Awards
We regularly receive awards and acknowlegdements from national and international professional publications:
Mergermarket European M&A Awards
- Legal Adviser of the Year Germany 2021
- Legal Adviser of the Year Germany 2019
- Legal Adviser of the Year Germany 2017
- Legal Adviser of the Year Germany 2013
- Legal Adviser of the Year Germany 2012
Benchmark Litigation Europe Awards
- Germany Firm of the Year 2021
- Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year 2020
Chambers and Partners European Awards
- Germany Law Firm of the Year 2016
- Germany Law Firm of the Year 2014
IFLR European Awards
- Germany Firm of the Year 2021
- Germany Corporate Firm of the Year 2021
- Germany Firm of the Year 2020
- Germany Firm of the Year 2019
- Germany Firm of the Year 2016
- Germany Firm of the Year 2015
- Germany Firm of the Year 2013
- Germany Firm of the Year 2012
ITR European Tax Awards
- European Tax Policy Firm of the Year 2019*
- Germany Tax Firm of the Year 2017
- European Tax Disputes Firm of the Year 2016*
- European Tax Firm of the Year 2015*
- Germany Tax Firm of the Year 2014
- European Tax Firm of the Year 2014*
- European Tax Policy Firm of the Year 2014*
- European Tax Disputes Firm of the Year 2013*
* together with BonelliErede, Bredin Prat, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Slaughter and May, Uría Menéndez
JUVE Awards
- Compliance Law Firm of the Year 2023
- M&A Law Firm of the Year 2023
- Media and Technology Law Firm of the Year 2023
- Law Firm of the Year 2020
- Regulated Industries Law Firm of the Year 2019
- Energy Law Firm of the Year 2019
- Antitrust Law Firm of the Year 2018
- Private Equity & VC Law Firm of the Year 2016
- Real Estate and Construct. Law Firm of the Year 2013
- Media and Technology Law Firm of the Year 2013
- Private Equity & VC Law Firm of the Year 2013
- Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year 2012
The Lawyer European Awards
- Law Firm of the Year: Germany 2020
- Law Firm of the Year: Germany 2014
Rankings
For many years, we have been listed as a top tier law firm by prominent legal directories which provide independent coverage on recommended law firms.
JUVE Handbook of Business Law Firms lists Hengeler Mueller as the leading German law firm. Since this Handbook was first published in 1998, we have taken first place (alone or together with other law firms) every year.
Chambers Global – The World's Leading Lawyers for Business and Chambers Europe – Europe's leading lawyers for business both identify Hengeler Mueller as one of the leading firms in Germany in the following practice areas: Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A and Dispute Resolution. We are also highly recommended in a number of other practice areas, where we have been listed in leading positions for many years.
IFLR 1000 – The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms regularly lists Hengeler Mueller as "Top Tier Firm" in Finance and Corporate.
The Legal 500 Germany includes Hengeler Mueller in the top band in the following areas: M&A, Corporate, Banking, Finance and Capital Markets, as well as several other practice areas.
The international competition law publication, Global Competition Review, lists Hengeler Mueller in the top category “Elite” in its GCR 100 ranking. The GCR 100 ranking is published annually and offers a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis of top antitrust practices in jurisdictions around the world. We have also been consistently included in the GAR 100 rankings published by Global Arbitration Review, a guide to the international arbitration capabilities of law firms. The international investigations guide Global Investigations Review lists Hengeler Mueller within its GIR 100 ranking in the category “world’s leading firms for cross border corporate investigations”.
In their annual publications, Best Lawyers and Who's Who Legal also recommend many of our lawyers in different fields of expertise.
