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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 1
55 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 5

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Alston & Bird
4 practice areas
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Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Loeb & Loeb
3 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 6

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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McGuireWoods
4 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Arnall Golden Gregory
3 practice areas
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Calfee Halter & Griswold
2 practice areas
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Foley Hoag
7 practice areas
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Haynes and Boone
3 practice areas
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Luskin Stern & Eisler
4 practice areas
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Moore & Van Allen
2 practice areas
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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
4 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
2 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 2
48 firms ranked
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Tier 5

Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 6

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
7 practice areas
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DLA Piper
6 practice areas
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Davis Wright Tremaine
2 practice areas
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Foley Hoag
7 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
11 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Capital markets : Derivatives
Tier 5
21 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Tier 4

Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 5

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Chapman and Cutler
10 practice areas
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WilmerHale
6 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 2
48 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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Cooley
2 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
7 practice areas
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Tier 5

Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Tier 6

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Ellenoff Grossman & Schole
3 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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DLA Piper
6 practice areas
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Davis Wright Tremaine
2 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
11 practice areas
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Capital markets : High yield
Tier 2
32 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 4

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 5

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 6

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Tier 3
37 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Dentons
8 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Katten Muchin & Rosenman
7 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Tier 4

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
5 practice areas
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Chapman and Cutler
10 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 5

Alston & Bird
4 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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CFIUS
Tier 2
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Covington & Burling
3 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 2

Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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WilmerHale
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 1
58 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Nutter McClennen & Fish
2 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
4 practice areas
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Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Cole Schotz
5 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
7 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Akerman
3 practice areas
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Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Husch Blackwell
5 practice areas
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Katten Muchin & Rosenman
7 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 6

Dentons
8 practice areas
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Fenwick & West
2 practice areas
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Foley & Lardner
5 practice areas
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Foley Hoag
7 practice areas
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Perkins Coie
2 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Ballard Spahr
7 practice areas
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Bodman
3 practice areas
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Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen
6 practice areas
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Stinson
2 practice areas
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Private equity
Tier 1
38 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 4

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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Tier 5

Akerman
3 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Foley & Lardner
5 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Ballard Spahr
7 practice areas
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Dentons
8 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen
6 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Private equity funds
Tier 1
29 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 4

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Seward & Kissel
6 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Chapman and Cutler
10 practice areas
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Torys
2 practice areas
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Project development : Energy
Tier 3
38 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
8 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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Husch Blackwell
5 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ballard Spahr
7 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Dentons
8 practice areas
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Foley & Lardner
5 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
4 practice areas
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Stoel Rives
3 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
7 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
5 practice areas
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Duane Morris
4 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Project development : Infrastructure
Tier 4
18 firms ranked
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
5 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
8 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Nossaman
2 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ballard Spahr
7 practice areas
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Bracewell
10 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Project finance
Tier 3
40 firms ranked
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 2

Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
8 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Ashurst Perkins Coie
5 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Tier 6

DLA Piper
6 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Ballard Spahr
7 practice areas
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Chapman and Cutler
10 practice areas
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Crowley Fleck
2 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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24 firms ranked
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Tier 2

Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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K&L Gates
4 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young
2 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
4 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Seward & Kissel
6 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Chapman and Cutler
10 practice areas
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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
1 practice area
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Herrick Feinstein
6 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Vedder Price
2 practice areas
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WilmerHale
6 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 1
57 firms ranked
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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Brown Rudnick
2 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Duane Morris
4 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
4 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones
3 practice areas
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Robinson + Cole
2 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Kasowitz LLP
3 practice areas
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Katten Muchin & Rosenman
7 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Cole Schotz
5 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
2 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Whiteford Taylor & Preston
3 practice areas
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WilmerHale
6 practice areas
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Tier 6

Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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Dentons
8 practice areas
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Chapman and Cutler
10 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Sills Cummis & Gross
3 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Financial and corporate

Founded in 1909 in Chicago, Kirkland & Ellis is a leading US and international firm with an intentional presence spanning 15 offices across three continents. The firm has its largest concentration of offices in its native jurisdiction with branches in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Palo Alto, San Francisco, and Washington DC. In the area of transactional work, the firm is renowned – both domestically and abroad – for its expertise in advising financial sponsors on leveraged finance borrowing, high yield debt issues and acquisitions and exits. Financial restructuring expertise in general is another specialism.

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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Greenbriar Equity Group LP - M&A
2021-11-19
Kirkland & Ellis
United States (National)
M&A
Adam Amdur, Ashley Flor, Bridget Hahn, Bridget Hamway, Kathryn Leonard, Philippe Simard, Raghav Gupta, Shawn O'Hargan, Timothy Campany
Greenbriar Equity Group LP
Buyer
Oaktree Capital Management LP - M&A
2021-09-29
Kirkland & Ellis
United States (National)
M&A
Andrew Veit, Brian Ford, Brittany Taylor, Devin Heckman, Erin Mitchell, Hamed Meshki, Jonathan Khoury, Karen Flanagan, Meredith Levy, Michael Beinus, Philippe Simard, Ryan McNamara, Ryan McNulty, Scott Reid, Tammy Adereti
Oaktree Capital Management LP
Buyer
Peak Rock Capital LLC - M&A
2021-01-06
Kirkland & Ellis
United States (National)
M&A
Gerardo Mijares-Shafai, James Brownstein, Parth Bhatt
Peak Rock Capital LLC
Buyer
Lone Star Funds - M&A
2021-12-13
Kirkland & Ellis
United States (National)
M&A
Lone Star Funds
Buyer
Thoma Bravo LP - M&A
2021-09-14
Kirkland & Ellis
United States (National)
M&A
Aaron Lorber, Adam Kool, Aisha Lavinier, Daniella Vespoli, Edwin Cruz, Kevin Coenen, Kevin Jacobsen, Lisa Gunter, Melissa Moreno, Michael Conroy, Rose Zorc, Seth Traxler, Steven Cantor, Theodore Peto
Thoma Bravo LP
Buyer
Investor Group - multiple investors - M&A
2021-06-01
Kirkland & Ellis
United States (National)
M&A
Alex Freund, Alexis Grinstead, Anais Bourbon, Andrew Struckmeyer, Benjamin Steadman, Carrie Schroll, Chelsea Darnell, David Klein, Derek Ventling, Eric Wedel, Ian Spain, Jackson Phinney, Jeffrey Ayer, Josh McLane, Julia Knafo, Karsten Busby, Katherine Kennedy, Kevin Mausert, Leo Greenberg, Lichen Han, Lucille Hague, Lukas Richards, Maureen O'Brien, Michael Robert-Smith, Michael Saretsky, Michael Schulman, Michael Thorpe, Mike Carew, Natalie Kannan, Nick Niles, Patrick Ryan, Richard Campbell, Rohit Nafday, Shane Cranley, Stefan Atkinson, Tushin Shah, Vladimir Khodosh
Investor Group - multiple investors
Buyer
Investor Group - multiple investors - M&A
2021-11-08
Kirkland & Ellis
United States (National)
M&A
Investor Group - multiple investors
Buyer
AE Industrial Partners LP - M&A
2021-09-30
Kirkland & Ellis
United States (National)
M&A
AE Industrial Partners LP
Buyer
Thomas H. Lee Partners LP - M&A
2021-09-20
Kirkland & Ellis
United States (National)
M&A
Thomas H. Lee Partners LP
Buyer
Integrity Marketing Group LLC - M&A
2021-07-13
Kirkland & Ellis
United States (National)
M&A
John Goldman, Jonathan Manor, Katya Boyko, Lisa Alderson, Neil Datar, Travis Nelson
Integrity Marketing Group LLC
Buyer
Edifecs Inc. - M&A
2021-09-13
Kirkland & Ellis
United States (National)
M&A
Andrew Walker, Ankur Sharma, Brian Ford, Devin Heckman, Nicholas Cagle, Sean Kramer
Edifecs Inc.
Buyer
Burning Glass Technologies Inc. - M&A
2021-06-14
Kirkland & Ellis
United States (National)
M&A
Alexis Grinstead, Andy Van Noord, Benjamin Steadman, Chris Chase, Chris Schwartz, Daisy Darvall, David Wheat, Eric Wedel, Eric Zhi, Fernanda Langa, H. Boyd Greene, IV, J. Robert Fowler, Jaclyn Schruhl, James Dolphin, III, John Pitts, Joshua Faulkner, Kyle Watson, Lane Morgan, Lizbeth Cordova, Maureen O'Brien, Nick Niles, R.D. Kohut, Ryan McNamara, Sean Sullivan, Sheila Salehpour, Stefanie Gitler
Burning Glass Technologies Inc.
Buyer
Orangewood Partners LLC - M&A
2021-11-11
Kirkland & Ellis
United States (National)
M&A
Kevin Lam, Leo Greenberg, Megan Spelman, Michael Kim, Umar Khan, Vincent Thorn
Orangewood Partners LLC
Buyer
Butterfly Equity - M&A
2021-09-07
Kirkland & Ellis
United States (National)
M&A
Butterfly Equity
Buyer
Cerberus Capital Management LP - M&A
2021-08-02
Kirkland & Ellis
United States (National)
M&A
Cerberus Capital Management LP
Buyer
Hellman & Friedman LLC - M&A
2021-04-13
Kirkland & Ellis
United States (National)
M&A
Austin Glassman, David Nemecek, Devin Heckman, Jared Rusman, Kyle Elder, Matthew O'Brien, Richard Campbell
Hellman & Friedman LLC
Buyer
Vitruvian Partners LLP - M&A
2021-04-15
Kirkland & Ellis
United States (National)
M&A
Adam Phillips, Devin Heckman, Jana Glock, Rohit Nafday
Vitruvian Partners LLP
Buyer
Wilton Re - M&A
2021-03-29
Kirkland & Ellis
United States (National)
M&A
Caitlin Price, David Perechocky, Elvira Li, Fernanda Langa, Jeffrey Quinn, Jessica Schultz, John Kleinjan, Kevin Jacobsen, Mark Boyagi, Michael Chu, Michael Thorpe, Mike Carew, Parimah Hassouri, Polina Liberman, Rachel Brown, Rajab Abbassi, Rohit Nafday, Scott Moehrke, Shellie Freedman
Wilton Re
Buyer
MultiPlan Corp. - M&A
2021-01-21
Kirkland & Ellis
United States (National)
M&A
Joel Varner, Kyle Elder, Latif Alashe
MultiPlan Corp.
Buyer
Innovative Chemical Products Group LLC - M&A
2021-01-04
Kirkland & Ellis
United States (National)
M&A
Jason Serlenga, Jeffrey Seifman, Jim Montelongo, Katherine Kennedy, Kevin Mausert, Mark Adler, Nicholas Cast, S. Grant Bowen
Innovative Chemical Products Group LLC
Buyer
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New hires and appointments were made in the corporate, M&A and finance practices at leading firms in Hong Kong, Tokyo, the US and the UK
The move gives the US firm a four-partner antitrust team across Brussels and London, adding senior firepower in two key European competition hubs
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
New hires were made across the corporate, finance and M&A practices in the US, UK and Europe
Kon Asimacopoulos and Michael Francies have joined the firm in what could be the start of a significant expansion in the UK capital
M&A
Asia M&A co-head, Joey Chau, reflects on the firm’s work on public-to-private transactions in Hong Kong and the outlook for deal opportunities in the region
New hires were made across the fintech, PE, corporate, funds and venture capital practices in Washington DC, New York, Boston and Singapore
New hires were made across the investment funds, financial services and M&A practices in London, Dallas, Houston, Chicago and New York
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