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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 1
55 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 5

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Alston & Bird
4 practice areas
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Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Loeb & Loeb
3 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 6

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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McGuireWoods
4 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Arnall Golden Gregory
3 practice areas
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Calfee Halter & Griswold
2 practice areas
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Foley Hoag
7 practice areas
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Haynes and Boone
3 practice areas
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Luskin Stern & Eisler
4 practice areas
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Moore & Van Allen
2 practice areas
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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
4 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
2 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 1
48 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Tier 5

Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 6

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
7 practice areas
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DLA Piper
6 practice areas
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Davis Wright Tremaine
2 practice areas
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Foley Hoag
7 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
11 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Capital markets : Derivatives
Tier 4
21 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Tier 4

Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 5

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Chapman and Cutler
10 practice areas
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WilmerHale
6 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 1
48 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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Cooley
2 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
7 practice areas
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Tier 5

Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Tier 6

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Ellenoff Grossman & Schole
3 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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DLA Piper
6 practice areas
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Davis Wright Tremaine
2 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
11 practice areas
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Capital markets : High yield
Tier 2
32 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 4

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 5

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 6

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Tier 4
37 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Dentons
8 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Katten Muchin & Rosenman
7 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Tier 4

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
5 practice areas
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Chapman and Cutler
10 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 5

Alston & Bird
4 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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CFIUS
Tier 1
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Covington & Burling
3 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 2

Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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WilmerHale
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Financial services regulatory
Tier 2
32 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Covington & Burling
3 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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WilmerHale
6 practice areas
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Tier 4

Alston & Bird
4 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Husch Blackwell
5 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Tier 5

Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Littler Mendelson
1 practice area
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Loeb & Loeb
3 practice areas
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Manatt Phelps & Philips
1 practice area
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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
2 practice areas
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Williams & Connolly
1 practice area
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Hedge funds
Tier 3
27 firms ranked
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Katten Muchin & Rosenman
7 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Seward & Kissel
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen
6 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Cole-Friedman Mallon
2 practice areas
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Foley Hoag
7 practice areas
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Herrick Feinstein
6 practice areas
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Purrington Moody
3 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Sadis & Goldberg
4 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
11 practice areas
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Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt
7 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 1
58 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Nutter McClennen & Fish
2 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
4 practice areas
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Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Cole Schotz
5 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
7 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Akerman
3 practice areas
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Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Husch Blackwell
5 practice areas
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Katten Muchin & Rosenman
7 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 6

Dentons
8 practice areas
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Fenwick & West
2 practice areas
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Foley & Lardner
5 practice areas
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Foley Hoag
7 practice areas
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Perkins Coie
2 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Ballard Spahr
7 practice areas
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Bodman
3 practice areas
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Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen
6 practice areas
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Stinson
2 practice areas
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Private equity
Tier 1
38 firms ranked
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 4

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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Tier 5

Akerman
3 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Foley & Lardner
5 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Ballard Spahr
7 practice areas
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Dentons
8 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen
6 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Private equity funds
Tier 1
29 firms ranked
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 4

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Seward & Kissel
6 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Chapman and Cutler
10 practice areas
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Torys
2 practice areas
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Project finance
Tier 4
40 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 2

Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
8 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Ashurst Perkins Coie
5 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Tier 6

DLA Piper
6 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Ballard Spahr
7 practice areas
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Chapman and Cutler
10 practice areas
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Crowley Fleck
2 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Registered funds
Tier 2
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Tier 2

Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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K&L Gates
4 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young
2 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
4 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Seward & Kissel
6 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Chapman and Cutler
10 practice areas
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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
1 practice area
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Herrick Feinstein
6 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Vedder Price
2 practice areas
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WilmerHale
6 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 3
57 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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Brown Rudnick
2 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Duane Morris
4 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
4 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones
3 practice areas
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Robinson + Cole
2 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Kasowitz LLP
3 practice areas
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Katten Muchin & Rosenman
7 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Cole Schotz
5 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
2 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Whiteford Taylor & Preston
3 practice areas
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WilmerHale
6 practice areas
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Tier 6

Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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Dentons
8 practice areas
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Chapman and Cutler
10 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Sills Cummis & Gross
3 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher was founded in 1884 in New York, where it still maintains headquarters. The New York office is also the firm’s largest, but it has since expanded to 10 offices across three continents. In the United States, it has offices in New York, Houston, Los Angeles, Palo Alto and Washington D.C. It is best known for its top tier work in banking, debt and equity capital markets, M&A and private equity. The firm’s New York office is a market leader in financial and corporate practices and the California offices are market leaders in capital markets.    

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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
DigitalBridge Issuer LLC - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
United States (National)
Bond issue
DigitalBridge Issuer LLC
Issuer
Hilton Grand Vacations Inc - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
United States (National)
Bond issue
Hilton Grand Vacations Inc
Issuer
Apollo Investment Corp - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
United States (National)
Bond issue
Apollo Investment Corp
Issuer
Hellman & Friedman LLC - M&A
2021-05-06
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
United States (National)
M&A
Brian Steinhardt, Caitlin Locurto, David Rubinsky, Dean Masuda, Jonathan Porter, Joo Hyun Lee, Katherine Krause, Katie Sudol, Kelly Karapetyan, Krista McManus, Kyle Nelson, Lori Lesser, Melanie Jolson, Russell Light, Sara Razi, Simone Worthy, Stephanie Brenner, Timothy Mulvihill, Tomi Mendel, Tyler Robbins, Zachary Fialkow
Hellman & Friedman LLC
Buyer
GI Partners LLP - M&A
2021-04-08
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
United States (National)
M&A
Abigail Hopper, Adam Shapiro, Catherine Burns, Christopher May, Dennis Loiacono, Jacob Phillips, Jeannine McSweeney, Kyle Kreshover, Lori Lesser, Melanie Jolson, Michael Isby, Ravi Purohit, Siwei Yang, Sophie Staples, Zain Rifat
GI Partners LLP
Buyer
KKR & Co. - M&A
2021-10-01
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
United States (National)
M&A
Clare Gaskell, Jennifer Nadborny, Jenny Leung, Johanna Mayer, Joseph Tootle, Marcy Geller, Marni Lerner, Meredith Jones, Vishaal Patel
KKR & Co.
Buyer
Authority Brands LLC - M&A
2021-02-19
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
United States (National)
M&A
Alysha Sekhon, Benjamin Schaye, James Doyle, Jamin Koslowe, Jordan Chafetz, Lori Lesser, Mark Haddox, Michael Isby, Sophie Staples, Steven DeLott, Sung Jin
Authority Brands LLC
Buyer
Vungle Inc. - M&A
2021-06-15
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
United States (National)
M&A
Alan Fenyes, Alexander Porro, Anthony Vernace, Brian Mendick, Caitlin Lucey, Garrick Ehlers, Genevieve Dorment, Gregory Grogan, Kate Mirino, Malik Ladhani, Melanie Jolson, Michael Schaeppi, Sophie Staples, William Allen
Vungle Inc.
Buyer
Stone Point Capital LLC - M&A
2021-12-08
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
United States (National)
M&A
Alisa Tschorke, Benjamin Rippeon, Brian Robbins, Corina McIntyre, Elizabeth Cooper, Jeanne Annarumma, Krista McManus, Laurence Moss, Lori Lesser, Mark Viera, Peter Guryan, Raul Duran, Richard Jamgochian, Saqeef Ahmad, Stephanie Brenner, Vanessa Burrows, William Smolinski
Stone Point Capital LLC
Buyer
BlackRock Inc. - M&A
2021-05-17
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
United States (National)
M&A
Andrew Blau, Christopher Brown, Christopher May, Eli Shalam, Isaac Syed, Laura Gallo, Lori Lesser, Marcy Geller, Michael Spirtos, Noah Deblasi, Sophie Staples, Vanessa Burrows
BlackRock Inc.
Buyer
KKR & Co. - M&A
2021-04-05
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
United States (National)
M&A
Adeeb Fadil, Alyssa Ohanian, Brian Steinhardt, Dennis Loiacono, Etienne Renaudeau, Hunter Hampton, Joseph Tootle, M. Breen Haire, Melanie Jolson, Michael Spirtos, Nancy Mehlman, Noreen Lavan, R. Grant Gannon, Shamus Crosby, Siwei Yang, Tristan Brown, Tyler Cox, Zachary Banks
KKR & Co.
Buyer
KKR & Co. - M&A
2021-07-08
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
United States (National)
M&A
Adam Shapiro, Christopher May, Marcy Geller, Marni Lerner, Tristan Brown
KKR & Co.
Buyer
Blackstone Real Estate Partners - M&A
2021-12-20
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
United States (National)
M&A
Brian Stadler, Krista Miniutti, Matthew Rogers
Blackstone Real Estate Partners
Buyer
Blackstone REIT - M&A
2021-06-22
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
United States (National)
M&A
Anthony King, Gregory Ressa
Blackstone REIT
Buyer
Digital Colony Management LLC - M&A
2021-03-01
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
United States (National)
M&A
Allison Sweeney, Andrew Purcell, Bobbie Burrows, Brian Gluck, Brian Mendick, Caitlin Wood, Christopher May, David Lieberman, David Rubinsky, Dennis Loiacono, Genevieve Dorment, Jonathan Lindabury, Joo Hyun Lee, Leah Nudelman, Lori Lesser, Michael Isby, Ryan Bekkerus, Simone Worthy, Sung Jin, Suzy Yaster, Zain Rifat
Digital Colony Management LLC
Buyer
OverDrive Inc. - M&A
2021-06-09
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
United States (National)
M&A
Adam Shapiro, Alan Fenyes, Allison Sweeney, Alysha Sekhon, Antonio Bavasso, Bobbie Burrows, David Rubinsky, Erica Egenes, Joseph Tootle, Krista McManus, Lori Lesser, Marcy Geller, Marni Lerner, Michael Isby, Nicholas Ingros, Robyn Cho, Sandeep Mahandru, Sara Razi, Sophie Kim
OverDrive Inc.
Buyer
Hellman & Friedman LLC - M&A
2021-10-19
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
United States (National)
M&A
Alysha Sekhon, Andrew Jensen, Atif Azher, Bobbie Burrows, Brian Steinhardt, David Rubinsky, Dorothy Hector, Henry Llewellyn, Hilary Wong, Jacqueline Clinton, Jamie Lee, Jeannine McSweeney, Jennifer Ho, John Goheen, Kelly Karapetyan, Lori Lesser, Malcolm Tuesley, Mark Underwood, Michaela Dion, Naveed Anwar, Russell Light, Sara Razi, Scott Schilson, Timothy Mulvihill
Hellman & Friedman LLC
Buyer
New Mountain Capital LLC - M&A
2022-01-24
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
United States (National)
M&A
Andrew Purcell, Benjamin Schaye, Jaymon Ballew, Laurence Moss, Matthew Rogers
New Mountain Capital LLC
Buyer
Angeles Equity Partners LLC - M&A
2021-06-08
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
United States (National)
M&A
Cem Islikci, Christopher Brown, Gregory Klein, James Doyle, Jennifer Ho, John Dougherty, Koh Tanimoto, Krista McManus, Laura Gallo, Laurence Moss, Lina Pan, Malcolm Tuesley, Mark Haddox, Melanie Jolson, Michael Isby, Michael Kaplan, Noah Deblasi, Sophie Staples, Steven DeLott
Angeles Equity Partners LLC
Buyer
Apollo Global Management Inc. - M&A
2021-03-03
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
United States (National)
M&A
Amber Harezlak, Atif Azher, Benjamin Persina, Christopher Brown, Claire Hutar, Daniel Switts, Garrick Ehlers, Gregory Klein, Harry Hudesman, Jasmine Hay, Kelly Karapetyan, Krista McManus, Lori Lesser, Mark Myott, Megan Whitman, Michael Kaplan, Nathaniel Bronstein, Peter Guryan, Russell Light, Tristan Brown
Apollo Global Management Inc.
Buyer
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