London • Finance
Acquisition finance
1
Latham & Watkins LLP
Rankings
United States • Insurance
Advice to policyholders
1
Germany
Antitrust
1
Worldwide
Antitrust
1
United States • Dispute resolution
Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal) - Appellate: Courts of Appeal
1
United States • Dispute resolution
Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal) - Appellate: Supreme Courts (States and Federal)
1
Saudi Arabia
Banking and finance
1
France
Banking and finance: transactional work
1
London • Dispute resolution
Banking litigation: investment and retail
1
United States • International trade and national security
CFIUS - CFIUS
1
Saudi Arabia
Capital markets
1
United Arab Emirates
Capital markets
1
Worldwide
Capital markets
1
Hong Kong
Capital markets (equity)
1
Italy
Capital markets: Debt
1
United States • Finance
Capital markets: debt offerings - Advice to issuers
1
Singapore
Capital markets: equity and debt: foreign firms
1
United States • Finance
Capital markets: equity offerings - Advice to managers
1
United States • Finance
Capital markets: equity offerings - Advice to issuers
1
United States • Finance
Capital markets: global offerings - Advice to underwriters
1
United States • Finance
Capital markets: global offerings - Advice to issuers
1
United States • Finance
Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings - Advice to underwriters
1
United States • Finance
Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings - Advice to issuers
1
United States • Antitrust
Cartel
1
United States • Antitrust
Civil litigation/class actions: defense
1
United States • Finance
Commercial lending - Advice to lenders
1
United States • Finance
Commercial lending - Advice to borrowers
1
Saudi Arabia
Commercial, corporate and M&A
1
Belgium
Competition: EU and global
1
United States • Intellectual property
Copyright
1
Germany • Corporate and M&A
Corporate - Corporate and shareholder disputes
1
Hong Kong
Corporate (including M&A)
1
Latin America: International firms
Corporate and M&A
1
Singapore
Corporate and M&A: foreign firms
1
United States • Dispute resolution
Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense - Advice to individuals
1
United States • Dispute resolution
Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense - Advice to corporates
1
Worldwide
Corporate restructuring
1
London • Finance
Corporate restructuring & insolvency
1
United States • Media, technology and telecoms
Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
1
Germany • Information technology
Data protection
1
Worldwide
Data protection
1
Germany • Capital markets
Debt capital markets - High-Yield
1
London • Risk advisory
ESG
1
France
EU, competition and distribution
1
United States • Labor and employment
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1
Worldwide
Energy
1
United States • Energy
Energy transactions: electric power
1
United States • Energy
Energy transactions: oil and gas
1
London • Real estate
Environment
1
United States • Environment
Environment: litigation
1
United States • Environment
Environment: regulatory
1
United States • Environment
Environment: transactional
1
London • Corporate and commercial
Equity capital markets – mid-large cap - Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
1
United States • Finance
Financial services regulation - Broker-dealers
1
United States • Finance
Fintech
1
United States • Finance
Fintech - Crypto
1
London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Fintech: corporate and commercial
1
London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Fintech: regulatory
1
Philippines
Foreign firms
1
Germany • Industry focus
Healthcare and life sciences - Transactions
1
London • Finance
High yield
1
London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
IT and telecoms
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
France
Insolvency
1
United States • Real estate
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1
Germany • Banking and finance
Lending and borrowing
1
United States • Healthcare
Life sciences
1
Worldwide
M&A
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 • Media, technology and telecoms
Media and entertainment: litigation
1
United States • Media, technology and telecoms
Media and entertainment: transactional
1
United States • Antitrust
Merger control
1
London • Projects, energy and natural resources
Oil and gas
1
United States • Intellectual property
Patents: licensing
1
United States • Intellectual property
Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
1
United States • Intellectual property
Patents: litigation (full coverage)
1
Hong Kong
Private equity
1
Italy
Private equity
1
Worldwide
Private equity
1
United States • M&A/corporate and commercial
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1
France
Private equity: LBO
1
London • Corporate and commercial
Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
1
United States • Dispute resolution
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1
United States • Dispute resolution
Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
1
United States • Finance
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1
Japan
Projects and energy: International firms and joint ventures
1
United States • Real estate
Real estate
1
United States • Real estate
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1
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1
United States • Finance
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1
Hong Kong
Restructuring and insolvency
1
China
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1
United States • Dispute resolution
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1
United States • M&A/corporate and commercial
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1
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Sport
1
United States • Finance
Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
1
London • Industry focus
TMT
1
Japan
TMT: International firms and joint ventures
1
France
Tax
1
United States • Media, technology and telecoms
Technology transactions
1
United States • Media, technology and telecoms
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1
United States • Media, technology and telecoms
Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
1
United States • Intellectual property
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1
Germany • Private equity
Transactions - PE transactions: large deals (€500m+)
1
United States • Tax
US taxes: contentious
1
United States • Tax
US taxes: non-contentious
1
Worldwide
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1
Germany • Dispute resolution
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2
Hong Kong
Banking and finance
2
Spain
Banking and finance
2
Latin America: International firms
Banking and finance
2
Italy
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2
Singapore
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2
Italy
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2
Latin America: International firms
Capital markets
2
Hong Kong
Capital markets (debt)
2
Italy
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2
France
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2
United States • Finance
Capital markets: debt offerings - Advice to underwriters
2
Germany • Dispute resolution
Commercial litigation
2
United Arab Emirates
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2
Spain
Commercial, corporate and M&A
2
Italy
Commercial, corporate and M&A
2
Germany • Corporate and M&A
Corporate
2
United States • M&A/corporate and commercial
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2
London • Corporate and commercial
Corporate tax
2
United States • International trade and national security
Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
2
France
Data privacy and data protection
2
London • Risk advisory
Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
2
Germany • Capital markets
Debt capital markets
2
London • Finance
Debt capital markets
2
Spain
EU and competition
2
London • Corporate and commercial
EU and competition
2
London • Employment
Employee share schemes
2
United States • Energy
Energy regulation: electric power
2
United States • Energy
Energy regulation: oil and gas
2
Singapore
Energy: foreign firms
2
London • Corporate and commercial
Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
2
Germany • Banking and finance
Financial services: regulatory
2
Germany • Banking and finance
Fintech
2
Hong Kong
Fintech and financial services regulatory
2
China
Fintech: foreign firms
2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
Germany • Industry focus
Healthcare and life sciences
2
Germany • Information technology
IT transactions and outsourcing
2
United States • Insurance
Insurance: non-contentious
2
London • Dispute resolution
International arbitration
2
Latin America: International firms
International arbitration
2
United States • Dispute resolution
International litigation
2
Germany • Corporate and M&A
M&A - M&A: large deals
2
Germany • Corporate and M&A
M&A - M&A: mid-sized deals
2
London • Corporate and commercial
M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
2
France
Media and entertainment: Sports
2
Spain
Private equity
2
United States • Investment fund formation and management
Private equity funds (including venture capital)
2
London • Investment fund formation and management
Private funds
2
United States • Finance
Project finance - Infrastructure and PPP
2
Saudi Arabia
Projects and energy
2
Latin America: International firms
Projects and energy
2
Singapore
Projects: foreign firms
2
London • Dispute resolution
Public international law
2
Germany • Restructuring and insolvency
Restructuring
2
Spain
Restructuring and insolvency
2
London • Finance
Securitisation
2
United States • Healthcare
Service providers
2
Singapore
Start-up and venture capital – Foreign firms
2
Hong Kong
Structured finance and securitisation
2
United States • Finance
Structured finance: securitization
2
United Arab Emirates
TMT
2
Spain
Tax
2
London • Corporate and commercial
Venture capital
2
United States • M&A/corporate and commercial
Venture capital and emerging companies
2
London • Finance
Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
3
United Arab Emirates
Banking and finance: Corporate finance (including Islamic lending)
3
France
Capital markets: equity capital markets
3
London • Dispute resolution
Commercial litigation: premium
3
London • Dispute resolution
Competition litigation
3
France
Compliance
3
Japan
Corporate and M&A: International firms and joint ventures
3
China
Data protection: foreign firms
3
France
Derivatives and structured finance
3
London • Finance
Derivatives and structured products
3
France
Dispute resolution: International arbitration
3
China
Dispute resolution: Litigation: foreign firms
3
France
Employment
3
Germany • Industry focus
Energy
3
Germany • Capital markets
Equity capital markets
3
United States • Dispute resolution
Financial services litigation
3
London • Corporate and commercial
Financial services: contentious
3
United States • Healthcare
Health insurers
3
France
Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
3
France
Industry focus: IT and internet
3
United Arab Emirates
Infrastructure and projects (including project finance)
3
London • Insurance
Insurance: corporate and regulatory
3
London • Industry focus
Life sciences and healthcare
3
London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Media: Film & TV
3
London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Media: Media finance
3
France
Mergers and acquisitions
3
China
Private equity: foreign firms
3
South Korea
Projects and energy: foreign firms
3
London • Real estate
Property finance
3
Germany • Real estate and construction
Real estate
3
Saudi Arabia
Real estate and construction
3
Spain
Real estate and construction
3
London • Risk advisory
Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
3
China
Regulatory/compliance: foreign firms
3
London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Sport
3
Hong Kong
TMT
3
China
TMT: foreign firms
3
Singapore
TMT: foreign firms
3
Germany • Private equity
Transactions - PE transactions: mid-sized deals (€100m-€500m)
3
China
Banking and finance: foreign firms
4
Latin America: International firms
Compliance and investigations
4
China
Corporate and M&A: foreign firms
4
South Korea
Corporate and M&A: foreign firms
4
France
Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
4
United States • Finance
Financial services regulation - Banking
4
London • Investment fund formation and management
Fund finance
4
United States • Dispute resolution
International arbitration
4
France
Private equity: venture/growth capital
4
London • Investment fund formation and management
Real estate funds
4
London • Projects, energy and natural resources
Renewables
4
Germany
Tax
4
United States • Intellectual property
Trademarks: litigation
4
Germany • Compliance
Compliance
5
Spain
Dispute resolution
5
Hong Kong
Dispute resolution: litigation
5
Germany • Information technology
Information technology and digitalisation
5
Germany • Compliance
Internal investigations
5
Germany
Employment
6
Singapore
Data protection and cyber security: Foreign firm
London • Crime, fraud and licensing
Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
United States • Dispute resolution