Freshfields

Japan

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Rankings published in 2026

Banking - Foreign

Tier 3

18 firms ranked

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A&O Shearman

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Clifford Chance

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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie

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Linklaters

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Milbank

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Morrison & Foerster

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Tier 3

Freshfields

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Jones Day

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K&L Gates

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Latham & Watkins

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Norton Rose Fulbright

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Paul Hastings

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Ropes & Gray

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

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White & Case

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King & Spalding

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Mayer Brown

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Capital markets : Debt - Foreign

Tier 3

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Clifford Chance

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

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Linklaters

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

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Tier 2

Morrison & Foerster

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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

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Sullivan & Cromwell

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A&O Shearman

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Baker McKenzie

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Freshfields

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Capital markets : Equity - Foreign

Tier 3

10 firms ranked

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

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Sullivan & Cromwell

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Tier 2

A&O Shearman

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Clifford Chance

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Morrison & Foerster

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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

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Tier 3

Freshfields

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Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation - Foreign

Tier 3

7 firms ranked

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Clifford Chance

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Tier 2

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

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Tier 3

Freshfields

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Morrison & Foerster

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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe

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White & Case

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M&A

Tier 3

22 firms ranked

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Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

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Mori Hamada

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Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

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Nishimura & Asahi

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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie

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Morrison & Foerster

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Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners

8 practice areas

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TMI Associates

13 practice areas

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A&O Shearman

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Atsumi & Sakai

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Clifford Chance

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Freshfields

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Linklaters

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Miura & Partners

4 practice areas

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Paul Hastings

14 practice areas

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

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White & Case

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Tier 4

City-Yuwa Partners

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Hibiya Nakata

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Jones Day

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O'Melveny & Myers

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Tokyo International Law Office

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M&A - Foreign

Tier 2

23 firms ranked

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

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Morrison & Foerster

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie

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Clifford Chance

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Freshfields

18 practice areas

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

9 practice areas

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Linklaters

19 practice areas

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Ropes & Gray

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

13 practice areas

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Tier 3

A&O Shearman

18 practice areas

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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

16 practice areas

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Jones Day

7 practice areas

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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe

13 practice areas

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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

11 practice areas

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Sullivan & Cromwell

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White & Case

16 practice areas

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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie

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DLA Piper

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Norton Rose Fulbright

11 practice areas

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Paul Hastings

14 practice areas

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LPA Tokyo

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Mayer Brown

7 practice areas

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Project development - Foreign

Tier 3

21 firms ranked

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A&O Shearman

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Baker McKenzie

17 practice areas

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

9 practice areas

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Latham & Watkins

12 practice areas

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Milbank

11 practice areas

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Morrison & Foerster

20 practice areas

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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie

13 practice areas

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Clifford Chance

20 practice areas

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King & Spalding

7 practice areas

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Linklaters

19 practice areas

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Mayer Brown

7 practice areas

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Norton Rose Fulbright

11 practice areas

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White & Case

16 practice areas

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Tier 3

DLA Piper

12 practice areas

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Freshfields

18 practice areas

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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

16 practice areas

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Hunton Andrews Kurth

3 practice areas

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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe

13 practice areas

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Paul Hastings

14 practice areas

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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

3 practice areas

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Accura

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Project finance - Foreign

Tier 4

20 firms ranked

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Tier 1

A&O Shearman

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Clifford Chance

20 practice areas

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

9 practice areas

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Latham & Watkins

12 practice areas

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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie

13 practice areas

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Baker McKenzie

17 practice areas

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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

16 practice areas

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Milbank

11 practice areas

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Morrison & Foerster

20 practice areas

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White & Case

16 practice areas

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Tier 3

King & Spalding

7 practice areas

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Linklaters

19 practice areas

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Mayer Brown

7 practice areas

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Norton Rose Fulbright

11 practice areas

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Tier 4

DLA Piper

12 practice areas

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Freshfields

18 practice areas

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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe

13 practice areas

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Paul Hastings

14 practice areas

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Vinson & Elkins

6 practice areas

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Hunton Andrews Kurth

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
SSE plc - M&A	2021-09-29	Freshfields	Japan	M&A	David Mendel, Helen Buchanan, Kaori Yamada, Nick Jones, Peter Clements, Takeshi Nakao	SSE plc	Buyer
Moderna Inc. - M&A	2023-01-04	Freshfields	Japan	M&A	Adam Golden, Chiyokazu Shindo, Kaori Yamada, Max Sanders, Maxim Neumann, Megumi Hashimoto, Sora Park, Takeshi Nakao, Zheng Zhou	Moderna Inc.	Buyer

M&A

Hong Kong Skyline from Victoria Peak in Hong Kong, China.

This week’s people moves: K&L Gates, Kirkland, White & Case and more

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

Noemi Distefano, June 04 2026

Banking

This week’s people moves: Freshfields, BCLP, Dechert and more

New hires were made across the M&A, securities and finance practices in New York, Miami and London

Karry Lai, July 24 2025

Banking

Freshfields: ‘Ambition to be global with strength in Asia’

Asia managing partner Matthew O’Callaghan discusses how the firm is poised to capture opportunities in the region, particularly in financial services

Karry Lai, July 21 2025

M&A

This week’s people moves: King & Spalding, Freshfields and more

New hires were made across the M&A and energy practices in New York, San Francisco, Paris and Milan

Karry Lai, May 29 2025

M&A

US law firms should focus on AI training and strategic advice

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

Karry Lai, May 21 2025

M&A

This week’s people moves: Freshfields, Proskauer, Sidley Austin and more

New hires were made across the antitrust, M&A, finance and capital markets practices in Washington DC, New York, Boston and Hong Kong

Karry Lai, May 08 2025

Capital Markets

This week’s people moves: Freshfields, Ashurst, Eversheds and more

New hires were made across the private capital, corporate and capital markets practices in London, Boston, Denver and Mexico City

Karry Lai, February 27 2025

Banking

Freshfields’ rising star on why ‘haste makes waste’

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

Karry Lai, January 06 2025

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