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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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Notable

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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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

K&L Gates is an international law firm headquartered in Pennsylvania with more than 40 offices located in key capital cities and world commercial and financial centres, including its offices in Munich, Berlin and Frankfurt. 

 

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm’s M&A practice focuses on large middle-market transactions for multinational corporations in Europe, the US and Asia, with strong participation in the automotive and technology industry sectors. The team advises on acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, joint ventures, strategic alliances and recapitalisations for clients. 

 

Key clients 

The firm’s notable clients include Continental, Cummins, Minebea Mitsumi and Mobis Europe. 

 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

M&A 

“Very good market and business knowledge as well as good, speedy legal advice.” 

 

Private equity 

“Client service, timely delivery, great commerciality and practical.” 

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Deal Highlights
3 results3 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Sinch AB - M&A
2021-09-22
K&L Gates
Germany
M&A
Sinch AB
Buyer
Saubermacher Dienstleistungs AG - M&A
2023-09-27
K&L Gates
Germany
M&A
Saubermacher Dienstleistungs AG
Seller
Mahr EDV GmbH - M&A
2023-10-05
K&L Gates
Germany
M&A
Mahr EDV GmbH
Target
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