Press Release

Morgan Lewis Practices and Lawyers Recognized in The Legal 500 EMEA 2018

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

ALMATY, ASTANA, DUBAI, MOSCOW, and PARIS, April 18, 2018: Morgan Lewis has earned 17 practice rankings and 13 individual lawyer recommendations in the France, Kazakhstan, Russia, and United Arab Emirates sections in the 2018 edition of The Legal 500 EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa).

The firm received the highest ranking of Tier 1 in two practice areas and garnered one new practice ranking. Additionally, two partners were granted “Leading Individual” designations, the most prestigious designation awarded to individuals by the directory, and 11 other lawyers were recommended across several practice categories.

TIER 1 PRACTICE RANKINGS

Kazakhstan

  • Banking, Finance and Capital Markets

Russia

  • Energy and Natural Resources

NEW PRACTICE RANKINGS FOR 2018

United Arab Emirates

  • Capital Markets

ADDITIONAL PRACTICE RANKINGS

France

  • Employment

Kazakhstan

  • Commercial, Corporate and M&A
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Energy and Natural Resources

Russia

  • Banking and Finance: Lender or Arranger Side
  • Commercial, Corporate and M&A: Moscow
  • Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and Mediation
  • Dispute Resolution: Litigation
  • Real Estate and Construction
  • TMT

United Arab Emirates

  • Banking and Finance
  • Commercial, Corporate and M&A
  • Investment Funds
  • Islamic Finance

LEADING INDIVIDUALS

  • Jonathan Hines: Leading Individual, Energy and Natural Resources, Russia
  • Aset Shyngyssov: Leading Individual, Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Kazakhstan

RECOMMENDED LAWYERS

  • Carolyn Abram: Recommended, Investment Funds, United Arab Emirates
  • Carter Brod: Recommended, Banking, Finance and Capital Markets, Kazakhstan
  • Roman Dashko: Recommended, Commercial, Corporate and M&A: Moscow, Russia
  • Anastasia Dergacheva: Recommended, TMT, Russia
  • Philip Dowsett: Recommended, Commercial, Corporate and M&A, United Arab Emirates; Recommended, Investment Funds, United Arab Emirates; Recommended, Islamic Finance, United Arab Emirates
  • Dmitry Ivanov: Recommended, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and Mediation, Russia; Recommended, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Russia
  • Ayman Khaleq: Recommended, Banking and Finance, United Arab Emirates; Recommended, Capital Markets, United Arab Emirates; Recommended, Investment Funds, United Arab Emirates; Recommended, Islamic Finance, United Arab Emirates
  • Dmitry Kunitsa: Recommended, Real Estate and Construction, Russia
  • Grigory Marinichev: Recommended, Banking and Finance: Lender or Arranger Side, Russia; Recommended, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Russia
  • Victoria Mesquita Wlazlo: Recommended, Banking and Finance, Russia
  • Aset Shyngyssov: Recommended, Banking, Finance and Capital Markets, Kazakhstan; Recommended, Dispute Resolution, Kazakhstan; Recommended, Energy and Natural Resources, Kazakhstan
  • Vasilisa Strizh: Recommended, Commercial, Corporate and M&A: Moscow, Russia