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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 2
33 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Freshfields
10 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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White & Case
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

Addleshaw Goddard
5 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
7 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
11 practice areas
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Hadef & Partners
11 practice areas
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King & Spalding
10 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
10 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Reed Smith
5 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Tier 5

ALN UAE | Anjarwalla Collins & Haidermota
3 practice areas
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Afridi & Angell
9 practice areas
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DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
9 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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IBRAHIM .N. PARTNERS
4 practice areas
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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CMS (UAE)
6 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
8 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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Holman Fenwick Willan
1 practice area
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Paul Hastings
2 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
5 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
5 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Notable
12 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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White & Case
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Latham & Watkins
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Notable

Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Financial services regulatory
Tier 1
12 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
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Freshfields
10 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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White & Case
10 practice areas
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AX Law
4 practice areas
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DWF
1 practice area
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PwC Legal
1 practice area
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M&A
Notable
40 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
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Freshfields
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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White & Case
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

Addleshaw Goddard
5 practice areas
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Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
11 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
4 practice areas
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King & Spalding
10 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
7 practice areas
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BSA LAW
6 practice areas
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CMS (UAE)
6 practice areas
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Clyde & Co
7 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
9 practice areas
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IBRAHIM .N. PARTNERS
4 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
2 practice areas
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DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
8 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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Hadef & Partners
11 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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Hourani & Partners
2 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
6 practice areas
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Tribonian Law Advisors
2 practice areas
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Trowers & Hamlins
8 practice areas
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Notable

Afridi & Angell
9 practice areas
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Gowling WLG
3 practice areas
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Meysan
1 practice area
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
2 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
1 practice area
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Stephenson Harwood
5 practice areas
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Projects
Tier 2
28 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
7 practice areas
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DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
9 practice areas
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King & Spalding
10 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
8 practice areas
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White & Case
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
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Bracewell
4 practice areas
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Covington & Burling
4 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS (UAE)
6 practice areas
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Clyde & Co
7 practice areas
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DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
8 practice areas
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Freshfields
10 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Tier 5

Stephenson Harwood
5 practice areas
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Notable

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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Baker Botts
1 practice area
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Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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Hadef & Partners
11 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Trowers & Hamlins
8 practice areas
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6 results6 results
Deal Highlights
8 results8 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Emirates NBD PJSC - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Norton Rose Fulbright
United Arab Emirates
Bond issue
President Securities Corp, CTBC Bank Co Ltd, Bank SinoPac, Taishin Financial, Standard Chartered Bank, KGI Bank, Yuanta Financial Holding Co
Underwriter
Emirates NBD PJSC - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Norton Rose Fulbright
United Arab Emirates
Bond issue
Barclays, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, Commerzbank, Crédit Agricole, BNP Paribas, ING Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, JP Morgan Chase, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, Emirates NBD PJSC, Société Générale, Nomura
Underwriter
Emirates NBD PJSC - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
Norton Rose Fulbright
United Arab Emirates
Bond issue
Barclays, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Emirates NBD PJSC, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, HSBC, Commerzbank, Standard Chartered Bank, Nomura, Crédit Agricole, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Chase, Société Générale, ING Bank
Underwriter
Emirates NBD PJSC - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Norton Rose Fulbright
United Arab Emirates
Bond issue
Mitsubishi Corp
Underwriter
Emirates NBD PJSC - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Norton Rose Fulbright
United Arab Emirates
Bond issue
BNP Paribas, Morgan Stanley, Commerzbank, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Société Générale, Barclays, Citigroup, Crédit Agricole, Emirates NBD PJSC, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, ING Bank, Nomura
Underwriter
Emirates NBD PJSC - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
Norton Rose Fulbright
United Arab Emirates
Bond issue
Standard Chartered Bank, Bank SinoPac
Underwriter
Emirates NBD PJSC - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Norton Rose Fulbright
United Arab Emirates
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Nomura, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Crédit Agricole, Commerzbank, BNP Paribas, JP Morgan Chase, ING Bank, Société Générale, HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, Emirates NBD PJSC, Morgan Stanley
Underwriter
Anghami Inc. - M&A
2021-03-03
Norton Rose Fulbright
United Arab Emirates
M&A
Ayse Mahfoud, Brian Fenske, David Moore, Jr., Rishika Sengupta, Todd Schroeder, Trevor Pinkerton
Anghami Inc.
Seller
M&A
Digital transformation and renewable energy are key areas to watch, while PE and private credit will continue to drive deal activity across the region
As international corporates increasingly raise capital in the Dubai International Financial Centre, the reduction in regulatory burden can encourage more investment into the jurisdiction
ESG
Kevin Harnisch discusses how the firm is advising its clients following the SEC’s decision to cease defence of its climate disclosure rules
ESG
Lawyers urge clients to stick by compliance efforts, following the White House’s mandate to pause new enforcement of the US anti-bribery and corruption law
M&A
Adjou Ait Ben Idir reflects on her journey as a leader in the legal industry, what it means to build confidence and the importance of setting boundaries
ESG
The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive focus on the severity and likelihood of human rights and environmental impacts
M&A
Norton Rose Fulbright and Gorrissen Federspiel lawyers explain how the EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation has added to uncertainty about deal notifications in the past year
M&A
Driven by high interest rates, merger control consents and tax considerations, re-organisations are on the rise in Asia
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