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Rankings published in 2026
M&A - Foreign
Tier 2
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 1
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

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison is the Chinese presence of the international law firm of the same name. The firm services its Greater China clients from its offices in Beijing and Hong Kong.  

Originally founded in 1875, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison is a New York-based international firm with more than 1,000 lawyers across eight offices. It is also one of first foreign law firms to establish an office in mainland China, opening in Beijing in 1981. 

 

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm is strongest in the foreign private equity market, achieving top-tier status in China for this areaIt is also well recognised for its work in foreign M&A practice. 

 

Key clients 

Key clients of the firm include DCP Capital, Didi Chuxing, PAG, State Grid International Development and Wanda Sports & Media. 

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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
Investor Group - multiple investors - M&A
2021-06-21
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
China (National)
M&A
Felix Liang, Judie Ng Shortell, Wei Song
Investor Group - multiple investors
Buyer
M&A
M&A lawyers Trent Bridges and Michael Darby join the firm’s M&A groups in Houston and New York respectively
M&A
We round up top lateral hires across the finance, PE, M&A, competition and corporate practices at leading law firms in the UK, the US and the EU
ESG
Brad Karp said in a letter to the firm’s lawyers and employees that the March 14 executive order could have ‘destroyed’ the firm
ESG
US President Donald Trump withdraws an executive order against the firm as the two parties reach an agreement, including a commitment to scrap DEI policies
ESG
DEI practices named as one of the reasons behind the mandate for the suspension of the firm’s security clearances
M&A
Lawyers say Illumina’s win against the European Commission’s merger investigation uncovers patchy regulation that requires a major overhaul
M&A
Fuelled by M&A activity, US firms such as Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins and Paul Weiss report staggering revenue and PEP for the past year
M&A
The US firm has climbed the ranks of London’s legal market with a laser focus on becoming a transaction powerhouse
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