Crowell Earns Top Rankings in Legal 500 EMEA 2025

Brussels and Doha – April 14, 2025: The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) 2025 edition has recognized 18 practice areas and nine lawyers in Crowell & Moring’s Brussels and Doha offices. In addition, Crowell is one of only two firms in Qatar to receive Legal 500’s “Client Satisfaction” distinction.

Legal 500 evaluates the legal market, gathering feedback from over 300,000 in-house counsel worldwide and conducting in-depth interviews with leading lawyers. The publication seeks to “highlight the practice area teams who are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel.”

The following Crowell practice groups and lawyers were ranked:

Banking, Finance, and Capital Markets

Banking, Finance, and Capital Markets – Qatar 

Key Lawyers, Qatar: Partner Charbel Maakaron; counsel Catherine Martinez

Competition

Competition: EU & Global – Belgium

Competition: Belgian Law – Belgium*

Partner Thomas De Meese – Competition: Belgian Law – Belgium – Leading Individual

Commercial, Corporate, and M&A

Commercial, Corporate, and M&A – Belgium

Commercial, Corporate, and M&A – Qatar

Key Lawyers, Qatar: Partner Charbel Maakaron; counsel Catherine Martinez and Sam Cooper

Customs, Trade, WTO And Anti-Dumping

Customs, Trade, WTO And Anti-Dumping – Belgium

Counsel Maria Krestiyanova – Leading Associate

Dispute Resolution

Dispute Resolution – Belgium*

Dispute Resolution – Qatar

Partner Werner Eyskens – Dispute Resolution – Belgium – Leading Partner

Key Lawyers, Qatar: Partner Charbel Maakaron; senior counsel Marc Moubarak; counsel Matthew Williams

Employment

Employment – Belgium

Partner Evelien Jamaels – Employment – Belgium – Next Generation Partner

EU Regulatory: Privacy & Data Protection

EU Regulatory: Privacy & Data Protection – Belgium

EU Regulatory: Pharma, Medical Devices & Biotech

EU Regulatory: Pharma, Medical Devices & Biotech – Belgium*

Partner Kristof Roox – EU Regulatory: Pharma, Medical Devices & Biotech – Belgium – Leading Partner

Senior counsel Jurgen Figys – EU Regulatory: Pharma, Medical Devices & Biotech – Belgium – Leading Associate

Industry Focus: Healthcare & Life Sciences

Industry Focus: Healthcare & Life Sciences – Belgium*

Partner Kristof Roox – Industry Focus: Healthcare & Life Sciences – Belgium – Hall of Fame

Senior counsel Jurgen Figys – Industry Focus: Healthcare & Life Sciences – Belgium – Next Generation Partner

Industry Focus: IT & Telecoms

Industry Focus: IT & Telecoms – Belgium*

Partner Thomas De Meese – Industry Focus: IT & Telecoms – Belgium – Hall of Fame

Partner Sari Depreeuw – Industry Focus: IT & Telecoms – Belgium – Leading Partner

Industry Focus: Media & Entertainment

Industry Focus: Media & Entertainment – Belgium*

Partner Thomas De Meese – Industry Focus: Media & Entertainment – Belgium – Hall of Fame

Partner Jan-Diederik Lindemans – Industry Focus: Media & Entertainment – Belgium – Leading Partner

Partner Edward Taelman – Industry Focus: Media & Entertainment – Belgium – Next Generation Partner

Industry Focus: Food

Industry Focus: Food – Belgium*

Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property – Belgium*

Partner Sari Depreeuw – Leading Partner

Partner Jan-Diederik Lindemans – Intellectual Property – Belgium – Leading Partner

Partner Kristof Roox – Intellectual Property – Belgium – Hall of Fame

Partner Edward Taelman – Intellectual Property – Belgium – Next Generation Partner

* Indicates first or second tier ranking

Projects, Real Estate, and Construction

Projects, Real Estate, and Construction – Qatar

Key Lawyers, Qatar: Partner Charbel Maakaron; counsel Matthew Williams

About Crowell & Moring LLP

Crowell & Moring is an international law firm with operations in the United States, Europe, MENA, and Asia. Drawing on significant government, business, industry, and legal experience, the firm helps clients capitalize on opportunities and provides creative solutions to complex regulatory and policy, litigation, transactional, and intellectual property issues. The firm is consistently recognized for its commitment to pro bono service, as well as its comprehensive programs and initiatives to advance the professional and personal development of all members of the Crowell community.

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