18 lawyers from Gowling WLG’s France and Germany offices have been recognised in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers®, the global peer review guide to the legal profession.

Securing 28 listings in total, lawyers from the firm’s Paris, Frankfurt, Munich and Stuttgart offices are featured across 12 practice areas, highlighting the breadth and depth of Gowling WLG’s offering in Europe.

Best Lawyers® is one of the legal sector’s longest-established peer review publications. Each year, it identifies leading lawyers through an impartial referral process, drawing on feedback from tens of thousands of senior practitioners worldwide.

Fewer than 3% of lawyers globally are included in Best Lawyers®, representing approximately 160,000 practitioners across 76 countries. This recognition reflects both individual legal expertise and the respect each lawyer has earned from their peers.

In addition, 10 lawyers from Gowling WLG’s France and Germany offices have been recognised in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch, which highlights outstanding early-career talent using the same peer review methodology.

Four of these recognitions in Germany and two in France mark first-time inclusion in the Ones to Watch guide.

Each of the firm’s recognised lawyers has been acknowledged for their leading expertise in their respective fields. The full list of those named in the France and Germany guides is set out below.

Best Lawyers® 2027

France

  • Antoine Pampouille: Project Finance and Development Practice, Structured Finance Law
  • Céline Bey: Intellectual Property Law
  • Erwan Heurtel: Banking and Finance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Marianne Schaffner: Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Health Care Law, Intellectual Property Law
  • Patrick Mousset: Corporate Law, Private Equity Law

Germany

  • Dr. Andreas Woelfle: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Annette Knoth: Labor and Employment Law
  • Dr. Mathias Wittinghofer: Arbitration and Mediation, International Arbitration, Litigation
  • Matthias Fischer: Real Estate Law, Corporate Law
  • Michael Sinhart: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Dr. Michael Lamsa: Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Private Equity Law
  • Nicolas Deuerling: Real Estate Law
  • Thomas Hartmann: Labor and Employment Law
  • Ulrich Reers: Capital Markets Law
  • Dr. Wolfram Paetzold: Real Estate Law

Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch 2027

France

  • Alexis Augustin (first-time recognition): Intellectual Property Law
  • Mathilde Grammont: Intellectual Property Law
  • Sophia Allouache (first-time recognition): Litigation

Germany

  • Anne Nolde: Labor and Employment Law
  • Hasine Azim: Labor and Employment Law
  • Helena Schnur (first-time recognition): Litigation
  • Jana Schneider (first-time recognition): Real Estate Law
  • Jessica Fuchs (first-time recognition): Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Dr. Kathrin Weber: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Loredana Johanna Eissner (first-time recognition): International Arbitration, Litigation