London • Finance
Acquisition finance
1
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Hong Kong
Antitrust and competition
1
China
Antitrust and competition: foreign firms
1
London • Finance
Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
1
Hong Kong
Banking and finance
1
Poland
Banking and finance
1
Portugal
Banking and finance
1
Spain
Banking and finance
1
Thailand
Banking and finance
1
Italy
Banking and finance: Borrower side
1
United Arab Emirates
Banking and finance: Corporate finance (including Islamic lending)
1
China
Banking and finance: foreign firms
1
Singapore
Banking and finance: foreign firms
1
Italy
Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
1
France
Banking and finance: transactional work
1
London • Dispute resolution
Banking litigation: investment and retail
1
Belgium
Banking, finance and capital markets
1
Luxembourg
Banking, finance and capital markets
1
Portugal
Capital markets
1
Thailand
Capital markets
1
United Arab Emirates
Capital markets
1
Hong Kong
Capital markets (debt)
1
Hong Kong
Capital markets (equity)
1
Spain
Capital markets: Debt
1
Italy
Capital markets: Equity
1
Spain
Capital markets: Equity
1
Japan
Capital markets: International firms and joint ventures
1
Netherlands
Capital markets: debt
1
France
Capital markets: debt capital markets
1
Singapore
Capital markets: equity and debt: foreign firms
1
South Korea
Capital markets: foreign firms
1
Germany • Dispute resolution
Commercial litigation
1
Belgium
Commercial, corporate and M&A
1
Spain
Commercial, corporate and M&A
1
Luxembourg
Commercial, corporate and M&A
1
Portugal
Commercial, corporate and M&A
1
Poland
Competition/antitrust
1
Germany • Corporate and M&A
Corporate
1
Hong Kong
Corporate (including M&A)
1
Thailand
Corporate and M&A
1
Singapore
Corporate and M&A: foreign firms
1
London • Finance
Corporate restructuring & insolvency
1
London • Risk advisory
Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
1
Germany • Capital markets
Debt capital markets
1
London • Finance
Debt capital markets
1
London • Finance
Derivatives and structured products
1
Luxembourg
Dispute resolution
1
Poland
Dispute resolution
1
Portugal
Dispute resolution
1
London • Risk advisory
ESG
1
Portugal
EU and competition
1
Spain
EU and competition
1
London • Corporate and commercial
EU and competition
1
Belgium
EU regulatory: Financial services
1
Belgium
EU regulatory: Privacy and data protection
1
France
EU, competition and distribution
1
London • Industry focus
Emerging markets
1
London • Employment
Employee share schemes
1
London • Employment
Employers
1
Germany • Industry focus
Energy - Transactions
1
London • Real estate
Environment
1
Germany • Capital markets
Equity capital markets
1
London • Corporate and commercial
Equity capital markets – mid-large cap - Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
1
London • Corporate and commercial
Financial services: contentious
1
Germany • Dispute resolution
Financial services: litigation
1
London • Corporate and commercial
Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
1
Germany • Banking and finance
Financial services: regulatory
1
Singapore
Fintech and financial services regulatory: foreign firms
1
London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Fintech: corporate and commercial
1
China
Fintech: foreign firms
1
London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Fintech: regulatory
1
Vietnam
Foreign desks
1
Ghana
Foreign firms
1
India
Foreign firms
1
Indonesia
Foreign firms
1
Malaysia
Foreign firms
1
Morocco
Foreign firms
1
Tunisia
Foreign firms
1
Germany • Trade and distribution
Foreign trade law
1
Germany • Trade and distribution
Foreign trade law - Investment Control
1
London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
IT and telecoms
1
France
Industry focus: Energy
1
United Arab Emirates
Infrastructure and projects (including project finance)
1
London • Projects, energy and natural resources
Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
1
London • Projects, energy and natural resources
Infrastructure: Project finance and development
1
Portugal
Insolvency and restructuring
1
France
Intellectual property: Patents
1
Germany • Banking and finance
Investment funds
1
Luxembourg
Investment funds
1
Singapore
Labour and employment: foreign firms
1
Germany • Corporate and M&A
M&A - M&A: large deals
1
Germany • Corporate and M&A
M&A - M&A: mid-sized deals
1
London • Corporate and commercial
M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
1
London • Projects, energy and natural resources
Mining and minerals
1
London • Employment
Pensions (non-contentious)
1
London • Employment
Pensions: dispute resolution
1
London • Projects, energy and natural resources
Power (including electricity and nuclear)
1
Luxembourg
Private equity
1
Spain
Private equity
1
France
Project finance
1
Hong Kong
Projects and energy
1
Spain
Projects and energy
1
Thailand
Projects and energy
1
Japan
Projects and energy: International firms and joint ventures
1
China
Projects and energy: foreign firms
1
South Korea
Projects and energy: foreign firms
1
Portugal
Projects and project finance
1
Spain
Public law
1
London • Transport
Rail
1
Poland
Real estate
1
Luxembourg
Real estate and construction
1
London • Investment fund formation and management
Real estate funds
1
London • Projects, energy and natural resources
Renewables
1
Hong Kong
Restructuring and insolvency
1
Spain
Restructuring and insolvency
1
China
Restructuring and insolvency: foreign firms
1
London • Finance
Securitisation
1
Germany • Capital markets
Structured finance and securitisation
1
Hong Kong
Structured finance and securitisation
1
Belgium
Tax
1
Portugal
Tax
1
Spain
Tax
1
Germany
Tax
1
London • Projects, energy and natural resources
Water
1
Poland
White-collar crime
1
Germany • Insurance
Advice to insurers
2
Germany
Antitrust
2
Germany • Dispute resolution
Arbitration (including international arbitration)
2
Saudi Arabia
Banking and finance
2
Sweden
Capital markets - Capital markets: debt
2
Sweden
Capital markets - Capital markets: equity
2
Italy
Capital markets: Debt
2
Netherlands
Capital markets: equity
2
London • Corporate and commercial
Commercial contracts
2
London • Dispute resolution
Commercial litigation: premium
2
London • Real estate
Commercial property: investment
2
United Arab Emirates
Commercial, corporate and M&A
2
Poland
Commercial, corporate and M&A
2
Sweden
Commercial, corporate and M&A
2
London • Dispute resolution
Competition litigation
2
Japan
Corporate and M&A: International firms and joint ventures
2
China
Corporate and M&A: foreign firms
2
London • Risk advisory
Corporate governance
2
London • Corporate and commercial
Corporate tax
2
Hong Kong
Data protection and cyber security
2
China
Data protection: foreign firms
2
France
Derivatives and structured finance
2
Belgium
Dispute resolution
2
Spain
Dispute resolution
2
Netherlands
Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
2
France
Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
2
France
Dispute resolution: Stock market litigation
2
Netherlands
Dispute resolution: arbitration
2
Belgium
EU regulatory: Information technology
2
Germany • Industry focus
Energy
2
Poland
Energy and natural resources
2
Portugal
Energy and natural resources
2
Belgium
Environment
2
Belgium
Fintech
2
Hong Kong
Fintech and financial services regulatory
2
Philippines
Foreign firms
2
Mozambique
Foreign law firms
2
London • Finance
High yield
2
France
Insolvency
2
Thailand
Insurance
2
China
Insurance: foreign firms
2
France
Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
2
Poland
Investment funds
2
Japan
Investment funds: International firms and joint ventures
2
London • Industry focus
Life sciences and healthcare
2
France
Mergers and acquisitions
2
London • Projects, energy and natural resources
Oil and gas
2
Belgium
Private equity
2
Hong Kong
Private equity
2
France
Private equity: LBO
2
China
Private equity: foreign firms
2
London • Corporate and commercial
Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
2
London • Investment fund formation and management
Private funds
2
Singapore
Projects: foreign firms
2
London • Real estate
Property finance
2
France
Real estate
2
Germany • Real estate and construction
Real estate
2
Sweden
Real estate
2
Belgium
Real estate and construction
2
Portugal
Real estate and construction
2
Thailand
Real estate and construction
2
London • Risk advisory
Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
2
Germany • Restructuring and insolvency
Restructuring
2
Italy
Restructuring and insolvency
2
Singapore
Restructuring and insolvency: foreign firms
2
Singapore
Start-up and venture capital – Foreign firms
2
China
TMT: foreign firms
2
Singapore
TMT: foreign firms
2
France
Tax
2
Luxembourg
Tax
2
Poland
Tax
2
Germany • Private equity
Transactions - PE transactions: mid-sized deals (€100m-€500m)
2
France
Administrative and public law
3
London • Public sector
Administrative and public law
3
Sweden
Banking and finance
3
Latin America: International firms
Banking and finance
3
France
Banking and finance: Bank regulatory
3
Netherlands
Banking and finance: Borrower side
3
Netherlands
Banking and finance: Financial services regulatory
3
Netherlands
Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
3
Poland
Capital markets
3
Latin America: International firms
Capital markets
3
France
Capital markets: equity capital markets
3
United States • Antitrust
Cartel
3
Germany • Public sector
Commercial administrative law
3
London • Real estate
Commercial property: development
3
Italy
Commercial, corporate and M&A
3
Netherlands
Commercial, corporate and M&A
3
Belgium
Competition: Belgian law
3
Belgium
Competition: EU and global
3
Germany • Compliance
Compliance
3
Poland
Construction
3
London • Real estate
Construction: non-contentious
3
United States • Media, technology and telecoms
Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
3
France
Data privacy and data protection
3
France
Dispute resolution: International arbitration
3
Hong Kong
Dispute resolution: litigation
3
Belgium
Employment
3
France
Employment
3
Portugal
Employment
3
Myanmar
Foreign desks
3
Algeria
Foreign firms
3
Angola
Foreign firms
3
Belgium
Fraud and white-collar crime
3
Germany • Industry focus
Healthcare and life sciences
3
Belgium
Industry focus: Energy
3
Belgium
Industry focus: IT and telecoms
3
Spain
Industry focus: TMT
3
Hong Kong
Insurance
3
London • Insurance
Insurance: corporate and regulatory
3
Belgium
Intellectual property
3
London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
3
Germany • Compliance
Internal investigations
3
London • Dispute resolution
International arbitration
3
Hong Kong
Investment funds
3
Italy
Investment funds
3
Singapore
Investment funds: foreign firms
3
Hong Kong
Labour and employment
3
Germany • Banking and finance
Lending and borrowing
3
United States • Antitrust
Merger control
3
Germany • Public sector
Planning and environment
3
Italy
Private equity
3
Poland
Private equity
3
France
Private equity: Fund formation
3
London • Dispute resolution
Public international law
3
Portugal
Public law
3
Spain
Real estate and construction
3
Netherlands
Restructuring and insolvency
3
London • Industry focus
Retail and consumer
3
Hong Kong
TMT
3
Thailand
TMT
3
Netherlands
Tax
3
London • Finance
Trade finance
3
Germany • Private equity
Transactions - PE transactions: large deals (€500m+)
3
United States • Finance
Capital markets: debt offerings - Advice to underwriters
4
United States • Finance
Capital markets: debt offerings - Advice to issuers
4
London • Real estate
Commercial property: corporate occupiers
4
Saudi Arabia
Commercial, corporate and M&A
4
Latin America: International firms
Corporate and M&A
4
United States • Dispute resolution
Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense - Advice to individuals
4
United States • Dispute resolution
Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense - Advice to corporates
4
Sweden
Dispute resolution
4
China
Dispute resolution: Litigation: foreign firms
4
Italy
EU and competition law
4
Poland
Employment
4
United States • Energy
Energy transactions: electric power
4
Singapore
Energy: foreign firms
4
Germany • Banking and finance
Fintech
4
London • Crime, fraud and licensing
Fraud: civil
4
London • Investment fund formation and management
Fund finance
4
China
Intellectual property: foreign firms
4
London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
4
Singapore
International arbitration
4
Germany • Intellectual property
Patent litigation: solicitors
4
Netherlands
Private equity
4
Latin America: International firms
Projects and energy
4
Italy
Real estate and construction
4
China
Regulatory/compliance: foreign firms
4
Hong Kong
Regulatory: white-collar, compliance and investigations
4
United States • Energy
Renewable/alternative power
4
United States • Finance
Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
4
Italy
Tax
4
London • Finance
Transport finance and leasing
4
United States • Tax
US taxes: non-contentious
4
United States • Labor and employment
Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
5
Germany
Employment
5
United States • Dispute resolution
General commercial disputes
5
Latin America: International firms
International arbitration
5
United States • Tax
International tax
5
United States • Investment fund formation and management
Private equity funds (including venture capital)
5
London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Sport
5
United States • Finance
Financial services regulation - Banking
6
Italy
Industry focus: Energy
6
China
Antitrust and competition: PRC firms
Italy
Banking and finance: Bank regulatory
Singapore
Capital markets: structured finance, derivatives and securitisation: Foreign firms
United States • Environment
Environment: transactional
United States • Dispute resolution
International arbitration
United States • M&A/corporate and commercial
M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
United States • Finance
Structured finance: securitization
Germany • Industry focus
Telecoms