Legal 500 EMEA 2025 rankings announced
We are pleased to announce that our firm has achieved significant recognition in the latest Legal 500 EMEA rankings. Our commitment to excellence and client service has been acknowledged across several practice areas. Our Healthcare and Life Sciences team has risen to Tier 3, our Intellectual Property: Patents team has risen to Tier 4, and our Trade Marks, Copyrights, and Design Rights team achieved a Tier 5 ranking.
Marleen van den Horst maintained her individual ranking as a Leading Partner in the fields of Healthcare and Life Sciences and Intellectual Property: Patents. Newly ranked is Iris Arts as a Leading associate in the field of Intellectual Property: Patents.
We extend our appreciation to our clients and peers for their trust and positive feedback, which have been crucial to our success. Congratulations to all our teams and individuals who have been acknowledged for their exceptional work.
A small selection of quotes:
Industry focus: healthcare and life sciences | Band 3
‘The team are very knowledgeable and great to work with. Very reliable.’
‘Pleasant personal attention, capable of providing timely suitable solutions.’
Intellectual property: Patents | Band 4
‘The team has extensive knowledge of patent law and SPCs with innovative strategies.’
‘Very knowledgeable, innovative and show strong, strategic and tactical thinking capabilities. New areas within the legal field are approached in an impressive manner.’
‘La Gro’s group is well-equipped to handle the broad range of intricate patent issues, including acting for its sector-spanning clients in infringement and invalidity proceedings before the UPC and the Dutch courts. Benjamin Niemeijer heads up the practice alongside Marleen van den Horst; both team leads harness standout expertise in pharma and life sciences-related matters in particular.’
Intellectual property: trademarks, copyrights and design rights | Band 5
‘Very knowledgeable, innovative and strong strategic and tactical thinking. They see no problem going the extra mile. Strong focus on the business interests of clients.’
Marleen van den Horst | Leading partner | Intellectual property: Patents & Industry focus: healthcare and life sciences
‘Practice head Marleen van den Horst is well known for handling SPC and regulatory issues, and often acts for large pharmaceutical companies in matters concerning clinical trials and orphan medicinal products.’
‘Marleen van den Horst was very knowledgeable and clear. Her communication skills are beyond perfect. Iris Arts was also an exceptional lawyer who was very concise and very thorough with her reviews. Both were amazing professionals who were able to help us out without issue.’
Iris Arts | Leading associate | Intellectual property: Patents
‘Marleen van den Horst was very knowledgeable and clear. Her communication skills are beyond perfect. Iris Arts was also an exceptional lawyer who was very concise and very thorough with her reviews. Both were amazing professionals who were able to help us out without issue.’
Click here to learn more about our rankings and the Legal 500 guide.