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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 1
26 firms ranked
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Tier 1

CS Associados
11 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Morais Leitão
11 practice areas
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PLMJ
11 practice areas
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VdA Vieira de Almeida
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cuatrecasas
11 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

Abreu Advogados
12 practice areas
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CMS Portugal
11 practice areas
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DLA Piper ABBC
10 practice areas
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Garrigues
10 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
3 practice areas
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SRS Legal
12 practice areas
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Sérvulo & Associados
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Deloitte Legal TELLES
7 practice areas
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Ferreira Pinto Cardigos
9 practice areas
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
11 practice areas
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Macedo Vitorino
12 practice areas
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Tier 5

J+Legal
6 practice areas
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Miranda & Associados
4 practice areas
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Raposo Bernardo
12 practice areas
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pbbr
4 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland FCB
6 practice areas
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PARES
2 practice areas
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PLEN – Sociedade de Advogados
3 practice areas
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SPS-Barrilero
6 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 1
17 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Morais Leitão
11 practice areas
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PLMJ
11 practice areas
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VdA Vieira de Almeida
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cuatrecasas
11 practice areas
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Garrigues
10 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

Abreu Advogados
12 practice areas
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CMS Portugal
11 practice areas
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CS Associados
11 practice areas
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SRS Legal
12 practice areas
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Sérvulo & Associados
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

DLA Piper ABBC
10 practice areas
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
11 practice areas
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Macedo Vitorino
12 practice areas
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J+Legal
6 practice areas
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Raposo Bernardo
12 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 1
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Morais Leitão
11 practice areas
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PLMJ
11 practice areas
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VdA Vieira de Almeida
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cuatrecasas
11 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

CS Associados
11 practice areas
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Garrigues
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

Abreu Advogados
12 practice areas
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CMS Portugal
11 practice areas
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DLA Piper ABBC
10 practice areas
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Deloitte Legal TELLES
7 practice areas
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Macedo Vitorino
12 practice areas
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SRS Legal
12 practice areas
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Sérvulo & Associados
12 practice areas
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Ferreira Pinto Cardigos
9 practice areas
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
11 practice areas
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Raposo Bernardo
12 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 2
37 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Morais Leitão
11 practice areas
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PLMJ
11 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
11 practice areas
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VdA Vieira de Almeida
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

CS Associados
11 practice areas
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Cuatrecasas
11 practice areas
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DLA Piper ABBC
10 practice areas
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Garrigues
10 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

Abreu Advogados
12 practice areas
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CMS Portugal
11 practice areas
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Ferreira Pinto Cardigos
9 practice areas
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
11 practice areas
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SRS Legal
12 practice areas
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Sérvulo & Associados
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Andersen Portugal
4 practice areas
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CCA Law Firm
3 practice areas
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Deloitte Legal TELLES
7 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland FCB
6 practice areas
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J+Legal
6 practice areas
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Macedo Vitorino
12 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
3 practice areas
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Vasconcelos Advogados
2 practice areas
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pbbr
4 practice areas
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Tier 5

CCSL Advogados
2 practice areas
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Costa Pinto
3 practice areas
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Miranda & Associados
4 practice areas
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Antas da Cunha Ecija & Associados
2 practice areas
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Azeredo Perdigão & Associados
4 practice areas
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EY Law
1 practice area
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Mouteira Guerreiro Rosa Amaral & Associados
7 practice areas
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Next Lawyers
1 practice area
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PARES
2 practice areas
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PLEN – Sociedade de Advogados
3 practice areas
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Raposo Bernardo
12 practice areas
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Riquito Advogados
2 practice areas
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SPS-Barrilero
6 practice areas
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Project development
Tier 2
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cuatrecasas
11 practice areas
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PLMJ
11 practice areas
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VdA Vieira de Almeida
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Abreu Advogados
12 practice areas
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CS Associados
11 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Sérvulo & Associados
12 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

CMS Portugal
11 practice areas
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DLA Piper ABBC
10 practice areas
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Macedo Vitorino
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Deloitte Legal TELLES
7 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland FCB
6 practice areas
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
11 practice areas
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SPS-Barrilero
6 practice areas
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SRS Legal
12 practice areas
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Miranda & Associados
4 practice areas
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Raposo Bernardo
12 practice areas
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Project finance
Tier 2
17 firms ranked
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Tier 1

CS Associados
11 practice areas
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Morais Leitão
11 practice areas
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PLMJ
11 practice areas
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VdA Vieira de Almeida
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Abreu Advogados
12 practice areas
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Cuatrecasas
11 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
11 practice areas
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Macedo Vitorino
12 practice areas
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Sérvulo & Associados
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Portugal
11 practice areas
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DLA Piper ABBC
10 practice areas
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Garrigues
10 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
3 practice areas
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SRS Legal
12 practice areas
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Raposo Bernardo
12 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 1
23 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Morais Leitão
11 practice areas
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PLMJ
11 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
11 practice areas
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VdA Vieira de Almeida
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cuatrecasas
11 practice areas
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Sérvulo & Associados
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Abreu Advogados
12 practice areas
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CMS Portugal
11 practice areas
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CS Associados
11 practice areas
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DLA Piper ABBC
10 practice areas
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Garrigues
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

Azeredo Perdigão & Associados
4 practice areas
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Deloitte Legal TELLES
7 practice areas
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
11 practice areas
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Raposo Bernardo
12 practice areas
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SPS-Barrilero
6 practice areas
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SRS Legal
12 practice areas
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Tier 5

Andersen Portugal
4 practice areas
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Caiado Guerreiro & Associados
6 practice areas
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J+Legal
6 practice areas
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Macedo Vitorino
12 practice areas
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Ferreira Pinto Cardigos
9 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Linklaters operates in Portugal through its Lisbon office, providing local insight backed by the firm’s global platform. The office forms part of Linklaters’ international network, led globally by Managing Partner Paul Lewis, with more than 500 partners worldwide.

Highlights: The team is recognised for its strength in banking and finance, debt and equity capital markets, M&A, project finance, and restructuring and insolvency. It advises domestic and international clients on complex financing and transactional mandates across the Portuguese market.

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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
Caixa Geral de Depositos - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Linklaters
Portugal
Bond issue
ING Bank, Crédit Agricole, Citigroup, CaixaBank, Groupe BPCE
Underwriter
Novo Banco SA - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Linklaters
Portugal
Bond issue
Novo Banco SA
Issuer
MDN Senior Holding SA - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
Linklaters
Portugal
Bond issue
Morgan Stanley
Underwriter
Carlyle Group Inc. - M&A
2021-03-08
Linklaters
Portugal
M&A
Alejandro Ortiz, Carmen Burgos
Carlyle Group Inc.
Seller
Power Dot - M&A
2022-05-18
Linklaters
Portugal
M&A
Power Dot
Target
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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