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Contribution fromClifford Chance LLP08 October 2026
Corporate and M&A
Rankings
- 1
Clifford Chance
Sector knowledge - 1
Baker McKenzie LLP
- 1
Linklaters
Lawyer & team qualityBilling & efficiencySector knowledge - 1
White & Case LLP
Lawyer & team qualitySector knowledge - 1
A&O Shearman
Tier 1
- 2
Akin
Lawyer & team qualityBilling & efficiencySector knowledge - 2
Al Tamimi & Company
- 2
Ashurst Perkins Coie
- 2
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
- 2
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Tier 2
- 3
Baker Botts L.L.P.
- 3
CMS
- 3
DLA Piper
- 3
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
Lawyer & team qualityBilling & efficiency - 3
King & Spalding LLP
- 3
Latham & Watkins LLP
Lawyer & team qualityBilling & efficiencySector knowledgeNPS ® - 3
Clyde & Co LLP
- 3
Eversheds Sutherland LLP
- 3
Norton Rose Fulbright
- 3
Pinsent Masons
- 3
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
- 3
Squire Patton Boggs
Tier 3
- 4
Addleshaw Goddard
Lawyer & team qualityBilling & efficiency - 4
Afridi & Angell
Billing & efficiency - 4
Bird & Bird
- 4
Dentons
- 4
Hadef & Partners
- 4
Ibrahim N Partners
NPS ® - 4
Mayer Brown
- 4
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Lawyer & team qualityBilling & efficiencySector knowledgeNPS ® - 4
Stephenson Harwood Middle East LLP
- 4
Tribonian Law Advisors
Lawyer & team qualityBilling & efficiencySector knowledge - 4
Reed Smith
Tier 4
- 5
AMERELLER
- 5
Anjarwalla Collins & Haidermota (AC&H)
- 5
BonelliErede
Lawyer & team qualityBilling & efficiency - 5
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
- 5
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
- 5
Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants
- 5
Gateley
- 5
GLA & Company
- 5
HFW
- 5
Paul Hastings LLP
- 5
Sidley Austin LLP
- 5
Winston Taylor
- 5
Gowling WLG
- 5
Hourani & Partners
Tier 5
- 6
ADG Legal
- 6
Bracewell LLP
Lawyer & team qualityBilling & efficiencySector knowledgeNPS ® - 6
BSA Law
- 6
Greenberg Traurig Limited
Lawyer & team qualityBilling & efficiencySector knowledge - 6
K&L Gates
Lawyer & team qualityBilling & efficiencyNPS ® - 6
Matouk Bassiouny UAE
Sector knowledge - 6
Ruthberg LLC
Lawyer & team qualityBilling & efficiencySector knowledgeNPS ® - 6
AX Law
- 6
BLK Partners
Tier 6
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Tier 0
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