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.

Ranking Table

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  • Senior Statesperson

    Senior Statespeople

    Charles W Mulaney Jr

    Charles W Mulaney Jr

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

    24 years ranked

    Frederick B Thomas

    Frederick B Thomas

    Mayer Brown LLP

    24 years ranked

    Michael A Pucker

    Michael A Pucker

    Latham & Watkins LLP

    17 years ranked

  • Eminent Practitioner

    Eminent Practitioners

    Joseph P Gromacki

    Joseph P Gromacki

    Jenner & Block LLP

    23 years ranked

  • Band 1

    Band 1

    Bradley Faris

    Bradley Faris

    Latham & Watkins LLP

    14 years ranked

    Paul L Choi

    Paul L Choi

    Sidley Austin LLP

    24 years ranked

  • Band 2

    Band 2

    Andrew L Weil

    Andrew L Weil

    DLA Piper LLP (US)

    19 years ranked

    Brian J Fahrney

    Brian J Fahrney

    Sidley Austin LLP

    11 years ranked

    Richard C Witzel

    Richard C Witzel

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

    13 years ranked

  • Band 3

    Band 3

    Christopher Drewry

    Christopher Drewry

    Latham & Watkins LLP

    2 years ranked

    Max Schleusener

    Max Schleusener

    Latham & Watkins LLP

    2 years ranked

    Neal Aizenstein

    Neal Aizenstein

    Cooley LLP

    24 years ranked

    Olivia Tyrrell

    Olivia Tyrrell

    Baker McKenzie

    12 years ranked

    Shilpi Gupta

    Shilpi Gupta

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

    5 years ranked

    William Kucera

    William Kucera

    Mayer Brown LLP

    17 years ranked

  • Band 4

    Band 4

    Andrew Gilbert

    Andrew Gilbert

    Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres LLC

    2 years ranked

    Beth Berg

    Beth Berg

    Sidley Austin LLP

    2 years ranked

    Brent Williams

    Brent Williams

    K&L Gates

    2 years ranked

    David J Malliband

    David J Malliband

    Baker McKenzie

    2 years ranked

    James R. Whitney

    James R. Whitney

    Barack Ferrazzano

    2 years ranked

    Jennifer L Keating

    Jennifer L Keating

    Mayer Brown LLP

    10 years ranked

    Jessica Fairchild

    Jessica Fairchild

    Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres LLC

    2 years ranked

    Jodi A Simala

    Jodi A Simala

    Mayer Brown LLP

    15 years ranked

    Marc F Sperber

    Marc F Sperber

    Mayer Brown LLP

    17 years ranked

    Michael DeFranco

    Michael DeFranco

    Baker McKenzie

    6 years ranked

  • Band 5

    Band 5

    Craig A Roeder

    Craig A Roeder

    Baker McKenzie

    16 years ranked

    David Clark

    David Clark

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

    1 year ranked

    Dieter A Schmitz

    Dieter A Schmitz

    Baker McKenzie

    6 years ranked

    Edward Best

    Edward Best

    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

    21 years ranked

    Erin Kirchner

    Erin Kirchner

    Cooley LLP

    1 year ranked

    Esther Chang

    Esther Chang

    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

    1 year ranked

    Jason Morelli

    Jason Morelli

    Latham & Watkins LLP

    1 year ranked

    Jason Wagenmaker

    Jason Wagenmaker

    Akin

    1 year ranked

    Jonathan A. Blackburn

    Jonathan A. Blackburn

    Sidley Austin LLP

    1 year ranked

    Paul W Theiss

    Paul W Theiss

    Mayer Brown LLP

    23 years ranked

    Ross Emmerman

    Ross Emmerman

    Loeb & Loeb LLP

    11 years ranked

    Russell Shapiro

    Russell Shapiro

    Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC

    1 year ranked

    Scott Kapp

    Scott Kapp

    DLA Piper LLP (US)

    1 year ranked

    Scott Williams

    Scott Williams

    Sidley Austin LLP

    1 year ranked

    Steven J Gavin

    Steven J Gavin

    Winston Taylor LLP

    13 years ranked

    Ted Cominos

    Ted Cominos

    Eversheds Sutherland

    1 year ranked

    Thomas E. Keim, Jr.

    Thomas E. Keim, Jr.

    Venable LLP

    18 years ranked

  • Up-and-coming Individual

    Up and Coming

    Faisal Delawalla

    Faisal Delawalla

    Jones Day

    2 years ranked

    Kait E Kelly

    Kait E Kelly

    Barack Ferrazzano

    4 years ranked

    Kyle Shires

    Kyle Shires

    Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres LLC

    2 years ranked

    Piotr Korzynski

    Piotr Korzynski

    Baker McKenzie

    2 years ranked

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