The Legal 500 EMEA Recognizes 46 Dechert Lawyers and Practices Across 38 Categories

The Legal 500 EMEA recommended 46 Dechert lawyers in its newly released 2017 edition. The guide also recommended the firm in 38 practice area categories.

The Legal 500 analyzes the capabilities of law firms across the world, with a comprehensive research program revised and updated every year to bring the most up-to-date vision of the global legal market. The rankings highlight the practice area teams who are providing the most cutting-edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel. Research is based on feedback from 250,000 clients worldwide, submissions from law firms and interviews with leading private practice lawyers, and a team of researchers.

Five Dechert lawyers earned the “Leading Lawyer” distinction, including:

• Laura M. Brank, Russia: Corporate, Commercial and M&A
• Alain Decombe, France: Industry Focus: Healthcare and Life Sciences
• Eric Deltour, Belgium: Private Equity
• Eduardo Silva Romero, France: Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
• Mélanie Thill-Tayara, France: Industry Focus: Healthcare and Life Sciences

Each of the following two lawyers were recognized as a “Next Generation Lawyer”:

• Saber Farooqi, United Arab Emirates: Investment Funds
• Yuri Makhonin, Russia: Dispute Resolution: Litigation

The Legal 500 EMEA 2017 also recommended the following lawyers:

• Ravinder Bhullar, United Arab Emirates: Construction
• Markus P. Bolsinger, Germany: Corporate and M&A: Mid-sized International Deals (Under €500M)
• Laura M. Brank, Russia: Banking and Finance: Borrower Side; Russia: Banking and Finance: Lender or Arranger Side; Russia: Corporate, Commercial and M&A: Moscow; Russia: Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and Mediation; Russia: Energy & Natural Resources; Russia: Real Estate and Construction; Russia: TMT
• Mark Browne, Ireland: Investment Funds
• Sabrina Chekroun, France: Employment
• Sabina Comis, France: Private Equity: Fund Formation
• Alain Decombe, France: Industry Focus: Healthcare and Life Sciences
• Eric Deltour, Belgium: Commercial, Corporate and M&A; Belgium: Private Equity
• Philip Dunham, France: Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
• Olivier Dumas, France: Private Equity: Fund Formation
• Marie Fillon, France: Intellectual Property: Patents
• Jean-Louis Frognet, Luxembourg: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Luxembourg: Commercial, Corporate and M&A; Luxembourg: Private Equity
• José-Manuel García Represa, France: Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
• Christopher Gardner, United Arab Emirates: Investment Funds
• Archil Giorgadze, Georgia: Legal Market Overview
• Patrick Goebel, Luxembourg: Investment Funds; Luxembourg: Private Equity
• Matthieu N. Grollemund, France: Industry Focus: Healthcare and Life Sciences; France: Private Equity: Venture and Growth Capital
• Francois Hellot, France: Private Equity: Venture and Growth Capital
• Evgenia Korotkova, Russia: Employment
• Alexander Lazarev, Russia: Dispute Resolution: Litigation
• Yuri Makhonin, Russia: Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and Mediation
• Isabelle Marguet, France: Industry Focus: Healthcare and Life Sciences
• Nicola Mariani, Georgia: Legal Market Overview
• Victor Mokrousov, Kazakhstan: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Kazakhstan: Corporate, Commercial and M&A; Kazakhstan: Energy and Natural Resources
• Xavier Nyssen, France: Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
• Declan O’Sullivan, Ireland: Investment Funds
• Federico G. Pappalardo, Germany: Corporate and M&A: Mid-sized International Deals (Under €500M)
• Rodolphe R.A. Pellerin, United Arab Emirates: Commercial, Corporate and M&A
• Achim Pütz, Germany: Banking and Finance: Investment Funds
• Anne-Charlotte Rivière, France: Industry Focus: Healthcare and Life Sciences; France: Private Equity: Venture and Growth Capital
• Louise G. Roman, Kazakhstan: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
• Phillip Charles Sacks, United Arab Emirates: Investment Funds
• Antoine Sarailler, France: Private Equity: Fund Formation
• Marianne Schaffner, France: Industry Focus: Healthcare and Life Sciences; France: Intellectual Property: Patents
• Marc Seimetz, Luxembourg: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Luxembourg: Commercial, Corporate and M&A; Luxembourg: Investment Funds; Luxembourg: Private Equity
• Eduardo Silva Romero, France: Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
• Chris P. Sioufi, United Arab Emirates: Commercial, Corporate and M&A
• Jacques Sivignon, France: Industry Focus: Healthcare and Life Sciences
• Hans Stamm, Germany: Banking and Finance: Investment Funds
• Johan Terblanche, Luxembourg: Investment Funds; Luxembourg: Private Equity
• Mélanie Thill-Tayara, France: EU Competition and Distribution
• Philippe Thomas, France: Employment
• Sergei Vataev, Kazakhstan: Dispute Resolution
• Hamish Walton, United Arab Emirates: Commercial, Corporate and M&A
• Benedikt Weiser, Germany: Banking and Finance: Investment Funds

In addition, Dechert was recognized as a leading firm in the following practice areas:

• Belgium: Commercial, Corporate and M&A
• Belgium: Private Equity
• France: Capital Markets: Equity
• France: Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation
• France: Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
• France: Employment
• France: EU Competition and Distribution
• France: Industry Focus: Healthcare and Life Sciences
• France: Intellectual Property: Patents
• France: Intellectual Property: Trademarks, Designs and Copyrights
• France: Mergers & Acquisitions
• France: Private Equity: Fund Formation
• France: Private Equity: Venture and Growth Capital
• France: Tax
• Georgia: Legal Market Overview
• Germany: Banking and Finance: Investment Funds
• Germany: Corporate and M&A: Mid-sized International Deals (Under €500M)
• Germany: Private Equity: Venture Capital
• Ireland: Investment Funds
• Kazakhstan: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
• Kazakhstan: Corporate, Commercial and M&A
• Kazakhstan: Dispute Resolution
• Kazakhstan: Energy and Natural Resources
• Luxembourg: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
• Luxembourg: Commercial, Corporate and M&A
• Luxembourg: Investment Funds
• Luxembourg: Private Equity
• Russia: Banking and Finance: Borrower Side
• Russia: Banking and Finance: Lender or Arranger Side
• Russia: Corporate, Commercial and M&A: Moscow
• Russia: Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and Mediation
• Russia: Dispute Resolution: Litigation
• Russia: Employment
• Russia: Energy & Natural Resources
• Russia: Real Estate and Construction
• Russia: TMT
• United Arab Emirates: Commercial, Corporate and M&A
• United Arab Emirates: Investment Funds

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