Clifford Chance has knocked rival Linklaters off the top spot in the European legal league table for 2003 advising on $109.9bn (€87bn)-worth of announced M&A deals.
It pipped Linklaters, the top legal adviser for 2002, by just $707m-worth of deals, according to Thomson Financial, the data provider. Clifford Chance advised on 249 deals, compared to Linklaters' 200 deals.