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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
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
China Zheshang Bank Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Crédit Agricole, China International Capital Corp, Bank of Communications, CMB International Capital Ltd, BOSC International Co Ltd, Huatai Securities Co Ltd, China Everbright Bank, Haitong Unitrust International Financial Leasing Co Ltd, Cinda Securities Co Ltd, CMBC International Holdings, Guotai Junan Capital, ICBC, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd
Underwriter
Beijing Capital Land Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
China Securities Co Ltd, Bank of Communications, CITIC Group Corp, China Everbright Bank, Citigroup, Central China International Capital Ltd, HSBC, China Minsheng Banking, Guotai Junan Capital, BNP Paribas, China Merchants Bank, China Silk Road International Capital, Haitong Securities Co Ltd
Underwriter
China Ping An Insurance Overseas (Holdings) Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
HSBC
Underwriter
Anhui Transportation Holding Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of Communications, China Construction Bank, ICBC, China International Capital Corp, DBS Bank, China Merchants Bank, China Minsheng Banking, CITIC Group Corp, CMB International Capital Ltd, Industrial Bank Co Ltd, Shanghai Pudong Innotek Capital Co Ltd
Underwriter
Chengdu Aerotropolis City Development Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
BOSC International Co Ltd, Guotai Junan Capital, Hua Xia Bank Co Ltd, China International Capital Corp, CEB International Capital Corp Ltd, Hung Sing Securities Ltd, SPDB International Capital Ltd, China Zheshang Bank Co Ltd, CITIC Group Corp, Industrial Bank Co Ltd, JQ Securities Ltd, Zhongtai International Securities Ltd
Underwriter
Chongqing Nan'an Urban Construction & Development (Group) Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Guotai Junan Capital, Bank of China, Industrial Bank Co Ltd, CCB International (Holdings) Ltd, Haitong Securities Co Ltd, China Everbright Bank, China Merchants Bank, CISI Financial, CNCB (Hong Kong) Capital Ltd, Shenwan Hongyuan Group
Underwriter
Chengdu Xingcheng Investment Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Hua Xia Bank Co Ltd, Essence Securities Co Ltd, Agricultural Bank of China, Guoyuan Securities Co Ltd, Wilson Securities Ltd, ICBC, Shenwan Hongyuan Group
Underwriter
New Hope Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Jefferies Group LLC
Underwriter
Bank of China - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of China
Issuer
Central China International Capital Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Central China International Capital Ltd
Issuer
China Development Bank - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
China Development Bank
Issuer
China Everbright Bank - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
China Everbright Bank
Issuer
China Everbright Bank - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
China Everbright Bank
Issuer
Bank of China - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of China
Issuer
China Development Bank - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
China Development Bank
Issuer
Zhejiang Expressway Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
UBS, Central China International Capital Ltd, Citigroup
Underwriter
Xuchang General Investment Co - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
China Zheshang Bank Co Ltd, China International Capital Corp, CISI Financial, CSC Financial Co Ltd, Haitong Securities Co Ltd
Underwriter
Changxing Urban Construction Investment Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
CNCB (Hong Kong) Capital Ltd
Underwriter
Luso International Banking Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of China, Macau Chinese Bank Ltd, Shenwan Hongyuan Group
Underwriter
Zhejiang Xinchang Rural Commercial Bank Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
Linklaters
China (National)
Bond issue
Standard Chartered Bank, BNP Paribas, ANZ Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, CMB International Capital Ltd, Bank of China, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) 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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