentons

20 practice areas

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Latham & Watkins

29 practice areas

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Norton Rose Fulbright

24 practice areas

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Sidley Austin

23 practice areas

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Simmons & Simmons

19 practice areas

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Sullivan & Cromwell

8 practice areas

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Tier 4

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

22 practice areas

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

25 practice areas

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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

31 practice areas

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Jones Day

17 practice areas

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Mayer Brown

24 practice areas

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Morgan Lewis & Bockius

19 practice areas

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Morrison & Foerster

17 practice areas

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Paul Hastings

24 practice areas

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Arnold & Porter

12 practice areas

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Debevoise & Plimpton

18 practice areas

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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson

18 practice areas

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Greenberg Traurig

11 practice areas

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Macfarlanes

18 practice areas

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McDermott Will & Schulte

17 practice areas

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Proskauer Rose

17 practice areas

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Reed Smith

16 practice areas

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

20 practice areas

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Weil Gotshal & Manges

26 practice areas

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Willkie Farr & Gallagher

12 practice areas

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Capital markets : Equity

Notable

41 firms ranked

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Tier 1

A&O Shearman

31 practice areas

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Clifford Chance

31 practice areas

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Latham & Watkins

29 practice areas

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Linklaters

33 practice areas

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Tier 2

Freshfields

30 practice areas

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Slaughter and May

27 practice areas

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White & Case

30 practice areas

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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie

31 practice areas

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

16 practice areas

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

12 practice areas

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

27 practice areas

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Milbank

27 practice areas

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

25 practice areas

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Travers Smith

24 practice areas

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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie

23 practice areas

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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

15 practice areas

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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

31 practice areas

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Norton Rose Fulbright

24 practice areas

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Simmons & Simmons

19 practice areas

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Sullivan & Cromwell

8 practice areas

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Tier 5

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

25 practice areas

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Cooley

2 practice areas

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Cravath Swaine & Moore

8 practice areas

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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson

18 practice areas

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Greenberg Traurig

11 practice areas

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Macfarlanes

18 practice areas

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Paul Hastings

24 practice areas

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Sidley Austin

23 practice areas

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

20 practice areas

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Weil Gotshal & Manges

26 practice areas

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

22 practice areas

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Burges Salmon

22 practice areas

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Debevoise & Plimpton

18 practice areas

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Dechert

18 practice areas

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Dentons

20 practice areas

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Mayer Brown

24 practice areas

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McDermott Will & Schulte

17 practice areas

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Morgan Lewis & Bockius

19 practice areas

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Proskauer Rose

17 practice areas

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Reed Smith

16 practice areas

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Winston Taylor

14 practice areas

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Capital markets : High yield

Notable

29 firms ranked

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Tier 1

A&O Shearman

31 practice areas

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Kirkland & Ellis

23 practice areas

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Latham & Watkins

29 practice areas

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Milbank

27 practice areas

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Tier 2

Clifford Chance

31 practice areas

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Cravath Swaine & Moore

8 practice areas

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

20 practice areas

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Tier 3

Linklaters

33 practice areas

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Paul Hastings

24 practice areas

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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

9 practice areas

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Ropes & Gray

18 practice areas

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Weil Gotshal & Manges

26 practice areas

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White & Case

30 practice areas

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Tier 4

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

16 practice areas

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

12 practice areas

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Freshfields

30 practice areas

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

25 practice areas

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Tier 5

Ashurst Perkins Coie

31 practice areas

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Baker McKenzie

23 practice areas

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King & Spalding

12 practice areas

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Sidley Austin

23 practice areas

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Willkie Farr & Gallagher

12 practice areas

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel

5 practice areas

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Debevoise & Plimpton

18 practice areas

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Dechert

18 practice areas

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Mayer Brown

24 practice areas

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McDermott Will & Schulte

17 practice areas

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Morrison & Foerster

17 practice areas

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Proskauer Rose

17 practice areas

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Financial services regulatory

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44 firms ranked

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Tier 1

A&O Shearman

31 practice areas

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Clifford Chance

31 practice areas

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Freshfields

30 practice areas

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Linklaters

33 practice areas

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Travers Smith

24 practice areas

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Tier 2

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

27 practice areas

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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

31 practice areas

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Latham & Watkins

29 practice areas

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Norton Rose Fulbright

24 practice areas

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Simmons & Simmons

19 practice areas

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Slaughter and May

27 practice areas

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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie

31 practice areas

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

25 practice areas

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Fieldfisher

12 practice areas

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Kirkland & Ellis

23 practice areas

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Sidley Austin

23 practice areas

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White & Case

30 practice areas

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Tier 4

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

22 practice areas

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DLA Piper

23 practice areas

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Dechert

18 practice areas

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Dentons

20 practice areas

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Eversheds Sutherland

15 practice areas

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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson

18 practice areas

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Macfarlanes

18 practice areas

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Mayer Brown

24 practice areas

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Reed Smith

16 practice areas

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

25 practice areas

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Tier 5

Davis Polk & Wardwell

12 practice areas

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Milbank

27 practice areas

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Paul Hastings

24 practice areas

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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

9 practice areas

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Ropes & Gray

18 practice areas

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

20 practice areas

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Addleshaw Goddard

9 practice areas

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Burges Salmon

22 practice areas

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

16 practice areas

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Debevoise & Plimpton

18 practice areas

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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

15 practice areas

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Goodwin Procter

9 practice areas

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Morgan Lewis & Bockius

19 practice areas

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Osborne Clarke

4 practice areas

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Proskauer Rose

17 practice areas

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Weil Gotshal & Manges

26 practice areas

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Willkie Farr & Gallagher

12 practice areas

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Private equity

Tier 4

48 firms ranked

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Tier 1

Clifford Chance

31 practice areas

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Freshfields

30 practice areas

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Kirkland & Ellis

23 practice areas

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Latham & Watkins

29 practice areas

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

20 practice areas

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Weil Gotshal & Manges

26 practice areas

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Tier 2

Linklaters

33 practice areas

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

25 practice areas

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Tier 3

A&O Shearman

31 practice areas

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Goodwin Procter

9 practice areas

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

27 practice areas

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Macfarlanes

18 practice areas

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Milbank

27 practice areas

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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

9 practice areas

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Ropes & Gray

18 practice areas

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Travers Smith

24 practice areas

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White & Case

30 practice areas

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Willkie Farr & Gallagher

12 practice areas

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Tier 4

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

25 practice areas

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

16 practice areas

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DLA Piper

23 practice areas

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Debevoise & Plimpton

18 practice areas

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Dechert

18 practice areas

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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

15 practice areas

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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

31 practice areas

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Mayer Brown

24 practice areas

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McDermott Will & Schulte

17 practice areas

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Paul Hastings

24 practice areas

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Proskauer Rose

17 practice areas

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Reed Smith

16 practice areas

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Sullivan & Cromwell

8 practice areas

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Taylor Wessing

2 practice areas

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Tier 5

Ashurst Perkins Coie

31 practice areas

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Dentons

20 practice areas

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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson

18 practice areas

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King & Spalding

12 practice areas

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Morgan Lewis & Bockius

19 practice areas

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Osborne Clarke

4 practice areas

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Pinsent Masons

9 practice areas

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Winston Taylor

14 practice areas

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Addleshaw Goddard

9 practice areas

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

22 practice areas

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Burges Salmon

22 practice areas

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

12 practice areas

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Eversheds Sutherland

15 practice areas

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Morrison & Foerster

17 practice areas

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Sidley Austin

23 practice areas

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Stephenson Harwood

10 practice areas

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Private equity funds

Tier 2

32 firms ranked

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Tier 1

Clifford Chance

31 practice areas

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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson

18 practice areas

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Kirkland & Ellis

23 practice areas

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

20 practice areas

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Tier 2

Debevoise & Plimpton

18 practice areas

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Proskauer Rose

17 practice areas

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Weil Gotshal & Manges

26 practice areas

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Tier 3

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

22 practice areas

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Ashurst Perkins Coie

31 practice areas

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Dechert

18 practice areas

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Goodwin Procter

9 practice areas

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Latham & Watkins

29 practice areas

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Linklaters

33 practice areas

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Macfarlanes

18 practice areas

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Tier 4

A&O Shearman

31 practice areas

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Freshfields

30 practice areas

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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

31 practice areas

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Morgan Lewis & Bockius

19 practice areas

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Paul Hastings

24 practice areas

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Reed Smith

16 practice areas

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Ropes & Gray

18 practice areas

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Sidley Austin

23 practice areas

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Travers Smith

24 practice areas

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White & Case

30 practice areas

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Willkie Farr & Gallagher

12 practice areas

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Burges Salmon

22 practice areas

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

25 practice areas

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Charles Russell Speechlys

8 practice areas

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Covington & Burling

3 practice areas

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Fieldfisher

12 practice areas

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

27 practice areas

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

25 practice areas

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Restructuring and insolvency

Notable

48 firms ranked

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Tier 1

A&O Shearman

31 practice areas

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

22 practice areas

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Clifford Chance

31 practice areas

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Freshfields

30 practice areas

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Kirkland & Ellis

23 practice areas

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Latham & Watkins

29 practice areas

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Linklaters

33 practice areas

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Milbank

27 practice areas

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Weil Gotshal & Manges

26 practice areas

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Tier 2

Slaughter and May

27 practice areas

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White & Case

30 practice areas

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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie

31 practice areas

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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

31 practice areas

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Macfarlanes

18 practice areas

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Mayer Brown

24 practice areas

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Norton Rose Fulbright

24 practice areas

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

20 practice areas

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Willkie Farr & Gallagher

12 practice areas

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Tier 4

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

25 practice areas

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

16 practice areas

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DLA Piper

23 practice areas

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Dentons

20 practice areas

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

27 practice areas

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Paul Hastings

24 practice areas

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Sidley Austin

23 practice areas

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Tier 5

Addleshaw Goddard

9 practice areas

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Alston & Bird

5 practice areas

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Baker McKenzie

23 practice areas

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

12 practice areas

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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson

18 practice areas

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Goodwin Procter

9 practice areas

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Greenberg Traurig

11 practice areas

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Jones Day

17 practice areas

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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

4 practice areas

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Simmons & Simmons

19 practice areas

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

25 practice areas

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Travers Smith

24 practice areas

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Arnold & Porter

12 practice areas

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Brown Rudnick

2 practice areas

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Burges Salmon

22 practice areas

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Debevoise & Plimpton

18 practice areas

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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

15 practice areas

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King & Spalding

12 practice areas

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McDermott Will & Schulte

17 practice areas

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Morgan Lewis & Bockius

19 practice areas

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Proskauer Rose

17 practice areas

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Reed Smith

16 practice areas

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Ropes & Gray

18 practice areas

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Debevoise & Plimpton

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Financial and corporate

Debevoise & Plimpton is a leading international firm recognised for its expertise across capital markets, private funds and financial services regulation. In London, the firm has a market-leading private equity funds practice, led by Geoffrey Kittredge, with particular strength in secondaries, credit and growth funds.

The London team is also distinguished in insurance and funds regulation, advising global asset managers and insurers on AIFMD, ESG, Solvency II and cross-border regulatory matters, supported by integrated leveraged finance and sponsor-side banking expertise. The firm is also active debt and equity capital markets, advising issuers and underwriters on investment grade, high-yield, convertible and structured debt, continuous issuance programmes and complex equity offerings, including US and UK listings.

Deal Highlights

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Deal Name	Deal Date	Firm Name	Jurisdiction	Deal Type	Lawyer Names	Client Names	Client Role
Westpac Banking Corporation - Bond Issue	2021-09-01	Debevoise & Plimpton	United Kingdom	Bond issue		Westpac Banking Corporation	Issuer
Westpac Banking Corporation - Bond Issue	2021-05-01	Debevoise & Plimpton	United Kingdom	Bond issue		Westpac Banking Corporation	Issuer
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC - M&A	2021-01-04	Debevoise & Plimpton	United Kingdom	M&A	Adam Namm, Alan Davies, Almas Daud, Carly Hill, Jason Auerbach, Jonathan Adler, Matthew Saronson, Tereza Batlova, Yana Mereminsky	Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC	Buyer
Asta Capital Ltd. - M&A	2021-09-08	Debevoise & Plimpton	United Kingdom	M&A	Benjamin Lyon, Christopher Garrett, Clarissa McNerney, Emma Laurie-Rhodes, Jenny Wheater, Katie Power	Asta Capital Ltd.	Target
Smartly.io - M&A	2022-01-05	Debevoise & Plimpton	United Kingdom	M&A	David Innes	Smartly.io	Buyer
Westpac Banking Corporation - Bond Issue	2021-11-01	Debevoise & Plimpton	United Kingdom	Bond issue		Westpac Banking Corporation	Issuer
Carlyle Group Inc. - M&A	2022-04-11	Debevoise & Plimpton	United Kingdom	M&A	David Iozzi, Geoffrey Burgess, Jennifer Chu, Kevin Rinker, Lawrence Cagney, Marc Ponchione, Peter Schuur	Carlyle Group Inc.	Buyer
Lombard International Group - M&A	2022-08-23	Debevoise & Plimpton	United Kingdom	M&A	Daniel Priest, Jonathan Lewis, Marilyn Lion, Nicholas Potter	Lombard International Group	Seller
Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd. - M&A	2023-02-08	Debevoise & Plimpton	United Kingdom	M&A	Andrew Jamieson, E. Drew Dutton, Eric Juergens, J. Michael Snypes, Jr., Michael Bolotin, Susan Gittes	Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd.	Buyer
Tristan Capital Partners LLP - M&A	2023-02-14	Debevoise & Plimpton	United Kingdom	M&A	Christopher Dortschy, E. Raman Bet-Mansour, Jake Grandison, John Young, Toby Rogers	Tristan Capital Partners LLP	Target