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Research Updates

We would like to share a reminder that the next deadline for submissions for Chambers Europe 2023 is on Wednesday, 7 September 2022. View Chambers research schedule to find the submission deadline applicable to your practice area here.

Due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, all submission deadlines for Ukraine have been pushed to 1 September. Where possible, you are welcome to provide an update and referees if you would like to, but it is not necessary to do so.

Furthermore, after careful consideration, we have made the decision not to conduct research on Russia and Belarus this year. We will review this decision for the 2024 edition, the research for which will begin in March 2023.

Please contact the EMEA Research Director Marlene Hermann or EMEA Research Manager Jurgita Meskauskaite directly with any questions.

Updated 5 May 2022

About Chambers Europe

Chambers Europe ranks the leading lawyers and law firms across Europe, providing invaluable analysis and market intelligence for law firm clients and legal professionals.

Our legal rankings are based on in-depth analysis and research, conducted by our experienced team of researchers, who conduct interviews with referees and clients which helps us understand the views and experiences of clients for the legal work submitting firms provided.

For more information on our methodology and insights into our submissions process, please visit our methodology page.

Chambers and Partners rankings and research will provide law firm clients, in-house counsel, GCs and other buyers of legal services across the European legal market with all the necessary information needed to make an informed decision when selecting the most suitable providers of legal services.

Chambers Europe 2022 webinar

Watch the guide launch webinar and discover key findings from this year's research and learn what is new in this edition of the guide with an overview from the Chambers Europe team

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Guide Coverage

Our in-depth research runs from March to November.

Chambers Europe Rankings

6,639

Department rankings / 1437 Unique Law Firms Ranked

13,725

Individual Lawyer rankings

659

Up-and-comers
281 to watch

New ranking tables and sub-tables

This year saw great engagement from law firms in the mid-market across a number of jurisdictions, including in Italy and Poland. In Spain, the Corporate/M&A table was further devolved into two separate legal ranking tables: High-End Capability and Mid-Market.

We further expanded our data protection legal coverage in the Nordics, with new ranking tables added in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

Finally, legal ranking tables were added in Austria and Liechtenstein, dedicated to the practice areas of healthcare/life sciences and white-collar crime, while we expanded our coverage of the regions across the French legal market.

Austria Healthcare/Life Sciences

Denmark IT: Data Protection

France Corporate/M&A: High-End; Mid-Market
France Regions: General Business Law

Italy Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market

Liechtenstein Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime

Norway TMT: Data Protection

Estonia: Tax

Poland Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market

Spain Corporate/M&A High-End and Mid-Market

Sweden IT: Data Protection

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Legal Topics for Chambers Europe

Luxembourg Market Trends
The Chambers Europe team provides an analysis of the most recent legal trends across the Luxembourg market including the importance of the investment funds market, regulatory changes and more.

The top law firms across European Commission Competition legal matters
Learn about Chambers coverage of the top law firms and lawyers working on European Commission Competition legal matters and how to analyse our market-leading legal rankings.

Key ranking statistics from Chambers Europe 2022
Find out which law firms have the highest number of department rankings in the 2022 edition of the guide and further analysis of their legal coverage and insights.

Chambers Europe 2022 D&I Highlights
Discover which jurisdictions have seen the most significant growth in lawyers identified as female and what Chambers Europe Team is doing to ensure accurate capture of diversity data in our research.

Gender Diversity in Netherlands Employment: Chambers Europe 2022
Has the number of female lawyers ranked in the practice area of Employment in the Netherlands increased since 2018? Gain an insight into the key ranking statistics around this and an analysis of the proportion of female lawyers ranked in Benelux Employment for the 2022 edition of Chambers Europe.

Meet the EMEA Research Team
Get to know the EMEA Research Team responsible for both the Chambers Global Guide and Chambers Europe Guide.

Social Media and its Impact on Employment Law
Following the suspension of members of the England Cricket team for offensive social media posts, this article looks at how Social Media has changed Employment Law and examines legal cases in which employees were dismissed for social posts. Can employers act on social media posts made by their employees? Read now for further insights.