Corporate lawyers at Clifford Chance (CC), Gianni Origoni Grippo & Partners and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom have emerged as leading individual performers in the M&A rankings for 2003.

Mergermarket research compiled for Legal Week (see tables, page 66) shows Frankfurt-based CC partner Arndt Stengel topping the European rankings by volume, acting on 14 announced deals with a combined value of £10.1bn.