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Rankings published in 2026
Capital markets - Foreign
Tier 3
25 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
8 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
8 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
15 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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Cooley
5 practice areas
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DLA Piper
14 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
13 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
8 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
16 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
11 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
6 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
5 practice areas
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Tier 4

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
10 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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Reed Smith
7 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
6 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
8 practice areas
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M&A - Foreign
Tier 3
45 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
8 practice areas
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Linklaters
15 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
10 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
8 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
6 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
9 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

DLA Piper
14 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
8 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
13 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
15 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
11 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
13 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
8 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
16 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
11 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
6 practice areas
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White & Case
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
8 practice areas
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CMS
4 practice areas
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Cooley
5 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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MinterEllison
6 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
9 practice areas
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Reed Smith
7 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
8 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
5 practice areas
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Notable

Cuatrecasas
4 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
6 practice areas
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GRATA International
6 practice areas
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Garrigues
6 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
9 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
5 practice areas
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LPA Law
3 practice areas
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Nishimura & Asahi
3 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
3 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
7 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Slaughter & May is the Chinese presence of the international firm of the same name. The firm became the first London law firm to establish an office in Hong Kong when it opened in 1974.

Established in 1889, Slaughter & May is a London-based magic circle law firm with 560 lawyers across additional offices in Brussels, Beijing and Hong Kong.  Compared to similar firms of its stature the firm has a minimal overseas presence relying instead on relationships with local law firms for its international practice.

 

Focusses / specialisms

The firm has a focus on foreign capital markets and M&A.

 

Key clients

Key clients of the firm include Tencent Holdings, United Energy Group, Haitong International Capital, Goldman Sachs, Standard Chartered Bank, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing and FWD Group.

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Deal Highlights
4 results4 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
China Energy Investment Corp. Ltd. - M&A
2022-01-25
Slaughter and May
China (National)
M&A
Benedict Tang, Benita Yu, Christine Yu, Jing Chen
China Energy Investment Corp. Ltd.
Buyer
SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd. - M&A
2022-05-27
Slaughter and May
China (National)
M&A
SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd.
Buyer
Swire Properties Ltd. - M&A
2023-01-03
Slaughter and May
China (National)
M&A
Swire Properties Ltd.
Buyer
PCCW Ltd. - M&A
2023-06-21
Slaughter and May
China (National)
M&A
PCCW Ltd.
Seller
Reed Smith has set up shop in Boston, while other firms have hired across capital structure solutions, project finance, corporate and banking practices in the US, Australia and Italy
ESG
The European Commission has decided against another deferral of the EUDR but has proposed extra time for companies before enforcement starts
M&A
Senior partner Benita Yu reflects on the challenges of steering through an M&A slowdown in Asia but is optimistic that deal activity will pick up
ESG
IFLR spoke with lawyers about pioneering solutions to ESG challenges and establishing market norms in M&A deals
M&A
Slaughter and May, Kirkland & Ellis, Paul Weiss and Ashurst are advising on the takeover of Royal Mail’s parent company
M&A
Each week IFLR speaks to a different lawyer about their life and career
IFLR1000
Individuals who impressed our research team through their work or career development in July
The shortlist for the ninth annual Euromoney Legal Media Group Europe Women in Business Law Awards has been announced. For the 2019 nominees, please see below.
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