Webber Wentzel and Blake Cassels & Graydon were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the metals & mining sector during 2025 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest legal advisers league table by GlobalData, a leading intelligence and productivity platform.
GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database has revealed that Webber Wentzel achieved the leading position in terms of value by advising on $20 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Blake Cassels & Graydon led in terms of volume by advising on a total of 23 deals.
Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Blake Cassels & Graydon registered an improvement in the total number of deals advised by it in 2025 compared to the previous year. Its ranking by volume improved from fourth to the top position. It also held the fifth position by value in 2025.
“Meanwhile, Webber Wentzel advised on much lesser number of deals but managed to lead by value, driven by big-ticket deals. During 2025, it advised on two billion-dollar deals* that also included a mega deal valued more than $10 billion.”
An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that Latham & Watkins occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $19.7 billion worth of deals, followed by Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz with $19.1 billion, Torys with $17.8 billion, and Blake Cassels & Graydon with $15.2 billion.
Meanwhile, Cassels Brock & Blackwell occupied the second position in terms of volume with 23 deals, followed by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin with 23 deals, DLA Piper with 12 deals, and McCarthy Tetrault with 11 deals.
*Deals valued more than or equal to $1 billion
