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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 5
55 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 5

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Alston & Bird
4 practice areas
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Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Loeb & Loeb
3 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 6

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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McGuireWoods
4 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Arnall Golden Gregory
3 practice areas
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Calfee Halter & Griswold
2 practice areas
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Foley Hoag
7 practice areas
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Haynes and Boone
3 practice areas
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Luskin Stern & Eisler
4 practice areas
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Moore & Van Allen
2 practice areas
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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
4 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
2 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 5
48 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Tier 5

Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 6

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
7 practice areas
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DLA Piper
6 practice areas
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Davis Wright Tremaine
2 practice areas
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Foley Hoag
7 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
11 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Tier 2
37 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Dentons
8 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Katten Muchin & Rosenman
7 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Tier 4

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
5 practice areas
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Chapman and Cutler
10 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 5

Alston & Bird
4 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 4
58 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Nutter McClennen & Fish
2 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
4 practice areas
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Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Cole Schotz
5 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
7 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Akerman
3 practice areas
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Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Husch Blackwell
5 practice areas
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Katten Muchin & Rosenman
7 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 6

Dentons
8 practice areas
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Fenwick & West
2 practice areas
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Foley & Lardner
5 practice areas
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Foley Hoag
7 practice areas
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Perkins Coie
2 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Notable

Ballard Spahr
7 practice areas
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Bodman
3 practice areas
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Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen
6 practice areas
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Stinson
2 practice areas
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Project development : Energy
Tier 3
38 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
8 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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Husch Blackwell
5 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ballard Spahr
7 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Dentons
8 practice areas
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Foley & Lardner
5 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
4 practice areas
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Stoel Rives
3 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
7 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
5 practice areas
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Duane Morris
4 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Project finance
Tier 4
40 firms ranked
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 2

Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
8 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
10 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Ashurst Perkins Coie
5 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Tier 6

DLA Piper
6 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Ballard Spahr
7 practice areas
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Chapman and Cutler
10 practice areas
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Crowley Fleck
2 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 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. 

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Charger Investment Partners - M&A
2021-01-22
Winston Taylor
United States (National)
M&A
Alessandra Swanson, Becky Troutman, Chip Gage, Eleni Kouimelis, Eric Shinabarger, Eva Davis, Jeffrey Smith, Joseph Dimont, Joshua Birenbaum, Madalyn Brown, Marusya Rechetnikova, Megan Pirooz, Melissa Laws, Mina Rizk, Richard Sparr, Robert Heller, Samantha Phillips, Sharon Mori, T. Justin Trapp
Charger Investment Partners
Buyer
Norwest Equity Partners - M&A
2021-02-01
Winston Taylor
United States (National)
M&A
Becky Troutman, David Bauer, Eleni Kouimelis, Gregory Bynan, Kyle Foley, Robert Heller, Shane Blackstone, Steve Flores, Steven Wittenberg
Norwest Equity Partners
Buyer
Echo Global Logistics Inc. - M&A
2021-09-10
Winston Taylor
United States (National)
M&A
Echo Global Logistics Inc.
Seller
Exclusive Concepts Inc. - M&A
2021-09-21
Winston Taylor
United States (National)
M&A
Exclusive Concepts Inc.
Seller
Career Step Holdings LLC - M&A
2021-10-13
Winston Taylor
United States (National)
M&A
Career Step Holdings LLC
Target
Benson Hill Inc. - M&A
2021-05-10
Winston Taylor
United States (National)
M&A
Alaina DeBona, Alessandra Swanson, Andrew White, Ariane Andrade, Becky Troutman, Christina Roupas, Daphny Lazarus, David Sakowitz, Jason Osborn, Jennifer Ybarra, Joseph Dimont, Kevin Waklatsi, Kristan Laden, Kristi Mankowske, Leah Duncan, Marissa Sims, Robert Heller, Ryan Meyer, Samantha Phillips, Scott Landau
Benson Hill Inc.
Target
Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. - M&A
2021-03-22
Winston Taylor
United States (National)
M&A
Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc.
Target
Residential Mortgage Services Holdings Inc. - M&A
2021-05-11
Winston Taylor
United States (National)
M&A
Residential Mortgage Services Holdings Inc.
Target
Care Team - M&A
2022-01-13
Winston Taylor
United States (National)
M&A
Care Team
Buyer
Crown Bakeries - M&A
2021-06-30
Winston Taylor
United States (National)
M&A
Ana Cardenas, Andrew Betaque, Ann Nenoff, Christina George, David Bauer, Eric Shinabarger, Jacob Wilbers, James Lucarello, Joseph Anderson, Joseph Devaney, Kristan Laden, Kristi Mankowske, Madalyn Brown, Mary Kulback, Matthew Costigan, Siarra Rogers, Stephanie Sebor, T. Justin Trapp
Crown Bakeries
Buyer
TCG Legacy Inc. - M&A
2021-07-14
Winston Taylor
United States (National)
M&A
TCG Legacy Inc.
Buyer
Care Team - M&A
2021-11-17
Winston Taylor
United States (National)
M&A
Care Team
Buyer
VMG Partners LLC - M&A
2021-02-19
Winston Taylor
United States (National)
M&A
Alessandra Swanson, Andrea Herman, Ariane Andrade, Becky Troutman, Brendan Mace, Christopher Douglass, Christopher Monahan, Eric Shinabarger, Eva Davis, Jeffrey Smith, Jessica Diedrich, Marusya Rechetnikova, Mary Kulback, Matt Stevens, Richard Sparr, Robert Heller, Samantha Phillips, Scott Landau
VMG Partners LLC
Buyer
Arbor Private Investment Co. LP - M&A
2021-12-15
Winston Taylor
United States (National)
M&A
Andrew Betaque, Ann Nenoff, Arya Goudarzi, Bryant Gardner, Danielle Marr, Esthefania Rodriguez, Jacob Wilbers, John Kalyvas, Justin Linder, Katie Mariani, Madalyn Brown, Mariana Fernández, Mary Kulback, Matthew Costigan, Nicholas Golem, Siarra Rogers, Stephanie Sebor, Winston Kirton
Arbor Private Investment Co. LP
Buyer
Reverence Capital Partners LP - M&A
2021-12-01
Winston Taylor
United States (National)
M&A
Reverence Capital Partners LP
Buyer
CGI Automated Manufacturing Inc. - M&A
2022-02-17
Winston Taylor
United States (National)
M&A
CGI Automated Manufacturing Inc.
Buyer
Empire Portfolio Group Holdings - M&A
2021-07-27
Winston Taylor
United States (National)
M&A
Empire Portfolio Group Holdings
Buyer
Q-Centrix LLC - M&A
2021-03-31
Winston Taylor
United States (National)
M&A
Andrew Betaque, Becky Troutman, Eric Shinabarger, Gregory Bynan, Jordan Bucci, Kyle Trilling, Marcus Garcia, Marques Winick, Shane Blackstone, Steve Flores
Q-Centrix LLC
Buyer
Tall Oak Midstream LLC - M&A
2021-01-27
Winston Taylor
United States (National)
M&A
Andrew Betaque, Isaac Griesbaum, Monica Diddell
Tall Oak Midstream LLC
Seller
Adaptive Nursing & Healthcare Services Inc. - M&A
2021-01-11
Winston Taylor
United States (National)
M&A
Ari Markenson, Cynthia Suarez, Danielle Marr, Dominick DeChiara, Jennifer Kurtis, Maria Kenny, Michelle Chan, Richard Falek, Robert Heller, Scott Landau
Adaptive Nursing & Healthcare Services Inc.
Seller
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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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