Akin Lawyers and Practices Recognized in the Legal 500 EMEA 2026 Guide
The Legal 500 EMEA 2026 guide lists over 20 Akin lawyers and seven practice area recognitions across the firm’s European and Middle East offices, recognizing them as leaders in their respective fields.
Akin has received top tier rankings for World Trade Organization (WTO) Switzerland and Dispute Resolution: Compliance and Investigations United Arab Emirates for the last three years.
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
Sahar Abas
Andrew Heller
Nicola Minervini
Capital Markets
Rizwan Kanji – Leading Partner
Nicola Minervini – Leading Associate
Sahar Abas
Commercial Contracts
Wael Jabsheh
Mazen Baddar
Baz Banai
Syed Muhammad Rizvi
Commercial, Corporate and M&A
Wael Jabsheh – Leading Partner
Simon Rootsey
Mazen Baddar – Leading Associate
Baz Banai
Syed Muhammad Rizvi
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and International Litigation
Graham Lovett – Hall of Fame
Shane Jury – Next Generation Partner
Michael Stewart
Hannah Braiding-Watson
Dispute Resolution: Compliance and Investigations
Mahmoud (Mac) Fadlallah – Leading Partner
Chiara Klaui
Lauren Talerman – Next Generation Partner
Brian Gatta
Zahra Mashhood – Leading Associate
Ziad El Oud
Switzerland
WTO
Jasper Helder – Leading Partner
Chiara Klaui – Leading Partner
Alan Yanovich – Leading Partner
Hannes Sigurgeirsson
People Recognized
