Ranking Table

Banking & Finance

This section covers lending transactions and recognizes those working on behalf of lenders and borrowers. Both banks and alternative lenders, such as credit funds, are recognized as lenders. Transactions may include acquisition financings, refinancings and general lending. All structures and methods of credit facility are relevant to this chapter. In states where Project Finance is not recognized separately, such work may be submitted to that state's Banking & Finance section. While the financing of property transactions may be relevant as part of a broad practice, firms or lawyers with a financing practice which revolves entirely around this should submit to the relevant Real Estate section. Where a specific Real Estate: Finance section exists covering the same geographical area, property work should not be included in Banking & Finance submissions.

How rankings work?
How rankings work?

  • Band 1

    Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

    Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

    9 years ranked

    Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

    Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

    11 years ranked

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP

    9 years ranked

    Latham & Watkins LLP

    Latham & Watkins LLP

    10 years ranked

    Milbank LLP

    Milbank LLP

    11 years ranked

    Paul Hastings LLP

    Paul Hastings LLP

    6 years ranked

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

    11 years ranked

  • Band 2

    Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

    Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

    11 years ranked

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

    9 years ranked

    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

    6 years ranked

    Ropes & Gray LLP

    Ropes & Gray LLP

    8 years ranked

    White & Case LLP

    White & Case LLP

    11 years ranked

  • Band 3

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

    10 years ranked

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

    11 years ranked

    Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

    Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

    11 years ranked

  • Band 4

    A&O Shearman

    A&O Shearman

    13 years ranked

    Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

    Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

    9 years ranked

    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

    8 years ranked

    King & Spalding LLP

    King & Spalding LLP

    5 years ranked

    Proskauer Rose LLP

    Proskauer Rose LLP

    5 years ranked

    Sidley Austin LLP

    Sidley Austin LLP

    5 years ranked

    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates

    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates

    11 years ranked

    Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

    Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

    5 years ranked

    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

    6 years ranked

  • Band 5

    Cooley LLP

    Cooley LLP

    3 years ranked

    Dechert LLP

    Dechert LLP

    5 years ranked

    DLA Piper LLP (US)

    DLA Piper LLP (US)

    2 years ranked

    Freshfields US LLP

    Freshfields US LLP

    3 years ranked

    Goodwin

    Goodwin

    2 years ranked

    Haynes and Boone, LLP

    Haynes and Boone, LLP

    3 years ranked

    Mayer Brown LLP

    Mayer Brown LLP

    7 years ranked

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

    2 years ranked

    Vinson & Elkins LLP

    Vinson & Elkins LLP

    3 years ranked

  • Band 6

    Baker McKenzie

    Baker McKenzie

    1 year ranked

    Bracewell LLP

    Bracewell LLP

    1 year ranked

    Clifford Chance US LLP

    Clifford Chance US LLP

    1 year ranked

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