Ranking tables
Private Credit | USA
USA - Nationwide
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USA - NATIONWIDE: An Introduction to Private Credit
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Authored by Latham & Watkins LLP, Alfred Xue, Peter Sluka, Daniel Seale, Stelios Saffos, Brandon Anderson
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 1
- Alfred Xue Latham & Watkins LLP5 Years Ranked
- Daniel Seale Latham & Watkins LLP19 Years Ranked
Gary Creem Proskauer Rose LLP13 Years Ranked
Jason Kyrwood Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP14 Years Ranked
Jennifer Daly Paul Hastings LLP4 Years Ranked
Jennifer St. John Yount Paul Hastings LLP19 Years Ranked
Justin Breen Proskauer Rose LLP7 Years Ranked
Nicholas A Palumbo Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP4 Years Ranked- Stelios Saffos Latham & Watkins LLP6 Years Ranked
Band 2
- B.J. Rosen Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP1 Years Ranked
Jaisohn Im Akin1 Years Ranked
Jay Alicandri Dechert LLP5 Years Ranked
John Cobb Paul Hastings LLP7 Years Ranked
John Papachristos Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP1 Years Ranked
Marcus J Dougherty Milbank LLP9 Years Ranked
Matthew D. O'Meara Mayer Brown LLP8 Years Ranked
Michael Mezzacappa Proskauer Rose LLP1 Years Ranked- Peter Sluka Latham & Watkins LLP1 Years Ranked
Sung Pak Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP1 Years Ranked
Todd Holleman King & Spalding LLP5 Years Ranked
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPPrivate Credit2025 | Band 1 | 2 Years RankedDavis Polk & Wardwell is considered a destination of choice for transactional work in the private credit space. The firm acts for an enviable array of major investment firms on lender-side work, drawing from a sizable pool of expert practitioners with a strong pedigree in complex financing matters.1 Latham & Watkins LLPPrivate Credit2025 | Band 1 | 2 Years RankedLatham & Watkins has attained a reputation for excellence for its private debt and direct lending practice, with clients often turning to its lawyers for their most complex and sophisticated lending transactions. The firm offers expertise across the full range of financing matters, including midmarket and large-cap transactions.
1 Paul Hastings LLPPrivate Credit2025 | Band 1 | 2 Years RankedPaul Hastings is widely considered one of the market's leading choices for sophisticated, high-end direct lending matters. Its impressively experienced team regularly assists a number of household name investor clients on lending matters, ranging from middle-market transactions to syndicated, international financings.
1 Proskauer Rose LLPPrivate Credit2025 | Band 1 | 2 Years RankedProskauer Rose is a recognized force in private credit work, with clients benefiting from the firm's long history and strong pedigree in direct lending transactions. The firm advises across the full gamut of financing matters for an enviable array of the planet's leading lenders and asset managers.
Band 2
2 AkinPrivate Credit2025 | Band 2 | 2 Years RankedAkin's team is held in high regard for its special situations expertise, with lender-side clients profiting from the firm's deep resources and institutional knowledge of bet-the-company bankruptcy and insolvency matters. The firm also frequently advises in traditional private credit work, acting for private equity firms, institutional investors, family offices and wider private debt funds.
2 King & Spalding LLPPrivate Credit2025 | Band 2 | 2 Years RankedKing & Spalding draws from a considerably deep bench of lending experts nationwide and internationally to advise lenders on private credit work. The firm regularly advises a broad spectrum of major sponsor clients and institutional investors on high-end and middle-market lending transactions.
2 Milbank LLPPrivate Credit2025 | Band 2 | 1 Years RankedMilbank offers excellent counsel to a wide range of clients in the private credit market. The firm is experienced in syndicated financing, and regularly advises clients on cross-border transactions.
Band 3
3 Alston & Bird LLPPrivate Credit2025 | Band 3 | 2 Years RankedAlston & Bird is particularly well versed in middle-market lending transactions, acting for individual lenders and syndicates in complex financing structures. It offers high quality resources in its Atlanta headquarters, alongside a number of debt finance experts in New York and Dallas.
3 KattenPrivate Credit2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedThe Katten private credit team offers extensive deal experience, principally from the firm's offices in Illinois and California. Lawyers offer deep expertise across an array of transactions, and leverage additional services from Katten's corporate, restructuring and tax departments.
3 White & Case LLPPrivate Credit2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedWhite & Case offers standout advice in private credit work. Clients benefit from its deep proficiency in direct lending and broad financing expertise.