AKD has been recommended as a TOP-TIER FIRM in 5 practice areas and been recommended in 22 practice areas in The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 edition
FIRM RANKINGS SUMMARY
TOP TIER FIRM in
5
practice areas
RECOMMENDED in
22
practice areas
TOP TIER FIRM Practice Areas
RANKED Practice Areas
- ►Belgium > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- ►Belgium > Employment
- ►Belgium > Real estate and construction
- ►Luxembourg > Banking, finance and capital markets
- ►Luxembourg > Investment funds
- ►Luxembourg > Private equity
- ►Luxembourg > Tax
- ►Netherlands > Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
- ►Netherlands > Commercial, corporate and M&a
- ►Netherlands > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- ►Netherlands > EU and competition
- ►Netherlands > Employment
- ►Netherlands > Energy: regulatory
- ►Netherlands > Energy: transactional
- ►Netherlands > Fraud and white-collar crime
- ►Netherlands > Industry focus: healthcare and life sciences
- ►Netherlands > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyrights and design rights
- ►Netherlands > Private equity
- ►Netherlands > Project finance and PFI
- ►Netherlands > Real estate
- ►Netherlands > Restructuring and insolvency
- ►Netherlands > Tax
LAWYER RANKINGS SUMMARY
Leading Individuals
12
lawyers are listed in the elite "Leading lawyers" group.
Partners: Next Generation lawyers
6
lawyers are listed in the "Next generation lawyers" group.
Associates: Rising Stars lawyers
3
lawyers are listed in the "Rising stars" group.
Legal 500 commentary: A total of 58 lawyers are mentioned by name in Legal 500 EMEA commentary for their standout contribution to respective practices.
Please note that in the extensive listings available at legal500.com, comprehensive staffing details, including practice heads, other key lawyers, and specific client comment on individuals connected to each practice are set out in full.
Full list of ranked lawyers
Belgium > Industry focus: Retail > Leading Individuals
Netherlands > Construction > Leading individuals
Netherlands > Construction > Next Generation Partners
Netherlands > Environment and planning > Leading individuals
Netherlands > Environment and planning > Hall of Fame
Netherlands > Environment and planning > Next Generation Partners
Netherlands > Industry focus: Food > Leading individuals
Netherlands > Industry focus: Food > Next Generation Partners
Netherlands > Transport > Hall of Fame
Netherlands > Transport > Next Generation Partners
Netherlands > Fraud and white-collar crime > Leading individuals
Netherlands > Fraud and white-collar crime > Next Generation Partners
Netherlands > Industry focus: healthcare and life sciences > Leading individuals
Netherlands > Industry focus: healthcare and life sciences > Rising stars
Netherlands > Real estate > Leading individuals
Belgium > Real estate and construction > Rising stars
Belgium > Real estate and construction > Next Generation Partners
Netherlands > Commercial, corporate and M&a > Leading individuals
Netherlands > Restructuring and insolvency > Leading individuals
FIRM & LAWYER RANKING DETAILS: IN DEPTH
TIER 1 FIRM RANKINGS
Belgium > Industry focus: Retail
TIER 1
Leading Individuals
Recommended:
- Pol Cools
- Steven Ongena
Other key lawyer(s):
- Pol Cools
Netherlands > Construction
TIER 1
Leading individuals
Next Generation Partners
Recommended:
- Jeanette Luijten
- Marc Wintgens
- Sven Billet
Other key lawyer(s):
- Jeanette Luijten
- Floris van Westrhenen
Netherlands > Environment and planning
TIER 1
Leading individuals
Hall of Fame
Next Generation Partners
Recommended:
- Gerrit van der Veen
- Henk Breeman
- Hugo Doornhof
- Jos Van Der Velden
- Thomas Sanders
Other key lawyer(s):
- Eveline Sillevis Smitt
- Thomas Sanders
Netherlands > Industry focus: Food
TIER 1
Leading individuals
Next Generation Partners
Recommended:
- Barbara Mutsaers
- Erik Dans
- Huib Berendschot
- Martin Hemmer
- Roderick Chalmers Hoynck van Papendrecht
Other key lawyer(s):
- Martin Hemmer
- Roderick Chalmers Hoynck van Papendrecht
- Erik Dans
Netherlands > Transport
TIER 1
Hall of Fame
Next Generation Partners
Recommended:
- Annemieke Spijker
- Haco van der Houven van Oordt
- Jan Kromhout
- Jos van der Meché
Other key lawyer(s):
- Taco van der Valk
- Pieter de Haan
- Jos van der Meché
- Haco van der Houven van Oordt
TIER 2 FIRM RANKINGS
Luxembourg > Private equity
TIER 2
Recommended:
- Cedric Bless
- Nicolas Marchand
Other key lawyer(s):
- Imède El Moudden
- Benoît Charpentier
Netherlands > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
TIER 2
Recommended:
- Eric Koster
- Fouad el Houzi
- Patrick Haas
- Thijs Hekman
Other key lawyer(s):
- Erik Koster
- Thijs Hekman
- Fouad el Houzi
- Jeffrey Kleywegt
Netherlands > Energy: regulatory
TIER 2
Recommended:
- Marjolein Dieperink
Other key lawyer(s):
- Jan Kromhout
- Julian Versmissen
- Lennart Crain
Netherlands > Fraud and white-collar crime
TIER 2
Leading individuals
Next Generation Partners
Recommended:
- Frits Schneider
- Isabella van Rijckevorsel
- Vincent de Bruijn
Other key lawyer(s):
- Isabella van Rijckevorsel
Netherlands > Industry focus: healthcare and life sciences
TIER 2
Leading individuals
Rising stars
Recommended:
- Barbara Mutsaers
- Joris Rijken
Other key lawyer(s):
- Barbara Mutsaers
- Maartje de Jong
Netherlands > Real estate
TIER 2
Leading individuals
Recommended:
- Frenk Huisman
- Joost Kil
- Marc Wintgens
- Sven Billet
- Taco de Lange
- Wouter de Vries
Other key lawyer(s):
- Wouter de Vries
- Frenk Huisman
- Taco de Lange
- Joost Kil
TIER 3 FIRM RANKINGS
Belgium > Real estate and construction
TIER 3
Rising stars
Next Generation Partners
Recommended:
- Pol Cools
- Simon Ceulemans
- Steven Ongena
Other key lawyer(s):
- Pol Cools
Luxembourg > Tax
TIER 3
Netherlands > Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
TIER 3
Recommended:
- Jasper Verhoog
- Niels Hagelstein
- Vincent Bettonville
Other key lawyer(s):
- Jasper Verhoog
- Niels Hagelstein
- Nadine Platenburg
- Remco Bosveld
Netherlands > Commercial, corporate and M&a
TIER 3
Leading individuals
Recommended:
- Carlos Pita Cao
- Lennart Crain
- Nathalie Van Woerkom
- Wouter Kros
Other key lawyer(s):
- Nathalie Van Woerkom
- Lennart Crain
- Wouter Kros
Netherlands > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyrights and design rights
TIER 3
Recommended:
- Bram Woltering
- Huib Berendschot
- Martin Hemmer
- Roderick Chalmers
Other key lawyer(s):
- Huib Berendschot
- Roderick Chalmers
- Bram Woltering
- Renée Schipper
Netherlands > Private equity
TIER 3
Recommended:
- Carlos Pita Cao
- Lennart Crain
- Nathalie Van Woerkom
- Wouter Kros
Other key lawyer(s):
- Carlos Pita Cao
- Lennart Crain
- Wouter Kros
- Rosanne Vlasveld
Netherlands > Project finance and PFI
TIER 3
Recommended:
- Marc Wintgens
- Sven Billet
- Taco de Lange
Netherlands > Restructuring and insolvency
TIER 3
Leading individuals
Recommended:
- Barend de Roy van Zuidewijn
- Fouad el Houzi
- Thijs Hekman
Other key lawyer(s):
- Fouad el Houzi
- Thijs Hekman
- Paul Peters
Netherlands > Tax
TIER 3
Recommended:
- Huub Laauwen
Other key lawyer(s):
- René van der Paardt
- Ivo Vreman
- Eric Vermeulen
- Milja Bormann-Bakker
- Jan-Willem Beijk
- Anton Akimov
- Ludo Luijks
TIER 4 FIRM RANKINGS
Belgium > Employment
TIER 4
Recommended:
- Heleen Franco
- Julien Hick
Other key lawyer(s):
- Heleen Franco
Netherlands > Employment
TIER 4
Recommended:
- Pieter Huys
Other key lawyer(s):
- Henrike van de Laar
- Pascal van Schaik
Netherlands > Energy: transactional
TIER 4
Recommended:
- Lennart Crain
- Marjolein Dieperink
Other key lawyer(s):
- Lennart Crain
Netherlands > EU and competition
TIER 4
Recommended:
- Joost Houdijk
- Pieter Kuypers
Other key lawyer(s):
- Nikee Groot
TIER 5 FIRM RANKINGS
Luxembourg > Banking, finance and capital markets
TIER 5
Recommended:
- Yann Hilpert
Other key lawyer(s):
- Jasper Verhoog
- Arnaud Barchman Wuytiers van Vliet
- Delphine Gomes
Luxembourg > Investment funds
TIER 5
Recommended:
- Jevgeniy Nesch
- Virginie Leroy
Other key lawyer(s):
- Astrid Vaillant
TIER 6 FIRM RANKINGS
All FIRM RANKINGS
- Timothy Speelman
- Heleen Franco
- Julien Hick
- Heleen Franco
- Pol Cools
- Steven Ongena
- Pol Cools
- Pol Cools
- Simon Ceulemans
- Steven Ongena
- Pol Cools
- Yann Hilpert
- Jasper Verhoog
- Arnaud Barchman Wuytiers van Vliet
- Delphine Gomes
- Jevgeniy Nesch
- Virginie Leroy
- Astrid Vaillant
- Cedric Bless
- Nicolas Marchand
- Imède El Moudden
- Benoît Charpentier
- Jasper Verhoog
- Niels Hagelstein
- Vincent Bettonville
- Jasper Verhoog
- Niels Hagelstein
- Nadine Platenburg
- Remco Bosveld
- Carlos Pita Cao
- Lennart Crain
- Nathalie Van Woerkom
- Wouter Kros
- Nathalie Van Woerkom
- Lennart Crain
- Wouter Kros
- Jeanette Luijten
- Marc Wintgens
- Sven Billet
- Jeanette Luijten
- Floris van Westrhenen
- Eric Koster
- Fouad el Houzi
- Patrick Haas
- Thijs Hekman
- Erik Koster
- Thijs Hekman
- Fouad el Houzi
- Jeffrey Kleywegt
- Joost Houdijk
- Pieter Kuypers
- Nikee Groot
- Pieter Huys
- Henrike van de Laar
- Pascal van Schaik
- Marjolein Dieperink
- Jan Kromhout
- Julian Versmissen
- Lennart Crain
- Lennart Crain
- Marjolein Dieperink
- Lennart Crain
- Gerrit van der Veen
- Henk Breeman
- Hugo Doornhof
- Jos Van Der Velden
- Thomas Sanders
- Eveline Sillevis Smitt
- Thomas Sanders
- Frits Schneider
- Isabella van Rijckevorsel
- Vincent de Bruijn
- Isabella van Rijckevorsel
- Barbara Mutsaers
- Erik Dans
- Huib Berendschot
- Martin Hemmer
- Roderick Chalmers Hoynck van Papendrecht
- Martin Hemmer
- Roderick Chalmers Hoynck van Papendrecht
- Erik Dans
- Barbara Mutsaers
- Joris Rijken
- Barbara Mutsaers
- Maartje de Jong
- Bram Woltering
- Huib Berendschot
- Martin Hemmer
- Roderick Chalmers
- Huib Berendschot
- Roderick Chalmers
- Bram Woltering
- Renée Schipper
- Carlos Pita Cao
- Lennart Crain
- Nathalie Van Woerkom
- Wouter Kros
- Carlos Pita Cao
- Lennart Crain
- Wouter Kros
- Rosanne Vlasveld
- Marc Wintgens
- Sven Billet
- Taco de Lange
- Frenk Huisman
- Joost Kil
- Marc Wintgens
- Sven Billet
- Taco de Lange
- Wouter de Vries
- Wouter de Vries
- Frenk Huisman
- Taco de Lange
- Joost Kil
- Barend de Roy van Zuidewijn
- Fouad el Houzi
- Thijs Hekman
- Fouad el Houzi
- Thijs Hekman
- Paul Peters
- Huub Laauwen
- René van der Paardt
- Ivo Vreman
- Eric Vermeulen
- Milja Bormann-Bakker
- Jan-Willem Beijk
- Anton Akimov
- Ludo Luijks
- Annemieke Spijker
- Haco van der Houven van Oordt
- Jan Kromhout
- Jos van der Meché
- Taco van der Valk
- Pieter de Haan
- Jos van der Meché
- Haco van der Houven van Oordt
Belgium > Commercial, corporate and M&A
TIER6
Recommended lawyers:
Belgium > Employment
TIER4
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
Belgium > Industry focus: Retail
TIER1
Leading Individuals
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
Belgium > Real estate and construction
TIER3
Rising stars
Next Generation Partners
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
Luxembourg > Banking, finance and capital markets
TIER5
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
Luxembourg > Investment funds
TIER5
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
Luxembourg > Private equity
TIER2
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
Luxembourg > Tax
Netherlands > Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
TIER3
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
Netherlands > Commercial, corporate and M&a
TIER3
Leading individuals
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
Netherlands > Construction
TIER1
Leading individuals
Next Generation Partners
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
Netherlands > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
TIER2
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
Netherlands > EU and competition
TIER4
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
Netherlands > Employment
TIER4
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
Netherlands > Energy: regulatory
TIER2
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
Netherlands > Energy: transactional
TIER4
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
Netherlands > Environment and planning
TIER1
Leading individuals
Hall of Fame
Next Generation Partners
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
Netherlands > Fraud and white-collar crime
TIER2
Leading individuals
Next Generation Partners
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
Netherlands > Industry focus: Food
TIER1
Leading individuals
Next Generation Partners
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
Netherlands > Industry focus: healthcare and life sciences
TIER2
Leading individuals
Rising stars
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
Netherlands > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyrights and design rights
TIER3
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
Netherlands > Private equity
TIER3
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
Netherlands > Project finance and PFI
TIER3
Recommended lawyers:
Netherlands > Real estate
TIER2
Leading individuals
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
Netherlands > Restructuring and insolvency
TIER3
Leading individuals
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
Netherlands > Tax
TIER3
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
Netherlands > Transport
TIER1
Hall of Fame
Next Generation Partners
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
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