53 practice groups and 56 lawyers from our Benelux offices are included in the 2026 edition of The Legal 500’s EMEA guide. Our offices reached a total of 17 tier 1, 26 tier 2, 7 tier 3 and 3 tier 4 positions.
Six lawyers have been recognised in the ‘Hall of Fame’, including Ivan Peeters, for the first time. We congratulate him on his first recognition in this category. In addition, Arjan Scheltema, Diederik Vriesendorp, Frans van der Eerden, Jasha Sprecher, Petra Zijp, Antonia Netiv, Lieke van der Velden, Stefan Wissing, David van Ee, Sophie Jacmain, Stan Brijs, Freerk Vermeulen, Frans Overkleeft, Anne Fontaine, David Wumkes and Jaco Belder have been ranked as 'Leading Partners'. Sven Uiterwijk, Michelle van Doren, Jacqueline Clement, Lisa Schoenmakers, Iris Kieft, Maxime Vanderstraeten, Simone Honig, Pierre De Pauw, Stef Feyen, Olaf Baks and Karel de Smet have been recognised as a 'Next Generation Partner'. Finally, Nikita Tissot, Charlotte Van Themsche and Maaike Heijnk has been recognised as a 'Leading Associate'.
We are grateful to our clients and peers for their positive feedback, and look forward to continuing to work with you.
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About The Legal 500
The purpose of The Legal 500 legal directory is to help in-house lawyers and legal teams find the right advisors through law firm rankings and editorial. Rankings are based on client feedback from 300,000 in-house peers and access to law firms' deals and confidential matters, which are independently assessed by their researchers. More information about the research can be found here.