NEW YORK – Nov. 6, 2026 – Forty Greenberg Traurig, LLP lawyers, 12 practices, and four jurisdictions are recognized in the International Finance Law Review’s 2026 IFLR1000 rankings covering Western Europe.
IFLR1000 is the only international legal directory dedicated to ranking law firms and lawyers for financial and corporate transactional work, according to the publication’s website. Lawyer rankings are based on transactional evidence, client feedback, and peer recognition.
The following Greenberg Traurig practices are recognized in the IFLR1000:
- Germany — M&A; Private Equity
- Italy — Banking; Capital Markets: Debt; Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitisation; M&A
- Netherlands — Banking; Capital Markets: Equity; M&A
- United Kingdom — Bank Lending: Borrower Side; Bank Lending: Lender Side; Capital Markets: Debt; Capital Markets: Equity; M&A: Large-cap; M&A: Mid-cap; Private Equity; Real Estate Funds; Restructuring and Insolvency
The following Greenberg Traurig lawyers are recognized as leaders in IFLR1000:
- Steven Cowins is recognized as a “Market Leader” in the United Kingdom in two categories, Real Estate Funds and Private Equity Funds. A “Market Leader” is the highest rating and recognizes lawyers who are the true leaders in their practice area and jurisdiction. These lawyers are actively leading on many of the most sophisticated, impactful, and demanding transactions and are viewed as market leaders by clients and peers alike.
- Dorothee Fischer-Appelt is recognized as a “Women Leader” for Capital Markets: Equity in the United Kingdom. To be ranked among the “Women Leaders,” lawyers must meet the criteria for Market Leader or hold high status within their market for their leadership abilities and be well established in their practice area.
The following Greenberg Traurig lawyers are recognized as “Highly Regarded,” which is defined as lawyers who are highly regarded by their peers, possess a strong transactional record, and consistently receive positive client feedback:
- Fiona Adams: M&A — United Kingdom
- Riccardo Agostinelli: Restructuring and Insolvency; Banking — Italy
- Corrado Angelelli: Banking; Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitisation; Real Estate Finance — Italy
- Andrew Caunt: Capital Markets: Equity — United Kingdom
- Paolo Esposito: M&A; Project Finance — Italy
- Dorothee Fischer-Appelt: Capital Markets: Debt — United Kingdom
- Stephen J. Horvath III: M&A — United States, United Kingdom, and New York
- John Houghton: Financial Restructuring; Restructuring and Insolvency — United Kingdom
- Herald Jongen: M&A — Netherlands
- Paul Maher: M&A — United Kingdom
- James Mountain: Capital Markets: Equity — United Kingdom
- Bas Vletter: M&A — Netherlands
The following lawyers are recognized as “Notable Practitioners,” defined as lawyers who have track records of advising on significant deals in the context of their market and practice area:
- D Henrik Armah: M&A — Germany
- D Kati Beckmann: Banking and Finance; Investment Funds — Germany
- Davide Roberto Bonsi: Banking — Italy
- Jeroen den Dunnen: Corporate — Netherlands
- Kevin-Paul Deveau: Banking — United Kingdom
- Claudia Hard: Banking — Germany
- Eva Herdé: M&A — Netherlands
- D Josef Hofschroer: M&A — Germany
- Duncan Hubbard: Banking; Real Estate Finance — United Kingdom
- Jelmer Kalisvaart: Capital Markets: Equity; M&A — Netherlands
- D Nicolai Lagoni: M&A — Germany
- Marco Leonardi: Banking — Italy
- Sarah Moyles: Capital Markets: Debt; Capital Markets: Equity; M&A — United Kingdom
- D Philipp Osteroth: M&A; Private Equity — Germany
- D Christian Schede: Real Estate Acquisitions — Germany
- Peter Schorling: M&A — Germany
- Jack Schrijver: Banking and Finance — Netherlands
- Franca Sonntag: M&A — Germany
- Ruud van Bork: M&A — Netherlands
- Henrietta Walker: M&A — United Kingdom
- Joel Wheeler: M&A: Mid-cap — United Kingdom
The following lawyers are recognized as “Rising Star Partners” and “Rising Stars,” defined as lawyers who are working on complex deals and are recommended by clients or peers:
- Rupert Cheetham: Bank Lending: Borrower Side — United Kingdom
- Tom Dear: Real Estate Funds — United Kingdom
- Aaron Harlow: Restructuring and Insolvency — United Kingdom
- Luke Lado: Bank Lending: Borrower Side; Bank Lending: Lender Side — United Kingdom
- Kevin Mulligan: Restructuring and Insolvency — United Kingdom
- Sabine Schoute: Banking and Finance — Netherlands