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April 19, 2017

Legal 500 EMEA 2017 Recognizes King & Spalding among the Top Firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa


LONDON, April 19, 2017 —  In its 2017 EMEA guide, Legal 500 has again identified King & Spalding among the leading law firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

The following King & Spalding practices and lawyers earned s rankings in their regions and categories in the 2017 edition:

Afghanistan

  • Foreign Law Firms – Tier 1

Algeria

  • Foreign Firms – Tier 1
    • Mehdi Haroun – Leading Individual
    • Nora Djeraba – Next Generation Lawyer  

France

  • Administrative & Public Law – Other Recommended Firms -- Tier 1
  • Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration – Tier 2
  • Environment – Tier 1
    • Joëlle Herschtel – Leading Individual
  • Industry Focus: Energy – Tier 2
  • Project Finance
    • Mehdi Haroun – Leading Individual
  • Real Estate – Tier 2
    • Benoît Marcilhacy – Leading Individual
    • Pascal Schmitz – Leading Individual
  • Tax – Other recommended firm - 1

Germany

  • Banking and finance: Investment funds  – Tier 3    
  • Banking and finance: Lending and borrowing –  Other Recommended Firm – Tier 1
  • Dispute resolution: Arbitration (including international arbitration) – Other Recommended Firm -- Tier 1
  • Industry Focus: Healthcare and Life Sciences – Other Recommended Firm – Tier 1
  • Real estate and construction: Real estate  – Tier 3     
  • Restructuring and insolvency: Restructuring – Other recommended firms – Tier 2

Middle East-Wide

  • Regional Summary – Tier 3  

Morocco

  • Foreign Firms – Tier 1

Russia

  • Banking and Finance: Borrower Side – Tier 3       
  • Banking and Finance: Lender or Arranger Side – Tier 3        
  • Commercial, corporate, and M&A: Moscow – Tier 3     
  • Dispute resolution: Litigation – Other Recommended Firms -- Tier 1
  • Energy and natural resources – Tier 4
  • Real estate and construction – Tier 3     
  • TMT – Tier 3      

Saudi Arabia

  • Banking & Finance – Tier 2
  • Capital Markets – Tier 2
  • Commercial, Corporate and M&A – Tier 2
    • Nabil Issa – Leading Individual
  • Projects & Energy – Tier 1
    • Leroy Levy – Leading Individual
  • Real Estate & Construction – Tier 2

Switzerland

  • WTO – Tier 2
    • Daniel Crosby – Leading Individual

Tunisia

  • Foreign Firms – Tier 2

UAE

  • Banking & Finance – Tier 3
    • Asal Saghari  – Next Generation Lawyers
  • Capital Markets: Debt – Tier 2
    • Hamed Afzal – Next Generation Lawyer
  • Commercial, Corporate and M&A – Tier 2
  • Construction – Tier 2
    • Leading Individual – Adrian Cole
    • Next Generation Lawyers – John Packer
  • Dispute Resolution – Tier 3
    • Next Generation Lawyers – John Packer
  • Energy and Infrastructure – Tier 3
  • Investment Funds – Tier 1
  • Islamic Finance – Tier 2
    • Jawad Ali – Leading Individual
  • Real Estate – Tier 1
    • Sarah-Jane Mahood – Next Generation Lawyer