Press Release

Morgan Lewis Lawyers and Practices Recognized in 2023 Legal 500 EMEA Guide

April 14, 2023

ABU DHABI, ALMATY, ASTANA, DUBAI, FRANKFURT, April 14, 2023: Morgan Lewis has earned 31 lawyer recommendations and 11 practice rankings in the 2023 edition of The Legal 500 EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) guide. We received five Tier 1 practice rankings. Additionally, our lawyers received two Hall of Fame distinctions, three Leading Individual designations, and one Next Generation Partner recognition.

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

Germany

  • Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (Including International Arbitration)

Kazakhstan

  • Dispute Resolution

United Arab Emirates

  • Commercial, Corporate and M&A
  • Compliance and Investigations
  • Corporate Finance (Including Islamic Lending)
  • Employment

HALL OF FAME

  • Aset Shyngyssov: Commercial, Corporate and M&A; Energy and Natural Resources, Kazakhstan

LEADING INDIVIDUALS

  • Ayman Khaleq: Investment Fund Formation and Management, United Arab Emirates
  • Aset Shyngyssov: Real Estate and Construction (Including Projects), Kazakhstan
  • Alishia Sullivan: Investment Fund Formation and Management, United Arab Emirates

NEXT GENERATION PARTNERS

  • Mark Gilligan: Commercial, Corporate and M&A, United Arab Emirates

RECOMMENDED LAWYERS

  • Carolyn Abram: Investment Fund Formation and Management, United Arab Emirates
  • Aida Akhmetova: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Kazakhstan
  • 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
  • Zhamilya Bilisbekova: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Kazakhstan
  • Christopher Brinley: Compliance and Investigations, United Arab Emirates
  • Alexey Chertov: Corporate Finance (Including Islamic Lending), United Arab Emirates
  • Joanna Maria El Khoury: Commercial, Corporate and M&A, United Arab Emirates
  • Amanjit Fagura: Corporate Finance (Including Islamic Lending); Investment Fund Formation and Management, United Arab Emirates
  • Mark Gilligan: Employment, United Arab Emirates
  • Karina Ilyussizova: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Commercial, Corporate and M&A; Real Estate and Construction (Including Projects), Kazakhstan
  • Bakhytzhan Kadyrov: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Commercial, Corporate and M&A; Energy and Natural Resources; Real Estate and Construction (Including Projects), Kazakhstan
  • Ayman Khaleq: Corporate Finance (Including Islamic Lending), United Arab Emirates
  • Richard Knott: Commercial, Corporate and M&A, United Arab Emirates
  • William Nash: Investment Fund Formation and Management, United Arab Emirates
  • Asset Nakupov: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Kazakhstan
  • Aset Shyngyssov: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Dispute Resolution, Kazakhstan
  • Yaroslav Smorodin: Corporate Finance (Including Islamic Lending), United Arab Emirates