Overview
Barack Ferrazzano’s Financial Institutions Group is proud to share its ranking as the #1 M&A legal advisor for banks in the Midwest in 2025, based on 10 announced bank and thrift M&A transactions tracked by S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Over the past decade, the group has consistently ranked among the nation’s top advisors, as #3 in the U.S. and #1 in the Midwest repeatedly. The team has advised on more than 100 M&A transactions during this time, reflecting its deep experience and leadership in guiding banks and thrifts through complex mergers and acquisitions.
In addition to its recognition for M&A activity, the group has earned accolades for its excellence in this area of law by leading industry publications. It received Chambers USA 2025 Band 3 recognition in Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A and appears in the Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” national rankings for Banking and Finance Law (Tier 2) and Financial Services Regulation Law (Tier 1). In the Chicago metropolitan area, the group is ranked Tier 1 in both categories.
Financial Institutions Group
Barack Ferrazzano’s Financial Institutions Group has represented over 300 financial institutions, ranging from community banks to larger, publicly traded regional and super-regional banks. The group is one of the largest in the country focused on servicing financial institutions, with its partners and associates devoting their full attention to the representation of financial institutions in M&A and other corporate transactions, securities, regulatory, litigation, executive compensation and employee benefits, and other related matters.
