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Rankings published in 2026
Banking - Foreign
Tier 1
13 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Linklaters
15 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
8 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
13 practice areas
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White & Case
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
15 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
16 practice areas
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Reed Smith
7 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
8 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
9 practice areas
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Capital markets - Foreign
Tier 2
25 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
8 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
8 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
15 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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Cooley
5 practice areas
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DLA Piper
14 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
13 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
8 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
16 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
11 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
6 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
5 practice areas
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Tier 4

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
10 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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Reed Smith
7 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
6 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
8 practice areas
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M&A - Foreign
Tier 1
45 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
8 practice areas
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Linklaters
15 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
10 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
8 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
6 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
9 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

DLA Piper
14 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
8 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
13 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
15 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
11 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
13 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
8 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
16 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
11 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
6 practice areas
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White & Case
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
8 practice areas
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CMS
4 practice areas
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Cooley
5 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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MinterEllison
6 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
9 practice areas
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Reed Smith
7 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
8 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
5 practice areas
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Notable

Cuatrecasas
4 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
6 practice areas
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GRATA International
6 practice areas
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Garrigues
6 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
9 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
5 practice areas
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LPA Law
3 practice areas
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Nishimura & Asahi
3 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
3 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
7 practice areas
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Project development - Foreign
Tier 1
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
13 practice areas
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Linklaters
15 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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King & Wood
14 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
14 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
9 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
15 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
9 practice areas
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White & Case
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

MinterEllison
6 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
14 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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GRATA International
6 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
8 practice areas
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Project finance - Foreign
Tier 2
13 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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Linklaters
15 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
13 practice areas
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White & Case
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
14 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
13 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
15 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
14 practice areas
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3 results3 results
Deal Highlights
135 results135 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Aviation Industry Corp of China Ltd (AVIC) - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Aviation Industry Corp of China Ltd (AVIC)
Issuer
Zhengzhou Metro Group Co - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of China, Bank of Communications, Central China International Capital Ltd, China Everbright Bank, China Merchants Bank, China Minsheng Banking, CNCB (Hong Kong) Capital Ltd, Guotai Junan Capital, Industrial Bank of Korea, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd, Standard Chartered Bank
Underwriter
China MeiDong Auto Holdings - Bond Issue
2022-01-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley
Underwriter
China Aoyuan Group Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
China Aoyuan Group Ltd
Issuer
Chengdu Hi-tech Investment Group Co - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Chengdu Hi-tech Investment Group Co
Issuer
Yankuang Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Agricultural Bank of China, CCB International (Holdings) Ltd, CEB International Capital Corp Ltd, China International Capital Corp, China Minsheng Banking, China Securities Co Ltd, CITIC Group Corp, Guotai Junan Capital, Huatai International Financial Products Ltd, Industrial Bank Co Ltd, Shenwan Hongyuan Group, Tai Fung Bank Ltd, TFI Securities & Futures Ltd, Zhongtai International Securities Ltd
Underwriter
Zhejiang Huzhou Nanxun Economics Construction Development Co - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
China Industrial Securities International Financial Group Ltd, China Zheshang Bank Co Ltd, Hung Sing Securities Ltd
Underwriter
Yichun Yuanzhou State-owned Assets Operation Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2022-01-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
ICBC, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd
Underwriter
Agricultural Development Bank of China - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Agricultural Development Bank of China
Issuer
Agricultural Development Bank of China - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Agricultural Development Bank of China
Issuer
State Power Investment Corp Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bank of China, Bank of Communications, CITIC Group Corp, DBS Bank, HSBC, ICBC, JP Morgan Chase
Underwriter
Pingdu State-owned Assets Operation & Management Co - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
China International Capital Corp, CMBC International Holdings, Donghai Securities Co Ltd, GLAM Capital Ltd, Guoyuan Securities Co Ltd, Hua Xia Bank Co Ltd, Industrial Bank Co Ltd, Orient Securities, Shenwan Hongyuan Group, TF International Securities Group Ltd, Zhongtai International Securities Ltd
Underwriter
Zhaoqing Guolian Investment Holdings Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Guotai Junan Capital
Underwriter
China Construction Bank - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
China Construction Bank
Issuer
Xihui Haiwai I Investment Holdings Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of Communications, China Everbright Bank, China Minsheng Banking, China Securities Co Ltd, CITIC Group Corp, CMB International Capital Ltd, CMBC International Holdings, Hua Xia Bank Co Ltd, Industrial Bank Co Ltd, OCBC Bank, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd, Standard Chartered Bank, Zhongtai International Securities Ltd
Underwriter
Xinjiang Financial Investment Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of China, Carnegie, Guotai Junan Capital, Haitong Securities Co Ltd, ICBC, Shenwan Hongyuan Financing Services Co Ltd
Underwriter
Fugao Wantai Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of China, Guotai Junan Capital, Luso International Banking Ltd
Underwriter
Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay Development Co - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Agricultural Bank of China, China Minsheng Banking, China Zheshang Bank Co Ltd, Guoyuan Securities Co Ltd, Hua Xia Bank Co Ltd, HuaAn Securities Co Ltd, Huatai Securities Co Ltd, Luso International Banking Ltd, Shenwan Hongyuan Financing Services Co Ltd, Zhongtai International Securities Ltd
Underwriter
Quzhou State-owned Asset Management Co - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, BOSC International Co Ltd, China Galaxy Securities Co Ltd
Underwriter
Qingdao Jiaozhou Urban Development Investment Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
ChaoShang Securities Ltd, China Credit International Securities Co Ltd, China Galaxy Securities Co Ltd, China Industrial Securities International Financial Group Ltd, China Zheshang Bank Co Ltd, Hua Xia Bank Co Ltd, Industrial Bank Co Ltd, Shenwan Hongyuan Group, Silk Road International Capital Ltd, Zhonghui International Securities Ltd
Underwriter
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New hires were made across corporate, M&A, regulatory, finance and antitrust practices in the UK, US, Italy, Belgium, Germany and Asia-Pacific
ESG
Lawyers welcome the European Commission revamp, saying the reforms bring long-needed clarity to sustainable finance
As the European banking sector continues to consolidate, M&A and regulatory lawyers that can smooth the path to deal completion are proving their value
Carl Fernandes, global head of Linklaters’ financial regulation group, outlines the firm’s opportunities in the financial sector, particularly in Europe and the US
New hires were made across the finance, M&A and funds practices in New York, London and Paris
ESG
A unified approach to the carbon markets will help lower costs and break down barriers for investment in low carbon technologies
New hires were made across the capital markets, finance and M&A practices in New York, London, Frankfurt and Hamburg
ESG
A number of recent developments in the regulation, such as country risk classification, mean that businesses need to consider whether they can benefit from simplified due diligence requirements
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