Avance and its lawyers have once again achieved excellent rankings in The Legal 500, one of the most esteemed global ranking publications.
In the newly released EMEA 2025 edition, Avance maintains its market-leading (Tier 1) status in Banking and finance, Commercial, corporate and M&A, EU and competition, and Real estate and construction. We are further highly recommended in Capital markets, Dispute resolution, Intellectual Property, Tax, and TMT. Additionally, Avance has been singled out as a “Firm to Watch” in Employment. A total of 15 of our lawyers have received individual rankings for their standout contributions to their respective practices.
The highly positive client feedback includes the following:
“Very strong client-first mentality. A strong combination of technical legal know-how but still a pragmatic approach to complex issues. Very impressed by their proactive approach and hard work during the whole process.” (Commercial, corporate and M&A)
“Great commercial eye and knowledge. Able to represent the client’s interest and think of relevant solutions to difficult issues. Prone to act with simple processes in mind.” (Real estate and construction)
“Experienced team, able to deliver on a wide range of finance transactions.” (Banking and finance)
“The team is highly competent, skilful, and customer orientated.” (EU and Competition)
“Avance’s team is solution-oriented and thinks outside the box to find a solution that best suits the client. The client can always rely on the fact that they have the client’s best interest in mind when providing guidance.” (Dispute resolution)
“The cutting-edge combination of high capabilities in tax law and understanding the client’s business. Based on this, Sebastian Kellas and his team provide solutions which not only solve the tax issue at hand but also fit the client’s business strategies. This is truly unique, and we highly appreciate this.” (Tax)
“Very good match of talented senior people and younger, hard-working, smart people. Avance is a modern practice with a very good reputation of being diligent, smart, and productive.” (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.