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Rankings published in 2026
M&A - Foreign
Tier 3
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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Private equity - Foreign
Tier 2
26 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
8 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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Tier 2

A&O Shearman - China
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
8 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
5 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
11 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
16 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

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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Cooley
5 practice areas
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DLA Piper
14 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
5 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
8 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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O'Melveny & Myers
8 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
8 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
11 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
5 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Morrison & Foerster is the Chinese presence of the international firm of the same name. In Greater China, the firm established its Hong Kong office in 1983 followed by Beijing in 1998 and Shanghai in 2003. The firm is also one of the first US law firms to establish an office in the above-mentioned Chinese major business centres. 

Formed in 1883, Morrison & Foerster is a San Francisco-based international law firm with 1,000 lawyers and 17 offices across the US, Asia and Europe. 

 

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm has a focus on foreign M&A and private equity but is also very active in foreign capital markets and project development. 

 

Key clients 

Key clients of the firm include Alibaba Group, GLP, SoftBank, Silver Crest, Haitong International Capital, CLSA Capital Markets, BOC International Holdings and China Securities (International) Finance Holding. 

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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
China Eastern Airlines Corp Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Morrison & Foerster
China (National)
Bond issue
China Eastern Airlines Corp Ltd
Issuer
Ascendent Healthcare (Cayman) Ltd. - M&A
2021-04-25
Morrison & Foerster
China (National)
M&A
Marcia Ellis, Ruomu Li
Ascendent Healthcare (Cayman) Ltd.
Seller
Silver Crest Acquisition Corp. - M&A
2021-08-17
Morrison & Foerster
China (National)
M&A
Amanda Hines-Gold, Chuan Sun, John Owen, Joseph Sulzbach, Marcia Ellis, Matthew Lau, Mitchell Presser, Omar Pringle, Ruomu Li
Silver Crest Acquisition Corp.
Buyer
Jamieson Wellness Inc. - M&A
2023-02-23
Morrison & Foerster
China (National)
M&A
Jamieson Wellness Inc.
Seller
Allianz SE - M&A
2023-10-13
Morrison & Foerster
China (National)
M&A
Allianz SE
Seller
M&A
New hires were made across the corporate, PE, regulatory and finance practices in Abu Dhabi, Brussels, Sydney, Rome, London and the Cayman Islands
M&A
Partners at JunHe, Morrison Foerster and White & Case discuss the forces that shaped dealmaking across China, Japan and Hong Kong this year
M&A
Crescent Moran Chasteen, co-chair of the executive compensation and benefits practice, discusses why executive compensation is more than pay mechanics and how it drives stability and momentum in M&A deals
New hires and partner promotions were made across the financial services, corporate, regulatory and transaction practices in London, Riyadh and across the US
M&A
Succession issues, carve-out opportunities and regulatory reforms are creating a deal environment mutually beneficial for both Japanese business owners and PE firms
ESG
From antitrust crackdowns to state-level litigation, ESG practices are under siege
ESG
As ESG strategies become politically charged, companies face mounting legal exposure — from shareholder activism to federal rollbacks
New hires were made across the capital markets, finance and M&A practices in New York, London, Frankfurt and Hamburg
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