--- title: "Spoor & Fisher ranked as Tier 1 in Legal 500 EMEA 2026 Rankings" description: "Spoor & Fisher has once again been ranked as a Tier 1 firm for intellectual property law in The Legal 500 2026 EMEA Rankings." image: https://spoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Legal-500-2026-Website-Banner-2000X488px.jpg canonical: https://spoor.com/zh/award/legal-500-emea-2026-rankings/ url: https://spoor.getmd.ai/zh/award/legal-500-emea-2026-rankings/.md last_converted: 2026-09-15T13:01:57.026Z --- ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://spoor.com/award/legal-500-emea-2026-rankings/", "url": "https://spoor.com/award/legal-500-emea-2026-rankings/", "name": "Spoor & Fisher ranked as Tier 1 in Legal 500 EMEA 2026 Rankings - Spoor & Fisher", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://spoor.com/#website" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://spoor.com/award/legal-500-emea-2026-rankings/#primaryimage" }, "image": { "@id": "https://spoor.com/award/legal-500-emea-2026-rankings/#primaryimage" }, "thumbnailUrl": "https://spoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Legal-500-2026-Website-Banner-2000X488px.jpg", "datePublished": "2026-03-30T07:25:55+00:00", "dateModified": "2026-03-30T07:44:21+00:00", "description": "Spoor & Fisher has once again been ranked as a Tier 1 firm for intellectual property law in The Legal 500 2026 EMEA Rankings.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://spoor.com/award/legal-500-emea-2026-rankings/#breadcrumb" }, "inLanguage": "zh-Hans", "potentialAction": [ { "@type": "ReadAction", "target": [ "https://spoor.com/award/legal-500-emea-2026-rankings/" ] } ] }, { "@type": "ImageObject", "inLanguage": "zh-Hans", "@id": "https://spoor.com/award/legal-500-emea-2026-rankings/#primaryimage", "url": "https://spoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Legal-500-2026-Website-Banner-2000X488px.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://spoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Legal-500-2026-Website-Banner-2000X488px.jpg", "width": 2220, "height": 488, "caption": "Legal 500 EMEA 2026" }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://spoor.com/award/legal-500-emea-2026-rankings/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://spoor.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Spoor & Fisher ranked as Tier 1 in Legal 500 EMEA 2026 Rankings" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://spoor.com/#website", "url": "https://spoor.com/", "name": "Spoor & Fisher", "description": "", "publisher": { "@id": "https://spoor.com/#organization" }, "potentialAction": [ { "@type": "SearchAction", "target": { "@type": "EntryPoint", "urlTemplate": "https://spoor.com/?s={search_term_string}" }, "query-input": { "@type": "PropertyValueSpecification", "valueRequired": true, "valueName": "search_term_string" } } ], "inLanguage": "zh-Hans" }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://spoor.com/#organization", "name": "Spoor & Fisher", "url": "https://spoor.com/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "inLanguage": "zh-Hans", "@id": "https://spoor.com/#/schema/logo/image/", "url": "https://spoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/200210-SP-Logo_RGB-01-screen-scaled.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://spoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/200210-SP-Logo_RGB-01-screen-scaled.jpg", "width": 2560, "height": 813, "caption": "Spoor & Fisher" }, "image": { "@id": "https://spoor.com/#/schema/logo/image/" }, "sameAs": [ "https://www.facebook.com/spoorfisher/", "https://x.com/spoorfisher" ] } ] } ``` [家](https://spoor.com)›[奖项和荣誉](https://spoor.com/accolades-and-awards/)›Spoor & Fisher ranked as Tier 1 in Legal 500 EMEA 2026 Rankings # Spoor & Fisher ranked as Tier 1 in Legal 500 EMEA 2026 Rankings 斯普尔和费舍尔 - 30 3 月 2026 We are proud to announce that Spoor & Fisher has once again been ranked as a Tier 1 firm for intellectual property law in The Legal 500 Guide’s EMEA Rankings for 2026. This recognition reflects our continued excellence in intellectual property law and reaffirms our position as a market leader in the field. ## Leading Partner We congratulate [埃本·范维克](https://spoor.com/our-people/eben-van-wyk/), who has been recognised as a *Leading Partner*. This prestigious ranking reflects his role at the forefront of complex, market-leading matters, as well as his outstanding reputation within the legal community. ## Next Generation Partner We are delighted to see [约翰福斯特](https://spoor.com/our-people/john-foster/) named as a *Next Generation Partner*. This recognition highlights his growing influence in the market, strong client relationships, and key contributions to significant matters. ## Leading Associate Congratulations to [梅琳·恩格尔布雷希特](https://spoor.com/our-people/merlene-engelbrecht/), recognised as a *Leading Associate*. This acknowledgement underscores her consistent involvement in high-value work and her recognition as a rising talent by both clients and peers. ## Other Key Lawyers We also celebrate the inclusion of [埃本·范维克](https://spoor.com/our-people/eben-van-wyk/), [迪娜·比亚乔](https://spoor.com/our-people/dina-biagio/), [卡尔·范·鲁恩](https://spoor.com/our-people/carl-van-rooyen/), [保罗·拉马拉](https://spoor.com/our-people/paul-ramara/), and [梅琳·恩格尔布雷希特](https://spoor.com/our-people/merlene-engelbrecht/) 作为 *Key Lawyers*, reflecting the depth and strength of our team across practice areas. ## Hall of Fame Carl van Rooyen is also a member of Legal 500’s Hall of Fame, which highlights partners who are at the top of their legal profession ## The Legal 500 Guide [The Legal 500](https://www.legal500.com/rankings/ranking/c-south-africa/intellectual-property/12508-spoor-fisher) has been a trusted guide listing and ranking the world’s top law firms for more than 30 years. Each year, The Legal 500 EMEA 2026 Guide provides research-based legal updates, covering over 150 countries. The rankings are based on several factors, including feedback from clients, interviews with peers, opinions from experts in the legal market, and examples of innovative legal work.