Europe

We know Europe like nobody else, with top experts in every jurisdiction and proven strengths working on the most complex cross-border mandates where we can have the biggest impact on our clients' success.

High-Level Advice Across One Europe
Our clients gain from the extensive reach of our European team, operating through our global network across the region. We help our global clients get to grips with local markets, key players, and the legal frameworks that are crucial to their businesses. We work on cross-border deals, ensuring our clients receive guidance from lawyers who are well-versed in working with cross-border and cross-practice teams.

Sector-Focused Client Understanding
We collaborate closely with clients on the legal and commercial issues that are vital to their businesses, keeping us at the cutting edge of industry developments. Our global sector teams share insights to keep clients informed about sector trends. Coupled with our European and global reach, our in-depth sector expertise ensures the best possible outcomes for our clients.

Client-Centric and Innovative
We achieve these results by fostering strong relationships with our clients, supported by smooth collaboration across practice groups and geographical boundaries. Clients often comment on our approach as much as the quality of our advice. We invest significantly to ensure clients benefit from our extensive knowledge and market insights, have access to the best team for the job, and that we employ the right processes and advanced technologies to save time and money. This dedication to creating value for our clients is at the core of our firm.

Directory and client comments

Clifford Chance boasts outstanding Europe-wide capabilities, with a vast on-the-ground presence and a proven capacity to lead pan-European transactions for clients based in multiple jurisdictions. It benefits from in-house regulatory and transactional expertise for corporate matters that extend into the CEE region. The law firm is routinely mandated on complex cross-border M&A transactions, public takeovers and corporate restructurings. Clifford Chance has notable work in regulated sectors, including financial services, life sciences, energy and telecommunications (Chambers Europe 2024, Corporate M&A).
Clifford Chance brings together partners from multiple offices to handle high-value transactions on behalf of European- or US-headquartered private equity companies. The law firm has an outstanding offering across Europe, with key offices in Poland, Spain, France, Germany and the UK. It handles investments into international target companies, portfolio acquisitions and buyouts. The firm's full-service offering also includes assistance with restructurings and fund formation. Clifford Chance has experience in deals in the pharmaceutical, energy and IT sectors (Chambers Europe 2024, Private Equity).
Market-leading firm Clifford Chance boasts an exceptional top-tier offering in core European jurisdictions, including France, Germany and the UK. The law firm has broad and comprehensive finance capabilities, with exceptional strength in Europe-wide acquisition finance, real estate finance and corporate lending. It acts for a range of leading financial institutions, corporate borrowers and international private equity sponsors, with further activity in the infrastructure arena (Chambers Europe 2024, Banking & Finance).
Clifford Chance has been named 'International Law Firm of the Year' at the IFLR Europe Awards 2024