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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 4
34 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cahill Gordon & Reindel
5 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
5 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
7 practice areas
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Milbank
7 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
6 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

Debevoise & Plimpton
8 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
6 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
6 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
4 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
6 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
6 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
3 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
7 practice areas
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White & Case
7 practice areas
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Tier 4

Dechert
7 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
5 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
3 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
5 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
4 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
2 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
7 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
5 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
5 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
6 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
4 practice areas
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Tier 5

Bracewell
5 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
6 practice areas
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Luskin Stern & Eisler
4 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
2 practice areas
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Loeb & Loeb
2 practice areas
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Otterbourg
2 practice areas
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M&A
Notable
40 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cravath Swaine & Moore
5 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
7 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
6 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
6 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
7 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
6 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
7 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
6 practice areas
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Tier 2

Debevoise & Plimpton
8 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
6 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
5 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
5 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
4 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
6 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
6 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
6 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
3 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
5 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
7 practice areas
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White & Case
7 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Clifford Chance
6 practice areas
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Dechert
7 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
4 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
5 practice areas
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Milbank
7 practice areas
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Reed Smith
5 practice areas
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Tier 5

Cahill Gordon & Reindel
5 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
5 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
3 practice areas
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Notable

Cole Schotz
6 practice areas
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Duane Morris
4 practice areas
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Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen
3 practice areas
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Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis
2 practice areas
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Seward & Kissel
2 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
6 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
4 practice areas
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Foreign

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
2 practice areas
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Nishimura & Asahi
3 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Winston & Strawn has over 160 years of experience in the market. It has 15 offices across North America, Europe and Asia. In the United States, the firm has 9 offices in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Washington D.C. 

Though the firm is best known for its work in project development within the energy industry, it is also active in banking, capital markets and M&A, where it has a strong Latin America practice. The firm's banking and finance practice advises international banks and borrowers on novel regulatory matters, as well as landmark project financing with sustainability components.   

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As AI changes what sponsors buy, advisers must sharpen their focus on valuation, data rights and resilience
M&A
The combined firm brings together sizeable M&A, PE and capital markets teams across the US, Middle East, UK and Europe
M&A
Well-constructed restrictive covenants can shield buyers from post-completion risks in M&A and PE deals, but striking the right balance is essential to ensure enforceability and avoid costly disputes
Konstantinos Adamos discusses his recent move from Revolut and his plans for the firm’s UAE regulatory practice post-merger with Taylor Wessing
New hires were made across the corporate, M&A and finance practices in key US hubs and London
M&A
New hires were made across the M&A, corporate and finance teams at leading firms across the UK, Germany and Saudi Arabia
New hires were made across the PE, M&A, real estate, antitrust, finance and capital markets practices in the UK and the US
Aparna Sehgal, chair of the firm's UK and European structured finance and real estate practice, discusses market opportunities and how the soon-to-be-live Winston Taylor merger will help drive greater client work
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