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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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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
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Gansu Province Electric Power Investment Group Co - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of China, Bank of Communications, China PA Securities (Hong Kong) Co Ltd, CMBC International Holdings, Haitong Securities Co Ltd, Industrial Bank Co Ltd, Vision Capital International Holdings Ltd
Underwriter
Huzhou Wuxing Economic Development and Invest Grp Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Huzhou Wuxing Economic Development and Invest Grp Co Ltd
Issuer
China Development Bank - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
China Development Bank
Issuer
Bank of China - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of China
Issuer
Ninghai State-owned Asset Investment Holding Group Ltd - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Ninghai State-owned Asset Investment Holding Group Ltd
Issuer
Zhengzhou Airport Xinggang Investment Group Co - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of Communications, China Industrial Securities International Financial Group Ltd, China Securities Co Ltd, CITIC Group Corp, CMBC International Holdings, CNCB (Hong Kong) Capital Ltd, Council of Europe Development Bank - CEB, Deutsche Bank, Guotai Junan Capital, Guoyuan Securities Co Ltd, Haitong Securities Co Ltd, Hua Xia Bank Co Ltd, ICBC, Industrial Bank Co Ltd, Shenwan Hongyuan Group, Standard Chartered Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Underwriter
Pingdu State-owned Assets Operation & Management Co - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
China Galaxy Securities Co Ltd, CMBC International Holdings, Donghai Securities Co Ltd, GLAM Capital Limited, Hua Xia Bank Co Ltd, Industrial Bank Co Ltd, Orient Securities, Shenwan Hongyuan Financing Services Co Ltd
Underwriter
Henan Railway Construction & Investment Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
CCB International (Holdings) Ltd, DBS Bank, Guotai Junan Capital, Hua Xia Bank Co Ltd, Industrial Bank Co Ltd, SPDB International Capital Ltd
Underwriter
Bank of China - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of China
Issuer
AVIC International Finance & Investment Ltd - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
AVIC International Finance & Investment Ltd
Issuer
Yincheng International Holding Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Yincheng International Holding Co Ltd
Issuer
Wuxing City Investment HK Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
China Industrial Securities International Financial Group Ltd, China Zheshang Bank Co Ltd, Dongxing Securities Co Ltd, Fosun Hani Securities Ltd, Harmonia Capital Co Ltd
Underwriter
Zhuzhou City Construction Development Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Council of Europe Development Bank - CEB, Guotai Junan Capital, Industrial Bank Co Ltd, Standard Chartered Bank
Underwriter
Nanjing Lishui Economics & Technology Development Corp - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of Ningbo Co, Lishui Nancheng New District Investment Development Co
Underwriter
BaiJiaYun Ltd. - M&A
2022-12-23
Linklaters
China (National)
M&A
BaiJiaYun Ltd.
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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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