02 Mar 2010
Analysis includes A&O's blitzkrieg in Australia, K&L Gates and Salans' raids in Europe and Mayer Brown's US capital markets push.
Tags: Capital Markets, Banking, Corporate, Investment funds, Project finance, Restructuring and insolvency, Western Europe, CEE, Middle East, North America, White and Case, Clifford Chance, Linklaters, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Allen and Overy, Morrison and Foerster, Asia-Pacific, Mayer Brown, Australia, Japan, Chadbourne and Parke, China and Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada, US, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, UK, Poland, Qatar, UAE, Latham and Watkins, Private Equity, Bird and Bird, CMS Cameron McKenna, DLA Piper, Ashurst, Norton Rose, Simmons and Simmons, Salans, Features, Paul Hastings Janofsky and Walker, Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton, Dewey and LeBoeuf, Herbert Smith, Shearman and Sterling, Willkie Farr and Gallagher, Denton Wilde Sapte, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Freehills, Blake Cassels and Graydon, McCarthy Tétrault, O'Melveny and Myers, Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier, Hogan and Hartson, Chiomenti, P+P Pöllath + Partners, Proskauer Rose, Fried Frank, Walkers, Stephenson Harwood, Austria, Atsumi & Partners, Clayton Utz, Field Fisher Waterhouse, K&L Gates, Ogier, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt, Pedersoli e Associati, Ropes & Gray, SJ Berwin, Stikeman Elliott, Studio Grande Stevens, Tanner De Witt, Construction & real estate, Securitization & structured finance, Mergers & acquisitions
01 Feb 2010
Analysis includes White & Case's heavy EMEA losses, a corporate hiring spree in the US and Shearman's local HK hires.
Tags: Capital Markets, Banking, Corporate, Investment funds, Project finance, Restructuring and insolvency, Western Europe, CEE, Middle East, North America, White and Case, Clifford Chance, Linklaters, Allen and Overy, Morrison and Foerster, Baker and McKenzie, Asia-Pacific, Mayer Brown, Japan, Kirkland and Ellis, China and Hong Kong, Singapore, US, France, Germany, Italy, UK, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Squire Sanders and Dempsey, Latham and Watkins, Jones Day, McDermott Will and Emery, Private Equity, Cravath Swaine and Moore, CMS Cameron McKenna, Weil Gotshal and Manges, Sullivan and Cromwell, DLA Piper, Ashurst, Orrick, Features, Hengeler Mueller, Lovells, Bingham McCutchen, Dewey and LeBoeuf, Herbert Smith, Shearman and Sterling, Willkie Farr and Gallagher, Morgan Lewis and Bockius, Vinson and Elkins, O'Melveny and Myers, Simpson Thacher and Bartlett, Mayer Brown JSM, Berwin Leighton Paisner, Cayman Islands, Appleby, Reed Smith, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts, Stephenson Harwood, Greenberg Traurig, Grimaldi and Associates, K&L Gates, NCTM, Ozannes, Patton Boggs, Ughi e Nunziante, WilmerHale, Securitization & structured finance, Mergers & acquisitions
18 Jan 2010
Freshfields takes top spot from Linklaters as international firms edge out independents in Europe.
Tags: Western Europe, CEE, White and Case, Clifford Chance, Linklaters, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Slaughter and May, Allen and Overy, Baker and McKenzie, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, UK, Russia, Squire Sanders and Dempsey, Latham and Watkins, Jones Day, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton and Garrison, Davis Polk and Wardwell, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher and Flom, Cravath Swaine and Moore, Wachtell Lipton Rosen and Katz, CMS Cameron McKenna, Weil Gotshal and Manges, Gibson Dunn and Crutcher, Sullivan and Cromwell, DLA Piper, Ashurst, Simmons and Simmons, Orrick, Features, Hengeler Mueller, Lovells, Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton, Dewey and LeBoeuf, Herbert Smith, Uría Menéndez, Shearman and Sterling, Hannes Snellman, Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr y Quiroga, Gernandt and Danielsson, Vinge, Gide Loyrette Nouel, Loyens en Loeff, Barbosa Müssnich e Aragão, Allens Arthur Robinson, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Freehills, Blake Dawson, Blake Cassels and Graydon, Mannheimer Swartling, Vinson and Elkins, Roschier, Covington and Burling, Simpson Thacher and Bartlett, Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier, Bredin Prat, Pinsent Masons, Eversheds, Thommessen, Wikborg Rein, Cuatrecasas, Chiomenti, Maples and Calder, Garrigues, Schoenherr, Stibbe, Legance, Fried Frank, Gianni Origoni Grippo and Partners, Grimaldi and Associates, Souza Cescon Avedissian Barrieu e Flesch, A&L Goodbody, Araoz & Rueda, Arthur Cox, BA-HR, Bonelli Erede Pappalardo, Cahill Gordon & Reindel, Cederquist, CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre, CMS Derks Star Busmann, CMS Hasche Sigle, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, De Pardieu Brocas Maffei, d'Urso Gatti e Associati, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners, Gleiss Lutz, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, Gonçalves Pereira Castelo Branco, Gorrissen Federspiel Kierkegaard, Homburger, Houthoff Buruma, Kromann Reumert, Lindahl, LINIYA PRAVA, LK Shields, Matheson Ormsby Prentice, McCann FitzGerald, NautaDutilh, NCTM, Nörr Stiefenhofer Lutz, Ogilvy Renault, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt, Pedersoli e Associati, Plesner Svane Grønborg, Ropes & Gray, Schjødt, Selmer, Setterwalls, SJ Berwin, Wiersholm, William Fry, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Wistrand, Mergers & acquisitions
12 Jan 2010
Latham & Watkins takes top spot for 2009 globally, while independent firms rate well regionally.
Tags: Project finance, Western Europe, CEE, North America, White and Case, Clifford Chance, Linklaters, Allen and Overy, Asia-Pacific, India, Australia, Chadbourne and Parke, China and Hong Kong, New Zealand, South Korea, US, Italy, Spain, UK, Latham and Watkins, Jones Day, Sullivan and Cromwell, DLA Piper, Ashurst, Milbank Tweed Hadley and McCloy, Norton Rose, Features, Dewey and LeBoeuf, Allens Arthur Robinson, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Freehills, Blake Dawson, Simpson Thacher and Bartlett, Sidley Austin, Chiomenti, Amarchand and Mangaldas and Suresh A Shroff and Co, Garrigues, J Sagar Associates, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts, Kim and Chang, Gilbert and Tobin, Bracewell & Giuliani, Clayton Utz, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, DSK Legal, Johnson Winter & Slattery, Luthra & Luthra
07 Jan 2010
Mergermarket's report shows Skadden at top of US value table, Blake Cassels & Graydon dominating in Canada and Brazilians strengthening their regional grip.
Tags: North America, Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Allen and Overy, Morrison and Foerster, Baker and McKenzie, Latin America and Caribbean, Kirkland and Ellis, Canada, US, Brazil, Latham and Watkins, Jones Day, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton and Garrison, Davis Polk and Wardwell, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher and Flom, Cravath Swaine and Moore, Wachtell Lipton Rosen and Katz, Weil Gotshal and Manges, Gibson Dunn and Crutcher, Sullivan and Cromwell, Debevoise and Plimpton, DLA Piper, Features, Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton, Dewey and LeBoeuf, Shearman and Sterling, Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr y Quiroga, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice, Barbosa Müssnich e Aragão, Blake Cassels and Graydon, McCarthy Tétrault, Vinson and Elkins, Covington and Burling, O'Melveny and Myers, Simpson Thacher and Bartlett, Bredin Prat, Cadwalader Wickersham and Taft, Garrigues, TozziniFreire Advogados, Pinheiro Neto, Fried Frank, Greenberg Traurig, Torys, Souza Cescon Avedissian Barrieu e Flesch, Bennett Jones, Burnet Duckworth & Palmer, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg, Dorsey & Whitney, Fasken Martineau, Fraser Milner Casgrain, Goodmans, K&L Gates, Macleod Dixon, Motta Fernandes Rocha, Muñiz Ramírez Pérez-Taiman & Luna-Victoria, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt, Prieto & Carrizosa, Rodrigo Elías & Medrano, Stikeman Elliott, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
01 Dec 2009
The IFLR1000 looks at the hectic Iberian market, Zili Shao's in-house move and Torys' Toronto hires.
Tags: Western Europe, Middle East, Africa, North America, White and Case, Clifford Chance, Linklaters, Allen and Overy, Baker and McKenzie, Asia-Pacific, India, Australia, Kirkland and Ellis, Chadbourne and Parke, China and Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada, US, Finland, France, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, UK, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, South Africa, McDermott Will and Emery, Bird and Bird, DLA Piper, Ashurst, Norton Rose, Simmons and Simmons, JeantetAssociés, Salans, Orrick, Features, Lovells, Paul Hastings Janofsky and Walker, Herbert Smith, Uría Menéndez, Magisters, Willkie Farr and Gallagher, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Roschier, O'Melveny and Myers, Eversheds, Sidley Austin, Berwin Leighton Paisner, Duane Morris, Stibbe, Proskauer Rose, Fried Frank, Winston and Strawn, Cliffe Dekker, Greenberg Traurig, Torys, Al Tamimi & Company, Barrocas Sarmento Neves, Beiten Burkhardt, Bennett Jones, Brandford-Griffith Baverez Pasturel, DLA Phillips Fox, Fulbright & Jaworski, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, PLMJ, SJ Berwin, Talwar Thakore & Associates
05 Nov 2009
The IFLR1000's analysis includes Ropes & Gray's London hires, Latham's new US regulatory counsel and Weil's raid on Simmons in HK.
Tags: Western Europe, CEE, Middle East, Africa, North America, White and Case, Clifford Chance, Linklaters, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Allen and Overy, Asia-Pacific, Mayer Brown, Australia, Japan, Kirkland and Ellis, Chadbourne and Parke, China and Hong Kong, US, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, UK, Czech Republic, Romania, Russia, UAE, South Africa, Latham and Watkins, McDermott Will and Emery, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher and Flom, Weil Gotshal and Manges, DLA Piper, Ashurst, Milbank Tweed Hadley and McCloy, Simmons and Simmons, Orrick, Features, Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton, Dewey and LeBoeuf, Uría Menéndez, Loyens en Loeff, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld, Denton Wilde Sapte, Covington and Burling, O'Melveny and Myers, Cadwalader Wickersham and Taft, Berwin Leighton Paisner, Winston and Strawn, Stephenson Harwood, Greenberg Traurig, Baker Botts, Bonn Schmitt Steichen, DLA Phillips Fox, SJ Berwin
09 Jun 2009
Exclusive research by the IFLR1000 reveals the most improved local and two most improved foreign firms in Singapore over the past five years.
Tags: White and Case, Clifford Chance, Allen and Overy, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Allen and Gledhill, Milbank Tweed Hadley and McCloy, Rajah and Tann, Shook Lin and Bok, Drew and Napier, Colin Ng & Partners
23 Mar 2009
Exclusive research by the IFLR1000 reveals the most improved restructuring and insolvency practice in Hong Kong over the past five years.
Tags: Restructuring and insolvency, North America, White and Case, Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Allen and Overy, Mayer Brown, China and Hong Kong, Jones Day, Simmons and Simmons, Richards Butler, Tanner De Witt
11 Jan 2009
Exclusive research by the IFLR1000 reveals the four most improved firms in the UK restructuring and insolvency sector over the past five years.
Tags: Restructuring and insolvency, Western Europe, Clifford Chance, Linklaters, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Slaughter and May, Allen and Overy, Kirkland and Ellis, UK, Ashurst, Features, Bingham McCutchen, Cadwalader Wickersham and Taft, Sidley Austin
13 Nov 2008
Communication and balance are the key to a successful union in Saudi Arabia.
Tags: Middle East, Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Expansion and strategy, Saudi Arabia, Features, Al Jadaan and Partners, The Alliance
11 Nov 2008
New team to focus on Indian capital markets, M&A, finance and dispute resolution work.
Tags: Capital Markets, Banking, Corporate, Clifford Chance, Asia-Pacific, India, Singapore, Office moves, Amarchand and Mangaldas and Suresh A Shroff and Co
09 Jul 2008
Three Asian offices now have new consultants.
Tags: Capital Markets, Banking, Corporate, Clifford Chance, Asia-Pacific, People and moves, Japan, China and Hong Kong
08 Jul 2008
Three UK and one US firm advise in the Commercial Bank of Qatar's $900 million capital raising.
Tags: Capital Markets, Middle East, Clifford Chance, Slaughter and May, Qatar, Deals, Davis Polk and Wardwell, Simmons and Simmons
07 Jul 2008
Tender offer the first major cross-border transaction by an A and H-share PRC company.
Tags: Corporate, Clifford Chance, Asia-Pacific, China and Hong Kong, Norway, Deals, King and Wood
04 Jul 2008
Clifford Chance, Milbank, Dewey and Emirates International Law Firm win roles in $400 million wastewater project.
Tags: Project finance, Middle East, Clifford Chance, UAE, Deals, Milbank Tweed Hadley and McCloy, Dewey and LeBoeuf, Emirates International Law Firm
01 Jul 2008
Consortium, Clifford Chance and Proskauer in $100 million deal across seven jurisdictions.
Tags: Banking, Clifford Chance, Latin America and Caribbean, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Deals, Consortium Centro América, Arias y Muñoz, Proskauer Rose, Alemán Cordero Galindo and Lee, Lara López Matamoros Rodríguez y Tinoco, Fabrega Molino y Mulino
23 Jun 2008
Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy and Walkers snare roles in Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank's note programme.
Tags: Capital Markets, Middle East, Clifford Chance, Allen and Overy, UAE, Deals, Walkers
Herbert Smith, Clifford Chance and Dundas & Wilson advise on financing for Motherwell Bridge buyout.
Tags: Banking, Middle East, Clifford Chance, Scotland, UK, Kuwait, Deals, Herbert Smith, Dundas and Wilson
19 Jun 2008
Firm adds M&A specialist Justin Wilson to its corporate practice in China.
Tags: Capital Markets, Corporate, Clifford Chance, Asia-Pacific, People and moves, China and Hong Kong, Norton Rose
18 Jun 2008
Turkish duo work alongside White & Case and Clifford Chance in €1 billion financing of power portfolio.
Tags: Project finance, Middle East, White and Case, Clifford Chance, Turkey, Deals, Cakmak Avukatlık Bürosu, Hergüner Bilgen Özeke
17 Jun 2008
Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy and Maples and Calder advise on Dubai utility provider's $871 million sukuk-al-ijara.
Tags: Capital Markets, Middle East, Clifford Chance, Allen and Overy, UAE, Deals, Maples and Calder
13 Jun 2008
Syndicated loan for Banco General an "outstanding deal in this market".
Tags: Banking, Clifford Chance, Latin America and Caribbean, Panama, Deals, Arias Fabrega y Fabrega
04 Jun 2008
Abdulaziz H Fahad, Al-Jadaan & Partners, Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance advise on $6 billion facility.
Tags: Banking, Middle East, Clifford Chance, Allen and Overy, Saudi Arabia, Deals, Al Jadaan and Partners, The Law Office of Abdulaziz H Fahad
03 Jun 2008
Clients want to pay more, and for fewer services. It's a "sweet shop" for lawyers – but only half will get to tuck in.
Tags: Middle East, Clifford Chance, Allen and Overy, Expansion and strategy, Sovereign funds, UAE, Latham and Watkins, Simmons and Simmons, Features, Herbert Smith, Trowers and Hamlins
02 Jun 2008
Clifford Chance and Freshfields represent parties in sale of 75-year old Hong Kong lender.
Tags: Corporate, Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Asia-Pacific, China and Hong Kong, Deals
28 May 2008
Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance and Walkers advise in first ijarah sukuk programme in the UAE.
27 May 2008
Legal partnerships in Saudi Arabia should be based on capability, not celebrity.
Tags: Middle East, Clifford Chance, Allen and Overy, Expansion and strategy, Saudi Arabia, Norton Rose, Features, Al Jadaan and Partners, The Law Office of Hassan Mahassni, The Law Office of Dr Mujahid Al-Sawwaf
19 May 2008
Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance and White & Case advise in Bonarka City Centre financing.
Tags: Banking, CEE, White and Case, Clifford Chance, Allen and Overy, Poland, Deals
Duo act alongside magic-circle pair on second-largest Indian equity offer to date.
Tags: Capital Markets, Clifford Chance, Allen and Overy, Asia-Pacific, India, Deals, Amarchand and Mangaldas and Suresh A Shroff and Co, J Sagar Associates