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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 3
51 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
15 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
14 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
14 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bredin Prat
12 practice areas
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De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
14 practice areas
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
12 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
9 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
10 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
14 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Bird & Bird
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
10 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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LPA Law
7 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
9 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
7 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
7 practice areas
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Tier 6

Bignon Lebray
10 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
3 practice areas
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UGGC Avocats
7 practice areas
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Volt & Associes
4 practice areas
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Notable

August Debouzy
8 practice areas
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
2 practice areas
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De Gaulle Fleurance
11 practice areas
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Fidal
6 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
4 practice areas
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Holman Fenwick Willan
4 practice areas
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King & Spalding
9 practice areas
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Lacourte Raquin Tatar
5 practice areas
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Levine Keszler
6 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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Nabarro Béraud Avocats
2 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
7 practice areas
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Racine
6 practice areas
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Reed Smith
9 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
4 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Notable
24 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
15 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
14 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
14 practice areas
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
14 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
14 practice areas
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Tier 4

Addleshaw Goddard
4 practice areas
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Bredin Prat
12 practice areas
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De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Bentam Société d’Avocats
3 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Bignon Lebray
10 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Reed Smith
9 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
13 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 3
68 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bredin Prat
12 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
14 practice areas
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Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
8 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
15 practice areas
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BDGS Associés
5 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
14 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
14 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
8 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
10 practice areas
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
14 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

August Debouzy
8 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Cabinet Bompoint
3 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Lacourte Raquin Tatar
5 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
12 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
9 practice areas
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Tier 5

Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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Bignon Lebray
10 practice areas
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Dechert
4 practice areas
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FTPA
4 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
4 practice areas
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King & Spalding
9 practice areas
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LPA Law
7 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
9 practice areas
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Veil Jourde
4 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
4 practice areas
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Tier 6

Aramis
3 practice areas
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Argos Avocats
3 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
10 practice areas
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DS Avocats
9 practice areas
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Fidal
6 practice areas
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Joffe & Associés
5 practice areas
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Reed Smith
9 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
7 practice areas
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UGGC Avocats
7 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Notable

ARCHERS
1 practice area
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Chammas & Marcheteau
5 practice areas
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Coblence Avocats
2 practice areas
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Degroux Brugère
1 practice area
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Desfilis
2 practice areas
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Grant Thornton Société d’Avocats
2 practice areas
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HERALD
1 practice area
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Holman Fenwick Willan
4 practice areas
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LL Berg
3 practice areas
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Latournerie Wolfrom & Associés
2 practice areas
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Levine Keszler
6 practice areas
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Mermoz Avocats
3 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
6 practice areas
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Racine
6 practice areas
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Steering Legal
2 practice areas
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Private equity
Tier 1
63 firms ranked
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
10 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bredin Prat
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
14 practice areas
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De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
14 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
4 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
3 practice areas
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
15 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
14 practice areas
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DLA Piper
10 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
14 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
9 practice areas
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Scotto Partners
6 practice areas
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
8 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
9 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
8 practice areas
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UGGC Avocats
7 practice areas
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Tier 5

Bignon Lebray
10 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
8 practice areas
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Chammas & Marcheteau
5 practice areas
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DS Avocats
9 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Franklin
7 practice areas
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Gowling WLG
9 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Joffe & Associés
5 practice areas
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LL Berg
3 practice areas
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Lamartine Conseil
2 practice areas
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Mermoz Avocats
3 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
7 practice areas
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Volt & Associes
4 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
4 practice areas
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ASAFO & Co
5 practice areas
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Argos Avocats
3 practice areas
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August Debouzy
8 practice areas
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Berry Avocats
1 practice area
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Coblence Avocats
2 practice areas
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Crefovi
4 practice areas
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Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
8 practice areas
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Dechert
4 practice areas
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Duroc Partners
1 practice area
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FTPA
4 practice areas
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Fidal
6 practice areas
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King & Spalding
9 practice areas
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Levine Keszler
6 practice areas
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Moncey Avocats
1 practice area
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Nova Avocats
1 practice area
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Racine
6 practice areas
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Reed Smith
9 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Project development
Tier 2
27 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
15 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
14 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

ASAFO & Co
5 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
14 practice areas
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De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
14 practice areas
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
12 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Tier 5

Bird & Bird
8 practice areas
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Bracewell
1 practice area
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Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
8 practice areas
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Trinity International
3 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
10 practice areas
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Bignon Lebray
10 practice areas
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Bredin Prat
12 practice areas
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Michel Lequien Avocats
1 practice area
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Project finance
Tier 3
31 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
15 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Gide Loyrette Nouel
14 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
14 practice areas
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De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
14 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
12 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

ASAFO & Co
5 practice areas
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Bentam Société d’Avocats
3 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Gowling WLG
9 practice areas
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Reed Smith
9 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
7 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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DS Avocats
9 practice areas
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De Gaulle Fleurance
11 practice areas
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Fidal
6 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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UGGC Avocats
7 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 2
51 firms ranked
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Tier 1

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
10 practice areas
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bredin Prat
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
14 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
14 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
8 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
14 practice areas
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

August Debouzy
8 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
9 practice areas
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Racine
6 practice areas
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Tier 5

A&O Shearman
15 practice areas
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ADVANT Altana
2 practice areas
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Boché Dobelle
2 practice areas
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CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Chammas & Marcheteau
5 practice areas
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FTPA
4 practice areas
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Fidal
6 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
9 practice areas
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Rescue
2 practice areas
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Simon Associés
1 practice area
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Stephenson Harwood
7 practice areas
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UGGC Avocats
7 practice areas
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Valoren
2 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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Bignon Lebray
10 practice areas
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DS Avocats
9 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
7 practice areas
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Franklin
7 practice areas
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Joffe & Associés
5 practice areas
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LPA Law
7 practice areas
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Lamartine Conseil
2 practice areas
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Levine Keszler
6 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
7 practice areas
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Steering Legal
2 practice areas
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Veil Jourde
4 practice areas
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Viguié Schmidt & Associés
4 practice areas
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Volt & Associes
4 practice areas
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15 results15 results
Deal Highlights
20 results20 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Latour Capital Management SAS - M&A
2021-07-22
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
France
M&A
Christophe Garaud, Sarah Bibas
Latour Capital Management SAS
Seller
Qualium Investissement - M&A
2021-01-20
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
France
M&A
Gabriel Flandin
Qualium Investissement
Seller
Investor Group - multiple investors - M&A
2021-01-22
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
France
M&A
Amir Jahanguiri, Faustine Viala, Gabriel Flandin, Philippe Grude, Thierry Laloum
Investor Group - multiple investors
Buyer
Searchlight Capital Partners LP - M&A
2021-08-11
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
France
M&A
Andy Gray, Ashley Young, Gavin Gordon
Searchlight Capital Partners LP
Buyer
Tricentis GmbH - M&A
2021-03-30
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
France
M&A
Annette Peron, Matthew Guercio
Tricentis GmbH
Buyer
Invivo Group - M&A
2021-01-13
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
France
M&A
Invivo Group
Buyer
Unipex Group Inc. - M&A
2022-03-22
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
France
M&A
Eduardo Fernandez
Unipex Group Inc.
Target
Etanco SAS - M&A
2021-12-29
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
France
M&A
Eduardo Fernandez, Faustine Viala, Marie Aubard, Paul Lombard, Philippe Grude
Etanco SAS
Target
Marguerite - M&A
2022-02-18
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
France
M&A
Marguerite
Buyer
AD Education Group - M&A
2022-06-23
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
France
M&A
Eduardo Fernandez, Gil Kiener, Sarah Bibas
AD Education Group
Buyer
Stanley Capital Partners LLP - M&A
2022-10-04
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
France
M&A
Gavin Gordon, Komal Raina, Sebastian Fitzgerald
Stanley Capital Partners LLP
Buyer
Ardian SA - M&A
2021-05-04
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
France
M&A
Eduardo Fernandez, Hugo Nocerino
Ardian SA
Seller
ATAX Consultants - M&A
2022-11-28
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
France
M&A
Annette Peron, Hugo Kerbib
ATAX Consultants
Target
Waterland Private Equity Investments BV - M&A
2022-09-20
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
France
M&A
Axel Rogeon, Camille Barrabino, Cedric Hajage, Charles Bodreau, Faustine Viala, Georges Balit, Laurence Raud, Marie Filippi, Paul Lombard, Philippe Grude
Waterland Private Equity Investments BV
Buyer
Syntagma Capital Management SA - M&A
2023-02-06
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
France
M&A
Hugo Nocerino
Syntagma Capital Management SA
Buyer
MML Capital Partners LLP - M&A
2023-03-23
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
France
M&A
MML Capital Partners LLP
Buyer
eureKING - M&A
2023-05-16
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
France
M&A
Charles Fillon, Fabrice Veverka
eureKING
Buyer
CMA CGM Group - M&A
2023-05-08
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
France
M&A
Annette Peron, Daniel Hurstel, Gabriel Flandin
CMA CGM Group
Buyer
Triago - M&A
2023-12-21
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
France
M&A
Axel Rogeon, Charles Fillon, Fabrice Veverka, Ryan Giggs
Triago
Target
Vilmorin & Cie - M&A
2023-07-18
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
France
M&A
Eduardo Fernandez, Fabrice Veverka, Victor Cann
Vilmorin & Cie
Target
M&A
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