Following the publication of the Chambers Europe 2024 rankings earlier this month, the firm has received an impressive set of results in The Legal 500 EMEA 2024.
In the latest guide to leading law firms and lawyers across the region, Kennedys has received a total of 15 practice area rankings across the region. Supporting one of the firm's core strengths of insurance, we have been reconfirmed as Tier 1 for ‘Insurance’ in Israel and the UAE, with another top tier ranking for ‘Aviation’ in Belgium.
The firm has been ranked across eight countries/regions in total (Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Israel, Oman, Spain and the United Arab Emirates), with practice areas spanning across insurance, dispute resolution, transport, healthcare & life sciences, and construction.
In a notable development for individual accolades this year, Paris partners Aurélia Cadain and Nicolas Bouckaert have been listed as 'Leading Individuals' for the first time.
A total of 34 Kennedys lawyers have been recognised within the guide this year, with two Kennedys partners named in the esteemed Hall of Fame category, nine Kennedys partners named as Leading Individuals and five listed as 'Rising stars'.
See below for the full breakdown of this year’s results:
Belgium | Aviation | Tier 1
- Dimitri de Bournonville | Hall of Fame
- Dries Deschuttere | Rising star
- Guillaume Mockel | Recommended lawyer
Belgium | Industry focus: Transport | Tier 3
- Dimitri de Bournonville | Leading individual
- Dries Deschuttere | Rising star
Belgium | Insurance | Firm to watch
- Dimitri de Bournonville | Recommended lawyer
Denmark | Dispute resolution | Tier 3
- Heidi Bloch | Recommended lawyer
Denmark | Insurance | Tier 2
- Heidi Bloch | Recommended lawyer
France | Aviation | Tier 2
- Aurélia Cadain | Recommended lawyer
- Nicolas Bouckaert | Recommended lawyer
France | Insurance | Tier 2
- Alexis Valençon | Leading individual
- Aurélia Cadain | Leading individual
- Nicolas Bouckaert | Leading individual
- Safine Hadri | Recommended lawyer
Ireland | Dispute resolution | Tier 3
Ireland | Healthcare and life sciences | Tier 2
- Shanna Dunne | Rising Star
- Joanne O’Sullivan | Recommended Lawyer
- Ólan Kelleher | Recommended Lawyer
Ireland | Insurance | Tier 2
- Andrew McGahey | Recommended Lawyer
- Catherine Lyons | Recommended Lawyer
- David Strahan | Recommended Lawyer
- Hugh Kennedy | Recommended Lawyer
- Joanne O’Sullivan | Recommended Lawyer
- Noel Devins | Recommended Lawyer
Ireland | Transport | Tier 2
- Hugh Kennedy | Hall of Fame
- Andrew McGahey | Recommended Lawyer
- Catherine Lyons | Recommended Lawyer
- Steven Colgan | Recommended Lawyer
Israel | Dispute resolution: local litigation and arbitration | Tier 4
- Chaim Zelichov | Recommended Lawyer
- Zvika Zelichov | Recommended Lawyer
Israel | Insurance | Tier 1
- Chaim Zelichov | Leading individual
- Zvika Zelichov | Leading individual
- Inbal Atias-Mazor | Recommended Lawyer
Oman | Dispute resolution | Tier 3
- Jamie Kellick | Recommended Lawyer
Spain | Insurance | Tier 2
- Alfonso de Ramos | Leading individual
- Isidoro Ugena | Leading individual
- Alicia Fole | Rising star
- Paula Petit | Recommended lawyer
Spain | Transport: Shipping | Tier 4
- Paula Petit | Rising star
- Jose Manuel González Pellicer | Recommended lawyer
United Arab Emirates | Commercial, corporate and M&A | Firm to watch
United Arab Emirates | Construction | Tier 4
- Khalil Mechantaf | Recommended lawyer
- Mark Wilson | Recommended lawyer
- Michael Smale | Recommended lawyer
- Peter Ellingham | Recommended lawyer
United Arab Emirates | Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation | Tier 4
- Khalil Mechantaf | Recommended lawyer
- Peter Ellingham | Recommended lawyer
- Rishi Sengupta | Recommended lawyer
United Arab Emirates | Insurance | Tier 1
- Peter Ellingham | Leading individual
- Rishi Sengupta | Rising star
- Daniel Bunoza | Recommended lawyer
- Mehdi Seadon | Recommended lawyer
- Kelsey Evans | Recommended lawyer
About The Legal 500 EMEA
The Legal 500 EMEA is a leading guide to law firms across Europe, Middle East and Africa. The rankings are based on a series of criteria that highlight the practice area teams who are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel.
The 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 who have unrivalled experience in the legal market.