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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
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41 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Johnson Stokes & Master
36 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
13 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Deacons
16 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
19 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
12 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
13 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
14 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
17 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Gallant
5 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
11 practice areas
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Haiwen & Partners
11 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
7 practice areas
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Reed Smith Richards Butler
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
15 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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CMS
11 practice areas
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Charltons
8 practice areas
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Fangda Partners
8 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
6 practice areas
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JunHe
11 practice areas
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Sterlington PLLC
1 practice area
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Tanner De Witt
7 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
4 practice areas
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Leveraged finance
Notable
16 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
12 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
13 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
11 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
7 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
14 practice areas
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Notable

Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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Johnson Stokes & Master
36 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 4
60 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
9 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
12 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
12 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
13 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
10 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Deacons
16 practice areas
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Fangda Partners
8 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
11 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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Johnson Stokes & Master
36 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
7 practice areas
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Reed Smith Richards Butler
12 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
12 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
17 practice areas
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Charltons
8 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
12 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
19 practice areas
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MinterEllison
7 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
15 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
7 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
15 practice areas
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Notable

Bird & Bird
6 practice areas
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Cooley
6 practice areas
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Dechert
7 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
5 practice areas
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Gallant
5 practice areas
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H.M. Chan & Co
5 practice areas
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Haiwen & Partners
11 practice areas
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
6 practice areas
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JunHe
11 practice areas
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Kwok Yih & Chan
7 practice areas
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LPA Law
3 practice areas
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Oldham Li & Nie
5 practice areas
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Seyfarth Shaw
7 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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Stevenson Wong & Co
7 practice areas
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Tanner De Witt
7 practice areas
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Timothy Loh
10 practice areas
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YYC Legal
5 practice areas
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Private equity
Tier 2
40 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
7 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Davis Polk & Wardwell
9 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
12 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
12 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
8 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
12 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
11 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

Cooley
6 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Deacons
16 practice areas
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Fangda Partners
8 practice areas
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H.M. Chan & Co
5 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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Johnson Stokes & Master
36 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
15 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
7 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
15 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
10 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Notable

Timothy Loh
10 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
4 practice areas
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Private equity funds
Tier 3
30 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
12 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
11 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Morrison & Foerster
12 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
12 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
15 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
17 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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CMS
11 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
8 practice areas
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Cooley
6 practice areas
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Deacons
16 practice areas
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Fangda Partners
8 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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Haiwen & Partners
11 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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Jones Day
14 practice areas
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K&L Gates
12 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
7 practice areas
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Timothy Loh
10 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Gallant
5 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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Willa Legal
3 practice areas
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Real estate funds
Notable
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
17 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
11 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Tier 3

K&L Gates
12 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Notable

CMS
11 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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Howse Williams
7 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
12 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
7 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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Woo Kwan Lee & Lo
8 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Boston-based Goodwin Procter is an international firm with 1,200 lawyers and 13 offices across the globe. In Asia it has an office in Hong Kong. 

 

Focusses / specialisms  

The firm is best known for its private equity, M&A and funds practices in technology, life sciences, financial services and real estate. It is also active in the banking, capital markets and leveraged finance area. 

  

Key clients 

Key clients of the firm include AEW, Ares Management, Equis, Global Hospitality Investment Group, BentallGreenOak, 500 Startups, Caldera Pacific, Convergent Finance, Vectr Fintech, Hillhouse Capital, PAG and Horizon Ventures. 

 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

Banking and finance 

“Very commercial, friendly team.” 

 

M&A 

“Their HK-based M&A team has been consistently reliable when providing us with their legal services.They are prompt in responding and are very commercial when providing legal advice.” 

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Valuing a company isn’t a one-size-fits-all – mergers, investments, and litigation reveal how buyers, sellers, investors, and lenders use distinct approaches and priorities
M&A
Firms say there is no substitute for advice from lawyers with deep understanding of their sectors
M&A
Automatic voting programmes could significantly affect activists’ ability to push through unwanted M&A deals or to oppose deals that are approved by directors
The firm’s US SPAC lead and a UK capital markets partner explore the rebound in SPAC activity and the firm’s strategy to capitalise on renewed interest
New hires were made across the finance, PE and M&A practices in Houston, New York, Hong Kong and London
New hires were made across the finance practices in New York, San Francisco, London and Milan
New hires were made across the finance, PE, M&A and private capital practices in New York, Washington DC and Dallas
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The proposed changes reduce the likelihood of stockholder litigation that has little or no chance of benefitting stockholders
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