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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
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33 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Freshfields
10 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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White & Case
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

Addleshaw Goddard
5 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
7 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
11 practice areas
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Hadef & Partners
11 practice areas
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King & Spalding
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Latham & Watkins
10 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Reed Smith
5 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Tier 5

ALN UAE | Anjarwalla Collins & Haidermota
3 practice areas
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Afridi & Angell
9 practice areas
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DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
9 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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IBRAHIM .N. PARTNERS
4 practice areas
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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CMS (UAE)
6 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
8 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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Holman Fenwick Willan
1 practice area
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Paul Hastings
2 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
5 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
5 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 3
12 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
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IBRAHIM .N. PARTNERS
4 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
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White & Case
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

Freshfields
10 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

Hadef & Partners
11 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
11 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
4 practice areas
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Financial services regulatory
Tier 2
12 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
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Freshfields
10 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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White & Case
10 practice areas
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AX Law
4 practice areas
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DWF
1 practice area
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PwC Legal
1 practice area
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M&A
Tier 2
40 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
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Freshfields
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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White & Case
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

Addleshaw Goddard
5 practice areas
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Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
11 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
4 practice areas
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King & Spalding
10 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
7 practice areas
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BSA LAW
6 practice areas
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CMS (UAE)
6 practice areas
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Clyde & Co
7 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
9 practice areas
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IBRAHIM .N. PARTNERS
4 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
2 practice areas
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DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
8 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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Hadef & Partners
11 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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Hourani & Partners
2 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
6 practice areas
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Tribonian Law Advisors
2 practice areas
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Trowers & Hamlins
8 practice areas
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Afridi & Angell
9 practice areas
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Gowling WLG
3 practice areas
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Meysan
1 practice area
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
2 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
1 practice area
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Stephenson Harwood
5 practice areas
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Projects
Tier 4
28 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
7 practice areas
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DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
9 practice areas
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King & Spalding
10 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
8 practice areas
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White & Case
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

Al Tamimi & Company
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Bracewell
4 practice areas
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Covington & Burling
4 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS (UAE)
6 practice areas
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Clyde & Co
7 practice areas
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DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
8 practice areas
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Freshfields
10 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Tier 5

Stephenson Harwood
5 practice areas
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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Baker Botts
1 practice area
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Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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Hadef & Partners
11 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Trowers & Hamlins
8 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Formed in 1890, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher is an international law firm with operations in the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Its Dubai office services clients in the Middle East, Africa and other locations.

 

Focusses / specialisms

The firm’s MENA business often serves as international counsel and advises clients on restructuring, leveraged finance transactions, Islamic finance, bank lending, term loan financings, leveraged loans and asset-backed credits.

In M&A, the firm’s Middle East team has expertise in cross-border work, advising both its buy-side and sell-side clients, as well as businesses in the restructuring space.

 

Key clients

Key clients include FTI Consulting, Gulf Capital, Arcapita Investment Partners, KBBO Group, Gulf Energy Maritime, Investbridge Capital, TPG, Silverpoint and Everest Capital.

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Gibson Dunn has hired a seven-lawyer investment funds team from Clifford Chance in Paris, led by partner Xavier Comaills, as the firm continues its European expansion
M&A
New hires and promotions were made across the finance, M&A, PE and capital markets practices across key hubs including London, New York and Munich
M&A
The move aligns with the firm’s ambition to target Swiss businesses aiming for global expansion and foreign investors seeking Swiss assets
New crypto asset regulation and a fresh attempt at finalising Basel III will add to the workload for US banking lawyers and their clients in the coming months
New hires were made across the finance, antitrust, energy and project finance practices in Dallas, Northern California, Brussels and Hong Kong
IFLR’s legal benchmarking title reveals its latest rankings for the US, Mexico and Caribbean
New hires were made across the capital markets, finance and M&A practices in New York, London, Frankfurt and Hamburg
New hires were made across the capital markets, M&A and environmental practices in Stockholm, Hong Kong, New York and Washington DC
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