3VB ranked as Leading Set in The Legal 500 EMEA 2025

The Legal 500 have released the 2025 edition of their Europe, Middle East and Africa guide, ranking 3VB as a Tier 1 set for Commercial work in the regions.

Of the set, the guide says,

“3 Verulam Buildings has a solid track record in commercial litigation and arbitration, banking, insolvency and fraud claims in the Middle East, frequently leading in complex cases before DIFC, ADGM and onshore Dubai-seated arbitrations. Leading silks at the set include Tom Montagu-Smith KC, who continues to represent KPMG in the audit negligence case Abraaj Investment Management Ltd v KPMG Lower Gulf and ors – a dispute concerning the collapsed asset manager’s audits, involving heavy jurisdictional issues. Yash Bheeroo leads Ravi Jackson in Alawwal Capital JSC v Rasmala Investment Bank Limited on behalf of the defendant, who is accused of misrepresenting the financial performance of a fund.”

The following 15 members have been individually selected for recommendation:

Middle East: The English Bar (Commercial):

Leading Silks

Hodge Malek KC

David Quest KC

Andrew Onslow KC

Ewan McQuater KC

Tom Montagu-Smith KC

Nicholas Craig KC

Rajesh Pillai KC

Saima Hanif KC

Leading Juniors

Yash Bheeroo

Adam Temple

Mark Wassouf

Georges Chalfoun

Matthew Watson

Ravi Jackson

Middle East: The English Bar (Construction, energy and infrastructure):

Leading Silks

Jane Davies Evans KC

The full EMEA Bar rankings can be seen here

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