DUBAI AND PARIS – Bracewell LLP has been recognized by The Legal 500 EMEA 2026 as a leading law firm in energy, infrastructure, projects, and corporate and M&A across France and the Middle East. The firm received 22 total recognitions, including five practice rankings and 17 individual honors and recommendations.
Clients highlighted Bracewell’s “strategic approach and commercial insight,” noting that they are “very experienced and are solution-oriented.” Others describe the firm as “innovative, highly business-oriented” and “well equipped with up-to-date market momentum and transaction schemes.”
For the third year in a row, Anne Lapierre, managing partner of Bracewell’s Paris office, was named to the Hall of Fame for France: Energy.
In addition, three Bracewell partners were named Leading Partners in their respective practices:
- Arnaud Bélisaire (Paris) – France: Energy
- Simon Cudennec (Paris) – France: Energy
- Andrej Kormuth (Dubai) – UAE: Infrastructure and Projects (Including Project Finance)
Legal 500 EMEA 2026 Results
France: Finance: Project Finance (Firms to Watch)
- Arnaud Bélisaire
- Simon Cudennec
- Anne Lapierre
France: Industry Focus: Energy
- Arnaud Bélisaire – Leading Partner
- Simon Cudennec – Leading Partner
- Anne Lapierre – Hall of Fame
UAE: Commercial, Corporate and M&A
- Amelia Bowring
- Christopher Williams
UAE: Construction
- Shane Jaftha
- Andrej Kormuth
- Tom Swarbrick
UAE: Infrastructure and Projects (Including Project Finance)
- Amelia Bowring
- Shane Jaftha
- Andrej Kormuth – Leading Partner
- Tess Luijcx
- Shayan Najib
- Tom Swarbrick
