Today, The Legal 500 published its 2026 rankings. This year, BarentsKrans has been recognised in seventeen practice areas, including three high rankings within industry focus areas.
For clients, these results provide independent confirmation of our in-depth sector knowledge and the quality of our legal advice. Our retail team received the highest possible ranking (tier 1), reflecting its strong expertise and practical, solution-oriented approach.
The rankings are based on feedback from clients and peers and highlight the ongoing commitment of our teams to delivering high-quality legal support.
Our expertise has been ranked as follows:
- Banking and Finance: Borrower side | Tier 4
- Commercial, Corporate/M&A | Tier 5
- Data privacy and data protection | Tier 4 | nieuw
- Dispute resolution: Arbitration | Tier 4 | nieuw
- Dispute resolution: Class action | Tier 2
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation | Tier 3
- Employment | Tier 2
- Environmental and planning | Tier 3
- EU and Competition | Tier 3
- Fintech | Tier 3
- Industry focus: Food | Tier 2 | nieuw
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences | Tier 2
- Industry focus: Retail | Tier 1
- IP: Patents | Tier 3
- IP: Trademarks, copyrights and design rights | Tier 3
- Private equity | Tier 4
- Real estate | Tier 3
We are also delighted to share the individual rankings of our specialists:
Leading partners
- Jaap Bremer | Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Jaap Bremer | IP: Patents
- Jaap Bremer | IP: Trademarks, copyrights and design rights
- Joost Fanoy | EU & Competition
- Laurens de Graaf | Employment
- Leon Hoppenbrouwers | Real Estate
- William Schonewille | Dispute resolution: Class action
- Rieme-Jan Tjittes | Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Arno Voerman | Banking & Finance
- Arno Voerman | FinTech
Leading associates
- Frank Dekker | Employment
Thanks to our clients for the trust and the great feedback we have received this year. A selection from the feedback:
- “We greatly value their ability to deliver solutions that are not only legally sound but also commercially sustainable.”
- “Legal advice of a very high quality, which I can immediately put into action. All the lawyers I work with are highly skilled and work very quickly. They are extremely client-oriented, solution-focused, reliable, and accessible.”
- “The right legal partner to offer advice, insights, and solutions that may not be the first things that come to mind.”
About The Legal 500
Every year, The Legal 500 ranks the expertise of law firms worldwide. The rankings are compiled based on objective research into the experience and feedback of clients and peers, and submissions from law firms.
A complete overview of our rankings can be found at legal500.com.