London • Finance
Acquisition finance
1
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Rankings
United States • Media, technology and telecoms
Advertising and marketing: litigation
1
Worldwide
Capital markets
1
Hong Kong
Capital markets (equity)
1
United States • Finance
Advice to issuers
1
United States • International trade and national security
CFIUS
1
United States • Antitrust
Civil litigation/class actions: defense
1
United States • Finance
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 - Advice to corporates
1
Worldwide
Corporate restructuring
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: transactional
1
London • Investment fund formation and management
Fund finance
1
United States • Dispute resolution
General commercial disputes
1
London • Finance
High yield
1
London • Projects, energy and natural resources
Infrastructure: M&A
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
Worldwide
IP
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 • Intellectual property
Patents: litigation (full coverage)
1
United States • Intellectual property
Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
1
Worldwide
Private equity
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 • Dispute resolution
Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
1
United States • Real estate
Real estate
1
London • Investment fund formation and management
Real estate funds
1
United States • Energy
Renewable/alternative power
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
Advice to boards
1
United States • Finance
Structured finance: securitization
1
Worldwide
Tax
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
PE transactions: large deals (€500m+)
1
United States • Tax
US taxes: non-contentious
1
Worldwide
White-collar crime
1
Hong Kong
Banking and finance
2
United States • Finance
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 • Dispute resolution
E-discovery
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 • 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: 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
China
Regulatory/compliance: foreign firms
2
Germany • Restructuring and insolvency
Restructuring
2
United States • Government
State attorneys general
2
United States • Tax
US taxes: contentious
2
United States • Dispute resolution
Appellate: Courts of Appeal
3
United States • Transport
Aviation and air travel - litigation and regulation
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
United States • Finance
Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit
3
United States • M&A/corporate and commercial
Corporate governance
3
United States • Dispute resolution
Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense - Advice to individuals
3
United States • Environment
Environment: litigation
3
London • Corporate and commercial
EU and competition
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 • International trade and national security
National Security
3
China
Private equity: foreign firms
3
France
Private equity: Fund formation
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
London • Corporate and commercial
Financial services: contentious
4
India
Foreign firms
4
United States • Government
Government relations
4
United States • Healthcare
Life sciences
4
Germany • Corporate and M&A
M&A: large deals
4
London • Dispute resolution
Commercial litigation: premium
5
Belgium
Competition: EU and global
5
Hong Kong
Dispute resolution: litigation
5
London • Corporate and commercial
Commercial contracts
Saudi Arabia
Commercial, corporate and M&A
London • Finance
Derivatives and structured products
London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Fintech: regulatory
London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
IT and telecoms
United States • Dispute resolution
Leading trial lawyers
Saudi Arabia
Projects and energy
Saudi Arabia
Real estate and construction
London • Finance
Securitisation
United States • Industry focus
Sport
London • Dispute resolution
Tax litigation and investigations
London • Industry focus