A&O Shearman

Expertise Dispute Resolution

•Financial services: regulatory & litigationLeading

•Maritime asset financingExcellent

Expertise Private Equity

•Acquisition financingExcellent

•LBO taxExcellent

•Large & upper mid-cap LBO transactionsExcellent

•Fund structuringExcellent

Expertise Compliance

•Internal investigationLeading

•ESG complianceExcellent

Expertise Economic law & European affairs

•State AidsExcellent

•AntitrustExcellent

•Merger controlExcellent

•Deregulation & regulated industriesExcellent

•Follow-onExcellent

•Distribution lawHighly recommended

•European merger controlMapping

•Investment and foreign subsidies controlMapping

Expertise Tax law

•Financial service taxLeading

•Transaction taxLeading

•Taxation of international groupsExcellent

•Tax : LitigationRecommended

Expertise Public Law

•Administrative contracts and related litigationLeading

•PPP contracts: large-cap structuringLeading

Expertise Labor & Employment

•Criminal labor lawExcellent

•Social management of M&As and social auditsExcellent

•Reorganizations, socials programs, and related litigationExcellent

•High-risk individual litigationHighly recommended

•Collective bargaining and social relationsHighly recommended

•Social complianceRecommended

•Mobility and expatriationRecommended

Expertise Energy & environment

•Renewable energy lawExcellent

Expertise Asset management

•Asset managementLeading

Expertise Real estate

•Real estate transactions - investmentLeading

•Real estate transactions - financingExcellent

•Tenancy lawHighly recommended

•Real estate taxRecommended

Expertise Capital Markets

•DCM - large-capLeading

•ECM - large-capLeading

•Securitization & structured financingLeading

•DerivativesExcellent

Expertise Projects & Infrastructure

•Project finance: advising banks or sponsorsLeading

Expertise Intellectual property

•Patent litigationLeading

•Trademark litigationHighly recommended

Expertise Restructuring & insolvency

•Advising banks and creditorsExcellent

•Board of companies and shareholders - Upper mid & large-capExcellent

Expertise Industrial risks & liability litigation

•Sector: aviationExcellent

Expertise Healthcare, pharmaceuticals & biotech

•Patents: pharma, biotech, and life sciences litigationsLeading

Rankings Spain

Expertise Private Equity

•AdvisoryLeading

•International arbitrationLeading

•Commercial litigationLeading

Expertise Tax law

•Tax lawLeading

Expertise Energy & environment

•Sector: energyLeading

Expertise Banking & finance

•AdvisoryLeading

•Regulatory LawHighly recommended

Expertise Mergers & acquisitions

•Corporate / M&ALeading

Expertise Real estate

•Real estateHighly recommended

Expertise Projects & Infrastructure

•Project financeLeading

Expertise Restructuring & insolvency

Rankings United Kingdom

Expertise Banking & finance

•Acquisition financingLeading

•Capital marketsLeading

•Debt Capital Markets (DCM)Leading

Expertise Private Equity

•Large LBO transactionsHighly recommended

•Fund structuringRecommended

Expertise Compliance

•Corporates / Financial institutionsExcellent

•IndividualsRecommended

Expertise Competition & Antitrust

•Merger controlExcellent

Expertise Dispute Resolution

•International arbitrationExcellent

•Insurance Litigation: PolicyholdersExcellent

Expertise Tax law

•Corporate taxExcellent

Expertise Labor & Employment

•Representation of employersLeading

Expertise Mergers & acquisitions

•Large-cap transactionsExcellent

Expertise Intellectual property

•Patent litigationLeading

•Life sciencesLeading

•Trademark litigationExcellent

•Trademark prosecutionExcellent

•IT lawHighly recommended

•Data protectionHighly recommended

Expertise Restructuring & insolvency

Rankings Belgium

Expertise Banking & finance

Expertise Private Equity

•Investment FundsLeading

Expertise Compliance

•ComplianceLeading

Expertise Competition & Antitrust

•Merger controlExcellent

Expertise Dispute Resolution

•Competition LitigationExcellent

•White collar crimeExcellent

Expertise Tax law

•Corporate taxLeading

•Transfer pricingExcellent

Expertise Labor & Employment

•Labor & EmploymentHighly recommended

Expertise Mergers & acquisitions

•Corporate / M&ALeading

Expertise Real estate

•Real estateLeading

Expertise Innovation, technology & telecoms

•IT & OutsourcingLeading

•Data protectionLeading

•FintechExcellent

Expertise Capital Markets

•Capital MarketsLeading

Expertise Intellectual property

•Patent litigationHighly recommended

Expertise Restructuring & insolvency

Expertise Healthcare, pharmaceuticals & biotech

•Life sciencesHighly recommended

•Life Sciences: RegulatoryHighly recommended

Rankings Netherlands

Expertise Banking & finance

•Capital marketsLeading

Expertise Private Equity

•Venture CapitalLeading

Expertise Competition & Antitrust

•AntitrustLeading

Expertise Dispute Resolution

•International arbitrationLeading

•Commercial litigationLeading

Expertise Tax law

•Corporate taxExcellent

Expertise Mergers & acquisitions

•Mergers & acquisitionsLeading

Expertise Innovation, technology & telecoms

•IT lawHighly recommended

Expertise Capital Markets

•Debt Capital Markets (DCM)Leading

Expertise Restructuring & insolvency

Expertise Industrial risks & liability litigation

•Claims and insurance litigationHighly recommended

Expertise Healthcare, pharmaceuticals & biotech

•Sector: health & pharmaceutical industryExcellent

Rankings China

Expertise Banking & finance

•Local firmsLeading

Expertise Private Equity

•International firmsHighly recommended

Expertise Competition & Antitrust

•Antitrust & merger controlExcellent

Expertise Dispute Resolution

•International arbitrationHighly recommended

•Commercial litigationHighly recommended

Expertise Labor & Employment

•Labor & EmploymentHighly recommended

Expertise Mergers & acquisitions

•International firmsExcellent

Expertise Intellectual property

•Patent litigationHighly recommended

•Patent prosecutionRecommended

Expertise Restructuring & insolvency

•Restructuring & insolvencyExcellent

Rankings Hong Kong

Expertise Dispute Resolution

•International arbitrationLeading

Rankings Germany

Expertise Arbitration

•ArbitrationRecommended

Expertise Banking & finance

•Banking & financeExcellent

•Regulatory LawHighly recommended

•Equity capital markets (ECM)Highly recommended

•FintechRecommended

Expertise Private Equity

•Private EquityHighly recommended

Expertise Compliance

•Internal Investigations & ComplianceRecommended

Expertise Competition & Antitrust

•Competition lawRecommended

Expertise Dispute Resolution

•Commercial litigationHighly recommended

•International arbitrationRecommended

•Insurance LawRecommended

Expertise Tax law

•Tax : LitigationExcellent

•Corporate taxHighly recommended

Expertise Labor & Employment

•Labor & EmploymentRecommended

Expertise Energy & environment

•Sector: energyHighly recommended

Expertise Mergers & acquisitions

•Large-cap transactionsHighly recommended

•Mid-cap transactionsRecommended

Expertise Real estate

•Real estateHighly recommended

Expertise Capital Markets

•Debt Capital Markets (DCM)Highly recommended

Expertise Intellectual property

•Patent litigationRecommended

Expertise Restructuring & insolvency

•RestructuringExcellent

Expertise Healthcare, pharmaceuticals & biotech

•Healthcare, pharmaceuticals & biotechRecommended

Rankings United States

Expertise Banking & finance

•Project finance : advice to lenders and investorsExcellent

•Project finance : advice to sponsorsExcellent

•Regulatory LawHighly recommended

•Acquisition financingHighly recommended

•Equity capital markets (ECM)Highly recommended

•Large & upper-mid-cap transactionsRecommended

Expertise Competition & Antitrust

•Competition law & antitrustRecommended

Expertise Dispute Resolution

•Securities litigationExcellent

•Investment arbitrationHighly recommended

•International arbitrationHighly recommended

Expertise Tax law

•Corporate taxHighly recommended

Expertise Mergers & acquisitions

•Large-cap transactionsRecommended

Expertise Capital Markets

•Debt Capital Markets (DCM)Excellent

Rankings Luxembourg

Expertise Insurance

•Insurance LawExcellent

Expertise Banking & finance

Expertise Private Equity

•Private EquityLeading

•Fund structuringLeading

Expertise Dispute Resolution

•Investigations & white-collar crimeHighly recommended

Expertise Tax law

•Tax : LitigationLeading

•Corporate taxLeading

•Transfer pricingLeading

Expertise Labor & Employment

•Labor & EmploymentExcellent

Expertise Mergers & acquisitions

•Corporate / M&AExcellent

Expertise Wealth management

•Wealth managementLeading

Expertise Real estate

•Real estateExcellent

Expertise Innovation, technology & telecoms

•IT & OutsourcingLeading

Expertise Intellectual property

•IP litigationExcellent

Expertise Restructuring & insolvency

•Restructuring & insolvencyExcellent

Rankings Morocco

Expertise Dispute Resolution

•International arbitration and litigationLeading

Expertise Business law

•Business lawLeading

Rankings Poland

Expertise Banking & finance

Expertise Dispute Resolution

•Competition lawLeading

•Dispute ResolutionExcellent

Expertise Mergers & acquisitions

•Mergers & acquisitionsExcellent

Expertise Restructuring & insolvency

Rankings Italy

Expertise Banking & finance