The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) has recognized Goodwin with 49 lawyer rankings and 17 practice area rankings in the 2025 edition of the guide. Each year, The Legal 500 EMEA provides comprehensive analyses of firms and legal professionals based upon the quality of work carried out over the past year, historical experience and reputation, depth of teams, specialties and ancillary services, and feedback directly from clients.
The rankings reflect how the firm’s Paris, Frankfurt, Munich, and Luxembourg offices continue to provide unparalleled service and achieve outstanding results for the innovators and investors transforming the rapidly evolving, technology-driven economy.
Client feedback noted the firm’s “experience, expertise and professionalism are the callings cards of the team at Goodwin” which “is among the best in the business.”
The Legal 500 EMEA recognized Goodwin in the following categories:
FRANCE
- Capital Markets: Equity Capital Markets
- Banking and Finance: Transactional Work
- Healthcare and Life Sciences
- Intellectual Property: Patents
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity: Fund Formation
- Private Equity: Growth/Venture Capital
- Private Equity: LBO
- Tax
GERMANY
LUXEMBOURG
Goodwin lawyers recognized in the 2025 guide include:
FRANCE
Banking and Finance: Transactional Work
Capital Markets: Equity Capital Markets
- Guilhem Richard (Next Generation Partner)
Healthcare and Life Sciences
- Anne-Charlotte Rivière (Next Generation Partner)
- Thomas Dupont-Sentilles
- Marie Fillon
- Louis de Chezelles
Intellectual Property: Patents
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity: Fund Formation
- Arnaud David (Hall of Fame)
- Sarah Michel (Leading Partner)
- Marie-Laure Bruneel
- Galien Devillers
Private Equity: Growth/Venture Capital
- Anne-Charlotte Rivière (Next Generation Partner)
- Thomas Dupont-Sentilles (Leading Partner)
- Xavier Leroux (Next Generation Partner)
- Louis Taslé d’Héliand
- Johann Gandilhon
- Alex Lecoeur
Private Equity: LBO
- Maxence Bloch (Leading Partner)
- Thomas Maitrejean (Leading Partner)
- Jérôme Jouhanneaud
Tax
- Marie-Laure Bruneel (Leading Partner - Private Equity Tax)
- Charles-Henri de Gouvion Saint Cyr (Leading Partner - Transactional/Corporate Tax)
GERMANY
Investment Funds
Lending and Borrowing
- Winfried Carli (Hall of Fame)
- Andreas Breu
- Marius Garnatz
Real Estate
Real Estate Finance
- Stephan Kock (Hall of Fame)
LUXEMBOURG
Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
- Elie-Raphaël Soudry (Leading Associate)
- Alexandrine Armstrong-Cerfontaine
Fintech
Investment Funds
- Alexandrine Armstrong-Cerfontaine
- Virginie Leroy
- Oana Millich
- Philip Spilberg
- Céline Moille
- Elie-Raphaël Soudry
Tax