Corporate/M&A (Foreign Expertise) | Global

Nishimura & Asahi is adept at handling Japanese transactions. Katsuyuki Yamaguchi is a key contact.

Long-term, concerted international expansion from Cleary Gottlieb's US base has enabled the firm to become one of the most globally-recognised brands in numerous areas of international law. The firm's broad office network incorporates established teams stationed across key financial and political centres in the USA, Europe, South-East Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.

The law firm performs strongly on cross-border transactions, combining deep roots in the US market with well-established M&A teams in key global jurisdictions across Asia and Europe, particularly the UK and France. The US M&A team is proficient in project-managing and working with colleagues and local counsel in cross-border M&A on behalf of its US and global clientele. The New York office acts as the key hub for leading work on the firm's international M&A practice, and is a top choice for US public companies in their most challenging global transactions as well as for clients entering the US market.

The firm is experienced in advising on transactions in Latin America. Fernando Alonso is a key contact and based in the firm's Miami office.

A powerhouse in the US M&A market, the firm is widely noted for its successful international expansion, which has established the practice in the global elite. Lawyers across the firm's US offices often project-manage high value global public and private transactions, supported by Latham & Watkins' high-end M&A teams in key European and Asian markets. The firm attracts strong praise for its excellent coverage of the transatlantic axis and acts for clients based in the USA and Europe on a mixture of inbound and outbound transactions involving the UK and other major European economies.

Skadden 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.

For global M&A work, the firm enjoys a robust reputation across the USA and in key global money centres, which is reflected in its impressive book of clients. It regularly acts as global deal counsel for multinational corporates, including pharmaceutical, technology and energy companies, and financial institutions. The USA continues to be the firm's primary driver of substantial cross-border M&A and frequently coordinates the firm's overseas offices or with external counsel abroad in cross-border deals. The combination of Skadden's offices in New York and London is often praised, while the firm's West Coast teams regularly collaborate with Skadden's excellent teams in Asia.