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London • Finance

Acquisition finance

1
United States • Media, technology and telecoms

Advertising and marketing: litigation

1
United States • International trade and national security

CFIUS - CFIUS

1
Hong Kong

Capital markets (equity)

1
United States • Finance

Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings - Advice to issuers

1
United States • Antitrust

Civil litigation/class actions: defense

1
United States • Finance

Commercial lending - Advice to borrowers

1
United States • Intellectual property

Copyright

1
Hong Kong

Corporate (including M&A)

1
United States • Dispute resolution

Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense - Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense: advice to corporates

1
London • Finance

Corporate restructuring & insolvency

1
China

Dispute resolution: Litigation: foreign firms

1
United States • Labor and employment

Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional

1
United States • Energy

Energy litigation: oil and gas

1
United States • Energy

Energy transactions: electric power

1
United States • Energy

Energy transactions: oil and gas

1
United States • Environment

Environment: litigation - Climate change litigation

1
United States • Environment

Environment: transactional

1
London • Investment fund formation and management

Fund finance

1
United States • Dispute resolution

General commercial disputes

1
United States • Government

Government relations - Congressional investigations

1
London • Finance

High yield

1
London • Projects, energy and natural resources

Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing

1
London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)

Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)

1
United States • Tax

International tax

1
Hong Kong

Investment funds

1
United States • Dispute resolution

M&A litigation: defense

1
United States • M&A/corporate and commercial

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

1
United States • Intellectual property

Patents: litigation (full coverage)

1
Hong Kong

Private equity

1
United States • M&A/corporate and commercial

Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)

1
United States • Investment fund formation and management

Private equity funds (including venture capital)

1
France

Private equity: LBO

1
London • Corporate and commercial

Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)

1
London • Investment fund formation and management

Private funds

1
United States • Real estate

Real estate

1
London • Investment fund formation and management

Real estate funds

1
China

Regulatory/compliance: foreign firms

1
Germany • Restructuring and insolvency

Restructuring

1
United States • Finance

Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate

1
Hong Kong

Restructuring and insolvency

1
China

Restructuring and insolvency: foreign firms

1
United States • Dispute resolution

Securities litigation: defense

1
United States • M&A/corporate and commercial

Shareholder activism - Advice to boards

1
United States • Media, technology and telecoms

Technology transactions

1
United States • Intellectual property

Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)

1
United States • Intellectual property

Trademarks: litigation

1
Germany • Private equity

Transactions - PE transactions: large deals (€500m+)

1
United States • Tax

US taxes: non-contentious

1
Hong Kong

Banking and finance

2
United States • Finance

Capital markets: debt offerings - Advice to issuers

2
United States • Finance

Capital markets: equity offerings - Advice to issuers

2
United States • Antitrust

Cartel

2
London • Corporate and commercial

Corporate tax

2
United States • Energy

Energy regulation: electric power

2
China

Investment funds: foreign firms

2
United States • Antitrust

Merger control

2
United States • Investment fund formation and management

Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds

2
United States • Media, technology and telecoms

Outsourcing

2
United States • Intellectual property

Patents: licensing

2
United States • Intellectual property

Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)

2
China

Private equity: foreign firms

2
United States • Dispute resolution

Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport

2
United States • Dispute resolution

Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)

2
United States • Dispute resolution

Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices

2
United States • Dispute resolution

Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort

2
United States • Finance

Project finance - Energy and Power

2
London • Real estate

Property finance

2
United States • Real estate

Real estate investment trusts (REITs)

2
London • Risk advisory

Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)

2
United States • Energy

Renewable/alternative power

2
United States • Government

State attorneys general - State attorneys general

2
United States • Finance

Structured finance: securitization

2
United States • Tax

US taxes: contentious

2
United States • Dispute resolution

Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal) - Appellate: Courts of Appeal

3
United States • Dispute resolution

Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal) - Appellate: Supreme Courts (States and Federal)

3
China

Banking and finance: foreign firms

3
France

Banking and finance: transactional work

3
United States • Finance

Capital markets: equity offerings - Advice to managers

3
China

Corporate and M&A: foreign firms

3
United States • Dispute resolution

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

3
United States • Dispute resolution

E-discovery

3
London • Corporate and commercial

EU and competition

3
United States • Environment

Environment: litigation

3
United States • Dispute resolution

Financial services litigation

3
London • Corporate and commercial

Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory

3
United States • Insurance

Insurance: non-contentious

3
London • Dispute resolution

International arbitration

3
London • Industry focus

Life sciences and healthcare

3
United States • Media, technology and telecoms

Media and entertainment: litigation

3
United States • Media, technology and telecoms

Media and entertainment: transactional

3
United States • Finance

Project finance - Infrastructure and PPP

3
Hong Kong

Regulatory: white-collar, compliance and investigations

3
France

Tax

3
United States • Intellectual property

Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)

3
United States • International trade and national security

Customs, export controls and economic sanctions

4
Hong Kong

Dispute resolution: international arbitration

4
United States • Energy

Energy regulation: oil and gas

4
London • Corporate and commercial

Financial services: contentious

4
India

Foreign firms

4
United States • Healthcare

Life sciences

4
Germany • Corporate and M&A

M&A - M&A: large deals

4
London • Dispute resolution

Commercial litigation: premium

5
Belgium

Competition: EU and global

6
London • Private client

Charities and not-for-profit

Saudi Arabia

Commercial, corporate and M&A

United Arab Emirates

Construction

London • Crime, fraud and licensing

Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)

United States • Dispute resolution

Leading trial lawyers

London • Corporate and commercial

M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+

France

Private equity: Fund formation

Firms to Watch
Saudi Arabia

Projects and energy

Saudi Arabia

Real estate and construction

Firms to Watch
London • Dispute resolution

Tax litigation and investigations

Firms to Watch