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Banking and finance
Tier 3
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 3
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 3
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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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
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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 3
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 2
56 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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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 2
36 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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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 3
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 3
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 2
26 firms ranked
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Tier 1

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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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Gleiss Lutz is one of the largest full-service German firms. The firm is headquartered in Stuttgart and has offices in Berlin, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich. In 2022 the firm made a bold strategic move in opening an office London. Gleiss Lutz’s banking and financial regulatory practices, helped by its strong line-up and close integration with other practice areas, have remained a source of strength. In September 2023 the firm added Christian Hissnauer, deepening its offering for banking regulatory, investment, and insurance regulatory. Of note is the firm's growing presence on high stakes and complex restructurings, with a standout record on many of Germany’s leading recent cases, including the restructurings of Leonie, STEAG, Adler Group and Gerry Weber International. The corporate practice added partner Stefan Widder in September 2023. Accomplishments in the corporate space include working on four of the 10 largest recent M&A transactions in Germany, including the acquisitions of Synlab, Software AG, and Vitesco.

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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Ingersoll Rand Inc. - M&A
2021-06-21
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Rainer Loges
Ingersoll Rand Inc.
Buyer
Roche Holding AG - M&A
2021-09-09
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Alexander Molle, Alexander Schwarz, Aylin Hoffs, Christoph Meissner, Enno Burk, Fabian Mumme, Felix Muller, Friedrich Baumgartel, Ingo Brinker, Iris Benedikt-Buckenleib, Jacob von Andreae, Jan Hinrichs, Johann Wagner, Josefine Chakrabarti, Kai Zimutta, Konrad Discher, Lennart Forster, Martin Gofferje, Matthias Hahn, Simona Kreis, Stefan Lingemann
Roche Holding AG
Buyer
Advent Technologies Inc. - M&A
2021-06-25
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Andreas Duttig, Antonius Mann, Aylin Hoffs, Birgit Colbus, Britta Kamp, Christian Cascante, Christian Hamann, Cornelia Topf, Eike Bicker, Eric Wagner, Frank Schlobach, Hannah Bug, Henrike Westphal, Jacob von Andreae, Johannes Weigel, Katja Lehr, Linda Rampf, Lucas Hertneck, Manuel Klar, Marc Ruttloff, Marina Stoklasa, Matthias Hahn, Maximilian Leisenheimer, Nina Ahlert, Ocka Stumm, Stefan Mayer, Stefan Weidert, Thomas Winzer, Tim Weber, Tobias Abend, Yvonne Gerster
Advent Technologies Inc.
Buyer
Ritter GmbH - M&A
2021-04-12
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Ritter GmbH
Seller
AppLovin Corp. - M&A
2021-02-05
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
AppLovin Corp.
Buyer
Sumitomo Corp. - M&A
2021-12-06
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Alexander Fritzsche, Alexander Nagel, Alexandra Brucher, Anselm Christiansen, Aylin Hoffs, Christiane Freytag, Christopher Noll, Herwig Lux, Ivana Robitzsch, Josefine Chakrabarti, Kristina Winkelmann, Martin Diller, Martin Lembke, Maximilian Leisenheimer, Michael Burian, Ocka Stumm, Rut Steinhauser, Simon Wegmann, Stefan Mayer
Sumitomo Corp.
Seller
Valeo SA - M&A
2022-02-09
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Alexander Nagel, Antonius Mann, Aylin Hoffs, Birgit Colbus, Christoph Auchter, Cornelia Topf, Hendrik Marchal, Jacob von Andreae, Johann Wagner, Kristina Sirakova, Matthias Sonntag, Thomas Kulzer
Valeo SA
Buyer
Cetus GmbH - M&A
2022-03-31
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Anselm Christiansen, Michael Burian
Cetus GmbH
Seller
Eger Software Holding UG & Co. KG - M&A
2022-04-20
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Rainer Loges
Eger Software Holding UG & Co. KG
Seller
Gentherm Inc. - M&A
2022-05-04
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Gentherm Inc.
Buyer
Dieter Braun GmbH - M&A
2022-06-27
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Dieter Braun GmbH
Buyer
SLM Solutions Group AG - M&A
2022-09-02
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Martin Hitzer, Stephan Aubel
SLM Solutions Group AG
Target
Rheinmetall AG - M&A
2022-10-25
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Adrian Bingel, Alexander Molle, Alexander Schwarz, Aylin Hoffs, Dominik Monz, Fabian Mumme, Jacob von Andreae, Jan Hinrichs, Kai Zimutta, Konrad Discher, Matthias Boglmuller, Matthias Hahn, Matthias Karl, Maximilian Leisenheimer, Ocka Stumm, Oliver Wolf, Philipp Pichler, Reimund von der Hoh, Steffen Krieger, Teresa Link, Thomas Menke, Vivien Etzkorn
Rheinmetall AG
Seller
Schaltbau Holding AG - M&A
2022-12-05
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Schaltbau Holding AG
Seller
Colas Rail Ltd. - M&A
2022-08-09
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Aaron Waible, Alexander Molle, Andreas Neun, Bianca Moser, Christian Ditté, Jacob von Andreae, Jan Hinrichs, Jana Escaleira, Jan-Alexander Lange, Jochen Tyrolt, Johannes Hertfelder, Johannes Schragle, Konrad Discher, Kristina Müller, Lennart Forster, Lucas Hertneck, Lukas Aberle, Manuel Klar, Marc Ruttloff, Matthias Boglmuller, Matthias Hahn, Maximilian Imre, Muriel Kaufmann, Nikolas Frey, Ocka Stumm, Simone Lindenmuller, Tim Seiter, Tobias Boecken, Ulrike von Paris
Colas Rail Ltd.
Buyer
GFT Technologies SE - M&A
2023-03-03
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Bosede Staudenmayer, Christopher Noll, Frank Merten, Herwig Lux, Jochen Tyrolt, Johannes Culmann, Johannes Schragle, Julian Kettemer, Manuel Klar, Ocka Stumm, Philipp Pichler
GFT Technologies SE
Buyer
Daicel Corp. - M&A
2023-04-12
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Alexander Nagel, Alexandra Brucher, Christopher Noll, Enno Burk, Florian Kienast, Ivana Robitzsch, Johann Wagner, Johannes Hertfelder, Josefine Chakrabarti, Michael Burian, Philip Niemann, Rhued Gaiser, Rut Steinhauser, Simon Wegmann, Sumiko Sato, Torsten Spiegel
Daicel Corp.
Seller
Silver Lake LP - M&A
2023-04-21
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Christian Cascante, Jochen Tyrolt
Silver Lake LP
Buyer
DPE Deutsche Private Equity GmbH - M&A
2023-05-26
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Pascal Pitz-Klauser, Petra Linsmeier
DPE Deutsche Private Equity GmbH
Seller
Gebr. SCHMID GmbH - M&A
2023-05-31
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Gebr. SCHMID GmbH
Target
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