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Simmons & Simmons

United Arab Emirates

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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 4
33 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
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Linklaters
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Tier 2

Al Tamimi & Company
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Dentons
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Freshfields
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Norton Rose Fulbright
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White & Case
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Tier 3

Addleshaw Goddard
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Pinsent Masons
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
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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
Tier 3
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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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
Notable
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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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 4
19 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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
11 practice areas
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DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Addleshaw Goddard
5 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
10 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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White & Case
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
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Hadef & Partners
11 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
8 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Notable

Al-Suwaidi & Company
1 practice area
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BSA LAW
6 practice areas
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King & Spalding
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
Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Simmons & Simmons is an international law firm headquartered in London. The firm was founded in 1896 and has been working in the UAE for more than 25 years. The deal team includes a lot of highly regarded practitioners such as partner James Coleman. It is mostly known for its award-winning banking practice specifically Islamic finance led by partner Aditi Sanyal. The team regularly advises on complex and high-value transactional matters across technology, media and telecommunications sectors. 

4 results4 results
Umera Ali
Firm:
Simmons & Simmons
Practice Area:
Banking and finance
Jurisdiction:
United Arab Emirates
James Coleman
Firm:
Simmons & Simmons
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Arab Emirates
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Jane Flournoy
Firm:
Simmons & Simmons
Practice Area:
Banking and finance
Jurisdiction:
United Arab Emirates
Lee Irvine
Firm:
Simmons & Simmons
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Islamic finance
Jurisdiction:
United Arab Emirates
Industry Sector:
Banking
Financial services
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Deal Highlights
5 results5 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
Simmons & Simmons
United Arab Emirates
Bond issue
E.Sun Commercial Bank, Bank SinoPac, KGI Bank, Yuanta Financial Holding Co
Underwriter
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Simmons & Simmons
United Arab Emirates
Bond issue
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, Barclays, ING Bank, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Chase
Underwriter
First Abu Dhabi Bank - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Simmons & Simmons
United Arab Emirates
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Underwriter
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
Simmons & Simmons
United Arab Emirates
Bond issue
Standard Chartered Bank
Underwriter
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Simmons & Simmons
United Arab Emirates
Bond issue
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Barclays, JP Morgan Chase
Underwriter
M&A
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Simmons & Simmons corporate partner: ‘Do the important, not the urgent’
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
April 08 2026
Banking
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Simmons & Simmons finance partner: ‘Be more than a technical expert’
Ester Chow, partner in the firm’s financial markets group in Hong Kong, discusses fragmented APAC markets, private capital inflows and advising across borders
February 23 2026
M&A
Milan, Italy - September 15, 2024: architectural skyline of Piazza Gae Aulenti during sunset.
This week’s people moves: Ropes & Gray, White & Case and more
New hires were made across PE, M&A, capital markets and finance practices in key hubs including Milan, New York and London
Noemi Distefano, January 08 2026
Banking
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This week’s people moves: Simmons & Simmons, CMS and more
New hires were made across the finance and corporate practices in Hong Kong, Melbourne and the Czech Republic
Karry Lai, August 21 2025
M&A
Toronto
This week’s people moves: DLA Piper, Dentons and more
New hires were made across the corporate and M&A practices in New York City, Boston, Frankfurt and Toronto
Karry Lai, August 14 2025
Banking
singapore
The digital gold rush: decoding Singapore’s crypto regulation blueprint
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
Yingyu Wang, February 17 2025
Banking
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This week’s people moves: Clifford Chance, Latham and more
New hires were made across the banking, corporate and capital markets practices in London, New York, Hong Kong and Singapore
Karry Lai, January 09 2025
Capital Markets
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Primer: EU’s Retail Investment Strategy and execution-only inducements ban
Law firms are helping asset managers and advisers understand the implications of this contentious component of the EU’s Retail Investment Strategy
Thomas Helm, May 27 2024
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