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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Notable
41 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Johnson Stokes & Master
36 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
13 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Deacons
16 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
19 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
12 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
13 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
14 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
17 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Gallant
5 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
11 practice areas
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Haiwen & Partners
11 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
7 practice areas
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Reed Smith Richards Butler
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
15 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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CMS
11 practice areas
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Charltons
8 practice areas
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Fangda Partners
8 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
6 practice areas
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JunHe
11 practice areas
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Sterlington PLLC
1 practice area
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Tanner De Witt
7 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
4 practice areas
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Project finance
Tier 3
23 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
17 practice areas
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CMS
11 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
11 practice areas
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Haiwen & Partners
11 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
12 practice areas
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Jones Day
14 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
15 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
15 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
4 practice areas
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JunHe
11 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
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31 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Tanner De Witt
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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Johnson Stokes & Master
36 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
4 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
17 practice areas
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CMS
11 practice areas
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Deacons
16 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hauzen
5 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Reed Smith Richards Butler
12 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
14 practice areas
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Charltons
8 practice areas
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
6 practice areas
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Kwok Yih & Chan
7 practice areas
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LPA Law
3 practice areas
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Oldham Li & Nie
5 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
4 practice areas
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YYC Legal
5 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) is a London-based international firm with 15 offices across Europe, Asia and USA. Its Hong Kong office was established in 2012 and in 2015 it established an association with Hanoi-based boutique firm LVN & Associates.

 

Focusses/specialisms  

The firm is traditionally known for its shipping and shipping finance practice but has since developed its energy and infrastructure, natural resources, real estate and transport expertise. From Hong Kong it is most active in banking, project development, project finance, and restructuring and insolvency.

 

In banking and finance, the team acts for borrowers and lenders in asset financings, largely related to the shipping industry, as well as refinancing matters.

 

The restructuring and insolvency practice represents creditors in out of court restructuring matters.

                                                                                                                                       

Key clients 

Key clients of the firm include China Merchants Commerce Financial Leasing, Asian Development Bank, CMB Financial Leasing, Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade and Toyo Ink.

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New hire bolsters firm’s ECM and M&A capabilities across Asia
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Rail, natural resources and insurance sector specialist joins from Clyde & Co
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