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Rankings published in 2026
Capital markets : Debt - Foreign
Tier 3
16 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
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Latham & Watkins
17 practice areas
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Linklaters
17 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
17 practice areas
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Milbank
17 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
11 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 3

DLA Piper
16 practice areas
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Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
21 practice areas
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Duane Morris & Selvam
19 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
16 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Lee & Lee
17 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
17 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity - Foreign
Tier 3
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
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Latham & Watkins
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Linklaters
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
17 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
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Milbank
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White & Case
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
16 practice areas
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Bird & Bird ATMD
14 practice areas
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DLA Piper
16 practice areas
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Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
21 practice areas
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Duane Morris & Selvam
19 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
16 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Lee & Lee
17 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
17 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
11 practice areas
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M&A - Foreign
Tier 2
34 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
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Linklaters
17 practice areas
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Milbank
17 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
17 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
16 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
17 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
17 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
16 practice areas
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Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
21 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Lee & Lee
17 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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King & Spalding
7 practice areas
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Mallesons
5 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
11 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
7 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
17 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
11 practice areas
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Tier 4

DLA Piper
16 practice areas
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Duane Morris & Selvam
19 practice areas
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Nishimura & Asahi-Bayfront Law Alliance
4 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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Bird & Bird ATMD
14 practice areas
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
12 practice areas
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang (Singapore)
3 practice areas
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Charles Russell Speechlys
3 practice areas
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Cooley
2 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
2 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
7 practice areas
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LPA
4 practice areas
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Project development - Foreign
Tier 3
31 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
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King & Spalding
7 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
17 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
16 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
17 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
16 practice areas
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Milbank
17 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
17 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
17 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Lee & Lee
17 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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K&L Gates Straits Law
7 practice areas
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Linklaters
17 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
11 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
7 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons MPillay
3 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 4

Accura
2 practice areas
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Bird & Bird ATMD
14 practice areas
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Clyde & Co Clasis
3 practice areas
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DLA Piper
16 practice areas
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Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
21 practice areas
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Duane Morris & Selvam
19 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
7 practice areas
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Mallesons
5 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
3 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
10 practice areas
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Project finance - Foreign
Tier 3
21 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
17 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
17 practice areas
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Milbank
17 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
16 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
17 practice areas
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King & Spalding
7 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
11 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
17 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
10 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 3

Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
21 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
7 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
16 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Lee & Lee
17 practice areas
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Linklaters
17 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
7 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
17 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

The first international law firm to operate in Singapore, London headquartered law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been active in the Southeast Asia region since 1980. Key figures in the firm’s Singapore office include partner Don Stokes.

 

Focusses / specialisms 

Freshfields in Singapore has a strong corporate and M&A offering and has well-established banking and finance, capital markets and project development offerings.

The projects team advises clients such as multilaterals on matters across the region in jurisdictions such as Cambodia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

 

Key clients  

Recent clients include Blu Stone Management, M1 Group, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Udenna Corporation, Asian Development Bank, Sembcorp Utilities, and EGAT International.

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Deal Highlights
3 results3 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
ESR Cayman Ltd. - M&A
2021-08-05
Freshfields
Singapore
M&A
ESR Cayman Ltd.
Buyer
KKR & Co. - M&A
2023-09-17
Freshfields
Singapore
M&A
KKR & Co.
Buyer
ADMO Lifestyle Holding - M&A
2023-10-18
Freshfields
Singapore
M&A
Adam Halewood, Cheree Gemmell, Chris Gotch, David Haworth, Francesca Teng, Giles Pratt, Hyewon Sa, Jan Jeram, Liviu Giuran, Marina Chakmati, Samuel Pullin, Serge Nassif, Tom Lawless, Tomoko Nakajima, Wataru Shono
ADMO Lifestyle Holding
Buyer
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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