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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
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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
Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions - M&A
2023-07-11
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Alexander Nagel, Doris-Maria Schuster, Franz Ferdinand Guggenmos, Ingo Brinker, Jacob von Andreae, Johann Wagner, Johannes Niewerth, Jonas Rybarz, Julian Glau, Lesley Milde, Manuel Klar, Marc Ruttloff, Matthias Boglmuller, Matthias Hahn, Matthias Werner, Paul Hentschel, Rainer Loges, Sebastian Girschick, Steffen Hein, Stephanie Dausinger, Theresa Trautmann, Theresa Uhlenhut
Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions
Buyer
Shinhan Asset Management Co. Ltd. - M&A
2023-07-21
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Alexander Gebhardt, Andreas Spahlinger, Anselm Christiansen, Birgit Colbus, Christian Halasz, David Quinke, Dominik Monz, Friedrich Schlott, Hendrik Marchal, Johannes Heck, Johannes Niewerth, Joscha Meyer, Josefine Wiegand, Kai Birke, Lesley Milde, Michael Burian, Ocka Stumm, Ricarda Zeh, Saskia Kirchgeßner, Sonja Hilgert, Stephan Aubel, Stephan Kreifels, Thomas Kulzer, Torsten Spiegel, Valentin Zemmrich, Vanessa Bayliss, Walter Andert, Yixiao Li
Shinhan Asset Management Co. Ltd.
Buyer
Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. - M&A
2023-08-22
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Alexander Nagel, Alexandra Brucher, Anselm Christiansen, Bosede Staudenmayer, Christian Koeckritz, Christine Geraats, Christoph Schoppe, Christopher Noll, Florian Kienast, Hannah Bug, Hendrik Marchal, Ivana Robitzsch, Jacob von Andreae, Jan-Alexander Lange, Johannes Heck, Josefine Chakrabarti, Katja Lehr, Kristina Winkelmann, Lena Baumann, Lesley Milde, Marcel Beck, Matthias Hahn, Michael Burian, Ocka Stumm, Rut Steinhauser, Simon Wagner, Simon Wegmann, Sonja Hilgert, Sumiko Sato, Torsten Spiegel, Xiao Chen
Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.
Seller
Kommunale Beteiligungsgesellschaft - M&A
2023-08-25
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Alexander Molle, Alexander Nagel, Alexander Schwarz, Andreas Loehdefink, Andreas Spahlinger, Aylin Hoffs, Christian Eulenpesch, Christian Hamann, Christian Weinmann, Christina Wolf, Harald Weiss, Helge Kortz, Jacob von Andreae, Jana Escaleira, Jan-Alexander Lange, Johann Wagner, Joscha Meyer, Julia Muller, Kai Birke, Kai Zimutta, Kevin Loffler, Konrad Discher, Kristina Winkelmann, Lars Kindler, Lukas Glocker, Manuel Klar, Marc Ruttloff, Markus Günther, Martin Hitzer, Maximilian Leisenheimer, Natascha Krasucka-Schmidt, Paul Hentschel, Philipp Jaspers, Philipp Lohs, Simon Wegmann, Thomas Baldzuhn, Tim Weber, Ulrich Soltesz, Vivien Etzkorn
Kommunale Beteiligungsgesellschaft
Seller
DAIHEN Corp. - M&A
2023-08-29
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Anke Siemer-Arcq, Christopher Noll, Herwig Lux, Jacob von Andreae, Jan-Alexander Lange, Johannes Heck, Johannes Hertfelder, Josefine Chakrabarti, Josefine Wiegand, Kristina Winkelmann, Marc Ruttloff, Matthias Hahn, Maximilian Leisenheimer, Michael Burian, Ocka Stumm, Philipp Drixler, Rut Steinhauser, Sebastian Walling, Simon Wagner, Simon Wegmann, Sumiko Sato, Tim Weber, Yixiao Li
DAIHEN Corp.
Buyer
SYNLAB AG - M&A
2023-09-29
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Bosede Staudenmayer, Christian Cascante, Florian Schorn, Ingo Brinker, Josefine Chakrabarti, Julius-Vincent Ritz, Markus Martin, Rut Steinhauser, Steffen Carl, Valentin Zemmrich
SYNLAB AG
Target
NOVEC BV - M&A
2023-10-11
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Alexander Fritzsche, Alexander Nagel, Anke Siemer-Arcq, Aylin Hoffs, Birgit Colbus, Caroline Saalwächter-Hirsch, Christoph Meissner, Christoph Skoupil, Eva Reudelhuber, Florian Kienast, Hendrik Marchal, Jacob von Andreae, Jennifer Otten, Johann Wagner, Josefine Chakrabarti, Lars Kindler, Manuel Klar, Martin Gofferje, Maximilian Leisenheimer, Michael Gröber, Paul Hentschel, Philip Niemann, Pirmin Schreiner, Rut Steinhauser, Tim Weber, Vivien Etzkorn
NOVEC BV
Seller
TeroLab Surface Group - M&A
2023-10-10
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Bosede Staudenmayer, Daniel Heck, Florian Kienast, Leonhard Kornwachs, Markus Martin, Rainer Loges, Stefan Mayer
TeroLab Surface Group
Seller
Hensoldt AG - M&A
2023-12-05
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Hensoldt AG
Buyer
Frasers Group plc - M&A
2023-10-17
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
M&A
Frasers Group plc
Buyer
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