Law firms Skadden and Freshfields top global deal tables as M&A figures reach record heights Legal Business · 6 January 2016 · 2 min read Corporate and M&A Magic Circle US firms Freshfields Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom In a record year for global M&A, US firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Magic Circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer were the top performers in the US and Europe respectively, according to Dealogic’s 2015 league tables.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryAnglo American and Teck name top lawyer for $69bn mining mega-mergerIn-HouseTheresa Hargreaves31 Jul 2026Freshfields and Slaughters set to share £40m-plus fees on EQT-Intertek dealLaw firmsTom Cox30 Jul 2026Freshfields hires ex-Cravath dealmaker in New YorkLaw firmsWill Lewallen28 Jul 2026HSF Kramer and Jones Day advise as Sainsbury’s offloads Argos for £120mLaw firmsTheresa Hargreaves31 Jul 2026US quartet lead on Grant Thornton’s landmark $5bn CBIZ acquisitionLaw firmsTheresa Hargreaves30 Jul 2026‘There’s a lot of money in Chicago’ – the city’s top lawyers on what’s driving business in the MidwestLaw firmsAlex Ryan13 Jan 2025Legal 500 US: Latham tops the charts in new US rankingsLegal 500 dataBarnaby Merrill28 Jun 2024‘After Lehman collapsed, salaries still went up’: Magic Circle NQ pay rises as market coolsLaw firmsHolly McKechnie17 May 2023Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025