Ranking tables

Corporate/M&A | USA

Connecticut

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.

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Band 1

  1. Finn Dixon & Herling LLP
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    Finn Dixon & Herling LLP
    Corporate/M&A
    2025 | Band 1 | 22 Years Ranked
    Finn Dixon & Herling offers a market-leading practice with a deep bench of acclaimed practitioners. The team provides impressive levels of expertise in a diverse range of legal matters, including general corporate governance, capital raising and M&A transactions. It represents blue-chip clients in strategic M&A and investment firms across the private equity spectrum, including venture capital, growth equity and industry-specific funds.
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Band 2

  1. Day Pitney LLP
    2
    Day Pitney LLP
    Corporate/M&A
    2025 | Band 2 | 22 Years Ranked

    Day Pitney houses a highly regarded corporate practice that advises on a diverse range of issues, including SEC compliance, mergers, acquisitions and sales for entrepreneurs, public companies and private companies, including startups. It also offers significant capabilities in advising private equity funds and family offices in formation and regulatory issues. The group is active in a number of industries, including healthcare, energy, financial services and manufacturing.

  2. Holland & Knight LLP
    2
    Holland & Knight LLP
    Corporate/M&A
    2025 | Band 2 | 15 Years Ranked

    Holland & Knight is a respected national firm offering expertise in corporate and finance transactions, with particular activity in mid-cap deals and notable expertise in private equity and venture capital transactions, alongside advising clients on securities and governance matters. Its team is experienced in handling deals in a wide range of industry sectors, including pharmaceuticals and food and beverages.

  3. Wiggin and Dana LLP
    2
    Wiggin and Dana LLP
    Corporate/M&A
    2025 | Band 2 | 21 Years Ranked

    Wiggin and Dana's team advises on a range of corporate law matters, including M&A and capital markets transactions and other securities matters. The firm offers extensive experience in a wide range of industries, including life sciences, manufacturing and technology, and is noted for its strength in cross-border deals, particularly with respect to transactions between European and American entities. It advises a wide range of clients, from family businesses to private equity portfolio companies.

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Band 3

  1. Cohen and Wolf, PC
    3
    Cohen and Wolf, PC
    Corporate/M&A
    2025 | Band 3 | 2 Years Ranked

    Cohen and Wolf has a robust reputation given the strength of its corporate practice, which offers expertise across a broad spectrum of strategic M&A deals, private equity investment work, corporate finance mandates and governance issues. Its clients include both early-stage and mature corporates, non-profits and investment firms.

  2. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
    3
    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
    Corporate/M&A
    2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked

    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has a broad-based corporate practice with strengths in transactional work, securities issues and wider governance advice. The firm offers a strong pedigree in acting for national and international clients, as well as offering a wealth of resources in employee benefits, tax, finance and regulatory practice areas.

  3. Pullman & Comley, LLC
    3
    Pullman & Comley, LLC
    Corporate/M&A
    2025 | Band 3 | 19 Years Ranked

    Pullman & Comley advises companies on a broad range of business law needs, including advising on M&A and project finance. The firm is noted for its expert representation of emerging companies, alongside its advice to venture capitalists and private equity funds.

  4. Robinson & Cole LLP
    3
    Robinson & Cole LLP
    Corporate/M&A
    2025 | Band 3 | 22 Years Ranked

    Robinson & Cole has an impressive bench of practitioners advising a broad group of clients, including multinationals, private equity firms and high-growth companies, on a range of transactional and corporate matters. It represents both buyers and sellers in transactions, with notable experience in public company transactions. It also frequently acts for clients on private placements and venture capital funding rounds.

  5. Shipman & Goodwin LLP
    3
    Shipman & Goodwin LLP
    Corporate/M&A
    2025 | Band 3 | 22 Years Ranked

    Shipman & Goodwin houses a strong team that is noted for its presence in the mid-market M&A space and recognised for its transactional work with private equity firms. It further offers a broad range of attendant services including ERISA, tax and IP expertise. The team possesses significant sector expertise in biotechnology and life sciences.

  6. Verrill Dana, LLP
    Corporate/M&A
    2025 | Band 3