Freshfields vs Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Freshfields

Law firm

Deals
3
2025
1
2026 YTD
2
Disclosed value
A$4.5bn
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Law firm

Deals
4
2025
3
2026 YTD
1
Disclosed value
A$21bn

League table positions

League table ranks of Freshfields and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Table 2026 YTD2025
FreshfieldsSkadden, Arps, S…FreshfieldsSkadden, Arps, S…
M&A legal advisers #17 (1) – – #5 (3)
M&A legal advisers, completed – #6 (1) – #3 (2)

Rank as each table opens, with the deal count in brackets. The higher rank in each pair is in teal.

Freshfields: top sectors

  • Consumer staples1 deal
  • Telecommunications and media1 deal
  • Energy1 deal

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom: top sectors

  • Materials and mining2 deals
  • Financial services1 deal
  • Telecommunications and media1 deal

Deals they shared

On the same side · 0

Advising the same party or side

None.