Great results across all 20 practice areas in Legal 500
25/03/2026
We are delighted to announce the results of the Legal 500 EMEA 2026 ranking. Wikborg Rein have been recognised as Tier 1 in 11 areas, a testament to the dedication and expertise of our practice areas.
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We are particularly grateful to our clients for their continued trust and for the valuable feedback that has helped shape these results.
These are our Tier 1 rankings:
- Banking & finance (including shipping finance)
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy: Electricity and renewable energy
- EU and competition
- Fishing and aquaculture
- Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Regulatory, compliance and investigations
- Shipping and maritime law
- TMT
We are particularly proud to see the continued advancement of our lawyers:
- Sigurd Opedal (Commercial, corporate and M&A) has been honoured with induction into the Hall of Fame, for lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement
- Torje Sunde (Public procurement), Morten Valen Eide (Offshore constructions) Herman Steen (Shipping and maritime law) and Andreas Fjærvoll-Larsen (Shipping and maritime law) are now recognised among our Leading Partners.
- Karoline Stock Evje (Capital markets) and Vebjørn Krag Iversen (Intellectual property) and have been promoted to Next Generation Partners.
These achievements reflect the strength and depth of our practice areas, as well as our unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional legal services.
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