IFLR1000 Recognizes Morgan Lewis Practices, Lawyers in 2027 Western Europe Rankings

FRANKFURT, LONDON, MUNICH, PARIS, October 29, 2026: Morgan Lewis has received 21 practice area and 29 individual lawyer rankings in the IFLR1000 Western Europe 2027 guide, highlighting the firm’s established presence and continued growth of its transactional practices across France, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

In France, the firm was recognized in seven practice areas, including new rankings for Investment Funds, Private Equity, and Restructuring and Insolvency. In the United Kingdom, Morgan Lewis earned 13 practice area rankings, including a new recognition in Corporate and M&A: Large Cap. In Germany, the firm also received a new ranking in M&A: Mid-Cap.

IFLR1000 annually ranks law firms and lawyers by practice area and jurisdiction based on transactional deal evidence and client feedback, including in the fields of banking and finance, restructuring and insolvency, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, project development, and real estate.

PRACTICE RANKINGS

France

• Banking
• Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitization
• Financial Services Regulatory
• Investment Funds
• M&A: Mid-Cap
• Private Equity
• Restructuring and Insolvency

Germany

• M&A: Mid-Cap

United Kingdom

• Bank Lending: Borrower Side
• Bank Lending: Lender Side
• Bank Lending: Sponsor Side
• Capital Markets: Debt
• Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitization
• Corporate and M&A: Large-Cap
• Corporate and M&A: Mid-Cap
• Financial Services Regulatory: Non-Contentious
• Private Equity
• Private Equity Funds
• Project Development
• Project Finance
• Restructuring and Insolvency

LAWYER RANKINGS

France

• Hugues Bouchetemble – Highly Regarded, Financial Services Regulatory
• Sophie Perus – Notable Practitioner, Banking and Finance
• Sébastien Pontillo – Notable Practitioner, M&A
• Gilles Saint Marc – Highly Regarded, Banking and Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitization
• Hubert de Vauplane – Highly Regarded, Financial Services Regulatory

Germany

• Sebastian Dexheimer – Notable Practitioner, M&A: Mid-Cap
• Florian Harder – Highly Regarded, Private Equity
• Ulrich Korth – Notable Practitioner, M&A: Mid-Cap
• Chloé Lignier – Rising Star, Corporate and M&A

United Kingdom

• Carter Brod – Highly Regarded, Capital Markets: Debt and Capital Markets: Equity
• Tim Corbett – Notable Practitioner, M&A
• Mark Geday – Notable Practitioner, Private Equity and M&A
• Theresa Kradjian – Highly Regarded, Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitization
• Matthew De Cataldo – Rising Star, Private Equity
• Olivier Chambord – Notable Practitioner, Project Development
• Philip Cheveley – Notable Practitioner, M&A
• Simon Currie – Notable Practitioner, Financial Services Regulatory and Private Equity Funds
• Paul Denham – Notable Practitioner, Banking
• Robert Hutton – Rising Star Partner, Private Equity and M&A
• Steven Lightstone – Notable Practitioner, Investment Funds
• Eliska Macnerova – Rising Star, Investment Funds
• Robert Mailer – Highly Regarded, Investment Funds
• Tayne Rankine – Notable Practitioner, Investment Funds
• Gemma Roberts – Notable Practitioner, M&A and Private Equity
• Oliver Rochman – Notable Practitioner, Private Equity Funds
• Allison Soilihi – Rising Star Partner, Project Development
• Iain Wright – Notable Practitioner, Capital Markets: Equity and M&A