Baker McKenzie Baker McKenzie
How Can We Help?
  • Home
  • Europe, Middle East and Africa
Language:
English

Europe, Middle East and Africa

Data & Technology Deciphering Data Webinar Series
Insight | Legal Update

Digital Fairness Act – Consultation Opens on EU's Next Major Consumer Law Reform

The European Commission has formally launched its public consultation1 on the forthcoming Digital Fairness Act, a flagship initiative aimed at modernising the EU's consumer protection framework for the digital age.
Read More

Overview

We are the premier global law firm in EMEA. Consistently recognised as one of the largest, most innovative law firms in the region, we have been helping clients master challenges and opportunities in this dynamic region for more than 50 years. We understand how rapid economic and technological change is driving clients to focus on value and new ways of working. We provide client-focused, pragmatic advice to help solve business and legal problems.

With 33 offices in 24 jurisdictions in the region, our lawyers are locally qualified and globally experienced,  providing strategic advice to domestic and multinational clients as they grow and manage issues close to home and abroad.

Local expertise, global reach

Across EMEA we combine local and international experience to provides clients with the legal insight and practical business advice they need to overcome challenges and achieve their strategic objectives.

As market leaders in cross-border M&A, Dispute Resolution, Capital Markets, Compliance & Investigations, Telecommunications, Media & Technology, Employment, Intellectual Property, Tax and International Commercial & Trade, we help clients succeed in an increasingly complex global market.

Our EMEA offices share the culture of friendship that extends throughout the Firm. We support our lawyers’ professional growth through development programs designed to help them reach their highest potential. Our Development Framework offers our lawyers a roadmap to success by describing the legal skills and personal qualities they need to achieve excellence at every stage of their careers. 

View opportunities in EMEA

Visit our Global Careers page for more information

Insight | Thought Leadership
Data Centers Unlocked: What's New and What Matters
Explore the key issues and legal considerations related to data centers, including financing, tax, design, power and operations.
Insight | Thought Leadership
Sex Discrimination Act 50th Anniversary
2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the UK's Sex Discrimination Act. We look back to 1975 and reflect on how far we have come.
Insight | Legal Update
OECD Issues 2025 Update to the OECD Model Tax Convention Including Guidance on Remote Work Arrangements
Know more about the update which contains new guidance on remote working and the respective permanent establishment (PE) considerations, among others.
Insight | Thought Leadership
How are Tariffs and Bilateral Relations Shaping Global Trade with India?
What does the future hold for trade relations between India and countries and regions such as the US, the UK, and wider Europe?
Insight | Recorded Webinar
46th Global Year-End Review of Import/Export & Trade Compliance Developments Conference
Watch 75-minute recorded sessions covering topics such as global sanctions, export controls, enforcement, customs, forced labor updates in US, Canada, UK and EU, China, Asia Pacific and Latin America.
Insight | Podcast
Off the Shelf: The Global Consumer Goods & Retail Podcast
Off the Shelf, the Global Consumer Goods & Retail Podcast, provides short practical legal insights into the key issues affecting consumer goods and retail businesses.
Insight | Thought Leadership
Opportunities for Innovators, Investors and Strategic Partners
As tariffs continue to disrupt healthcare and life sciences supply chains, they are also revealing new opportunities for investors.
Insight | Thought Leadership
Positive Luxury: Green Claims Guide
Explore new developments and actionable guidance around greenwashing claims globally.
Insight | Legal Update
Private Wealth Newsletter - Third Edition 2025
The second edition 2025 issue of our Private Wealth Newsletter.
Insight | Handbook
Magna Charta Magazine
Expert insights on global employment law, workplace trends, compliance, and legal strategies for the evolving world of work.
Insight | Thought Leadership
Achieving Stability Through Innovation and Compliance
As supply chains arrangements evolve in response to tariffs, companies must adapt to increasingly intricate challenges across operational and commercial needs.
View All Insight
News | Firm News
Baker McKenzie hires Luke Harber as Banking & Finance partner in London
Leading global law firm, Baker McKenzie, has hired Luke Harber as a partner in its Real Estate Finance team within the Banking and Finance practice group in London.
News | Deal Announcement
Deal Digest – September, October, November 2025
M&A, private equity and other complex transactions from across the globe.
News | Deal Announcement
Baker McKenzie Advised DocMorris Finance B.V. on Placement of CHF 45 Million Convertible Bonds Due 2028 and Early Buyback of Convertible Bonds due 2026
The initiative was intended to strengthen DocMorris’ balance sheet and to reduce funding costs to support continued growth.
News
Baker McKenzie Advises UBS on Financing of the Acquisition of POLYPOINT Group by Main Capital Partners
POLYPOINT is a Swiss-based software group specializing in workforce management and personnel scheduling, specifically for the healthcare sector.
News | Deal Announcement
Baker McKenzie Advises SNB Capital and EFG Hermes on Almasar Alshamil Education IPO
SNB Capital acted as the sole financial advisor, underwriter and lead manager and joint bookrunner with EFG Hermes in the successful IPO of Almasar Education on the main market of the Saudi Exchange ...
News | Insight
Baker McKenzie Unveils Global Report for AI‑era Data Centres as Financing, Power and Permitting Reshape Digital Capacity
The global race to build AI-ready data centers is reshaping the digital economy, with resource and regulatory constraints now the critical bottlenecks.
News | Firm News
Baker McKenzie boosts Data and Cyber expertise with hire of Adele Harrison
Adele is a qualified barrister and joins the Firm from Orrick, where she specialises in Data and Cyber law, with a focus on advocacy and investigations.
News
Baker McKenzie Cairo Advises Banque Misr S.A.E. on EGP 3 Billion Financing to SODIC
We have advised Banque Misr S.A.E. in connection with an EGP 3 billion bilateral medium-term revolving loan facility extended to Sixth of October for Development and Investment Company SAE ...
News | Deal Announcement
Baker McKenzie Advises SEFE on Sale of SEFE Mobility
Baker McKenzie has advised SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH (“SEFE”), an international energy company, on the sale of SEFE Mobility.
News | Deal Announcement
Baker McKenzie Advises B+G Schweiz AG on the Acquisition of Giammarino & Fils SA
B+G Schweiz AG is a leading gardening and landscaping company in Switzerland.
News | Firm News
Baker McKenzie Hires Energy & Infrastructure Partner Elisabeth Moseley in London
Her practice focuses on M&A, consisting principally of large, complex transactions for global blue-chip corporates in the energy and natural resources sector. 
View All News
Events
Strategic Moves Amid Uncertainty: Global Employment Law Update, Trends and Tips Fastpass Webinar Series
Tune into our annual Global Employment Law webinar series as we bring the world to you.
Events
Doing Business Globally
The Doing Business Globally program will discuss the most pressing legal and operational challenges facing global companies.
View All Events

In line with our global commitments, our offices in the EMEA region are committed to making a difference in our communities through our corporate social responsibility program comprised of three pillars: pro bono and community service, diversity and inclusion, and sustainability. Through our efforts, we leverage the talent and passion in our 36 offices across the region to address social, environmental and business needs that align with our Firm's strategy.

Our professionals participate in a variety of CSR initiatives across EMEA, including:

  • Becoming signatories to the LawWorks pro bono protocol, which establishes standards and requirements for performing pro bono work to assure higher quality service (United Kingdom)
  • Partnering with Amazon on preparing legal research papers on the rights of child migrants for Save the Children (France)
  • Serving as a legal partner of Poland, Go Global, a think tank led by Harvard Business Review to promote international expansion of Polish companies (Poland)
  • Providing free legal advice on corporate matters to organizations such as Sant Joan de Déu Hospital Community Programs (Spain)
  • Partnering with St. Vincent School for the Deaf to provide stationary packs for every child at the beginning of the 2016 school year (South Africa)

Find out more about our Global CSR initiatives

Locations

Select Location

Key Contacts