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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
16 practice areas
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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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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Chengdu Jiaozi Financial Holding Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Chengdu Jiaozi Financial Holding Co Ltd
Issuer
Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd
Issuer
China Development Bank - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
China Development Bank
Issuer
China Cinda Asset Management Co - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
China Cinda Asset Management Co
Issuer
China Development Bank - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
China Development Bank
Issuer
Guangzhou R&F Properties Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Credit Suisse, HeungKong Securities Ltd, CITIC Group Corp, JP Morgan Chase
Underwriter
Nanchang Jinkai Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Dongxing Securities Co Ltd, ICBC, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd
Underwriter
China Huaneng Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Industrial Bank Co Ltd, ICBC, Citigroup, Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, JP Morgan Chase, Mizuho Bank
Underwriter
Shandong Marine Group Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Central China International Capital Ltd, Industrial Bank of Korea, Hua Xia Bank Co Ltd, China PA Securities (Hong Kong) Co Ltd, Huatai Securities Co Ltd, Shenwan Hongyuan Group
Underwriter
Taizhou Urban Construction and Invest Dev Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Carlyon Securities Ltd, Bank of China, Orient Securities, China Zheshang Bank Co Ltd, BOSC International Co Ltd, China Everbright Bank, Hua Xia Bank Co Ltd, Citigroup, Industrial Bank Co Ltd, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd
Underwriter
Beijing Capital Development - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
China Minsheng Banking, Bank of Communications, Huatai Securities Co Ltd, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd, Haitong Securities Co Ltd, China Everbright Bank, Central China International Capital Ltd
Underwriter
Gansu Provincial Highway Aviation Tourism Investment Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Nanyang Commercial Bank Ltd, Bank of Communications, CCB International (Holdings) Ltd, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, China Everbright Bank, China Minsheng Banking, Hua Xia Bank Co Ltd, Industrial Bank Co Ltd
Underwriter
Zhejiang Energy Group Co - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Central China International Capital Ltd, China Everbright Bank, China Minsheng Banking, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd, ICBC, Agricultural Bank of China, CITIC Group Corp, China Merchants Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, CCB International (Holdings) Ltd, Industrial Bank Co Ltd
Underwriter
AVIC International Finance & Investment Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
AVIC International Finance & Investment Ltd
Issuer
GF Securities Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
GF Securities Co Ltd
Issuer
Guoren Property & Casualty Insurance Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Guoren Property & Casualty Insurance Co Ltd
Issuer
Bank of China - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of China
Issuer
Guangxi Liuzhou Rail Transit Investment Dev Group Co - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Guangxi Liuzhou Rail Transit Investment Dev Group Co
Issuer
Meituan Dianping - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs
Underwriter
Xuchang General Investment Co - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Central China International Capital Ltd, Soochow Securities Co Ltd, CNCB (Hong Kong) Capital Ltd, Central Wealth Securities Investment Ltd, CSC Financial Co Ltd, Hua Xia Bank Co Ltd, Guotai Junan Capital, Huatai Securities Co 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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