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Rankings published in 2026
M&A
Tier 5
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
Notable
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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Notable

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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2 results2 results
Deal Highlights
1 results1 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
GENUI GmbH - M&A
2023-11-17
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Germany
M&A
GENUI GmbH
Buyer
New hires made in regulatory, corporate, M&A and finance practices at leading firms across the US and the UK, while German Hengeler Mueller elected two new managing partners
M&A
HSF Kramer appoints M&A trio in New York, while Vinson & Elkins opens its Brussels office and Morgan Lewis elects new chair
AI is reshaping financial services, but regulators still expect human oversight, accountability and robust governance
M&A
Lawyers at firms IFLR spoke to note transactional work across the region is largely on track but it may slow down
Capital markets and finance partner Laurent Massinon joins the firm’s finance practice, a year after the launch of its Luxembourg office
M&A
Government opens consultation on UK merger control measures, with a March 31 deadline, aiming for faster, clearer, and more predictable competition regulation
M&A
New hires were made across the corporate, PE, regulatory and finance practices in Abu Dhabi, Brussels, Sydney, Rome, London and the Cayman Islands
New hires and promotions were made across finance, PE and M&A practices in London, Singapore, New York and Santiago
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