Ranking Table

Corporate/M&A

This chapter includes company acquisitions, dispositions and related financing arrangements, mergers, joint ventures capitalizations, entity selection and formation, operating and partnership agreements and governance matters. Also covers those transactions designed to help restructuring within companies and their subsidiaries by change of ownership. Priority is placed on primary representatives, those acting for buyers and sellers, whilst those acting for financial advisors, underwriters and the banks financing such transactions are also considered.

How rankings work?
How rankings work?

  • Senior Statespeople

    Brian J McCarthy

    Brian J McCarthy

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

    23 years ranked

    Jonathan K Layne

    Jonathan K Layne

    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

    22 years ranked

  • Band 1

    Alison S Ressler

    Alison S Ressler

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

    24 years ranked

    Charles K Ruck

    Charles K Ruck

    Latham & Watkins LLP

    22 years ranked

  • Band 2

    Eric M Krautheimer

    Eric M Krautheimer

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

    8 years ranked

    Kevin Masuda

    Kevin Masuda

    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

    7 years ranked

  • Band 3

    Anne Lieberman

    Anne Lieberman

    Cooley LLP

    4 years ranked

    Benyamin S Ross

    Benyamin S Ross

    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

    7 years ranked

    Christopher H Patay

    Christopher H Patay

    Pillsbury

    7 years ranked

    David Hernand

    David Hernand

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

    17 years ranked

    David Niemeyer

    David Niemeyer

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

    3 years ranked

    Jason H Silvera

    Jason H Silvera

    Latham & Watkins LLP

    7 years ranked

    Katherine Ku

    Katherine Ku

    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

    6 years ranked

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