The latest rankings of Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) are out. We would like to thank our clients for their trust in us and their feedback. CMS is described as 'approachable, strategic in contentious cases and clear in their advice' and recognised for its 'seasoned, spot-on market expertise and diligent delivery'.
This year CMS has achieved many great results. 24 of our areas of expertise have been ranked, eight of which received a Tier 2 ranking:
- Fintech
- Industry focus: Food
- Industry focus: healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: retail
- Insurance
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Transport
CMS is also ranked in 16 other areas of expertise including Tax, Litigation, Energy, IP Patent and IP Trademark, Copyright and Design rights.
Recommended lawyers
No less than 55 CMS lawyers are recommended in the Legal 500 EMEA 2025:
Alexander IJkelenstam, Akin Aslan, Annemieke Hazelhoff, Anton Louwinger, Alette de Groot, Aysegul Avci, Arno Moret, Arnout Scholten, Aukje Haan, Bas Baks, Bart-Adriaan de Ruijter, Carola de Bruijn, Cecilia van der Weijden, Clair Wermers, Dena Mokhberolsafa, Edmon Oude Elferink, Edith Timmer, Eduard Scheenstra, Ellen Gielen, Elmer Veenman, Etienne Cox, Etiënne Courbois, Femke Stroucken, Fleur van Assendelft de Coningh, Gertie Lintjens, Herman Boersen, Jan Peter IJspeert, Jonathan van Ee, Jenny Noordermeer, Jeroen Berlage, Judith Kok, Karsten Bruinsma, Katja van Kranenburg, Laurens Pronk, Leonard Böhmer, Marcoline van der Dussen, Mark Ziekman, Marlous de Groot, Maurits Rabbie, Mila Janse, Murat Duman, Niels Koene, Oskar van de Weijer, Peter Soede, Petra Heemskerk, Pieter van Duijvenvoorde, Reinout Slot, Renate Bik, Robin Sijbesma, Rogier de Vrey, Roman Tarlavski, Simon Sanders, Tessa Penninks, Tijmen Brüne and Yasar Celebi.
The Legal 500
The Legal 500 provides an overview of ranked law firms with coverage of 80 countries. More than 300,000 clients worldwide have been asked for feedback on how well law firms meet the criteria and needs of corporate lawyers and business leaders. This is used to compare each law firm to competitors in their areas of expertise.
