The Legal 500: EMEA has launched its 2024 EMEA Guide. We are incredibly pleased to be recognised in a great range of expertise across our three home jurisdictions!
In this year’s edition, we maintain our top rankings in Industry focus: Retail, Construction, Environment and planning, Industry focus: Food, and Transport.
28 of our lawyers are individually ranked, with three of them joining AKD’s rankings for the first time since their arrival after having boasted strong individual rankings at their previous firms. No fewer than 71 of our lawyers are mentioned as key lawyers in this year's guide.
We would like to thank our clients for their positive feedback, which is invaluable in achieving these rankings. Read on for our rankings and a selection of client quotes.
Belgium
Industry focus: Retail
‘Close working relationship with excellent knowledge of both our industry as well as the legal precedents on similar cases as ours, in combination with a very smart strategic approach.’
Real Estate and Construction
‘Gives confidence, understands the issues at hand, proactive in how to tackle the issues.’
Employment
‘Collaborators with a high level of HR knowledge and expert advice. Fast and efficient processing of requests. Flexibility.’
Commercial, Corporate and M&A
‘The team is very business-oriented and has a great capacity to deliver tailormade and precise work’
Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
Luxembourg
Private Equity
‘They have a very sensible approach to work, a willingness to help even meaning going the extra mile, and a solutions/client-driven mentality.’
Tax
‘AKD Luxembourg is a well-integrated team of lawyers that not only provides excellent advice but that gives the client the feeling of being understood. The team strives to understand the entrepreneurial aspects of the clients’ requests and is often instrumental in identifying and implementing structural solutions.’
Banking, finance and Capital Markets
‘The team at AKD is client focused. They work to understand our needs and timelines and then they deliver accordingly, which builds trust.’
Investment Funds
‘Professional hands-on approach with great technical skills – get the things done.’
Commercial, Corporate and M&A
‘AKD is a very experienced law firm, very attentive to clients’ needs and expectations, flexible and diverse in terms of expertise.’
The Netherlands
Construction
‘AKD has a fantastic and diversified team of experts and is therefore uniquely positioned to provide first class advice on issues related to construction projects. Their unrivalled experience makes AKD a frontrunner in this field’
Environment and Planning
‘The individuals at AKD are very knowledgeable and have good access to a very broad and general network, including partners and government authorities. AKD manages to swiftly get to the bottom of things and finds a pragmatic approach in many situations.’
Industry focus: Food
‘AKD has a very skilled team of professionals and know each other’s strengths. That makes it very easy for clients to get the best guidance in the large forest of compliance, rules and other relevant legal questions a client has. And for this expertise to be easy accessible is a head start for starting our business.’
Transport
‘Top-class shipping team with one of the very few genuine specialist logistics practices in the world.’
Dispute Resolution: Class Actions
‘AKD’s collective action practice is market leading- they are involved in all of the interesting cases. They are extremely responsive, creative and client focused. They are a pleasure to work with. ’
Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation
‘They have a very broad spread of expertise and a very well-resourced team of experts. They are a go-to for complex disputes and take an innovative and diligent approach.’
Energy
‘They are true experts in the renewable energy sector and understand our business. The team is pro-active and knows how to connect on an interpersonal level. They are no-nonsense and efficient.’
Fraud and White-Collar Crime
‘The team is very responsive and available at short notice. AKD also has one of the best administrative law sections in the country, so especially where problems arise that require attention from both a criminal law and administrative law perspective AKD is an excellent choice.’
Industry Focus: Healthcare and Life Sciences
‘Breadth and depth of legal expertise. Specialised team dedicated to the healthcare sector. Able to support complex legal cases but also to scale up and down quickly to assist specific requests. Builds strong relationships with client and thus becomes trusted advisor, at executive and board level. ’
Commercial, Corporate and M&A
Always available, always willing to go the extra mile and always have a great attitude.
Intellectual Property: Trade Marks, Copyrights and Design Rights
‘The team is very approachable and knowledgeable.’
Private Equity
‘The team is responsive, pragmatic and a great support on international transactions with a Dutch angle.’
Project Finance and PFI
‘Knowledgeable, complete and well connected.’
Real Estate
‘AKD has a skilled team that works hands-on and has short lines of communication with us as a client, making it very efficient in the case of an urgent matter. In more complex cases, the project team involved is expanded with the missing discipline, knowledge, skills and experience.’
Restructuring/Insolvency
‘The team at AKD has a high degree of specialism and focus on restructuring and insolvency which results in an excellent service in this area.’
Banking and Finance
‘They’re really responsive, approachable and proactive on transactions, and their advice is very clear, user friendly and commercial. They’re also very good at keeping us up to date on fees or flagging out-of-scope matters quickly.’
Employment
‘The employment law practice is a group of experienced lawyers who, in addition to having broad and deep knowledge of employment law, always know how to place legal issues in the business context. Honest in setting expectations, formulating a joint strategy and executing it in the interest of the client.’
EU and Competition
‘The practice is unique in providing solutions that accommodate our business as well as possible. The practice does not only offer excellent legal advice but also tries to think of solutions that are best suited for the business.’
Industry focus: Information Technology
‘The different team members are competent in the areas of IT contracting, SaaS services and implementation projects with modern outsourcing vendors and products, GDPR and data privacy, business continuity aspects, escrow arrangements, customer data ownership, IP, etc. A real multidisciplinary approach that you can count on.’
Tax
‘Great firm with strong connection to tax authorities.’
For all individual rankings, see our page on the website of The Legal 500 here (Belgium), here (Luxembourg) and here (The Netherlands).
About the Legal 500
The Legal 500 analyses the capabilities of law firms all over the world with a comprehensive research programme. Every year, firms and lawyers in over 150 jurisdictions are ranked based on the feedback of clients and peers as well as documents submitted by the firms.
The Legal 500: EMEA has launched its 2024 EMEA Guide. We are incredibly pleased to be recognised in a great range of expertise across our three home jurisdictions!
In this year’s edition, we maintain our top rankings in Industry focus: Retail, Construction, Environment and planning, Industry focus: Food, and Transport.
28 of our lawyers are individually ranked, with three of them joining AKD’s rankings for the first time since their arrival after having boasted strong individual rankings at their previous firms. No fewer than 71 of our lawyers are mentioned as key lawyers in this year's guide.
We would like to thank our clients for their positive feedback, which is invaluable in achieving these rankings. Read on for our rankings and a selection of client quotes.
Belgium
Industry focus: Retail
‘Close working relationship with excellent knowledge of both our industry as well as the legal precedents on similar cases as ours, in combination with a very smart strategic approach.’
Real Estate and Construction
‘Gives confidence, understands the issues at hand, proactive in how to tackle the issues.’
Employment
‘Collaborators with a high level of HR knowledge and expert advice. Fast and efficient processing of requests. Flexibility.’
Commercial, Corporate and M&A
‘The team is very business-oriented and has a great capacity to deliver tailormade and precise work’
Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
Luxembourg
Private Equity
‘They have a very sensible approach to work, a willingness to help even meaning going the extra mile, and a solutions/client-driven mentality.’
Tax
‘AKD Luxembourg is a well-integrated team of lawyers that not only provides excellent advice but that gives the client the feeling of being understood. The team strives to understand the entrepreneurial aspects of the clients’ requests and is often instrumental in identifying and implementing structural solutions.’
Banking, finance and Capital Markets
‘The team at AKD is client focused. They work to understand our needs and timelines and then they deliver accordingly, which builds trust.’
Investment Funds
‘Professional hands-on approach with great technical skills – get the things done.’
Commercial, Corporate and M&A
‘AKD is a very experienced law firm, very attentive to clients’ needs and expectations, flexible and diverse in terms of expertise.’
The Netherlands
Construction
‘AKD has a fantastic and diversified team of experts and is therefore uniquely positioned to provide first class advice on issues related to construction projects. Their unrivalled experience makes AKD a frontrunner in this field’
Environment and Planning
‘The individuals at AKD are very knowledgeable and have good access to a very broad and general network, including partners and government authorities. AKD manages to swiftly get to the bottom of things and finds a pragmatic approach in many situations.’
Industry focus: Food
‘AKD has a very skilled team of professionals and know each other’s strengths. That makes it very easy for clients to get the best guidance in the large forest of compliance, rules and other relevant legal questions a client has. And for this expertise to be easy accessible is a head start for starting our business.’
Transport
‘Top-class shipping team with one of the very few genuine specialist logistics practices in the world.’
Dispute Resolution: Class Actions
‘AKD’s collective action practice is market leading- they are involved in all of the interesting cases. They are extremely responsive, creative and client focused. They are a pleasure to work with. ’
Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation
‘They have a very broad spread of expertise and a very well-resourced team of experts. They are a go-to for complex disputes and take an innovative and diligent approach.’
Energy
‘They are true experts in the renewable energy sector and understand our business. The team is pro-active and knows how to connect on an interpersonal level. They are no-nonsense and efficient.’
Fraud and White-Collar Crime
‘The team is very responsive and available at short notice. AKD also has one of the best administrative law sections in the country, so especially where problems arise that require attention from both a criminal law and administrative law perspective AKD is an excellent choice.’
Industry Focus: Healthcare and Life Sciences
‘Breadth and depth of legal expertise. Specialised team dedicated to the healthcare sector. Able to support complex legal cases but also to scale up and down quickly to assist specific requests. Builds strong relationships with client and thus becomes trusted advisor, at executive and board level. ’
Commercial, Corporate and M&A
Always available, always willing to go the extra mile and always have a great attitude.
Intellectual Property: Trade Marks, Copyrights and Design Rights
‘The team is very approachable and knowledgeable.’
Private Equity
‘The team is responsive, pragmatic and a great support on international transactions with a Dutch angle.’
Project Finance and PFI
‘Knowledgeable, complete and well connected.’
Real Estate
‘AKD has a skilled team that works hands-on and has short lines of communication with us as a client, making it very efficient in the case of an urgent matter. In more complex cases, the project team involved is expanded with the missing discipline, knowledge, skills and experience.’
Restructuring/Insolvency
‘The team at AKD has a high degree of specialism and focus on restructuring and insolvency which results in an excellent service in this area.’
Banking and Finance
‘They’re really responsive, approachable and proactive on transactions, and their advice is very clear, user friendly and commercial. They’re also very good at keeping us up to date on fees or flagging out-of-scope matters quickly.’
Employment
‘The employment law practice is a group of experienced lawyers who, in addition to having broad and deep knowledge of employment law, always know how to place legal issues in the business context. Honest in setting expectations, formulating a joint strategy and executing it in the interest of the client.’
EU and Competition
‘The practice is unique in providing solutions that accommodate our business as well as possible. The practice does not only offer excellent legal advice but also tries to think of solutions that are best suited for the business.’
Industry focus: Information Technology
‘The different team members are competent in the areas of IT contracting, SaaS services and implementation projects with modern outsourcing vendors and products, GDPR and data privacy, business continuity aspects, escrow arrangements, customer data ownership, IP, etc. A real multidisciplinary approach that you can count on.’
Tax
‘Great firm with strong connection to tax authorities.’
For all individual rankings, see our page on the website of The Legal 500 here (Belgium), here (Luxembourg) and here (The Netherlands).
About the Legal 500
The Legal 500 analyses the capabilities of law firms all over the world with a comprehensive research programme. Every year, firms and lawyers in over 150 jurisdictions are ranked based on the feedback of clients and peers as well as documents submitted by the firms.