Hassans chalks up record-breaking results in Legal 500 EMEA 2026.

Hassans has announced an outstanding performance in Legal 500 EMEA 2026 rankings released today, marking a record-breaking year for the firm with a total of 65 rankings including 54 individual rankings. This represents a 35% increase on last year and reflects the firm’s continued growth and strength across all practice areas.

The firm has achieved Top Tier rankings across all sections, reinforcing its position as the market leading law firm in Gibraltar. 

New Individual Recognitions
This year sees 16 new individual rankings, including 14 lawyers who are newly ranked, re-ranked after a gap, or recognised in new categories.

Leading Partners:

Tim Garcia (Tax); James Lasry (Banking and Finance); Isaac Levy (Private Client); Gilbert Licudi KC (Dispute Resolution); David Weber (Commercial, Corporate, and M&A)

Next Generation Partners:

Louise Federico (Private Client); Shlomo Levy (Commercial, Corporate, and M&A and Private Client); David Montegriffo (Commercial, Corporate, and M&A); Tania Rahmany (Commercial, Corporate, and M&A)

Leading Associates:

Anna Buhler (Gambling Law); Jerome Compson (Banking and Finance and Fintech); Shane Danino (Dispute Resolution); Caroline Lane (Fintech)

Notably, two lawyers have achieved rankings across multiple practice areas: Shlomo Levy and Jerome Compson.

Promotion:

Aaron Payas has been promoted to Leading Partner in Investment Funds, having been recognised as a Next Generation Partner in this area for several years.

Recommended:

Also newly recommended for their work this year are Chloe Oppenheimer and Isabella Lombard. 

Continued Recognition Across the Firm

The firm also celebrates a significant number of retained rankings across all categories, many ranked in more than one section:

Hall of Fame:
James Levy KC, Lewis Baglietto KC, Michael Castiel, Javier Chincotta, Valerie Holliday and Peter Montegriffo KC.

Leading Partners:

Moses Anahory, Michael Castiel, Yvonne Chu, Abigail Cornelio, Ian Farrell, Daniel Feetham KC, Tim Garcia, Gillian Guzman KC, Nicholas Howard, Grahame Jackson, James Lasry, Isaac Levy, Peter Montegriffo KC, Vikram Nagrani, Aaron Payas and Anthony Provasoli.

Next Generation Partners:

Meera Aswani, Louise Federico, Karl Ghio, Moshe Levy, Darren Martinez, Andrew Montegriffo and Tania Rahmany.

Leading Associates:

Jeremy Requena and Samuel Marrache.

Recommended:

Richard Buttigieg, Ian Felice and Matthew Torres.

A Landmark Year

This year’s results underline the depth of talent across the firm and its sustained commitment to excellence in client service. The breadth of rankings across all practice areas highlights both the strength of established leaders and the rising prominence of the next generation.

Javier Chincotta, Managing Partner, Hassans commented:

“We are pleased to see so many colleagues recognised across all levels, from Hall of Fame to Leading Associates. These results are a testament to the expertise, dedication and collaborative spirit of our team and we are extremely grateful to our clients and peers for taking the time to provide feedback to the Legal 500 researchers.”