ABU DHABI, ALMATY, ASTANA, BRUSSELS, DUBAI, FRANKFURT, MUNICH, PARIS March 27, 2025: Morgan Lewis has received 19 practice rankings, including eight new practice rankings, in the 2025 edition of The Legal 500 EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) guide. We have earned five Tier 1 practice rankings across Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates and have been named a Firm to Watch in five sections across France and Germany.
The firm also received 13 individual rankings this year. Partner Aset Shyngyssov has again received two Hall of Fame distinctions, while lawyers across France, Kazakhstan, and the United Arab Emirates have earned eight Leading Partner designations and three Next Generation Partner recognitions. Additionally, our lawyers received 44 recommendations in the guide.
NEW PRACTICE RANKINGS
France
- Banking & Finance: Bank Regulatory
- Banking & Finance: Transactional Work
- Construction (Firm to Watch)
- Derivatives and Structured Finance (Firm to Watch)
- Dispute Resolution: Stock Market Litigation
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity: Venture/Growth Capital (Firm to Watch)
Germany
- Media: Entertainment (Firm to Watch)
TIER 1 PRACTICE RANKINGS
Kazakhstan
- Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
- Commercial, Corporate and M&A
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Real Estate and Construction (Including Projects)
United Arab Emirates
- Investment Fund Formation and Management
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE RANKINGS
Belgium
- Competition: EU and Global
Germany
Kazakhstan
United Arab Emirates
- Commercial, Corporate and M&A
- Corporate Finance (Including Islamic Lending)
- Oil, Gas and Natural Resources
INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
Hall of Fame
- Aset Shyngyssov: Commercial, Corporate and M&A; Energy and Natural Resources, Kazakhstan
Leading Partners
- Hugues Bouchetemble: Banking & Finance: Bank Regulatory, France
- Hubert de Vauplane: Banking & Finance: Bank Regulatory, France
- Renaud Dubois: Construction, France
- Bakhytzhan Kadyrov: Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Kazakhstan
- Ayman Khaleq: Investment Fund Formation and Management, United Arab Emirates
- Aset Shyngyssov: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Real Estate and Construction (Including Projects), Kazakhstan
- Alishia Sullivan: Investment Fund Formation and Management, United Arab Emirates
Next Generation Partners
- Carolyn Abram: Investment Fund Formation and Management, United Arab Emirates
- Mark Gilligan: Commercial, Corporate and M&A, United Arab Emirates
- Clément Vandevooghel: Derivatives and Structured Finance, France
Recommended Lawyers
- Dana Anagnostou: Mergers and Acquisitions: France
- Ksenia Andreeva: Commercial, Corporate and M&A, United Arab Emirates
- Asem Bakenova: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Commercial, Corporate and M&A; Dispute Resolution; Energy and Natural Resources, Real Estate and Construction (Including Projects), Kazakhstan
- Ophélie Boulos: Construction, France
- Alexey Chertov: Oil, Gas and Natural Resources, United Arab Emirates
- Danièle Darmon: Construction, France
- Hubert de Vauplane: Banking & Finance: Transactional Work, France
- Anastasia Dergacheva: Commercial, Corporate and M&A, United Arab Emirates
- Andrea Dougall: Investment Fund Formation and Management, United Arab Emirates
- Joanna Maria El Khoury: Commercial, Corporate and M&A, United Arab Emirates
- Jennifer Josefson: Oil, Gas and Natural Resources, United Arab Emirates
- Bakhytzhan Kadyrov: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Dispute Resolution; Energy & Natural Resources; Real Estate and Construction (Including Projects), Kazakhstan
- Jasmine Kaliyeva: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets, Kazakhstan
- Ayman Khaleq: Corporate Finance (Including Islamic Lending), United Arab Emirates
- Alexander Klett: Media: Entertainment, Germany
- Anna Kornilova: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Energy & Natural Resources, Kazakhstan
- Richard Knott: Commercial, Corporate and M&A, United Arab Emirates
- Hans Peter Leube: Corporate and M&A, Germany
- Karina Mazhidenova: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Dispute Resolution, Kazakhstan
- Tomisin Mosuro: Corporate Finance (Including Islamic Lending), United Arab Emirates
- Marianne Nawroth: Corporate and M&A, Germany
- William Nash: Investment Fund Formation and Management, United Arab Emirates
- Alexandre Omaggio: Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity: venture/growth capital, France
- Sophie Perus: Banking & Finance: Transactional Work, France
- Sébastien Pontillo: Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity: venture/growth capital, France
- Christina Renner: Competition: EU and Global, Belgium
- Alexandra Rotar: Oil, Gas and Natural Resources, United Arab Emirates
- Gilles Saint Marc: Banking & Finance: Transactional Work, France
- Valentina Semenikhina: Oil, Gas and Natural Resources, United Arab Emirates
- Aset Shyngyssov: Dispute Resolution, Kazakhstan
- Izzet Sinan: Competition: EU and Global, Belgium
- Laura Stamkulova: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets, Kazakhstan