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Banking and finance
Tier 1
35 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
4 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
11 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
7 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Tier 5

Baker McKenzie
10 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Gütt Olk Feldhaus
5 practice areas
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
9 practice areas
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King & Spalding
6 practice areas
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Luther
4 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
7 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
9 practice areas
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Astera Legal
3 practice areas
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
3 practice areas
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LARK
18 practice areas
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LSP | Lindemann Schwennicke & Partner
4 practice areas
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Schalast & Partner (Schalast Law | Tax)
5 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
7 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
5 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
6 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 1
20 firms ranked
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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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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
6 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
9 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
7 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 5

Kirkland & Ellis
11 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
5 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 1
25 firms ranked
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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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Sullivan & Cromwell
6 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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Tier 5

Norton Rose Fulbright
7 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
5 practice areas
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Glade Michel Wirtz
4 practice areas
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
9 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
11 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
10 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
5 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
7 practice areas
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Capital markets : High yield
Tier 3
9 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 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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Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Tier 2
14 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
12 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

Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
10 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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Financial services regulatory
Tier 1
20 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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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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LSP | Lindemann Schwennicke & Partner
4 practice areas
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PwC Legal
1 practice area
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Annerton
1 practice area
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Gunnercooke
1 practice area
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Jones Day
5 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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Schalast & Partner (Schalast Law | Tax)
5 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 1
56 firms ranked
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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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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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Private equity
Tier 1
36 firms ranked
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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POELLATH
4 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
5 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
4 practice areas
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Gütt Olk Feldhaus
5 practice areas
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LUPP + PARTNER
1 practice area
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
10 practice areas
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Renzenbrink & Partner
2 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
7 practice areas
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YPOG
3 practice areas
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Astera Legal
3 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
5 practice areas
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EY Law
4 practice areas
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GLNS
5 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
3 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
3 practice areas
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King & Spalding
6 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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Project development
Tier 2
13 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
5 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
9 practice areas
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Project finance
Tier 2
11 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
5 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Restructuring
Tier 1
26 firms ranked
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
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 3

CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Görg
6 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
9 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
7 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
9 practice areas
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Wellensiek
3 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Glade Michel Wirtz
4 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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Schultze & Braun
3 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
7 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
Eppendorf SE - M&A
2023-03-07
Freshfields
Germany
M&A
Alexander Schwahn, Boris Dzida, Christoph Seibt, Christoph Werkmeister, Hubertus Reinbach, Jil Rollmann, Johannes Schiele, Marius Scherb, Maximilian Zellerhoff, Philipp Dohnke, Sascha Arnold, Sebastian Pritzkow, Tobias Franz, Vasco Ollero
Eppendorf SE
Seller
Razor Group GmbH - M&A
2023-04-17
Freshfields
Germany
M&A
Alexander Bothe, Alexander Brauer, Alexander Schramm, Alexander Schwahn, Anastasiia Zhebel, Christina Banz, Frank Rohling, Frank Schaer, Hendrik Witt, Johannes Rogge-Balleer, Kyle Lakin, Lars Meyer, Laura Fruhauf, Lorena Faggioli, Marius Scherb, Maxim Neumann, Michael Josenhans, Theresa Ehlen, Tobias Franz, Uwe Salaschek, Xiaoguang Cai, Yvonne Wolski
Razor Group GmbH
Buyer
Vonovia SE - M&A
2023-04-26
Freshfields
Germany
M&A
Vonovia SE
Seller
KOSTAL Group - M&A
2023-05-02
Freshfields
Germany
M&A
Alexander Schwahn, Jan-Philip Wilde, Juliane Diekgraf, Lars Westpfahl, Manuel Jager, Max Mahlmann, Mirko Masek, Patrick Cichy, Sebastian Rombey, Simon Ultes, Svenja Ehrmann, Tobias Franz, Tobias Klose, Ulrich Sittard, Vasco Ollero, Vera Barthel-Westphal
KOSTAL Group
Buyer
Verisk - M&A
2023-04-26
Freshfields
Germany
M&A
Alexander Schramm, Alexander Schwahn, Antonius Gehringhoff, Frank Schaer, Hendrik Witt, Iaroslava Arakelian, Johanna Hirth, Lars Meyer, Laura Ashoff, Marius Gorski, Maximilian Hobuss, Sarah Kutsche, Theresa Ehlen, Tobias Franz
Verisk
Buyer
H.I.G. Capital LLC - M&A
2023-06-15
Freshfields
Germany
M&A
Andrea Strackerjan, Boris Dzida, Bruno Gebhardi, Carolin Langlitz, Christian Ruoff, Fabienne Gieshoidt, Jan Kothe, Johannes Schiele, Julia Sellmann, Leon Luserke, Lucas Lengersdorf, Marvin Knapp, Matthis Grenzer, Maximilian Zellerhoff, Michael Josenhans, Nicolas Solter, Nikolaus Schultz-Suchting, Nina Gissinger, Philipp Dohnke, Sascha Arnold, Severin Pretzel, Simon Schulte, Tobias Dressler, Vanessa Steiner, Vasco Ollero
H.I.G. Capital LLC
Seller
SEB Kort Bank AB - M&A
2023-06-21
Freshfields
Germany
M&A
SEB Kort Bank AB
Buyer
AEA Investors LP - M&A
2023-07-10
Freshfields
Germany
M&A
Anna Dominke, Antonius Gehringhoff, Arend von Riegen, Christoph Becherer, George Milne, Johannes Rogge-Balleer, Kate Hatcher, Marie Boudard, Nick Surgey, Tim Wilmot, Toby Bingley
AEA Investors LP
Buyer
EQT AB - M&A
2023-08-07
Freshfields
Germany
M&A
EQT AB
Seller
Mars Inc. - M&A
2023-08-14
Freshfields
Germany
M&A
Elizabeth Reiner-Oberholzer, Florian Kamienke, Henri Conze, Nicholas Gunther
Mars Inc.
Buyer
Emerson Electric Co. - M&A
2023-08-16
Freshfields
Germany
M&A
Barbara Keil, Marcus Wolter
Emerson Electric Co.
Buyer
SUSE SA - M&A
2023-08-17
Freshfields
Germany
M&A
Frank Schaer, Martin Rehberg, Nikolaus Bunting, Nils Pelzer, Rick van Aerssen, Sabrina Kulenkamp, Simon Stepper, Valentin Lang, Verena Nosch
SUSE SA
Target
Fortive Corp. - M&A
2023-10-23
Freshfields
Germany
M&A
Arend von Riegen
Fortive Corp.
Buyer
Compass Group Deutschland GmbH - M&A
2023-11-20
Freshfields
Germany
M&A
Aleksandar Atanasov, Alex Potts, Carsten Bork, Emily Szasz, Geronimo Benedict, Ilko Trenn, Joseph Williams, Katrin Gassner, Lucy Cliff, Lukas Pirnay, Martin Rehberg, Natascha Doll, Panagiota Kavvada, Rhys Evans, Steffen Blume
Compass Group Deutschland GmbH
Buyer
KfW Group - M&A
2023-11-17
Freshfields
Germany
M&A
Andreas von Bonin, Florian Reiter, Friedrich von der Heydt, Jens-Ole Steiner, Jonas Levermann, Juliane Diekgraf, Mirko Masek, Simon Schwarz, Ulrich Scholz
KfW Group
Buyer
Vonovia SE - M&A
2023-04-27
Freshfields
Germany
M&A
Carolin Compes, Christian Schmidt, David Leuthold, Dennis Chinnow, Gregor von Bonin, Julia Haas, Julia Mink, Kai Hasselbach, Katrin Gassner, Lea Faltmann, Malte Symann, Mario Huther, Martin Schiessl, Max Alles, Rick van Aerssen, Sebastian Breder, Sebastian Jung, Timo Piller
Vonovia SE
Seller
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M&A
New hires and appointments were made in the corporate, M&A and finance practices at leading firms in Hong Kong, Tokyo, the US and the UK
New hires were made across the M&A, securities and finance practices in New York, Miami and London
Asia managing partner Matthew O’Callaghan discusses how the firm is poised to capture opportunities in the region, particularly in financial services
M&A
New hires were made across the M&A and energy practices in New York, San Francisco, Paris and Milan
M&A
Improving staff training for AI and ensuring legal advice fits in with business goals are key demands for in-house counsel when sourcing external lawyers
M&A
New hires were made across the antitrust, M&A, finance and capital markets practices in Washington DC, New York, Boston and Hong Kong
New hires were made across the private capital, corporate and capital markets practices in London, Boston, Denver and Mexico City
Freshfields lawyer Tumise Jegede, who was named a Rising Star at the IFLR Middle East Awards, reflects on why finance can be likened to tennis and offers advice for young lawyers
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