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Clifford Chance LLP

Banking & Finance

Global Guide 2026 : Global: Multi-Jurisdictional


Clifford Chance LLP

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Banking & Finance - Global: Multi-Jurisdictional

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Clifford Chance has a top-tier banking and finance practice with outstanding capabilities across the UK, continental Europe and Asia, notably in the Chinese, Japanese and Singaporean markets. The law firm offers:

• Extensive expertise working on behalf of multinational companies, international banks, private equity firms and public institutions.

• Expertise handling the full range of financing mandates, including syndicated lending, project finance and buyouts.

• A market-leading Islamic finance practice, which occupies a dominant position in key Middle Eastern jurisdictions and in Malaysia and Indonesia.

Key contact

Robert Lee leads the firm's global finance practice from London, while Zarrar Sehgal in New York is the head of the banking and finance practice in the Americas. Singapore-based Nicholas Wong leads the firm's APAC finance practice and Qudeer Latif, based in Dubai, is the firm's head of global Islamic finance.

Strengths

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  • Thanks to their presence in market transactions, they are able to offer their customers the necessary services at all times. It is one of the best teams in the Spanish market.

    Banking & Finance respondentGlobal
  • Clifford Chance is a very solid team with a broad global coverage which gives them very good market intelligence. This is a great help when raising funds globally.

    Banking & Finance respondentGlobal
  • Clifford Chance has a wide range of specialists across products and jurisdictions, which has proven very helpful on complex, cross-border transactions we have worked with them on.

    Banking & Finance respondentGlobal

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