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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 5
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A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
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Latham & Watkins
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White & Case
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Tier 2

Bredin Prat
12 practice areas
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De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
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Paul Hastings
9 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
10 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
14 practice areas
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Dentons
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Bird & Bird
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
10 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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LPA Law
7 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
9 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
7 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
7 practice areas
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Tier 6

Bignon Lebray
10 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
3 practice areas
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UGGC Avocats
7 practice areas
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Volt & Associes
4 practice areas
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August Debouzy
8 practice areas
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
2 practice areas
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De Gaulle Fleurance
11 practice areas
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Fidal
6 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
4 practice areas
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Holman Fenwick Willan
4 practice areas
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King & Spalding
9 practice areas
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Lacourte Raquin Tatar
5 practice areas
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Levine Keszler
6 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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Nabarro Béraud Avocats
2 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
7 practice areas
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Racine
6 practice areas
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Reed Smith
9 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
4 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Notable
18 firms ranked
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A&O Shearman
15 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
14 practice areas
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bredin Prat
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
14 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
8 practice areas
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De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
14 practice areas
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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Cabinet Bompoint
3 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
9 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
10 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 5
68 firms ranked
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Bredin Prat
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
14 practice areas
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Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
8 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
15 practice areas
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BDGS Associés
5 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
14 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
14 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
8 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
10 practice areas
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
14 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

August Debouzy
8 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Cabinet Bompoint
3 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Lacourte Raquin Tatar
5 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
12 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
9 practice areas
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Tier 5

Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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Bignon Lebray
10 practice areas
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Dechert
4 practice areas
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FTPA
4 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
4 practice areas
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King & Spalding
9 practice areas
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LPA Law
7 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
9 practice areas
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Veil Jourde
4 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
4 practice areas
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Tier 6

Aramis
3 practice areas
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Argos Avocats
3 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
10 practice areas
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DS Avocats
9 practice areas
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Fidal
6 practice areas
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Joffe & Associés
5 practice areas
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Reed Smith
9 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
7 practice areas
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UGGC Avocats
7 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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ARCHERS
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Chammas & Marcheteau
5 practice areas
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Coblence Avocats
2 practice areas
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Degroux Brugère
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Desfilis
2 practice areas
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Grant Thornton Société d’Avocats
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HERALD
1 practice area
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Holman Fenwick Willan
4 practice areas
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LL Berg
3 practice areas
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Latournerie Wolfrom & Associés
2 practice areas
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Levine Keszler
6 practice areas
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Mermoz Avocats
3 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
6 practice areas
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Racine
6 practice areas
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Steering Legal
2 practice areas
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Private equity
Tier 4
63 firms ranked
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
10 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bredin Prat
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
14 practice areas
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De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
14 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
4 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
3 practice areas
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
15 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
14 practice areas
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DLA Piper
10 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
14 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
9 practice areas
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Scotto Partners
6 practice areas
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
8 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
9 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
8 practice areas
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UGGC Avocats
7 practice areas
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Tier 5

Bignon Lebray
10 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
8 practice areas
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Chammas & Marcheteau
5 practice areas
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DS Avocats
9 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Franklin
7 practice areas
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Gowling WLG
9 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Joffe & Associés
5 practice areas
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LL Berg
3 practice areas
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Lamartine Conseil
2 practice areas
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Mermoz Avocats
3 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
7 practice areas
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Volt & Associes
4 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
4 practice areas
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ASAFO & Co
5 practice areas
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Argos Avocats
3 practice areas
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August Debouzy
8 practice areas
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Berry Avocats
1 practice area
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Coblence Avocats
2 practice areas
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Crefovi
4 practice areas
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Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
8 practice areas
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Dechert
4 practice areas
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Duroc Partners
1 practice area
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FTPA
4 practice areas
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Fidal
6 practice areas
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King & Spalding
9 practice areas
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Levine Keszler
6 practice areas
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Moncey Avocats
1 practice area
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Nova Avocats
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Racine
6 practice areas
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Reed Smith
9 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 5
51 firms ranked
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De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
10 practice areas
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bredin Prat
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
14 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
14 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
8 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
14 practice areas
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

August Debouzy
8 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
9 practice areas
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Racine
6 practice areas
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Tier 5

A&O Shearman
15 practice areas
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ADVANT Altana
2 practice areas
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Boché Dobelle
2 practice areas
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CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Chammas & Marcheteau
5 practice areas
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FTPA
4 practice areas
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Fidal
6 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
9 practice areas
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Rescue
2 practice areas
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Simon Associés
1 practice area
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Stephenson Harwood
7 practice areas
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UGGC Avocats
7 practice areas
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Valoren
2 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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Bignon Lebray
10 practice areas
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DS Avocats
9 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
7 practice areas
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Franklin
7 practice areas
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Joffe & Associés
5 practice areas
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LPA Law
7 practice areas
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Lamartine Conseil
2 practice areas
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Levine Keszler
6 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
7 practice areas
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Steering Legal
2 practice areas
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Veil Jourde
4 practice areas
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Viguié Schmidt & Associés
4 practice areas
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Volt & Associes
4 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

 McDermott Will & Schulte is the Paris office of the international law firm of the same name. The office has 80 lawyers.  

McDermott Will & Emery is an international law firm established in the 1930s. The firm is chaired by partner Ira Coleman and has 20 offices in seven countries and more than1,200 lawyers. 

 

Focusses / specialisms 

The Paris office has a focus on banking, M&A, private equity and project finance. 

 

Key clients 

Key clients of the firm include Abénex, Andera Partners (ActoMezz), Natixis, Tikehau Capital, CAPZA, Five Arrows Direct Lending, Banco Santander, CACIB and LGT Private Debt. 

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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
Investor Group - multiple investors - M&A
2022-01-26
McDermott Will & Schulte
France
M&A
Antoine Vergnat, Come de Saint Vincent, Édouard Balades, Henri Pieyre de Mandiargues, Pierre-Arnoux Mayoly, Shirin Deyhim
Investor Group - multiple investors
Buyer
Qualium Investissement - M&A
2021-07-02
McDermott Will & Schulte
France
M&A
Qualium Investissement
Seller
Abenex Capital SA - M&A
2021-05-11
McDermott Will & Schulte
France
M&A
Gregoire Andrieux
Abenex Capital SA
Buyer
Naxicap Partners - M&A
2021-04-27
McDermott Will & Schulte
France
M&A
Henri de Mandiargues, Pierre-Arnoux Mayoly, Stanislas Offroy
Naxicap Partners
Buyer
Investor group including management - M&A
2021-05-27
McDermott Will & Schulte
France
M&A
Anne-Lorraine Mereaux, Antoine Vergnat, Baptiste Tigaud, Caroline Palmer, Claire Barra, Come de Saint Vincent, Gregoire Andrieux, Hugo Lamour, Jilali Maazouz, Matthieu Adam, Matthieu Rannou, Pierre-Arnoux Mayoly, Sofiya Kachan, Stanislas Chenu
Investor group including management
Buyer
Seller Group - multiple shareholders - M&A
2021-05-14
McDermott Will & Schulte
France
M&A
Gregoire Andrieux, Herschel Guez, Sacha Frantz, Tess Souquet-Basiege
Seller Group - multiple shareholders
Seller
Cafpi SA - M&A
2021-05-06
McDermott Will & Schulte
France
M&A
Cafpi SA
Target
Corlieve Therapeutics SAS - M&A
2021-06-22
McDermott Will & Schulte
France
M&A
Corlieve Therapeutics SAS
Target
Avison Young (Canada) Inc. - M&A
2021-05-27
McDermott Will & Schulte
France
M&A
Nicolas Lafont
Avison Young (Canada) Inc.
Buyer
Ardian SA - M&A
2021-11-02
McDermott Will & Schulte
France
M&A
Antoine Vergnat, Clarisse Roux, Come de Saint Vincent, Diana Hund, Fanny Le Pogam, Marianne Zwobada, Matthieu Rannou, Pierre-Arnoux Mayoly, Shirin Deyhim
Ardian SA
Buyer
Engie SA - M&A
2022-02-03
McDermott Will & Schulte
France
M&A
Bertrand Delafaye, Charlotte Michellet, Jilali Maazouz, Laurent Ayache, Louis Feuillee, Nicolas Chaubet, Shurong Qu
Engie SA
Seller
Investor group including management - M&A
2022-03-18
McDermott Will & Schulte
France
M&A
Gregoire Andrieux
Investor group including management
Buyer
Andera Partners - M&A
2022-03-23
McDermott Will & Schulte
France
M&A
Antoine Vergnat, Auriane Tournay, Camille Judas, Come de Saint Vincent, Gregoire Andrieux, Paul de Laguich, Pierre-Arnoux Mayoly, Shirin Deyhim, Tess Souquet-Basiege
Andera Partners
Buyer
Eurazeo SE - M&A
2022-03-17
McDermott Will & Schulte
France
M&A
Anne France Moreau, Antoine Vergnat, Boris Wolkoff, Come de Saint Vincent, Diana Hund, Fanny Le Pogam, Pierre-Arnoux Mayoly, Raphaëlle Monjou, Stanislas Chenu
Eurazeo SE
Buyer
Investor Group - multiple investors - M&A
2022-02-16
McDermott Will & Schulte
France
M&A
Antoine Vergnat, Antonia Teleman, Auriane Tournay, Come de Saint Vincent, Fanny Rech, Gregoire Andrieux, Nathalia Tekely, Paul de Laguich, Pierre-Arnoux Mayoly
Investor Group - multiple investors
Buyer
GeFi Assurance - M&A
2022-03-14
McDermott Will & Schulte
France
M&A
Gregoire Andrieux
GeFi Assurance
Target
Gauzy Ltd. - M&A
2022-02-21
McDermott Will & Schulte
France
M&A
Baptiste Tigaud, Come de Saint Vincent, David Revcolevschi, Fanny Rech, Gary Emmanuel, Mark Selinger, Meir Lewittes, Nathalia Tekely, Pierre-Arnoux Mayoly, Stanislas Chenu
Gauzy Ltd.
Buyer
Kepler Cheuvreux group - M&A
2021-10-12
McDermott Will & Schulte
France
M&A
Boris Wolkoff, Fabrice Piollet
Kepler Cheuvreux group
Buyer
Frichti - M&A
2022-01-24
McDermott Will & Schulte
France
M&A
Antonia Teleman, Gregoire Andrieux, Maxime Fradet
Frichti
Target
Finoli Group - M&A
2022-07-22
McDermott Will & Schulte
France
M&A
Antoine Venier, Boris Wolkoff, Clarice Duclos, Clarisse Roux, Gregoire Andrieux, Marie-Muriel Barthelet
Finoli Group
Seller
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