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Rankings published in 2026
Banking and finance
Tier 5
35 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
4 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
11 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
7 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Tier 5

Baker McKenzie
10 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Gütt Olk Feldhaus
5 practice areas
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
9 practice areas
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King & Spalding
6 practice areas
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Luther
4 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
7 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
9 practice areas
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Notable

Astera Legal
3 practice areas
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
3 practice areas
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LARK
18 practice areas
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LSP | Lindemann Schwennicke & Partner
4 practice areas
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Schalast & Partner (Schalast Law | Tax)
5 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
7 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
5 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
6 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Notable
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
6 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
9 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
7 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 5

Kirkland & Ellis
11 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
5 practice areas
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Financial services regulatory
Notable
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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LSP | Lindemann Schwennicke & Partner
4 practice areas
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PwC Legal
1 practice area
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Annerton
1 practice area
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Gunnercooke
1 practice area
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Jones Day
5 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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Schalast & Partner (Schalast Law | Tax)
5 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 4
56 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
11 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
10 practice areas
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CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
9 practice areas
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Tier 5

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
5 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
5 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
3 practice areas
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
9 practice areas
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Jones Day
5 practice areas
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K&L Gates
2 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
1 practice area
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Morrison & Foerster
2 practice areas
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SZA Schilling Zutt & Anschütz
4 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Tier 6

Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Berner Fleck Wettich
2 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
1 practice area
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GLNS
5 practice areas
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Glade Michel Wirtz
4 practice areas
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Gütt Olk Feldhaus
5 practice areas
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Kallan
2 practice areas
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King & Spalding
6 practice areas
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Oppenhoff & Partner
6 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
10 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
5 practice areas
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Renzenbrink & Partner
2 practice areas
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Schalast & Partner (Schalast Law | Tax)
5 practice areas
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ADVANT Beiten
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Arqis
3 practice areas
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Dechert
3 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
3 practice areas
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LARK
18 practice areas
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Leo Schmidt-Hollburg Witte & Frank
2 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
7 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
1 practice area
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POELLATH
4 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
7 practice areas
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YPOG
3 practice areas
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Private equity
Tier 4
36 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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POELLATH
4 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
5 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
4 practice areas
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Gütt Olk Feldhaus
5 practice areas
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LUPP + PARTNER
1 practice area
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
10 practice areas
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Renzenbrink & Partner
2 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
7 practice areas
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YPOG
3 practice areas
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Astera Legal
3 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
5 practice areas
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EY Law
4 practice areas
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GLNS
5 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
3 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
3 practice areas
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King & Spalding
6 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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Restructuring
Tier 4
26 firms ranked
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Görg
6 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
9 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
7 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
9 practice areas
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Wellensiek
3 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Glade Michel Wirtz
4 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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Schultze & Braun
3 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
7 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Chicago-headquartered McDermott Will & Schulte has been expending its German offering. As of 2024, the firm had offices in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich and boasted over 70 corporate lawyers alone. In 2023, it deepened its bench with the addition of experienced partners including Matthias Weissinger, Ludwig Zesch and Felix Ganzer. The investment has paid dividends, with the firm's profile in Germany steadily rising, and in 2024 McDermott climbed the rankings in three tables: M&A, private equity and banking. The firm has been engaged on significant projects by clients such as Vuelta Group, Deutsche Beteiligungs, Hyundai Corporation and Investcorp Technology. Key partners include Michael Cziesla and Christoph Coene

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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
ABL-TECHNIC Entlackung GmbH - M&A
2021-02-08
McDermott Will & Schulte
Germany
M&A
Christian Rolf, Elena Platte, Isabelle Muller, Maximilian Clostermeyer, Michael Cziesla, Tobias Riemenschneider
ABL-TECHNIC Entlackung GmbH
Buyer
Investor Group - multiple investors - M&A
2021-03-17
McDermott Will & Schulte
Germany
M&A
Andrea Stockhorst, Christoph Coenen, Daniel von Brevern, Germar Enders, Marcus Fischer, Nikolaus von Jacobs
Investor Group - multiple investors
Buyer
Ardian SA - M&A
2021-03-10
McDermott Will & Schulte
Germany
M&A
Antoine Vergnat, Come de Saint Vincent, Diana Hund, Emmanuelle Turek, Germar Enders, Matthias Weingut, Nina Siewert
Ardian SA
Buyer
Silverfleet Capital Partners LLP - M&A
2022-02-21
McDermott Will & Schulte
Germany
M&A
Silverfleet Capital Partners LLP
Seller
Fleetpool GmbH - M&A
2021-10-13
McDermott Will & Schulte
Germany
M&A
Jan Huckel
Fleetpool GmbH
Target
Ampersand Capital Partners - M&A
2022-03-01
McDermott Will & Schulte
Germany
M&A
Michael Cziesla
Ampersand Capital Partners
Buyer
Andera Partners - M&A
2022-01-12
McDermott Will & Schulte
Germany
M&A
Come de Saint Vincent, Gregoire Andrieux, Pierre-Arnoux Mayoly
Andera Partners
Buyer
Horst Poppel Logistik and Transport GmbH & Co. KG - M&A
2022-02-15
McDermott Will & Schulte
Germany
M&A
Alexa Ningelgen, Björn Biehl, Carina Kant, Germar Enders, Jan Jost, Marcus Fischer, Nina Siewert, Sandra Urban-Crell
Horst Poppel Logistik and Transport GmbH & Co. KG
Target
Mainova AG - M&A
2021-11-18
McDermott Will & Schulte
Germany
M&A
Alexa Ningelgen, Carina Kant, Christian Krohs, Christian Masch, Elif Üzumovali, Franziska Leubner, Gudrun Germakowski, Isabella Katzlmeier, Kian Tauser, Lisa Schickling, Lukas Deutzmann, Marcus Fischer, Marion von Gronheim, Maximilian Clostermeyer, Nikolas Koutsos, Norman Wasse, Oliver Hahnelt, Tina Zeller
Mainova AG
Buyer
FotoFinder Systems GmbH - M&A
2022-04-07
McDermott Will & Schulte
Germany
M&A
FotoFinder Systems GmbH
Target
Door2Door GmbH - M&A
2022-03-24
McDermott Will & Schulte
Germany
M&A
Sebastian von Lossow
Door2Door GmbH
Target
ISEL Germany AG - M&A
2022-01-27
McDermott Will & Schulte
Germany
M&A
Christian Masch, Christian Rolf, Clemens Just, Heiko Kermer, Isabella Katzlmeier, Isabelle Muller, Lisa Schickling, Maximilian Clostermeyer, Nadine Hartung, Tina Zeller
ISEL Germany AG
Target
Myonex - M&A
2022-02-28
McDermott Will & Schulte
Germany
M&A
Myonex
Buyer
Main Capital Partners BV - M&A
2022-08-31
McDermott Will & Schulte
Germany
M&A
Christian Masch, Dorothea Zimny, Dustin Schwerdtfeger, Felicitas Faber, Gudrun Germakowski, Hannah Henseling, Honzen Johannes, Isabelle Muller, Johanna Greisel, Lisa Schickling, Lukas Deutzmann, Lukas Wasylow-Neuhaus, Marcus Fischer, Marion von Gronheim, Markus Hunkenschröder, Norman Wasse, Oliver Hahnelt, Philipp Schauble
Main Capital Partners BV
Buyer
Seller Group - multiple shareholders - M&A
2023-01-11
McDermott Will & Schulte
Germany
M&A
Benjamin Maciejewski, Fabian Appadoo, Germar Enders, Marcus Fischer, Matthias Weingut, Nikolaus von Jacobs, Nina Siewert, Philipp Schauble, Robert Feind, Sebastian Gerstner
Seller Group - multiple shareholders
Seller
Seller Group - multiple shareholders - M&A
2023-03-15
McDermott Will & Schulte
Germany
M&A
Michael Cziesla
Seller Group - multiple shareholders
Seller
Rantum Capital Management GmbH - M&A
2023-03-31
McDermott Will & Schulte
Germany
M&A
Holger Ebersberger.
Rantum Capital Management GmbH
Buyer
Kebos Group - M&A
2023-04-11
McDermott Will & Schulte
Germany
M&A
Nikolaus von Jacobs
Kebos Group
Target
GWS Gesellschaft fuer Warenwirtschafts-Systeme mbH - M&A
2023-05-02
McDermott Will & Schulte
Germany
M&A
Michael Cziesla
GWS Gesellschaft fuer Warenwirtschafts-Systeme mbH
Buyer
Vuealta Group Ltd. - M&A
2023-10-25
McDermott Will & Schulte
Germany
M&A
Christian Masch, David Grimes, Kai Grandpierre, Philipp Grenzebach, Sebastian Klein, Simon Apelojg, Wolfgang von Frentz
Vuealta Group Ltd.
Buyer
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