HFW has been recommended as a TOP-TIER FIRM in 32 practice areas and been recommended in 11 practice areas in The Legal 500 EMEA - 2024 edition
FIRM RANKINGS SUMMARY
FIRM RANKINGS SUMMARYTOP TIER FIRM in
32
practice areas
RECOMMENDED in
11
practice areas
TOP TIER FIRM Practice Areas
- ►Belgium > Aviation
- ►Belgium > Aviation > Leading associates
- ►Belgium > Aviation > Leading partners
- ►France > Aviation
- ►France > Aviation > Leading partners
- ►France > Insurance
- ►France > Shipping
- ►France > Shipping > Leading associates
- ►France > Shipping > Leading partners
- ►France > Shipping finance > Leading associates
- ►France > Shipping finance > Leading partners
- ►Greece > Shipping finance > Leading partners
- ►Greece > Shipping litigation
- ►Greece > Shipping litigation > Leading partners
- ►Kuwait > Commercial, corporate and M&A > Leading associates
- ►Kuwait > Commercial, corporate and M&A > Leading partners
- ►Monaco > Commercial, corporate and M&A > Commercial, corporate and M&A - Legal advisers
- ►Monaco > Commercial, corporate and M&A > Commercial, corporate and M&A - Legal advisers > Leading associates
- ►Monaco > Commercial, corporate and M&A > Commercial, corporate and M&A - Legal advisers > Leading partners
- ►Switzerland > Banking and finance: Geneva > Leading associates
- ►Switzerland > Banking and finance: Geneva > Leading partners
- ►Switzerland > Transport
- ►Switzerland > Transport > Leading partners
- ►United Arab Emirates > Construction > Leading associates
- ►United Arab Emirates > Insurance
- ►United Arab Emirates > Insurance > Leading associates
- ►United Arab Emirates > Insurance > Leading partners
- ►United Arab Emirates > Oil, gas and natural resources > Leading partners
- ►United Arab Emirates > Shipping
- ►United Arab Emirates > Shipping > Leading partners
RANKED Practice Areas
- ►France > Aviation finance Tier:2
- ►France > Banking and finance: transactional work Tier:4
- ►France > Shipping finance Tier:2
- ►Kuwait > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier:2
- ►Kuwait > Dispute resolution Tier:3
- ►Switzerland > Banking and finance: Geneva Tier:3
- ►United Arab Emirates > Banking and finance: Corporate finance (including Islamic lending) Tier:4
- ►United Arab Emirates > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier:4
- ►United Arab Emirates > Construction Tier:4
- ►United Arab Emirates > Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation Tier:2
- ►United Arab Emirates > Oil, gas and natural resources Tier:3
LAWYER RANKINGS SUMMARY
LAWYER RANKINGS SUMMARYHall of Fame
3
lawyers are listed in the Hall of Fame.
Partners: Next Generation lawyers
5
lawyers are listed in the "Next generation lawyers" group.
Legal 500 commentary: A total of 52 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.
All individuals mentioned in the editorial, either in firm write-ups, client testimonials, as heads of practice or other key lawyer listings, should be regarded as recommended lawyers in The Legal 500
Full list of ranked lawyers
France > Aviation > Next Generation Partners
France > Insurance > Next Generation Partners
France > Shipping > Next Generation Partners
Greece > Shipping finance > Hall of Fame
Greece > Shipping litigation > Hall of Fame
Monaco > Commercial, corporate and M&A > Commercial, corporate and M&A - Legal advisers > Hall of Fame
United Arab Emirates > Construction > Next Generation Partners
United Arab Emirates > Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation > Next Generation Partners
FIRM & LAWYER RANKING DETAILS: IN DEPTH
TIER 1 FIRM RANKINGS
Switzerland > Banking and finance: Geneva
TIER 1
- Olivier Bazin
TIER 1
- Jason Marett
Banking and finance: Geneva
TIER 3
Recommended:
- Caroline West
- Gibran Alaoui
- Jason Marett
- Olivier Bazin
Practice Head(s):
- Olivier Bazin
Other key lawyer(s):
- Jason Marett
- Gibran Alaoui
- Caroline West
- Hermance Schaerlig
- Christian Iovene
- William Hold
- Tiffany Monteiro
Switzerland > Transport
TIER 1
- Michael Buisset
TIER 1
- Sarah Hunt
Transport
TIER 1
Recommended:
- Georges Racine
- Michael Buisset
- Sarah Hunt
- William Hold
Practice Head(s):
- Michael Buisset
Other key lawyer(s):
- Sarah Hunt
- Georges Racine
- William Hold
- Caroline West
- Christian Iovene
Belgium > Aviation
Aviation
TIER 1
TIER 1
- Pierre Frühling
TIER 1
- Alix d'Arjuzon
Recommended:
- Alix d’Arjuzon
- Pierre Frühling
Practice Head(s):
- Pierre Frühling
Other key lawyer(s):
- Alix d’Arjuzon
France > Aviation
Aviation
TIER 1
TIER 1
- Pierre Frühling
Recommended:
- Alix d’Arjuzon
- Jean-Baptiste Charles
- Pierre Frühling
Practice Head(s):
- Pierre Frühling
- Jean-Baptiste Charles
Other key lawyer(s):
- Alix d’Arjuzon
France > Insurance
TIER 1
Next Generation PartnersRecommended:
- Guillaume Brajeux
- Iris Vögeding
- Olivier Purcell
- Pauline Arroyo
Practice Head(s):
- Pauline Arroyo
Other key lawyer(s):
- Olivier Purcell
- Guillaume Brajeux
- Iris Vögeding
France > Shipping finance
TIER 1
- Jean-Marc Zampa
TIER 1
- Paolo Pinna
Shipping finance
TIER 2
Recommended:
- Jean-Marc Zampa
- Paolo Pinna
Practice Head(s):
- Jean-Marc Zampa
Other key lawyer(s):
- Paolo Pinna
France > Shipping
TIER 1
- Guillaume Brajeux
TIER 1
- Stanislas Lequette
TIER 1
- Stéphanie Schweitzer
TIER 1
- Mona Dejean
Shipping
TIER 1
Next Generation PartnersRecommended:
- Guillaume Brajeux
- Mona Dejean
- Stanislas Lequette
- Stéphanie Schweitzer
- Vincent Bénézech
Practice Head(s):
- Stanislas Lequette
Other key lawyer(s):
- Guillaume Brajeux
- Stéphanie Schweitzer
- Vincent Bénézech
- Mona Dejean
- Michael Bekkali.
Greece > Shipping finance
TIER 1
- Ronan Le Du
Greece > Shipping litigation
TIER 1
- Dimitris Exarchou
Shipping litigation
TIER 1
Hall of FameRecommended:
- Dimitri Vassos
- Dimitris Exarchou
Practice Head(s):
- Dimitri Vassos
- Dimitris Exarchou
Other key lawyer(s):
- Constantinos Bitounis
- Steffi Gougoulaki
- Freya Salt
- Lauren Cogley
Kuwait > Commercial, corporate and M&A
TIER 1
- Rula Dajani
TIER 1
- Tarek Abu Mariam
Commercial, corporate and M&A
TIER 2
Recommended:
- Rula Dajani
- Tarek Abu Mariam
Practice Head(s):
- Rula Dajani
Other key lawyer(s):
- Tarek Abu Mariam
Monaco > Commercial, corporate and M&A > Commercial, corporate and M&A - Legal advisers
Commercial, corporate and M&A - Legal advisers
TIER 1
TIER 1
- Andrew Charlier
TIER 1
- George Kaye
Recommended:
- Andrew Charlier
- George Kaye
- Ian Cranston
- Richard Mabane
Practice Head(s):
- Andrew Charlier
Other key lawyer(s):
- Ian Cranston
- George Kaye
- Richard Mabane
United Arab Emirates > Construction
TIER 1
- Maria Deus
Construction
TIER 4
Next Generation PartnersRecommended:
- James Plant
- Maria Deus
- Slava Kiryushin
Practice Head(s):
- James Plant
- Slava Kiryushin
Other key lawyer(s):
- Maria Deus
United Arab Emirates > Insurance
Insurance
TIER 1
TIER 1
- Sam Wakerley
TIER 1
- Thomas Neighbour
Recommended:
- John Barlow
- Justin Whelan
- Salma Achour Khouaja
- Sam Wakerley
- Thomas Neighbour
Practice Head(s):
- Sam Wakerley
Other key lawyer(s):
- John Barlow
- Justin Whelan
- Salma Achour Khouaja
- Thomas Neighbour
- Luke Garrett
United Arab Emirates > Oil, gas and natural resources
TIER 1
- Slava Kiryushin
Oil, gas and natural resources
TIER 3
Recommended:
- Joshua Coleman-Pecha
- Slava Kiryushin
Practice Head(s):
- Slava Kiryushin
Other key lawyer(s):
- Joshua Coleman-Pecha
United Arab Emirates > Shipping
TIER 1
- Ian Chung
TIER 1
- Richard Strub
TIER 1
- Robert Lawrence
TIER 1
- Tien Tai
TIER 1
- Yaman Al Hawamdeh
Shipping
TIER 1
Recommended:
- Ian Chung
- Richard Strub
- Rob Lawrence
- Tien Tai
- Yaman Al Hawamdeh
Practice Head(s):
- Yaman Al Hawamdeh
Other key lawyer(s):
- Richard Strub
- Tien Tai
- Rob Lawrence
- Ian Chung
TIER 2 FIRM RANKINGS
France > Aviation finance
TIER 2
Recommended:
- Alix d’Arjuzon
- Pierre Frühling
Practice Head(s):
- Pierre Frühling
Other key lawyer(s):
- Alix d’Arjuzon
United Arab Emirates > Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation
TIER 2
Next Generation PartnersRecommended:
- Nick Braganza
- Rami Al Tal
- Robert Lawrence
- Slava Kiryushin
- Yamal Al Hawamdeh
Practice Head(s):
- Nick Braganza
- Yaman Al Hawamdeh
Other key lawyer(s):
- Robert Lawrence
- Slava Kiryushin
- Rami Al Tal
TIER 3 FIRM RANKINGS
TIER 4 FIRM RANKINGS
France > Banking and finance: transactional work
TIER 4
Recommended:
Practice Head(s):
- Diane de Moüy
- Jean-Marc Zampa
United Arab Emirates > Banking and finance: Corporate finance (including Islamic lending)
TIER 4
Recommended:
- Ian Chung
- Shyamal Jeewoolall
- Tien Tai
- Vince Gordon
Practice Head(s):
- Shyamal Jeewoolall
Other key lawyer(s):
- Tien Tai
- Vince Gordon
- Ian Chung
United Arab Emirates > Commercial, corporate and M&A
TIER 4
Recommended:
- Jemima McDonald
- Rula Dajani Abuljebain
- Tania De Swart
- Vince Gordon
Practice Head(s):
- Rula Dajani Abuljebain
Other key lawyer(s):
- Tania De Swart
- Vince Gordon
- Jemima McDonald
ALL FIRM RANKINGS
- Pierre Frühling
- Alix d'Arjuzon
- Alix d’Arjuzon
- Pierre Frühling
- Pierre Frühling
- Alix d’Arjuzon
- Pierre Frühling
- Alix d’Arjuzon
- Jean-Baptiste Charles
- Pierre Frühling
- Pierre Frühling
- Jean-Baptiste Charles
- Alix d’Arjuzon
- Alix d’Arjuzon
- Pierre Frühling
- Pierre Frühling
- Alix d’Arjuzon
- Diane de Moüy
- Jean-Marc Zampa
- Guillaume Brajeux
- Iris Vögeding
- Olivier Purcell
- Pauline Arroyo
- Pauline Arroyo
- Olivier Purcell
- Guillaume Brajeux
- Iris Vögeding
- Guillaume Brajeux
- Stanislas Lequette
- Stéphanie Schweitzer
- Mona Dejean
- Guillaume Brajeux
- Mona Dejean
- Stanislas Lequette
- Stéphanie Schweitzer
- Vincent Bénézech
- Stanislas Lequette
- Guillaume Brajeux
- Stéphanie Schweitzer
- Vincent Bénézech
- Mona Dejean
- Michael Bekkali.
- Jean-Marc Zampa
- Paolo Pinna
- Jean-Marc Zampa
- Paolo Pinna
- Jean-Marc Zampa
- Paolo Pinna
- Ronan Le Du
- Dimitris Exarchou
- Dimitri Vassos
- Dimitris Exarchou
- Dimitri Vassos
- Dimitris Exarchou
- Constantinos Bitounis
- Steffi Gougoulaki
- Freya Salt
- Lauren Cogley
- Rula Dajani
- Tarek Abu Mariam
- Rula Dajani
- Tarek Abu Mariam
- Rula Dajani
- Tarek Abu Mariam
- James Plant
- James Plant
- Andrew Charlier
- George Kaye
- Andrew Charlier
- George Kaye
- Ian Cranston
- Richard Mabane
- Andrew Charlier
- Ian Cranston
- George Kaye
- Richard Mabane
- Olivier Bazin
- Jason Marett
- Caroline West
- Gibran Alaoui
- Jason Marett
- Olivier Bazin
- Olivier Bazin
- Jason Marett
- Gibran Alaoui
- Caroline West
- Hermance Schaerlig
- Christian Iovene
- William Hold
- Tiffany Monteiro
- Michael Buisset
- Sarah Hunt
- Georges Racine
- Michael Buisset
- Sarah Hunt
- William Hold
- Michael Buisset
- Sarah Hunt
- Georges Racine
- William Hold
- Caroline West
- Christian Iovene
- Ian Chung
- Shyamal Jeewoolall
- Tien Tai
- Vince Gordon
- Shyamal Jeewoolall
- Tien Tai
- Vince Gordon
- Ian Chung
- Jemima McDonald
- Rula Dajani Abuljebain
- Tania De Swart
- Vince Gordon
- Rula Dajani Abuljebain
- Tania De Swart
- Vince Gordon
- Jemima McDonald
- Maria Deus
- James Plant
- Maria Deus
- Slava Kiryushin
- James Plant
- Slava Kiryushin
- Maria Deus
- Nick Braganza
- Rami Al Tal
- Robert Lawrence
- Slava Kiryushin
- Yamal Al Hawamdeh
- Nick Braganza
- Yaman Al Hawamdeh
- Robert Lawrence
- Slava Kiryushin
- Rami Al Tal
- Sam Wakerley
- Thomas Neighbour
- John Barlow
- Justin Whelan
- Salma Achour Khouaja
- Sam Wakerley
- Thomas Neighbour
- Sam Wakerley
- John Barlow
- Justin Whelan
- Salma Achour Khouaja
- Thomas Neighbour
- Luke Garrett
- Slava Kiryushin
- Joshua Coleman-Pecha
- Slava Kiryushin
- Slava Kiryushin
- Joshua Coleman-Pecha
- Ian Chung
- Richard Strub
- Robert Lawrence
- Tien Tai
- Yaman Al Hawamdeh
- Ian Chung
- Richard Strub
- Rob Lawrence
- Tien Tai
- Yaman Al Hawamdeh
- Yaman Al Hawamdeh
- Richard Strub
- Tien Tai
- Rob Lawrence
- Ian Chung
Belgium > Aviation
Aviation
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
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Other key lawyer(s):
France > Aviation
Aviation
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Next Generation Partners
Recommended lawyers:
Practice Head(s):
Other key lawyer(s):
France > Aviation finance
FIRM RANKED: TIER 2
Recommended lawyers:
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Other key lawyer(s):
France > Banking and finance: transactional work
FIRM RANKED: TIER 4
Practice Head(s):
France > Insurance
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Next Generation Partners
Recommended lawyers:
Practice Head(s):
Other key lawyer(s):
France > Shipping
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Shipping
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Next Generation Partners
Recommended lawyers:
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Other key lawyer(s):
France > Shipping finance
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Shipping finance
FIRM RANKED: TIER 2
Recommended lawyers:
Practice Head(s):
Other key lawyer(s):
Greece > Shipping finance
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Hall of Fame
Greece > Shipping litigation
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Shipping litigation
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Hall of Fame
Recommended lawyers:
Practice Head(s):
Other key lawyer(s):
Kuwait > Commercial, corporate and M&A
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Commercial, corporate and M&A
FIRM RANKED: TIER 2
Recommended lawyers:
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Other key lawyer(s):
Kuwait > Dispute resolution
FIRM RANKED: TIER 3
Recommended lawyers:
Practice Head(s):
Monaco > Commercial, corporate and M&A > Commercial, corporate and M&A - Legal advisers
Commercial, corporate and M&A - Legal advisers
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Hall of Fame
Recommended lawyers:
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Other key lawyer(s):
Switzerland > Banking and finance: Geneva
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Banking and finance: Geneva
FIRM RANKED: TIER 3
Recommended lawyers:
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Other key lawyer(s):
Switzerland > Transport
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Transport
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Recommended lawyers:
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Other key lawyer(s):
United Arab Emirates > Banking and finance: Corporate finance (including Islamic lending)
FIRM RANKED: TIER 4
Recommended lawyers:
Practice Head(s):
Other key lawyer(s):
United Arab Emirates > Commercial, corporate and M&A
FIRM RANKED: TIER 4
Recommended lawyers:
Practice Head(s):
Other key lawyer(s):
United Arab Emirates > Construction
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Construction
FIRM RANKED: TIER 4
Next Generation Partners
Recommended lawyers:
Practice Head(s):
Other key lawyer(s):
United Arab Emirates > Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation
FIRM RANKED: TIER 2
Next Generation Partners
Recommended lawyers:
Practice Head(s):
Other key lawyer(s):
United Arab Emirates > Insurance
Insurance
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Recommended lawyers:
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Other key lawyer(s):
United Arab Emirates > Oil, gas and natural resources
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Oil, gas and natural resources
FIRM RANKED: TIER 3
Recommended lawyers:
Practice Head(s):
Other key lawyer(s):
United Arab Emirates > Shipping
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Shipping
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
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Other key lawyer(s):
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