Press Release

Morgan Lewis Earns New Rankings in 2026 Legal 500 EMEA Guide

2026年03月25日

March 25, 2026: Morgan Lewis has received 21 practice rankings, including six new practice rankings, in the 2026 edition of The Legal 500 EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) guide. The firm has earned four Tier 1 practice rankings across Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates, and has been named a Firm to Watch in four sections across France and the UAE.

The firm also received 15 individual rankings this year. Partner Aset Shyngyssov has again received two Hall of Fame distinctions, while lawyers across France, Kazakhstan, and the UAE have earned 10 Leading Partner designations and three Next Generation Partner recognitions. An additional 38 lawyers were recommended in the guide.

NEW PRACTICE RANKINGS

France

  • Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation
  • Private Equity: Fund Formation (Firm to Watch)
  • Real Estate (Firm to Watch)

Germany

  • Private Equity: Transactions

United Arab Emirates

  • Employment
  • Infrastructure and Projects (Including Project Finance) (Firm to Watch)

TIER 1 PRACTICE RANKINGS

Kazakhstan

  • Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
  • Commercial, Corporate and M&A
  • Real Estate and Construction (Including Projects)

United Arab Emirates

  • Investment Fund Formation and Management

ADDITIONAL PRACTICE RANKINGS

Belgium

  • Competition: EU and Global

France

  • Banking & Finance: Bank Regulatory
  • Banking & Finance: Transactional Work
  • Construction (Firm to Watch)
  • Derivatives and Structured Finance
  • Dispute Resolution: Stock Market Litigation
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Private Equity: Venture/Growth Capital

Kazakhstan

  • Energy and Natural Resources

United Arab Emirates

  • 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

  • Asem Bakenova: Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Kazakhstan
  • Hugues Bouchetemble: Banking & Finance: Bank Regulatory, France
  • Renaud Dubois: Construction, France
  • Rebecca Ford: Employment, United Arab Emirates
  • 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
  • Hubert de Vauplane: Banking & Finance: Bank Regulatory, France

Next Generation Partners

  • Andrea Dougall: Investment Fund Formation and Management, United Arab Emirates
  • Victoria Ferres: Financial Services Regulation, United Arab Emirates
  • Clément Vandevooghel: Derivatives and Structured Finance, France

Recommended Lawyers

  • Dana Anagnostou: Mergers and Acquisitions, France
  • Alexandre Bailly: Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation, France
  • Asem Bakenova: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Real Estate and Construction (Including Projects), Kazakhstan
  • Sourabh Bhattacharya: Corporate Finance (Including Islamic Lending), United Arab Emirates
  • Tristan Bonneau: Banking & Finance: Transactional Work; Derivatives and Structured Finance, France
  • Hugues Bouchetemble: Dispute Resolution: Stock Market Litigation, France
  • Alexey Chertov: Corporate Finance (Including Islamic Lending); Oil, Gas and Natural Resources, United Arab Emirates
  • Marie Davy: Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation, France
  • Marie-Christine Fournier-Gille: Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation, France
  • Xavier Haranger: Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation, France
  • Florian Harder: Private Equity: Transactions, Germany
  • Bakhytzhan Kadyrov: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Real Estate and Construction (Including Projects), Kazakhstan
  • Ulrich Korth: Private Equity: Transactions, Germany
  • Thomas Lefebvre: Banking & Finance: Transactional Work, France
  • Chloé Lignier: Private Equity: Transactions, Germany
  • Michael Maier: Private Equity: Transactions, Germany
  • Grigory Marinichev: Corporate Finance (Including Islamic Lending); Oil, Gas and Natural Resources, United Arab Emirates
  • Lisa Merod: Employment, United Arab Emirates
  • Alexandre Omaggio: Mergers and Acquisitions, France
  • Sven Oppermann: Private Equity: Transactions, Germany
  • Dominique Penin: Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation, France
  • Sophie Perus: Banking & Finance: Transactional Work, France
  • Sébastien Pontillo: Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity: Venture/Growth Capital, France
  • Sidanth Rajagopal: Corporate Finance (Including Islamic Lending), United Arab Emirates
  • Christina Renner: Competition: EU and Global, Belgium
  • Alexandra Rotar: Oil, Gas and Natural Resources, United Arab Emirates
  • Gilles Saint Marc: Banking & Finance: Transactional Work; Derivatives and Structured Finance, France
  • Hubert de Vauplane: Banking & Finance: Transactional Work, France