As has been the case since 2020, Reed Smith ranked in Tier 1 for Kazakhstan Dispute Resolution and for United Arab Emirates Construction; and for the first time, Reed Smith received a Tier 1 ranking for France Media and Entertainment: Music.
About the firm’s music practice in France, Legal 500 said: “Reed Smith has notable experience in music law, working domestically and internationally on the full spectrum of matters, namely representing high-profile clients in the music industry.”
About the firm’s dispute resolution abilities in Kazakhstan, the publisher said: “The Astana-based dispute resolution department … focuses on international arbitration proceedings and cross-border disputes,” adding that the practice’s “particular expertise lies with investor-state arbitration.”
Regarding Reed Smith’s UAE construction law work, Legal 500 said: “Reed Smith has a stellar projects and construction team, with a strong reputation for handling both construction disputes and non-contentious matters.”
The firm’s new practice rankings are:
- Belgium EU Regulatory: Pharma, Medical Devices and Biotech
- France Media and Entertainment: Music
- France Intellectual Property: Trade Marks and Designs
- Germany Real Estate and Construction: Real Estate
- Greece Energy
- Greece Projects and Privatization
- UAE Commercial, Corporate and M&A
- UAE Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and International Litigation
Reed Smith improved its rankings for France Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration, France Mergers and Acquisitions, and Germany Information Technology: IT and Digitization.
Seven individual lawyers ranked as Leading Lawyers, Hall of Fame lawyers and/or Next Generation Partners:
- Dimitris Assimakis – Greece Energy (Hall of Fame) and Greece Projects and Privatisation (Leading Lawyer)
- Sachin Kerur – United Arab Emirates Construction (Hall of Fame)
- Michelle Nelson – United Arab Emirates Construction (Hall of Fame)
- Marianne Schaffner – France Intellectual Property: Patents (Leading Lawyer)
- Andreas Splittgerber – Germany Information Technology: Data Protection (Leading Lawyer)
- Andrew Tetley – France Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration (Next Generation Partner) – new entry
- Sally-Ann Underhill – Greece Shipping Litigation (Leading Lawyer) – new entry
One lawyer was ranked as a Rising Star:
- Minas Kitsilis – Greece Energy (Rising Star)
The Legal 500 defines “Hall of Fame” as lawyers who have a sustained leading presence in their respective practices over several years; and "Rising Stars" as lawyers below partner level who frequently appear in their rankings.
The full list of practice rankings for the firm are:
Belgium
- Competition: EU and Global
- Customs, Trade, WTO and Anti-dumping
- EU Regulatory: Pharma, Medical Devices and Biotech – new entry
France
- Aviation Finance
- Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation
- Derivatives and Structured Finance
- Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
- Industry focus: Energy
- EU, Competition and Distribution
- Industry focus: Healthcare and Life Sciences
- Intellectual Property: Trade Marks and Designs – new entry
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Media and Entertainment: Music (Tier 1) – new entry
- Intellectual Property: Patents
- Project Finance
- Real Estate
- Shipping
- Shipping Finance
- Tax
Germany
- Information Technology: Data Protection
- Information Technology: IT and Digitization
- Real Estate and Construction: Real Estate – new entry
Greece
- Energy – new entry
- Projects and Privatization – new entry
- Shipping Litigation
Kazakhstan
- Commercial, Corporate and M&A
- Dispute Resolution (Tier 1)
United Arab Emirates
- Banking and Finance: Corporate Finance (including Islamic Lending)
- Commercial, Corporate and M&A – new entry
- Construction (Tier 1)
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and International Litigation – new entry
Published annually, the Legal 500 EMEA researches law firms and lawyers in countries across Europe, the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Africa. It surveys clients globally to obtain feedback on which law firms best serve the needs of in-house counsel and business leaders.
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