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Germany

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Rankings published in 2026
Banking and finance
Tier 5
35 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Freshfields
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
4 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
11 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
7 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Tier 5

Baker McKenzie
10 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Gütt Olk Feldhaus
5 practice areas
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
9 practice areas
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King & Spalding
6 practice areas
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Luther
4 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
7 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
9 practice areas
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Notable

Astera Legal
3 practice areas
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
3 practice areas
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LARK
18 practice areas
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LSP | Lindemann Schwennicke & Partner
4 practice areas
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Schalast & Partner (Schalast Law | Tax)
5 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
7 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
5 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
6 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 4
56 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
11 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
10 practice areas
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CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
9 practice areas
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Tier 5

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
5 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
5 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
3 practice areas
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
9 practice areas
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Jones Day
5 practice areas
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K&L Gates
2 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
1 practice area
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Morrison & Foerster
2 practice areas
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SZA Schilling Zutt & Anschütz
4 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Tier 6

Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Berner Fleck Wettich
2 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
1 practice area
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GLNS
5 practice areas
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Glade Michel Wirtz
4 practice areas
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Gütt Olk Feldhaus
5 practice areas
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Kallan
2 practice areas
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King & Spalding
6 practice areas
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Oppenhoff & Partner
6 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
10 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
5 practice areas
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Renzenbrink & Partner
2 practice areas
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Schalast & Partner (Schalast Law | Tax)
5 practice areas
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ADVANT Beiten
1 practice area
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Arqis
3 practice areas
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Dechert
3 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
3 practice areas
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LARK
18 practice areas
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Leo Schmidt-Hollburg Witte & Frank
2 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
7 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
1 practice area
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POELLATH
4 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
7 practice areas
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YPOG
3 practice areas
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Private equity
Tier 2
36 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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POELLATH
4 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
5 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
4 practice areas
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Gütt Olk Feldhaus
5 practice areas
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LUPP + PARTNER
1 practice area
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
10 practice areas
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Renzenbrink & Partner
2 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
7 practice areas
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YPOG
3 practice areas
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Notable

Astera Legal
3 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
5 practice areas
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EY Law
4 practice areas
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GLNS
5 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
3 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
3 practice areas
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King & Spalding
6 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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Restructuring
Tier 4
26 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Görg
6 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
9 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
7 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
9 practice areas
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Wellensiek
3 practice areas
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Notable

Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Glade Michel Wirtz
4 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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Schultze & Braun
3 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
7 practice areas
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5 results5 results
Susanne Decker
Firm:
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Germany
Bar Admission:
Germany
Heiner Drüke
Firm:
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Germany
Bar Admission:
Germany
Barbara Jagersberger
Firm:
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Jurisdiction:
Germany
Gerhard Schmidt
Firm:
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Practice Area:
Private equity
Restructuring and insolvency
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Germany
Bar Admission:
Germany
Christian Tappeiner
Firm:
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Practice Area:
Private equity
Jurisdiction:
Germany
Industry Sector:
Investment management
Bar Admission:
Germany
Deal Highlights
7 results7 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Lone Star Funds - M&A
2021-11-11
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Germany
M&A
Michael Francies
Lone Star Funds
Seller
Palero Capital GmbH - M&A
2021-03-05
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Germany
M&A
Hendrik Roehricht, Manuel-Peter Fringer, Tobias Geerling
Palero Capital GmbH
Seller
Providence Strategic Growth Capital Partners LLC - M&A
2021-05-20
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Germany
M&A
Ansgar Wimber, Benjamin Rapp, Felix Ganzer, Heiner Drueke
Providence Strategic Growth Capital Partners LLC
Buyer
Lone Star Funds - M&A
2021-09-08
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Germany
M&A
Lone Star Funds
Buyer
Elevion Group BV - M&A
2021-12-17
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Germany
M&A
Christian Tappeiner
Elevion Group BV
Buyer
NielsenIQ - M&A
2022-07-01
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Germany
M&A
NielsenIQ
Buyer
DIC Asset AG - M&A
2022-03-16
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Germany
M&A
Ansgar Wimber, Catherine Dixon, Felix Ganzer, Konrad von Buchwaldt, Miranda Schiller, Tobias Geerling
DIC Asset AG
Buyer
Corporate
The impressive Skyline of the bavarian capital Munich.
Weil boosts German antitrust offering with double hire
Ingo Brinker and Niklas Brueggemann join the firm from White & Case and Latham, respectively
Noemi Distefano, April 21 2026
Corporate
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This week’s people moves: Weil, Reed Smith, Orrick and more
New hires were made across corporate, PE, M&A and finance groups in London, Miami, Los Angeles, Washington DC and Milan
Noemi Distefano, April 16 2026
Corporate
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This week’s people moves: Reed Smith, Simpson Thacher and more
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
Sukanya Sarkar, March 20 2026
M&A
Frankfurt, Germany Skyline
Weil taps Willkie M&A partner to co-lead German PE group
Kamyar Abrar returns to the firm’s Frankfurt office to co-lead a ‘new vanguard of corporate dealmaking’
Noemi Distefano, February 10 2026
Capital Markets
A digital financial chart overlays the blurred image of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in London, symbolizing the intersection of finance and politics.
Why London’s equity capital markets are reviving
A revamped rulebook has given a boost to London IPO activity that looks set to continue in the fourth quarter and into 2026, lawyers tell IFLR
Ralph Cunningham, October 30 2025
M&A
Blurred group of busy business people moving through a corporate office space
This week's people moves: HSF Kramer, Weil, Dentons and more
New hires were made in the corporate, M&A, PE and finance practices in Washington, Houston, Paris, Frankfurt, Munich and London
Noemi Distefano, October 09 2025
Capital Markets
LONDON, UK - JANUARY 27, 2015: London's panorama in sun set.
Sullivan & Cromwell sends strong signal with dual London hires
Kon Asimacopoulos and Michael Francies have joined the firm in what could be the start of a significant expansion in the UK capital
Ed Conlon, September 03 2025
Banking
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Liability management trends to watch in Europe
Against a backdrop of market volatility and capital waiting to be deployed, liability management exercises are expected to rise in Europe
Matt Benson, July 08 2025
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