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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 6
55 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 5

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Alston & Bird
4 practice areas
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Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Loeb & Loeb
3 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 6

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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McGuireWoods
4 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Arnall Golden Gregory
3 practice areas
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Calfee Halter & Griswold
2 practice areas
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Foley Hoag
7 practice areas
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Haynes and Boone
3 practice areas
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Luskin Stern & Eisler
4 practice areas
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Moore & Van Allen
2 practice areas
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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
4 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
2 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 6
48 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Tier 5

Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 6

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
7 practice areas
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Notable

DLA Piper
6 practice areas
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Davis Wright Tremaine
2 practice areas
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Foley Hoag
7 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
11 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 5
48 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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Cooley
2 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
7 practice areas
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Tier 5

Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Tier 6

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Ellenoff Grossman & Schole
3 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Notable

DLA Piper
6 practice areas
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Davis Wright Tremaine
2 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
11 practice areas
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Capital markets : High yield
Notable
32 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 4

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 5

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 6

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Tier 3
37 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Dentons
8 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Katten Muchin & Rosenman
7 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Tier 4

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
5 practice areas
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Chapman and Cutler
10 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 5

Alston & Bird
4 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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CFIUS
Tier 3
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Covington & Burling
3 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 2

Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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WilmerHale
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 3
58 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Nutter McClennen & Fish
2 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
4 practice areas
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Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Cole Schotz
5 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
7 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Akerman
3 practice areas
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Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Husch Blackwell
5 practice areas
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Katten Muchin & Rosenman
7 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 6

Dentons
8 practice areas
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Fenwick & West
2 practice areas
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Foley & Lardner
5 practice areas
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Foley Hoag
7 practice areas
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Perkins Coie
2 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Ballard Spahr
7 practice areas
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Bodman
3 practice areas
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Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen
6 practice areas
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Stinson
2 practice areas
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Project finance
Tier 5
40 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 2

Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
8 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Ashurst Perkins Coie
5 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Tier 6

DLA Piper
6 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Ballard Spahr
7 practice areas
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Chapman and Cutler
10 practice areas
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Crowley Fleck
2 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 5
57 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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Brown Rudnick
2 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Duane Morris
4 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
4 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones
3 practice areas
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Robinson + Cole
2 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Kasowitz LLP
3 practice areas
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Katten Muchin & Rosenman
7 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Cole Schotz
5 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
2 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Whiteford Taylor & Preston
3 practice areas
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WilmerHale
6 practice areas
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Tier 6

Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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Dentons
8 practice areas
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Chapman and Cutler
10 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Sills Cummis & Gross
3 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

The history of Freshfields dates back to the 1700’s in the UK. Since then, the firm’s reach has expanded to offices in Europe, Asia, Australia, South America, North America and Africa. Its presence in the United States began in 1977 with its opening of its New York offices. In the 40 years since, the firm has expanded to offices in Washington D.C. and the Silicon Valley.    

 

Highlights

Recently, Freshfields’ US Corporate and M&A practice led in the representation of Qualtrics International in its all-cash sale to a consortium of Silver Lake and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. Freshfields and the independent directors of the board of Qualtrics International worked together to prioritize public shareholders' best interests.

The firm also represented publicly listed Coupa Software Incorporated in its cash sale to Thoma Bravo. This acquisition was outstanding for LBO standards and for the software sector.

In January, the M&A team also welcomed Partners Sanjay Murti and Steven Li from Cravath Swaine and Moore and Kirkland & Ellis respectively.

 

Key clients

Some of the firm’s key clients include Qualtrics International, Coupa Software Incorporated, Roivant Sciences, BP, and Google.  

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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Parker Hannifin Corp. - M&A
2022-05-23
Freshfields US LLP
United States (National)
M&A
Parker Hannifin Corp.
Seller
London Stock Exchange Group plc - M&A
2022-05-18
Freshfields US LLP
United States (National)
M&A
Aimen Mir, Aino Makisalo, Angela Diveley, Brendan Counihan, Brock Dahl, Christine Laciak, Christine Lyon, Claire Leadbeatter, Claude Stansbury, Danny Spencer, David Almroth, Jeffrey Anand, Jennifer Lei, Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum, Lina Zhu, Lori Goodman, Maria Lestido, Menachem Kaplan, Meytal McCoy, Michal Netanyahu, Paul Tiger, Rita Xia, Ruth Montiel, Sebastian Fain, Stephanie Cripps
London Stock Exchange Group plc
Buyer
Zymergen Inc. - M&A
2022-07-25
Freshfields US LLP
United States (National)
M&A
Joseph Halloum
Zymergen Inc.
Target
eBay Inc. - M&A
2022-08-22
Freshfields US LLP
United States (National)
M&A
eBay Inc.
Buyer
AstraZeneca plc - M&A
2022-10-03
Freshfields US LLP
United States (National)
M&A
Adam Golden, Aimen Mir, Anthony Paladino, Christine Laciak, David Mitchell, Jenny Leahy, Joshua Samuel, Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum, Kyle Lakin, Laura Onken, Lina Zhu, Lori Goodman, Mary Lehner, Olaf Ehlers, Philipp Lehmann, Robert Scarborough, Sebastian Fain, Simon Priddis, Tanny Kang
AstraZeneca plc
Buyer
BP plc - M&A
2022-10-17
Freshfields US LLP
United States (National)
M&A
Ethan Klingsberg, Jenny Hochenberg
BP plc
Buyer
ServiceNow Inc. - M&A
2022-10-05
Freshfields US LLP
United States (National)
M&A
Brandon Gantus, Brock Dahl, Christine Lyon, Frederik Brodersen, Joe Soltis, Joseph Halloum, Lauren Storwick, Lina Zhu, Maria Astesiano, Marissa Yu, Menachem Kaplan, Robert Barton, Stephen Brady, Thomas Bourneuf, Vinita Sithapathy
ServiceNow Inc.
Buyer
Zymergen - IPO
2021-04-01
Freshfields US LLP
United States (National)
IPO
Sarah Solum, Pamela Marcogliese
Zymergen
Issuer
Universal Music Group - IPO
2021-10-01
Freshfields US LLP
United States (National)
IPO
Pamela Marcogliese, Sebastian Fain
Universal Music Group
Issuer
PepperLime Health Acq - IPO
2021-11-01
Freshfields US LLP
United States (National)
IPO
Valerie Ford Jacob, Sarah Solum, Sebastian Fain, Andrea Basham
PepperLime Health Acq
Issuer
Viant Technology - IPO
2021-02-01
Freshfields US LLP
United States (National)
IPO
Sarah Solum, Pamela Marcogliese
Viant Technology
Underwriter
Blueacacia Ltd - IPO
2021-11-01
Freshfields US LLP
United States (National)
IPO
Valerie Ford Jacob, Michael Levitt
Blueacacia Ltd
Issuer
Western Union - M&A
2021-08-01
Freshfields US LLP
United States (National)
M&A
Ethan Klingsberg
Western Union
Seller
Sonoco - M&A
2022-01-26
Freshfields US LLP
United States (National)
M&A
Damien Zoubek, Jonathan Zhou
Sonoco
Acquirer
Siemens - M&A
2021-05-01
Freshfields US LLP
United States (National)
M&A
Ethan Klingsberg, John Fisher
Siemens
Acquirer
Lanxess - M&A
2021-08-01
Freshfields US LLP
United States (National)
M&A
Paul Humphreys
Lanxess
Acquirer
Holcim Group - M&A
2021-12-23
Freshfields US LLP
United States (National)
M&A
Paul Tiger
Holcim Group
Acquirer
Charterhouse Capital Partners - M&A
2021-03-01
Freshfields US LLP
United States (National)
M&A
Valerie Ford Jacob, Paul Humphreys
Charterhouse Capital Partners
Acquirer
Axel Springer - M&A
2021-08-01
Freshfields US LLP
United States (National)
M&A
John Fisher
Axel Springer
Acquirer
AstraZeneca - M&A
2021-07-01
Freshfields US LLP
United States (National)
M&A
Sebastian Fain, Ethan Klingsberg
AstraZeneca
Acquirer
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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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