Press Release

Morgan Lewis Earns New Rankings in 2024 Legal 500 EMEA Guide

Thursday, March 28, 2024

ABU DHABI, ALMATY, ASTANA, BRUSSELS, DUBAI, FRANKFURT, MUNICH, March 28, 2024: Morgan Lewis has received 12 practice rankings, including three new practice rankings, in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) guide. We earned five Tier 1 practice rankings across Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates. Our lawyers received two Hall of Fame distinctions, five Leading Individual designations, and two Next Generation Partner and two Rising Star recognitions in addition to 27 lawyer recommendations across EMEA.

NEW PRACTICE RANKINGS

Belgium

  • Competition: EU and Global

Germany

  • M&A (Firm to Watch)

United Arab Emirates

  • Oil, Gas and Natural Resources

TIER 1 PRACTICE RANKINGS

Kazakhstan

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

United Arab Emirates

  • Investment Fund Formation and Management

ADDITIONAL PRACTICE RANKINGS

Germany

  • Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (Including International Arbitration)

Kazakhstan

  • Dispute Resolution

United Arab Emirates

  • Commercial, Corporate and M&A
  • Corporate Finance (Including Islamic Lending)

HALL OF FAME

  • Aset Shyngyssov: Commercial, Corporate and M&A; Energy and Natural Resources, Kazakhstan

LEADING INDIVIDUALS

  • 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

NEXT GENERATION PARTNERS

  • Carolyn Abram: Investment Fund Formation and Management, United Arab Emirates
  • Mark Gilligan: Commercial, Corporate and M&A, United Arab Emirates

RISING STARS

  • Aida Akhmetova: Commercial, Corporate and M&A; Dispute Resolution, Kazakhstan

RECOMMENDED LAWYERS

  • Aida Akhmetova: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Real Estate and Construction (Including Projects), Kazakhstan
  • Asem Bakenova: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Commercial, Corporate and M&A; Dispute Resolution; Energy and Natural Resources, Kazakhstan
  • Alexey Chertov: Corporate Finance (Including Islamic Lending), United Arab Emirates
  • Andrea Dougall: Investment Fund Formation and Management, United Arab Emirates
  • Joanna Maria El Khoury: Commercial, Corporate and M&A, United Arab Emirates
  • Amanjit Fagura: Corporate Finance (Including Islamic Lending); Investment Fund Formation and Management, United Arab Emirates
  • Jennifer Josefson: Oil, Gas and Natural Resources, United Arab Emirates
  • Bakhytzhan Kadyrov: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Dispute Resolution; Real Estate and Construction (Including Projects), Kazakhstan
  • Ayman Khaleq: Corporate Finance (Including Islamic Lending), United Arab Emirates
  • Anna Kornilova: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Kazakhstan
  • Richard Knott: Commercial, Corporate and M&A, United Arab Emirates
  • Manuela Krach: Corporate Finance (Including Islamic Lending), United Arab Emirates
  • William Nash: Investment Fund Formation and Management, United Arab Emirates
  • 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
  • Aset Shyngyssov: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Dispute Resolution, Kazakhstan
  • Izzet Sinan: Competition: EU and Global, Belgium
  • Yaroslav Smorodin: Corporate Finance (Including Islamic Lending), United Arab Emirates