The Legal 500 EMEA 2025 ranks Mayer Brown in 34 categories and recognises 14 lawyers as “Leading Individuals”

The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) 2025 guide has ranked Mayer Brown in 34 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 three Mayer Brown lawyers in the “Hall of Fame”. Paulette Vander Schueren was ranked in the Customs, Trade, WTO And Anti-Dumping category, Marc Santoni was ranked in Insolvency and Laurent Borey was ranked in Tax.

The guide also listed 14 Mayer Brown lawyers as "Leading Individuals" in their practice areas:

• Belgium: Nikolay Mizulin -  Customs, Trade, WTO And Anti-Dumping
• Belgium: Jean-Philippe Montfort - EU regulatory: Chemicals
• Germany: Christian Horstkotte – Antitrust
• Germany: Patrick Scholl - Structured Finance and Securitisation; Structured Finance and Securitisation - Derivatives
• France: Dany Khayat - Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
• France: Alejandro López Ortiz - Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
• France: Nathalie Jalabert-Doury - EU, Competition and Distribution
• France: Olivier Mélédo – Industry Focus: Energy Projects
• France: Alban Dorin – Industry Focus: Mining, Oil And Gas And Natural Resources
• France: Olivier Aubouin – Private Equity: LBO
• France: Olivier Tordjman - Private Equity: LBO
• France: Patrick Teboul – Banking & Finance: Transactional Work
• France: Benjamin Homo – Private Equity Tax
• France: Olivier Mélédo – Project Finance

A further three Mayer Brown lawyers are recognised as "Next Generation Partners" - junior/new/young partners who make a material difference to the practice:

• Belgium: Pavlina Chopova-Leprêtre – EU Regulatory: Chemicals
• France: Julien Haure – Employment
• France: Elodie Deschamps – Transactional/Corporate Tax

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

• Belgium: Dylan Geraets – Customs, Trade, WTO And Anti-Dumping
• Germany: Inga Rupp – Restructuring
• France: Marine Ollive – Private Equity: LBO
• France: Nathalie Morel – Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation
• UAE: Farid Haroun – Commercial, Corporate and M&A

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

• Angola: Foreign Firms
• 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: Insolvency
• 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: Mergers and Acquisitions
• France: Private Equity: LBO
• France: Project Finance
• France: Real Estate
• France: Tax
• Germany: Antitrust
• Germany: Debt Capital Markets
• Germany: Financial Services: Regulatory
• Germany: M&A: Mid-Sized Deals
• Germany: Lending and Borrowing
• Germany: Real Estate Finance
• Germany: Patent Litigation: Solicitors
• Germany: PE Transactions: Mid-Sized Deals (€100m-€500m)
• Germany: Real Estate
• Germany: Restructuring
• Germany: Structured Finance and Securitisation
• Germany: Structured Finance and Securitisation - Derivatives
• Germany: Trade Marks
• Mozambique: Foreign Law Firms
• United Arab Emirates: Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and International Litigation
• United Arab Emirates: Commercial, Corporate and M&A