Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom was the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal adviser in the South & Central America region during the first quarter (Q1) of 2025 by both value and volume, according to the latest legal advisers league table by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company

An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database revealed that Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom achieved the leading position having advised on two deals worth $1.7 billion.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom recorded notable growth in both the volume and value of deals in Q1 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, leading to a significant improvement in its rankings. The firm jumped from 13th place by deal volume in Q1 2024 to claim the top position in Q1 2025. Similarly, its ranking by deal value also rose from seventh to first place over the same period.”

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $1.2 billion worth of deals, followed by Squire Patton Boggs with $950 million whereas Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs Inc, Guerrero Olivos and Valdes y Cia jointly occupied the fourth position with each of them advising on $240 million worth of deals.

Meanwhile, Perez Alati, Grondona, Benites, Arntsen & Martinez de Hoz and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati jointly occupied the second position in terms of volume with each of them advising on two deals followed by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton with one deals and Squire Patton Boggs with one deal.