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Rankings published in 2026
Banking - Foreign
Tier 4
24 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
17 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
17 practice areas
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Linklaters
17 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
17 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
17 practice areas
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Milbank
17 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
7 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
17 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
16 practice areas
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Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
21 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
16 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Lee & Lee
17 practice areas
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King & Spalding
7 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang (Singapore)
3 practice areas
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Duane Morris & Selvam
19 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Mallesons
5 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
11 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
17 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
10 practice areas
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Investment funds
Tier 3
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Allen & Gledhill
16 practice areas
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Rajah & Tann Singapore
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Drew & Napier
14 practice areas
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Shook Lin & Bok
14 practice areas
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WongPartnership
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

BTPLaw
3 practice areas
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CNPLaw
15 practice areas
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Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
21 practice areas
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Eng and Co
5 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Withers KhattarWong
10 practice areas
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Notable

Avant Law
5 practice areas
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Duane Morris & Selvam
19 practice areas
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Foxwood
4 practice areas
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JT Legal
5 practice areas
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OC Queen Street
4 practice areas
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TSMP Law Corporation
13 practice areas
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Yuen Law
5 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Established in 2013, Simmons & Simmons JWS’ Singapore office serves as a hub for the firm’s regional practice. Key figures include partners Rolfe Hayden and Jek-Aun Long.

 

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm provides both international and Singapore law advice and is recognised for its banking, capital markets, investment funds and project development practices.

The investment funds team has a focus on hedge funds work, and the banking team advises on a range of matters, including trade and commodity finance, fund finance, acquisition finance, and margin lending.

 

Key clients  

Clients include Citibank, JP Morgan Chase Bank, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, BlackRock Global Funds, BlackRock Strategic Funds, and BNY Mellon Global Funds.

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M&A
Michelle Phang, who joined the firm as head of M&A for Southeast Asia in January, breaks down key trends shaping the region’s dealmaking
Ester Chow, partner in the firm’s financial markets group in Hong Kong, discusses fragmented APAC markets, private capital inflows and advising across borders
M&A
New hires were made across PE, M&A, capital markets and finance practices in key hubs including Milan, New York and London
New hires were made across the finance and corporate practices in Hong Kong, Melbourne and the Czech Republic
M&A
New hires were made across the corporate and M&A practices in New York City, Boston, Frankfurt and Toronto
Crypto regulation in Singapore has evolved from one that was heavily tilted towards anti-money laundering efforts to one that is also focused on customer protection
New hires were made across the banking, corporate and capital markets practices in London, New York, Hong Kong and Singapore
Law firms are helping asset managers and advisers understand the implications of this contentious component of the EU’s Retail Investment Strategy
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