Ranking tables

Investment Funds: Hedge Funds | Global

Global: Multi-Jurisdictional

This subsection covers hedge fund formation and launches, spinouts, strategic acquisitions, distressed debt investments and restructurings.

All Departments profiles

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Band 1

  1. Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
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    Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
    Investment Funds: Hedge Funds
    2024 | Band 1 | 3 Years Ranked
    Schulte Roth & Zabel is a highly regarded hedge fund practice with a longstanding presence in London and New York, alongside a growing reputation for the capabilities of its Asia teams. Schulte Roth offers:
  2. Sidley Austin LLP
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    Sidley Austin LLP
    Investment Funds: Hedge Funds
    2024 | Band 1 | 3 Years Ranked
    Widely acclaimed for its extensive experience in hedge fund matters, Sidley Austin boasts an impressive international reach through its established presence in New York, London and Hong Kong, alongside broader resources in Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. The law firm offers:
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Band 2

  1. Dechert LLP
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    Dechert LLP
    Investment Funds: Hedge Funds
    2024 | Band 2 | 3 Years Ranked
    Dechert is highly regarded for its capabilities in the hedge fund area, with experienced practitioners based in Hong Kong, in London and across the USA. The law firm offers:
  2. Ropes & Gray LLP
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    Ropes & Gray LLP
    Investment Funds: Hedge Funds
    2024 | Band 2 | 3 Years Ranked
    Boston-based Leigh Fraser and Peter Laybourn, San Francisco-based Melissa Bender and New York-based Morri Weinberg co-head the firm's private funds practice. Other key contacts include London-based Tom Alabaster.
  3. Simmons & Simmons LLP
    Investment Funds: Hedge Funds
    2024 | Band 2
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Band 3

  1. Akin
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    Akin
    Investment Funds: Hedge Funds
    2024 | Band 3 | 3 Years Ranked
    • Representation of an array of high-profile fund managers, who turn to it for advice on a diverse range of matters in the funds space, including structuring, formation, seed capital arrangements and hybrid structures.
  2. Clifford Chance LLP
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    Clifford Chance LLP
    Investment Funds: Hedge Funds
    2024 | Band 3 | 2 Years Ranked
    Clifford Chance's longstanding fund formation practice is known for its cross-border strengths and extensive expertise in private equity, debt and infrastructure fund matters. Housing a leading practice in Frankfurt and strong teams in London and Hong Kong, Clifford Chance offers:
  3. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
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    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
    Investment Funds: Hedge Funds
    2024 | Band 3 | 2 Years Ranked
    "The firm is incredibly well positioned to handle complex US and global hedge fund issues. Its attorneys are extremely well-versed, focused and attentive. The practitioners are also extremely commercially aware and they have their fingers on the pulse of market trends."