US law firms join top ranks of private equity advisers

Weil Gotshal & Manges and Kirkland & Ellis have moved into the top tier of legal firms for the buyout industry, according to annual rankings published today

US law firms Weil Gotshal & Manges and Kirkland & Ellis have been promoted to the top band of legal advisers to the private equity industry in the latest rankings published today.

Weil Gotshal was promoted from the second tier of advisers to join Clifford Chance and Simpson Thacker & Bartlett at the top of the latest global rankings for private equity transactional lawyers by legal directory Chambers & Partners, which unveiled its annual research today.

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