The Legal 500 EMEA 2026 ranks Mayer Brown in 35 categories and recognises 21 lawyers as leading individuals

The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) 2026 guide has ranked Mayer Brown in 35 practice categories.

Of these categories, three are Top-Tier:

• Belgium: Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping
• Belgium: EU regulatory: Chemicals
• Germany: Structured finance and securitisation - Derivatives

The guide recognised four Mayer Brown lawyers in the “Hall of Fame”. Paulette Vander Schueren was ranked in the Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping category, Nathalie Jalabert-Doury was ranked for EU, competition and distribution, Marc Santoni was ranked in Insolvency and Laurent Borey was ranked in Tax.

The guide also listed 15 Mayer Brown lawyers as "Leading Partners" in the following practice areas:

• Belgium: Nikolay Mizulin – Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping
• Belgium: Jean-Philippe Montfort – EU regulatory: Chemicals
• France: Patrick Teboul – Banking and finance: transactional work
• France: Dany Khayat – Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
• France: Alejandro López Ortiz – Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
• France: Julien Haure – Employment
• France: Olivier Mélédo – Project Finance
• France: Olivier Mélédo – Energy projects
• France: Alban Dorin – Mining, oil and gas and natural resources
• France: Olivier Aubouin – Private Equity: LBO
• France: Olivier Tordjman – Private Equity: LBO
• France: Benjamin Homo – Private Equity Tax
• France: Elodie Deschamps – Transactional/Corporate Tax
• Germany: Christian Horstkotte – Antitrust
• Germany: Patrick Scholl – Structured Finance and securitisation
• United Arab Emirates: Tom Thraya – Corporate and M&A

A further four Mayer Brown lawyers are recognised as "Next Generation Partners":

• Belgium: Pavlina Chopova-Leprêtre – EU Regulatory: Chemicals
• France: Jean-Maxime Blutel – EU, competition and distribution
• United Arab Emirates: Farid Haroun – Commercial, Corporate and M&A
• United Arab Emirates: Priya Shah – Oil, gas and natural resources

In addition, two Mayer Brown lawyers are recognised as "Leading Associates":

• Belgium: Dylan Geraets – Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping
• Germany: Inga Rupp – Restructuring and insolvency

Below is a full list of the practice categories in which Mayer Brown is ranked:

• Belgium: Competition: EU and global
• Belgium: Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping
• Belgium: EU regulatory: Chemicals
• France: Banking and finance: transactional work
• France: Compliance
• France: Derivatives and structured finance
• France: Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
• France: Dispute resolution: International arbitration
• France: Employment
• France: EU, competition and distribution
• France: Industry Focus: Energy
• France: Insolvency
• France: M&A: large to mid-market deals (above €100m) 
• France: Private equity: LBO
• France: Project finance
• France: Real estate
• France: Tax
• Germany: Antitrust
• Germany: Financial services: regulatory
• Germany: Lending and borrowing
• Germany: Real estate finance
• Germany: Debt capital markets
• Germany: Structured finance and securitisation
• Germany: Structured finance and securitisation - Derivatives
• Germany: Corporate
• Germany: M&A: mid-sized deals
• Germany: Patent litigation: solicitors
• Germany: Trade marks
• Germany: PE transactions: mid-sized deals (€100m-€500m)
• Germany: Real estate
• Germany: Restructuring
• Mozambique: Foreign law firms
• United Arab Emirates: Commercial, corporate and M&A
• United Arab Emirates: Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation
• United Arab Emirates: Oil, gas and natural resources