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Rankings published in 2026
M&A
Notable
56 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
11 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
10 practice areas
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CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
9 practice areas
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Tier 5

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
5 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
5 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
3 practice areas
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
9 practice areas
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Jones Day
5 practice areas
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K&L Gates
2 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
1 practice area
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Morrison & Foerster
2 practice areas
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SZA Schilling Zutt & Anschütz
4 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Tier 6

Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Berner Fleck Wettich
2 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
1 practice area
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GLNS
5 practice areas
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Glade Michel Wirtz
4 practice areas
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Gütt Olk Feldhaus
5 practice areas
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Kallan
2 practice areas
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King & Spalding
6 practice areas
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Oppenhoff & Partner
6 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
10 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
5 practice areas
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Renzenbrink & Partner
2 practice areas
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Schalast & Partner (Schalast Law | Tax)
5 practice areas
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Notable

ADVANT Beiten
1 practice area
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Arqis
3 practice areas
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Dechert
3 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
3 practice areas
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LARK
18 practice areas
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Leo Schmidt-Hollburg Witte & Frank
2 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
7 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
1 practice area
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POELLATH
4 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
7 practice areas
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YPOG
3 practice areas
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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
Investor Group - multiple investors - M&A
2021-07-12
Dechert
Germany
M&A
Carina Klaes-Staudt, Christian Bohme, Clemens York von Wartenburg, Dominik Stuhler, Thirith von Dohren
Investor Group - multiple investors
Buyer
EyeEm Mobile GmbH - M&A
2021-05-28
Dechert
Germany
M&A
Giovanni Russo
EyeEm Mobile GmbH
Target
GridX GmbH - M&A
2021-09-24
Dechert
Germany
M&A
Christian Bohme, Florian Leitsbach, Giovanni Russo, Sonja Feser
GridX GmbH
Target
Orlando Management AG - M&A
2022-02-23
Dechert
Germany
M&A
Alexa Serafin, Aurélien Martinot, Clemens York von Wartenburg, Dominik Stuhler, Florian Leitsbach, Giovanni Russo, Jean-Louis Frognet, Laura Rossi, Philipp Schöfer, Sonja Feser, Thirith von Dohren
Orlando Management AG
Seller
Assmann WSW components GmbH - M&A
2022-06-27
Dechert
Germany
M&A
Carina Klaes-Staudt, Clemens York von Wartenburg, Federico Pappalardo, Philipp Schöfer, Sonja Feser, Thirith von Dohren, Veronica Santana
Assmann WSW components GmbH
Target
ARTUS Bautrocknung- und Sanierungsgruppe - M&A
2022-10-05
Dechert
Germany
M&A
Alexa Serafin, Carina Klaes-Staudt, Christian Bohme, Clemens York von Wartenburg, Dominik Stuhler, Florian Leitsbach, Giovanni Russo, Isabella Egetenmeir, Jamal Tuhin, Philipp Schöfer, Thirith von Dohren
ARTUS Bautrocknung- und Sanierungsgruppe
Buyer
M&A
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Maria Tan Pedersen, co-head of the firm’s emerging markets product line, discusses market trends and how gender diversity can help tip the balance in panel appointments
IFLR’s legal benchmarking title reveals its latest rankings for the US, Mexico and Caribbean
New hires were made across the M&A, securities and finance practices in New York, Miami and London
M&A
London-based M&A lawyer Nick Tomlinson discusses why the best M&A lawyers know when to dig in and when to help their clients move forward
Partners Sushila Nayak and James Jirtle join at a time when the firm is in ‘growth mode’ and ready to tap into structured credit and collateralised loan obligation opportunities
M&A
Partner Christian Matarese and director of tech innovation Thor Alden explore how AI tools are transforming the firm’s M&A practice and giving it a competitive edge in the legal landscape
Dechert partner Anthony Lombardi discusses how innovative finance tools are driving interest in fund finance for law firms
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