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Rankings published in 2026
Banking - Foreign
Tier 3
13 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Linklaters
15 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
8 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
13 practice areas
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White & Case
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
15 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
16 practice areas
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Reed Smith
7 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
8 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
9 practice areas
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Capital markets - Foreign
Tier 3
25 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
8 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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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
8 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
15 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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Cooley
5 practice areas
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DLA Piper
14 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
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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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
5 practice areas
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Tier 4

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
10 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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Reed Smith
7 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
6 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
8 practice areas
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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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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

Founded in 1951, Paul Hastings is a global law firm that has strategically grown to anticipate and respond to clients' needs in markets across the globe. The firm has a strong presence in Asia. The firm’s Beijing and Shanghai teams work closely with offices in Hong Kong, Seoul, and Tokyo to advise clients throughout Asia.

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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
Seazen Holdings Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Paul Hastings
China (National)
Bond issue
Central China International Capital Ltd, Central Wealth Securities Investment Ltd, Haitong Securities Co Ltd, CITIC Group Corp, Zhongtai International Securities Ltd, China Merchants Bank, Guotai Junan Capital
Underwriter
Jiangsu Dieshiqiao Home Textile Industry Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Paul Hastings
China (National)
Bond issue
Jiangsu Dieshiqiao Home Textile Industry Group Co Ltd
Issuer
China Everbright Bank - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Paul Hastings
China (National)
Bond issue
China Everbright Bank
Issuer
Contemporary Ruiding Development Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Paul Hastings
China (National)
Bond issue
Contemporary Ruiding Development Ltd
Issuer
Rudong County Jinxin Transport Engineer Construct Inv Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Paul Hastings
China (National)
Bond issue
Soochow Securities Co Ltd, China Galaxy Securities Co Ltd, AMC Wanhai Securities Limited
Underwriter
Rudong County Jinxin Transport Engineer Construct Inv Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Paul Hastings
China (National)
Bond issue
Haitong Securities Co Ltd, CMB International Capital Ltd, Industrial Bank Co Ltd, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd
Underwriter
Seazen Holdings Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Paul Hastings
China (National)
Bond issue
China Merchants Bank, CITIC Group Corp, Haitong Securities Co Ltd, Seazen Holdings Co Ltd
Underwriter
Rudong County Jinxin Transport Engineer Construct Inv Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Paul Hastings
China (National)
Bond issue
AMC Wanhai Securities Limited, Haitong Securities Co Ltd, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd
Underwriter
Yuzhou Group Holdings Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Paul Hastings
China (National)
Bond issue
Yuzhou Group Holdings Co Ltd
Issuer
Yuzhou Group Holdings Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Paul Hastings
China (National)
Bond issue
Yuzhou Group Holdings Co Ltd
Issuer
Rudong County Jinxin Transport Engineer Construct Inv Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Paul Hastings
China (National)
Bond issue
Rudong County Jinxin Transport Engineer Construct Inv Co Ltd
Issuer
Jiangsu Tenghai Investment Holding Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Paul Hastings
China (National)
Bond issue
Jiangsu Tenghai Investment Holding Group Co Ltd
Issuer
Jiangsu Ruihai Investment Holding Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Paul Hastings
China (National)
Bond issue
Jiangsu Ruihai Investment Holding Group Co Ltd
Issuer
Rudong County Mintai Urban and Rural Construct Eng Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Paul Hastings
China (National)
Bond issue
Rudong County Mintai Urban and Rural Construct Eng Co Ltd
Issuer
Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd. - M&A
2023-01-03
Paul Hastings
China (National)
M&A
Aaron Long, Alex Chan, Jeff Lee, Jessica Lam, Peter Cheng, Vivian Lam
Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd.
Seller
Bestpath (Shanghai) IoT Technology Co. Ltd. - M&A
2023-03-27
Paul Hastings
China (National)
M&A
Bestpath (Shanghai) IoT Technology Co. Ltd.
Target
Big Tree Cloud International Group Ltd. - M&A
2023-10-10
Paul Hastings
China (National)
M&A
Big Tree Cloud International Group Ltd.
Target
Paul Hastings’ latest finance hires from Cahill and Ropes & Gray stood out in a week that also saw Akin and Charles Russell Speechlys add corporate partners
M&A
After more than 23 years at Slaughter and May, Mark Zerdin discusses the appeal of joining a firm in growth mode and where he sees momentum in dealmaking
New hires made in regulatory, corporate, M&A and finance practices at leading firms across the US and the UK, while German Hengeler Mueller elected two new managing partners
M&A
New hires were made across the M&A, corporate and finance teams at leading firms across the UK, Germany and Saudi Arabia
New hires were made across the antitrust, M&A, corporate and finance practices in Brussels, London, Charlotte, Washington DC, New York and San Diego
Patrick Bright and William Needham are the newest entries in the firm’s London private capital practice
Leading fund finance partners from Haynes Boone and Cadwalader join to strengthen lender-side offering
M&A
New hires were made across the corporate, PE, finance and regulatory practices in Johannesburg, London and Houston
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