Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie has once again received top rankings in the latest edition of the Legal 500 EMEA guide. The Firm saw a 10% increase in lawyer rankings, rising from 272 last year to 298 this year.
In the practice categories, the Firm gained nine new rankings, including four new entries into Tiers 1 and 2. This brings the Firm’s total to 261 Practice Group rankings, including 22 improved rankings, of which 14 were promotions to Tier 1 and Tier 2.
A complete list of Baker McKenzie's Legal 500 EMEA 2025 rankings can be found here.
Tier 1 Practice Rankings:
Austria
Data Privacy and Data Protection
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and Mediation
Bahrain
Banking and Finance (including Islamic Finance)
Commercial, Corporate and M&A
Projects and Energy
Belgium
Commercial, Corporate and M&A
Industry Focus: Retail
Private Equity
Czech Republic
Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
Commercial, Corporate and M&A
Dispute Resolution
Employment
Intellectual Property
Tax
TMT
Egypt
Banking and Finance
Commercial, Corporate and M&A
Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Employment
Energy
Projects and Infrastructure
TMT
France
Data Privacy and Data Protection
Industry Focus: IT and Internet
Industry Focus: Telecoms
Intellectual Property: Copyright
Intellectual Property: Trade Marks and Designs
Tax
Germany
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (including International Arbitration)
Industry Focus: Healthcare and Life Sciences: Drug Advertising Law
Industry Focus: Healthcare and Life Sciences: Medical Law
Industry Focus: Healthcare and Life Sciences: Regulatory
Industry Focus: Healthcare and Life Sciences: Transactions
Industry Focus: Telecoms: Regulatory
Industry Focus: Telecoms: Transactions
Information Technology: Data Protection
Information Technology: Information Technology and Digitalisation
Information Technology: IT Transactions and Outsourcing
Media: Entertainment: Gaming
Public Sector: Planning and Environment: Product-Related Advice
Public Sector: Public Procurement
Trade and Distribution: Supply Chain Compliance
Hungary
Commercial, Corporate and M&A
Competition
Data Privacy and Data Protection
Employment
Real Estate and Construction
Tax
TMT
Italy
Industry Focus: TMT
Kazakhstan
Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
Commercial, Corporate and M&A
Dispute Resolution
Luxembourg
Tax
Morocco
Commercial, Corporate and M&A
Employment
Tax
Netherlands
Industry Focus: Retail
International Business Reorganisations
Poland
Capital Markets
Competition/Antitrust
Dispute Resolution
Intellectual Property
Investment Funds
Tax
TMT
Saudi Arabia
Capital Markets
Commercial, Corporate and M&A
Projects and Energy
Real Estate and Construction
Spain
Industry Focus: Manufacturing
Industry Focus: Retail
Industry Focus: TMT
Intellectual Property: Copyright
Intellectual Property: Trade Marks
Tax
White-Collar Crime
Sweden
Capital Markets: Equity
Switzerland
Banking and Finance: Zurich
Insolvency and Corporate Recovery
Real Estate
WTO
Ukraine
Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
Commercial, Corporate and M&A
Competition
Employment
Energy
Intellectual Property
International Trade
Real Estate and Construction
Tax
United Arab Emirates
Dispute Resolution: Compliance and Investigations