Seven Gowling WLG lawyers from the firm's France and Germany offices have been named 'Best Lawyers®' in the 13th Edition of the international peer review publication.
Lawyers from the firm's Paris, Munich and Stuttgart offices are awarded the title of 'Best Lawyers®' in France and Germany for their legal expertise, as well as their ethics and professionalism of the highest calibre, named across a total nine practice areas, including for Real Estate, Corporate, Tech and Intellectual Property law.
Gowling WLG Germany partners Andreas Woelfle (Stuttgart) and Manuela Finger (Munich), secured further individual success, being recognised for their expertise in two legal categories. Meanwhile, Gowling WLG partners in France secured two further rankings on the previous year, taking their total to five in the latest edition.
Best Lawyers® is one of the oldest and most respected peer review publications in the legal profession. The annual list of outstanding lawyers is compiled through an unbiased legal referrals process, surveying tens of thousands of the industry's leading figures.
Recognition comes following 'Best Lawyers®' success for Gowling WLG lawyers in the UK, as 36 lawyers are named across 19 practice areas, including two 'Lawyer of the Year' awards, and in Russia, where seven lawyers are named across a total 15 rankings, including one 'Lawyer of the Year' award.
Each lawyer has been recognised for market-leading expertise in their specialist area. The full list of those named in the guides is as follows:
France
Céline Bey: Intellectual Property Law
Simon Lowe: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Patrick Mousset: Private Equity Law
Danhoé Reddy-Girard: Real Estate Law
Philippe Rousseau: Intellectual Property Law
Germany
Manuela Finger: Information Technology Law and Media & Copyright Law
Andreas Woelfle: Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law