Instead, the US firms Simpson Thacher and Davis Polk, on almost exactly the same volume of deals (US$142b and $141.7b respectively) are the leaders for the rankings which are complete up until 16 December. Slaughter and May comes third ($137.3b). The value of the Linklaters deals fell 72% as the number of transactions it handled slipped from 97 to 75. Source: The Lawyer
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