Which law firms are best for mergers and acquisitions?
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands ordered by GenRank score for this question.
DirectionalQuestion-level figures rest on at most 6 answers per brand, so treat them as direction, not a verdict; the category ranking is the number to judge by. Scores are for the week of 2026-11-08.
| Rank | Brand | Named by | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latham & Watkins | 6/6 | 76.9 |
| 2 | Kirkland & Ellis | 6/6 | 73.1 |
| 3 | Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz | 6/6 | 68.6 |
| 4 | Skadden | 6/6 | 61.1 |
| 5 | Cravath | 6/6 | 60.2 |
| 6 | Davis Polk | 6/6 | 55.8 |
| 7 | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | 6/6 | 54.3 |
| 8 | Paul Weiss | 6/6 | 51.7 |
| 9 | Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | 4/6 | 44.6 |
| 10 | Sullivan & Cromwell | 5/6 | 41.2 |
Sources these answers cited
The sites each surface's answer cited this week. The logos are the surfaces that cited the site.
| Source | Cited by |
|---|---|
| chambers.comCorporate/M&A, Global: Multi-Jurisdictional, Global | Chambers Rankings |     4 surfaces |
| vault.comThe Best Law Firms for M&A Law - Vault | 3 surfaces |
| bestlawfirms.comBest San Francisco, California Mergers and Acquisitions Law Firms | 2 surfaces |
| leadersleague.comUSA - Best Law Firms for M&A: Large-cap - 2026 - Leaders League |  2 surfaces |
| legal500.comM&A: large deals ($1bn+) in United States | 2 surfaces |
| prnewswire.comBloomberg Law 2025 League Tables Reveal Top 20 M&A Law Firms | 2 surfaces |
| pro.bloomberglaw.comBloomberg Law 2025 League Tables Reveal Top 20 M&A Law Firms | 2 surfaces |
| abramslaw.comMergers & Acquisitions - Abrams Fensterman, LLP | 1 surfaces |
| bestlawyers.comBest Chicago, Illinois Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyers | 1 surfaces |
| bevisible.appbevisible.app | 1 surfaces |
| clutch.coTop Mergers & Acquisitions Law Firms - Clutch.co | 1 surfaces |
| cov.comMergers and Acquisitions | Covington & Burling LLP | 1 surfaces |
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