Akin Lawyers and Practices Recognized in The Legal 500 EMEA 2025 Guide
The Legal 500 EMEA 2025 guide lists over 20 Akin lawyer and six practice area recognitions across the firm’s European and Middle East offices, recognizing them as leaders in their respective fields.
The Legal 500 EMEA provides ranking and analysis of law firms working in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
The following Akin practices and lawyers are ranked and recommended, throughout the EMEA region:
United Arab Emirates
Banking and Finance: Corporate Finance (Including Islamic Lending)
Rizwan Kanji – Leading Partner
Andrew Heller – Recommended
Nicola Minervini – Recommended
Sahar Abas – Recommended
Capital Markets
Rizwan Kanji – Leading Partner
Nicola Minervini – Leading Associate
Sahar Abas – Recommended
Commercial, Corporate and M&A
Wael Jabsheh – Leading Partner
Mazen Baddar – Leading Associate
Simon Rootsey – Recommended
Syed Muhammad Rizvi – Recommended
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and International Litigation
Graham Lovett – Hall of Fame
Ryan Whelan – Next Generation Partner
Michael Stewart – Recommended
Emily Kemp – Recommended
Dispute Resolution: Compliance and Investigations
Mahmoud (Mac) Fadlallah – Leading Partner
Lauren Talerman – Next Generation Partner
Zahra Mashhood – Recommended
Switzerland
WTO
Jasper Helder – Leading Partner
Chiara Klaui – Leading Partner
Alan Yanovich – Leading Partner
Akin is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
People Recognized
