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London • Finance

Acquisition finance

1
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 - 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 - Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense: advice to individuals

4
United States • Dispute resolution

Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense - 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

Firms to Watch
Singapore

Capital markets: structured finance, derivatives and securitisation: Foreign firms

United States • Environment

Environment: transactional

Firms to Watch
United States • Dispute resolution

International arbitration

United States • M&A/corporate and commercial

M&A: large deals ($1bn+)

United States • Finance

Structured finance: securitization

Firms to Watch
Germany • Industry focus

Telecoms

Firms to Watch