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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 4
38 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
11 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
5 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
6 practice areas
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Molinari
4 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Carbonetti e Associati
4 practice areas
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FIVERS - Studio Legale e Tributario
4 practice areas
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Giovannelli e Associati
6 practice areas
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Nunziante Magrone
3 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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Pavia e Ansaldo
6 practice areas
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Notable

Caiazzo Donnini Pappalardo & Associati
3 practice areas
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Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
8 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
5 practice areas
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Grimaldi Alliance
10 practice areas
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LEXIA
7 practice areas
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LMCR Studio Legale
5 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Orsingher Ortu Avvocati Associati
5 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
3 practice areas
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Project development
Tier 3
23 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Green Horse Legal Advisory
4 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
5 practice areas
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Macchi di Cellere Gangemi
11 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Masotti Cassella Studio Legale
4 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
6 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Parola Associati
2 practice areas
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Ughi e Nunziante
11 practice areas
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Project finance
Tier 3
19 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
5 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Green Horse Legal Advisory
4 practice areas
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Grimaldi Alliance
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is an international firm formed out of a 2012 merger of firms Herbert Smith and Freehills. The Milan office opened in 2018 and the firm has offices in 26 locations globally.   

  

Highlights

The Banking & Finance team assisted VTTI on the acquisition financing for the acquisition by Qatar Terminal Limited and ExxonMobil Italiana Gas S.r.l. of their respective quotas of the corporate capital Terminale GNL Adriatico S.r.l. The team acted as lead counsel and the transaction closed in December 2024. 

In Project Finance, the firm assisted an international fund, through its infrastructure investment fund Bestinver Infra II, in reaching an agreement to invest, alongside Macquarie Capital and Tages Capital SGR, in EV Asset Holdings. The transaction closed in September 2024. 

 

 

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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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