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Key practice areas
Banking
Bank lending : Borrower side
Bank lending : Lender side
Bank lending : Sponsor side
Financial restructuring
Project finance
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : High yield
Capital markets : Equity
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Capital markets : Derivatives
Financial and corporate
Financial services regulatory
Financial services regulatory : Contentious
Financial services regulatory : Non-contentious
Hedge funds
Real estate funds
Private equity funds
Private equity
Restructuring and insolvency
Restructuring
Restructuring : Corporate
Restructuring : Bond holder and fund representation
M&A
Project development
Project development : Power
Project development : Infrastructure
Restructuring and insolvency
Project development : Energy
Firm overview

Latham & Watkins stands out in the US legal market for its banking, M&A, private equity, debt capital markets, high-yield capital markets, equity capital markets, project finance and project development practices, making it another contender for the title of most versatile corporate firm in the US.

Address:
99
Bishopsgate
Cornhill, London
EC2M 3XF
Tel:+44 20 7710 1000 Web Address:https://www.lw.com/
Rankings published in 2026
Bank lending : Borrower side
Tier 2
40 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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Tier 2

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Bracewell
9 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Tier 5

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
11 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
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Notable

Dechert
18 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
12 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
9 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Bank lending : Lender side
Tier 1
46 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
8 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
12 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Tier 5

Addleshaw Goddard
9 practice areas
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Bracewell
9 practice areas
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King & Spalding
12 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
5 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
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Notable

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
15 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
23 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
4 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
9 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Sullivan & Worcester
2 practice areas
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Bank lending : Sponsor side
Tier 1
34 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
23 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
9 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 4

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
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Notable

Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
8 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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King & Spalding
12 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 3
39 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
8 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Jones Day
17 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Notable

Arnold & Porter
12 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
11 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
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Capital markets : Derivatives
Tier 3
26 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
12 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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Tier 3

Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Notable

Dechert
18 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 1
41 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Tier 2

Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Cooley
2 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
8 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
11 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Notable

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
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Capital markets : High yield
Tier 1
29 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
23 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
8 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Tier 3

Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
9 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 4

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Tier 5

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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King & Spalding
12 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
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Notable

Cahill Gordon & Reindel
5 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Tier 2
30 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Tier 2

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
View profile
Dechert
18 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
12 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
View profile
Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
View profile
Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Notable

Alston & Bird
5 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
12 practice areas
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Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Financial services regulatory
Tier 2
44 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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Tier 2

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
12 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
23 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 4

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
15 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Tier 5

Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
9 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Notable

Addleshaw Goddard
9 practice areas
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Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
4 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
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Hedge funds
Notable
10 firms ranked
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Tier 1

McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Notable

Arnold & Porter
12 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 1
50 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
View profile
Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
View profile

Tier 2

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
View profile
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
View full profile
Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
View profile
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
View profile
Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
View profile
Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 4

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Jones Day
17 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
View profile
Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
View profile
Travers Smith
24 practice areas
View profile

Tier 5

Addleshaw Goddard
9 practice areas
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Bracewell
9 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
View profile
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
11 practice areas
View profile
King & Spalding
12 practice areas
View profile
Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
9 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
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Notable

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
12 practice areas
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Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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Charles Russell Speechlys
8 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
15 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
5 practice areas
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Private equity
Tier 1
48 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
23 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Tier 2

Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
9 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
2 practice areas
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Tier 5

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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King & Spalding
12 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
4 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
9 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
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Notable

Addleshaw Goddard
9 practice areas
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
15 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
10 practice areas
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Private equity funds
Tier 3
32 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
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Kirkland & Ellis
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
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Debevoise & Plimpton
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
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Dechert
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Goodwin Procter
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Linklaters
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Macfarlanes
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A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
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Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Charles Russell Speechlys
8 practice areas
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Covington & Burling
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Fieldfisher
12 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Project development
Tier 2
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A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Bracewell
9 practice areas
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
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Trinity International
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Clyde & Co
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Dentons
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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King & Spalding
12 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
4 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
10 practice areas
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Project development : Energy
Tier 2
25 firms ranked
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A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 2

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Bracewell
9 practice areas
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
9 practice areas
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Clyde & Co
3 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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King & Spalding
12 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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Trinity International
6 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Project finance
Tier 1
34 firms ranked
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A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Bracewell
9 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Trinity International
6 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
5 practice areas
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Covington & Burling
3 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
4 practice areas
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King & Spalding
12 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
9 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
15 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
6 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 1
48 firms ranked
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A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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30 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
23 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Tier 5

Addleshaw Goddard
9 practice areas
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Alston & Bird
5 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
11 practice areas
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Jones Day
17 practice areas
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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
4 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
12 practice areas
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Brown Rudnick
2 practice areas
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Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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King & Spalding
12 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Latham & Watkins is a global transactional powerhouse and one of the largest US firms in London, forming a core hub of the firm’s international platform. The London finance practice is led by senior figures including Dan Maze (sponsor-side banking) and Brent Cassidy (high yield), supported by a deep bench across leveraged finance, capital markets, restructuring and M&A. The firm is particularly dominant in private equity finance, high yield and complex cross-border restructurings, advising sponsors, banks and credit funds on the market’s most innovative and high-value transactions.

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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
INEOS Finance plc - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Latham & Watkins
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Banco Santander, Citigroup, Crédit Agricole, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Goldman Sachs, ABN AMRO Bank, Lloyds Banking Group, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Commerzbank, Credit Suisse, Fifth Third Bancorp, HSBC, ICBC, Morgan Stanley, ING Bank, JP Morgan Chase, Mizuho Bank
Underwriter
TechnipFMC plc - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Latham & Watkins
United Kingdom
Bond issue
TechnipFMC plc
Issuer
Tullow Oil - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Latham & Watkins
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Tullow Oil
Issuer
Wizz Air Holdings Plc - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Latham & Watkins
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Wizz Air Holdings Plc
Issuer
Durham Mortgages B plc - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
Latham & Watkins
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Durham Mortgages B plc
Issuer
Nomad Foods Bondco - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Latham & Watkins
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, Rabobank, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Crédit Agricole
Underwriter
TechnipFMC plc - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Latham & Watkins
United Kingdom
Bond issue
TechnipFMC plc
Issuer
Vedanta Resources Finance II plc - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Latham & Watkins
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Credit Suisse, Barclays, Standard Chartered Bank, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan Chase
Underwriter
TechnipFMC plc - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
Latham & Watkins
United Kingdom
Bond issue
TechnipFMC plc
Issuer
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure Jersey Limited - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Latham & Watkins
United Kingdom
Bond issue
JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Mitsubishi Corp, Royal Bank of Canada
Underwriter
Durham Mortgages A PLC - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
Latham & Watkins
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Durham Mortgages A PLC
Issuer
Fandom Inc. - M&A
2021-02-25
Latham & Watkins
United Kingdom
M&A
Mike Turner
Fandom Inc.
Buyer
Rosecliff Acquisition Corp. I - M&A
2021-11-10
Latham & Watkins
United Kingdom
M&A
Rosecliff Acquisition Corp. I
Buyer
Moonbug Entertainment Ltd. - M&A
2021-11-04
Latham & Watkins
United Kingdom
M&A
Farah O'Brien, Jon Fox, Lisbeth Savill
Moonbug Entertainment Ltd.
Target
Atotech Ltd. - M&A
2021-07-01
Latham & Watkins
United Kingdom
M&A
Adam Hurwitz, Anne McGinnis, David Dantzic, David Della Rocca, David Raab, James Barrett, Jason Licht, Jeffrey Chenard, Luca Crocco, Manu Gayatrinath, Medha Marathe, Nikhil Kumar, Patrick Shannon, Richard Butterwick, Samuel Rettew
Atotech Ltd.
Target
BluJay Solutions Ltd. - M&A
2021-05-27
Latham & Watkins
United Kingdom
M&A
Connie Taylor-Cox, J. Cory Tull, James Inness, Jon Fox, Kem Ihenacho, Paul Sheridan, Jr., Sean Meehan, Stephanie Daaboul, William Temple-Smith
BluJay Solutions Ltd.
Target
Nord Anglia Education Inc. - M&A
2021-03-17
Latham & Watkins
United Kingdom
M&A
Edward Barnett
Nord Anglia Education Inc.
Buyer
Carlyle Group Inc. - M&A
2021-05-26
Latham & Watkins
United Kingdom
M&A
Giuseppe Liotine, Luca Crocco, Marc Williamson, Marine Dewaele
Carlyle Group Inc.
Buyer
ViaSat Inc. - M&A
2021-11-08
Latham & Watkins
United Kingdom
M&A
Ann Buckingham, Craig Garner, Hector Sants, Jason Bosworth, Jason Cruise, Jonathan Parker, Matthew Murchison, Nicholas Cline, Stephanie Adams
ViaSat Inc.
Buyer
Facebook Inc. - M&A
2021-06-04
Latham & Watkins
United Kingdom
M&A
Edward Barnett, R. Gregory Roussel
Facebook Inc.
Buyer
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We round up top lateral hires across the PE, antitrust, M&A and corporate practices in London and New York
M&A
New hires were made in the finance, corporate and M&A practices in the UK and the US
New hires were made across corporate, M&A, regulatory, finance and antitrust practices in the UK, US, Italy, Belgium, Germany and Asia-Pacific
M&A
New hires were made across PE, M&A, capital markets and finance practices in key hubs including Milan, New York and London
M&A
New hires and promotions were made across the PE, corporate, M&A, finance and capital markets practices in Frankfurt, Munich, London, New York and São Paulo
M&A
New hires were made across the PE, banking and financial services practices in Milan, London, Frankfurt, Chicago and Boston
New hires were made across the finance, M&A and funds practices in New York, London and Paris
M&A
Two of the firm’s partners in Frankfurt and London talk about sector trends and how the firm continues to bolster its internal capabilities to meet demand
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