IFLR is part of Legal Benchmarking Limited, 1-2 Paris Garden, London, SE1 8ND

Copyright © Legal Benchmarking Limited and its affiliated companies 2026

Accessibility | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Modern Slavery Statement


This law firm has not supplied any contact details or supplementary information for this country or region. For more information about profiling options please contact Prin Shasiharan.
Rankings published in 2026
Registered funds
Tier 3
24 firms ranked
View full list

Tier 1

Dechert
14 practice areas
View profile
Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 2

Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
View profile
K&L Gates
4 practice areas
View profile
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
View full profile
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
View profile
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young
2 practice areas
View profile
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
View profile

Tier 3

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
View full profile
Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
View full profile
Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
View profile
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
4 practice areas
View profile
Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
View full profile
Seward & Kissel
6 practice areas
View full profile
Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
View profile
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
View full profile
Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
View profile

Notable

Chapman and Cutler
10 practice areas
View profile
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
1 practice area
View profile
Herrick Feinstein
6 practice areas
View profile
Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
View profile
Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
View profile
Vedder Price
2 practice areas
View profile
WilmerHale
6 practice areas
View profile
Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 3
57 firms ranked
View full list

Tier 1

Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
View full profile
Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
View profile
Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
View profile

Tier 2

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
View profile
Brown Rudnick
2 practice areas
View profile
Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
View profile
Milbank
16 practice areas
View profile
Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
View full profile
Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
View full profile
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
View profile
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
View full profile
White & Case
17 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 3

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
View full profile
Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
View full profile
Dechert
14 practice areas
View profile
Duane Morris
4 practice areas
View profile
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
View profile
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
4 practice areas
View profile
Jones Day
12 practice areas
View profile
Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
View full profile
McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
View profile
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
View full profile
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones
3 practice areas
View profile
Robinson + Cole
2 practice areas
View profile
Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
View full profile
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
View profile
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
View full profile
Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
View profile
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
View profile

Tier 4

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
View profile
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
View profile
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
View profile
Kasowitz LLP
3 practice areas
View profile
Katten Muchin & Rosenman
7 practice areas
View profile
Linklaters
11 practice areas
View profile
Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
View full profile
O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
View profile
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
View profile
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
View profile

Tier 5

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
View profile
Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
View full profile
Cole Schotz
5 practice areas
View full profile
Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
View full profile
King & Spalding
15 practice areas
View profile
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
2 practice areas
View profile
Reed Smith
10 practice areas
View profile
Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
View profile
Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
View profile
Whiteford Taylor & Preston
3 practice areas
View profile
WilmerHale
6 practice areas
View profile

Tier 6

Bracewell
10 practice areas
View profile
Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
View profile
Dentons
8 practice areas
View profile

Notable

Chapman and Cutler
10 practice areas
View profile
Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
View profile
Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
View full profile
Sills Cummis & Gross
3 practice areas
View full profile
Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
View profile
21 results21 results
1
of
2
Deal Highlights
29 results29 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Sierra Timeshare 2021-1 Receivables Funding LLC - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
United States (National)
Bond issue
Credit Suisse, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Truist Financial, Wells Fargo
Underwriter
MVW 2021-1W LLC - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
United States (National)
Bond issue
Fifth Third Bancorp, HSBC, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, Mitsubishi Corp, Truist Financial, Deutsche Bank, Wells Fargo
Underwriter
Sunrun Demeter Issuer 2021-2 LLC - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
United States (National)
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Truist Financial, KeyCorp, Royal Bank of Canada
Underwriter
Alliant Insurance Services Inc. - M&A
2021-04-21
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
United States (National)
M&A
Alliant Insurance Services Inc.
Buyer
Apex Learning Inc. - M&A
2021-06-22
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
United States (National)
M&A
Apex Learning Inc.
Target
Stone Point Capital LLC - M&A
2021-02-18
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
United States (National)
M&A
Stone Point Capital LLC
Buyer
Capstar Acquisition Corp. - M&A
2021-07-19
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
United States (National)
M&A
Capstar Acquisition Corp.
Buyer
VICI Properties Inc. - M&A
2021-08-04
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
United States (National)
M&A
James Godman, Jordan Rosenbaum, Nathalia Bernardo, Todd Lenson, Tzvi Rokeach
VICI Properties Inc.
Buyer
Atlantic Street Capital Management LLC - M&A
2021-04-23
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
United States (National)
M&A
Atlantic Street Capital Management LLC
Seller
A-Mark Precious Metals Inc. - M&A
2021-02-09
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
United States (National)
M&A
A-Mark Precious Metals Inc.
Buyer
Pet Supplies Plus LLC - M&A
2021-01-25
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
United States (National)
M&A
Pet Supplies Plus LLC
Target
NPD Group Inc. - M&A
2021-10-19
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
United States (National)
M&A
NPD Group Inc.
Target
PhenixFIN Corp - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
United States (National)
Bond issue
PhenixFIN Corp
Issuer
Service Experts Issuer 2021-1 LLC - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
United States (National)
Bond issue
Citigroup
Underwriter
Advancing Eyecare Holdings - M&A
2022-05-09
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
United States (National)
M&A
Advancing Eyecare Holdings
Target
Sierra Timeshare 2022-1 Receivables Funding LLC - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
United States (National)
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Scotiabank, Truist Financial, Wells Fargo
Underwriter
VFI ABS 2022-1 LLC - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
United States (National)
Bond issue
KeyCorp
Underwriter
Francisco Partners Management LLC - M&A
2022-10-18
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
United States (National)
M&A
Francisco Partners Management LLC
Buyer
Hildene Capital Management LLC - M&A
2023-01-09
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
United States (National)
M&A
Hildene Capital Management LLC
Buyer
Focus Financial Partners Inc. - M&A
2023-01-05
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
United States (National)
M&A
Adi Herman, Alan Friedman, Austin Manes, Barry Herzog, Ernest Wechsler, Harry Rubin, Kevin Scanlan, Maria Nazarova, Marissa Holob, Michelle Park, Rita D'Souza
Focus Financial Partners Inc.
Buyer
1
of
2
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
Sponsored