M&A legal advisers

M&A legal advisers, Calendar 2025, ranked by deal value

Rank▲	Firm↕	DealsValue↕	Value A$m↕	Share↕
1	Ashurst Perkins Coie 25 deals · 38.8% share	25A$52bn deals, show list ▾	51,819.9	38.8%
2	Gilbert + Tobin 37 deals · 21.3% share	37A$28bn deals, show list ▾	28,440.9	21.3%
3	Allens 37 deals · 19.9% share	37A$27bn deals, show list ▾	26,569.5	19.9%
4	Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer 30 deals · 19.8% share	30A$26bn deals, show list ▾	26,397.5	19.8%
5	Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 3 deals · 14.6% share	3A$19bn deals, show list ▾	19,452.3	14.6%
6	Mallesons 9 deals · 13.9% share	9A$18bn deals, show list ▾	18,494.9	13.9%
7	Clayton Utz 23 deals · 10.7% share	23A$14bn deals, show list ▾	14,322.0	10.7%
8	Arthur Cox 1 deal · 10.5% share	1A$14bn deal, show list ▾	13,972.3	10.5%
8	Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz 1 deal · 10.5% share	1A$14bn deal, show list ▾	13,972.3	10.5%
10	MinterEllison 18 deals · 7.8% share	18A$10bn deals, show list ▾	10,471.5	7.8%
11	Corrs Chambers Westgarth 23 deals · 7.4% share	23A$9.9bn deals, show list ▾	9,914.5	7.4%
12	Clifford Chance 12 deals · 3.4% share	12A$4.5bn deals, show list ▾	4,547.0	3.4%
13	Weil, Gotshal & Manges 2 deals · 3.3% share	2A$4.3bn deals, show list ▾	4,345.0	3.3%
14	Stikeman Elliott 4 deals · 3.2% share	4A$4.3bn deals, show list ▾	4,257.6	3.2%
15	Baker McKenzie 12 deals · 2.0% share	12A$2.6bn deals, show list ▾	2,638.0	2.0%
16	Allion Partners 3 deals · 1.8% share	3A$2.4bn deals, show list ▾	2,400.0	1.8%
17	Fasken 3 deals · 1.7% share	3A$2.2bn deals, show list ▾	2,225.5	1.7%
18	Cassels 3 deals · 1.6% share	3A$2.1bn deals, show list ▾	2,072.6	1.6%
19	HFW 4 deals · 1.5% share	4A$2bn deals, show list ▾	2,016.5	1.5%
20	BCLP 1 deal · 1.5% share	1A$2bn deal, show list ▾	1,997.6	1.5%
21	Johnson Winter Slattery 12 deals · 1.3% share	12A$1.8bn deals, show list ▾	1,795.0	1.3%
22	Arnold Bloch Leibler 10 deals · 1.3% share	10A$1.8bn deals, show list ▾	1,786.4	1.3%
23	Sidley Austin 1 deal · 1.2% share	1A$1.6bn deal, show list ▾	1,600.0	1.2%
24	Ogier 1 deal · 1.2% share	1A$1.6bn deal, show list ▾	1,580.0	1.2%
24	Webber Wentzel 1 deal · 1.2% share	1A$1.6bn deal, show list ▾	1,580.0	1.2%

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Covers deals in Australia only for now. New Zealand is in progress; the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Singapore, China and India are planned. Values are in Australian dollars.