Top Tier rankings in The Legal 500 2023: “Unique blend of legal and commercial excellence”

Avance and its individual lawyers have once again been highly ranked in The Legal 500, one of the most reputable global ranking publications.

In the newly released EMEA 2023 edition, many of our practices strengthened their positions: Banking and finance and EU and competition were selected for inclusion in Tier 1, and Dispute resolution and Capital markets in Tier 2.

We are also pleased to see that many of our next generation profiles received recognition for their standout contribution to their respective practices.

Avance is ranked the following practice areas:

  • Banking and finance
  • Commercial, corporate and M&A
  • EU and competition
  • Real estate and construction
  • Capital markets
  • Dispute resolution
  • Intellectual property
  • TMT

The very positive client feedback includes the following:

Avance has a practical approach and tries to solve the issue at hand rather than get stuck on technicalities.” (Banking and finance)

Unique blend of legal and commercial excellence. The most important quality of an M&A/Capital Raise deal lawyer is to think in terms of solutions, not risk. Avance excels at providing strategic advice, allowing parties to move forward, instead of getting stuck in theoretical risks.” (Commercial, corporate and M&A)

Expert, experienced, flexible, committed, versatile, comprehensive.” (EU and competition)

Very senior team providing hands on attention and premium quality with short response time.” (Real estate and construction)

The Avance team is rock solid in all aspects: capable in leading complex negotiations, suggesting new approaches to tough disagreements and collaborating among various stakeholders (management, investors etc.).” (Dispute resolution)

They know how to take things quickly and start working on the assignment, taking into account the client’s schedule and other important issues. Their reporting and communication are in an understandable form and efficient. There always have the right person in the team to join the assignment.” (TMT) 

The Legal 500 is an independent guide, which assesses the strengths of law firms in over 150 jurisdictions. Their research is based on feedback from 300,000 clients worldwide, submissions from law firms and interviews with leading private practice lawyers, and a team of researchers who have unrivalled experience in the legal market. For more information, please visit The Legal 500 website.