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Rankings published in 2026
Capital markets : Equity
Tier 2
51 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
9 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
12 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
12 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
13 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
13 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
17 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
8 practice areas
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Cooley
6 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Deacons
16 practice areas
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Fangda Partners
8 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
4 practice areas
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Tier 4

Charltons
8 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
12 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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H.M. Chan & Co
5 practice areas
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Han Kun Law Offices
5 practice areas
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
6 practice areas
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Johnson Stokes & Master
36 practice areas
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Jones Day
14 practice areas
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JunHe
11 practice areas
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Kwok Yih & Chan
7 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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MinterEllison
7 practice areas
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Reed Smith Richards Butler
12 practice areas
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Winston & Strawn
5 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
6 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
5 practice areas
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Haiwen & Partners
11 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
12 practice areas
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Seyfarth Shaw
7 practice areas
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Stevenson Wong & Co
7 practice areas
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Tian Yuan Law Firm
3 practice areas
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YYC Legal
5 practice areas
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Hedge funds
Notable
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Deacons
16 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
15 practice areas
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Tier 3

Dechert
7 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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CMS
11 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Howse Williams
7 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
12 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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Willa Legal
3 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 2
60 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
9 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
12 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
12 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
13 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
10 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Deacons
16 practice areas
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Fangda Partners
8 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
11 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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Johnson Stokes & Master
36 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
7 practice areas
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Reed Smith Richards Butler
12 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
12 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
17 practice areas
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Charltons
8 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
12 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
19 practice areas
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MinterEllison
7 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
15 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
7 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
15 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
6 practice areas
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Cooley
6 practice areas
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Dechert
7 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
5 practice areas
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Gallant
5 practice areas
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H.M. Chan & Co
5 practice areas
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Haiwen & Partners
11 practice areas
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
6 practice areas
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JunHe
11 practice areas
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Kwok Yih & Chan
7 practice areas
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LPA Law
3 practice areas
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Oldham Li & Nie
5 practice areas
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Seyfarth Shaw
7 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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Stevenson Wong & Co
7 practice areas
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Tanner De Witt
7 practice areas
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Timothy Loh
10 practice areas
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YYC Legal
5 practice areas
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Private equity
Tier 2
40 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
7 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Davis Polk & Wardwell
9 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
12 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
12 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
8 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
12 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
11 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

Cooley
6 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Deacons
16 practice areas
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Fangda Partners
8 practice areas
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H.M. Chan & Co
5 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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Johnson Stokes & Master
36 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
15 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
7 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
15 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
10 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Timothy Loh
10 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
4 practice areas
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Private equity funds
Tier 2
30 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
12 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
11 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Morrison & Foerster
12 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
12 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
15 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
17 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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CMS
11 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
8 practice areas
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Cooley
6 practice areas
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Deacons
16 practice areas
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Fangda Partners
8 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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Haiwen & Partners
11 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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Jones Day
14 practice areas
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K&L Gates
12 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
7 practice areas
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Timothy Loh
10 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Gallant
5 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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Willa Legal
3 practice areas
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Real estate funds
Notable
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
17 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
11 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Tier 3

K&L Gates
12 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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CMS
11 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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Howse Williams
7 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
12 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
7 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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Woo Kwan Lee & Lo
8 practice areas
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Retail funds
Notable
17 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Deacons
16 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
15 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Tier 3

Charltons
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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K&L Gates
12 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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Timothy Loh
10 practice areas
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CMS
11 practice areas
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Howse Williams
7 practice areas
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JunHe
11 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
12 practice areas
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Stevenson Wong & Co
7 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Formed in 1883, Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) is a San Francisco-based international law firm with 1,000 lawyers and 17 offices across the US, Asia and Europe. In Greater China, the firm established its Hong Kong office in 1983 followed by Beijing in 1998 and Shanghai in 2003. 

 

Focusses / specialisms  

MoFo offers its clients US, English and Hong Kong law advice in China-related matters and excels in the debt and equity capital markets, M&A and private equity area. It is also very active in hedge funds, private equity funds and real estate funds. 

 

Key clients 

Key clients of the firm include Kindstar Global Beijing Technology, Flowing Cloud Technology, Haitong International Capital, CLSA, BOC International, Affirma Capital, China Ping An Insurance, Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia, Alibaba Group, GLP and Softbank. 

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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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