Ranking tables
Corporate/M&A (Foreign Expertise) | Global
USA
Rankings overview for Departments
Latin America-wide
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP 15 Years Ranked
- Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP 14 Years Ranked
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 24 Years Ranked
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates 31 Years Ranked
- Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 27 Years Ranked
- Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
- Latham & Watkins LLP
Brazil
- Manuel Garciadiaz Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP18 Years Ranked
- Paul Schnell Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates18 Years Ranked
- S Wade Angus Jones Day14 Years Ranked
- Francesca OdellCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Canada
India
- Rahul Patel King & Spalding LLP13 Years Ranked
- Srinivas KaushikKirkland & Ellis LLP
Japan
- Kaoru Tatsumi Nishimura & Asahi1 Years Ranked
- Hiroshi SarumidaAkerman LLP
Latin America-wide
- Fernando C Alonso Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP16 Years Ranked
- Paola Lozano Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates13 Years Ranked
- Paul Schnell Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates18 Years Ranked
- Randy A Bullard Morrison Foerster17 Years Ranked
- Sergio J Galvis Sullivan & Cromwell LLP24 Years Ranked
- Talbert Navia Winston & Strawn LLP17 Years Ranked
- Werner Federico Ahlers Sullivan & Cromwell LLP10 Years Ranked
- Alejandro FiuzaPAG Law, PLLC
- Antonio Del PinoLatham & Watkins LLP
- Francesca OdellCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
- Jeffrey S LewisCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
All Departments profiles
Canada
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLPCorporate/M&A (Foreign Expertise)2024 | Spotlight | 24 Years RankedThe firm performs strongly on both public and private transactions at a global level, typically coordinating from its New York base, and benefits from deep relationships with US-based listed corporates, private equity houses and asset managers. The firm's global deal flow is facilitated by its notable presence in the Chinese and Japanese markets which both US and overseas clients often utilise in cross-border transactions. The firm also has corporate lawyers located in London and Toronto to provide close guidance to local and US organisations in cross-border investments. The firm's elite standing in the USA makes it an attractive proposition to major clients for cross-border work, aided by its close relationships with high-end corporate firms abroad.
Japan
- Nishimura & AsahiCorporate/M&A (Foreign Expertise)2024 | Spotlight | 3 Years RankedNishimura & Asahi is adept at handling Japanese transactions. Katsuyuki Yamaguchi is a key contact.
Latin America-wide
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPCorporate/M&A (Foreign Expertise)2024 | Spotlight | 15 Years RankedGreenberg Traurig PA has a broad national presence, often handling cross-border deals given its international network of offices. The corporate team regularly works with clients from the technology and pharmaceutical industries, including investors and portfolio companies. The group handles issues such as M&A, divestitures and joint ventures.
- Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPCorporate/M&A (Foreign Expertise)2024 | Spotlight | 14 Years RankedThe firm is experienced in advising on transactions in Latin America. Fernando Alonso is a key contact and based in the firm's Miami office.
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPCorporate/M&A (Foreign Expertise)2024 | Spotlight | 24 Years RankedThe firm's New York office acts as the main hub of its global work and is known for its representation of an elite clientele on high-end work. It frequently coordinates cross-border work with the firm's other international offices across Europe, Latin America and Asia and with carefully chosen independent co-counsel from other jurisdictions, which significantly bolsters its capabilities in multi-jurisdictional M&A.
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & AffiliatesCorporate/M&A (Foreign Expertise)2024 | Spotlight | 31 Years RankedSkadden has a premium global practice which has built widespread coverage and expertise across regions and areas of law on the foundation of its longstanding, market-leading reputation for US law advice. The firm has strength in depth across UK and European teams in transactional and contentious areas, which makes the firm a leading choice for sophisticated transatlantic matters. It has an excellent presence in key Asian markets, plus a São Paulo office that boosts the firm's global offering. The firm is a dominant force on international M&A, finance and energy transactions. It also regularly navigates clients through cross-border disputes, investigations and arbitration as coordinating counsel.
- Sullivan & Cromwell LLPCorporate/M&A (Foreign Expertise)2024 | Spotlight | 27 Years RankedThe firm's US teams provide best-in-class M&A advice to elite listed corporations, often project-managing outbound transactions from its New York base and directing carefully chosen local counsel. It is renowned for its work on high-value, inbound and outbound M&A transactions and displays great proficiency in transatlantic work. Its lawyers are adept at advising multinational corporate clients on transformative deals, frequently with assistance from the firm's corporate and finance-focused teams in London and Frankfurt. The firm's Asia platform is anchored by its strong standing in the Chinese M&A market, where it offers high-end specialised services on cross-border work involving the USA. It is also well regarded for prevalence advising on Latin America transactions, with the US offices frequently directing deals in cooperation with local firms.