Milbank LLP has been highly recognized as a leading international law firm in Chambers Greater China Guide 2026, earning high rankings across several core practice areas.
The firm's strong rankings reflect its track record of handling sophisticated cross-border matters throughout the region, spanning complex financings, equity and debt capital markets transactions, M&A deals, and major infrastructure projects across Greater China and the broader Asia Pacific market.
Chambers Greater China Guide 2026 highly ranks Milbank in the following categories:
- Banking & Finance Leveraged & Acquisition Finance (International Firms)
- Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)
- Capital Markets: High-Yield Products (International Firms)
- Corporate/M&A: The Elite (International Firms)
- Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)
- Projects & Infrastructure (International Firms)
In addition to these practice group recognitions, seven Milbank Hong Kong partners and counsel were individually ranked as leading practitioners in their respective fields:
- James Grandolfo, Corporate Finance and Securities partner: Capital Markets (Equity), Capital Markets (Debt)
- Andrew Whan, Corporate partner: Corporate/M&A, Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment
- Davide Mencacci, Leveraged Finance partner: Banking & Finance Leveraged & Acquisition Finance
- Neeraj Budhwani, Corporate partner: Corporate/M&A, Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment
- John Bona, Leveraged Finance partner: Banking & Finance Leveraged & Acquisition Finance
- Paul Pery, Corporate Finance and Securities partner: Capital Markets (Equity)
- Desiree Woo, Project, Energy and Infrastructure Finance Group of counsel: Projects & Infrastructure
For the first time, associate Marco Ying was also named an "Associate to Watch" in Projects & Infrastructure.
"These rankings are a testament to the depth of our client relationships and our team's ability to execute on the region's most demanding transactions," said James Grandolfo, Corporate Finance and Securities partner and Managing Partner of Milbank’s Hong Kong office. "We're honored by this recognition and remain focused on delivering exceptional results for our clients across Greater China and Asia Pacific."
"The outstanding 2026 results are a direct result of the hard work of our talented lawyers in Hong Kong," said David Zemans, Managing Partner of Milbank's Singapore office and Asia practice.
