Euromoney Legal Media Group is pleased to announce the nominees for the individual practice areas, best in country and firm awards. The firm awards will celebrate the best initiatives for gender diversity, innovation, minority women, mentoring, work-life balance, pro bono work and talent management. These focus on rewarding not only the best initiatives but those initiatives which are most effectively implemented.
Sandie Okoro from Barings Asset Management will deliver a keynote address, as will Baroness Helena Kennedy QC who is this year’s Lifetime Achievement recipient. Other awards that will be announced at the dinner include in-house awards for individuals and teams.
The awards ceremony will take place on Wednesday June 19, at the Dorchester in London. To reserve your place, please email Stephanie Stevenson, or call +1-212-224-3406.
Practice area nominees
Best in aviation
Maylis Casati-Ollier, Clyde & Co
Maria Cetta, Clyde & Co
Maria Chambers, Setterwalls
Catherine Duffy, A&L Goodbody
Vonnick le Guillou, Bird & Bird
Laura Pierallini, Studio Legale Pierallini
Best in banking and finance
Farmida Bi, Norton Rose Fulbright
Katlen Blöcker, Hogan Lovells
Helen Burton, Ashurst
Catherine Duffy, A&L Goodbody
Erika Papp, CMS Cameron McKenna
Anita Schläpfer, Schellenberg Wittmer
Bettina Steinhauer, Clifford Chance
Best in capital markets: Debt
Vanessa Blackmore, Sullivan & Cromwell
Tracy Edmonson, Latham & Watkins
Elaine Keats, Linklaters
Sharon Lewis, Hogan Lovells
Sarah Murphy, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Petra Zijp, NautaDutilh
Best in capital markets: Equity
Annika Andersson, Advokatfirman Lindahl
Gabriele Apfelbacher, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Nilufer von Bismarck, Slaughter and May
Vanessa Blackmore, Sullivan & Cromwell
Anna Frankowska, Weil Gotshal & Manges
Gillian Holgate, Allen & Overy
Natalie Walter, Covington & Burling
Best in commercial arbitration
Claudia Annacker, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Juliet Blanch, Weil Gotshal & Manges
Judith Gill QC, Allen & Overy
Gabrielle Kaufman-Kohler, Levi Kaufman-Kohler
Carole Malinvaud, Gide Loyrette Nouel
Karyl Nairn QC, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Anne Véronique Schlaepfer, Schellenberg Wittmer
Nathalie Voser, Schellenberg Wittmer
Best in competition and antitrust
Silvia D'Alberti, Allen & Overy
Anne Federle, Bird & Bird
Cani Fernández, Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira
Catriona Hatton, Baker Botts
Claire Jeffs, Slaughter and May
Kristina Nordlander, Sidley Austin
Deirdre Trapp, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Anne Wachsmann, Linklaters
Best in copyright
Mary Bagnall, Charles Russell
Mireille Buydens, Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick
Lindsay Lane, 8 New Square
Simona Lavagnini, LGV Avvocati
Lisa Peets, Covington & Burling
Jacqueline Schaap, Klos Morel Vos & Schaap
Best in corporate governance
Marta Frackowiak, DLA Piper Wiater
Eva Hägg, Mannheimer Swartling
Vanessa Knapp, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Isabelle MacElhone, Hogan Lovells
Ellen Soerjatin, Stek
Pauliina Tenhunen, Castrén & Snellman
Daniela Weber-Rey, Clifford Chance*
Best in energy, natural resources & mining
Elisabetta Aarts, Loyens & Loeff
Danielle Beggs, Dentons
Helen Griffiths, Slaughter and May
Fiona Hobbs, Linklaters
Anne Lapierre, Norton Rose Fulbright
Kamila Tarnacka, Baker & McKenzie Krzyzowski i Wspólnicy Spólka Komandytowa
Penelope Warne, CMS Cameron McKenna
Fiona Woolf, CMS Cameron McKenna
Best in environment
Nicolien van den Biggelaar, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Vanessa Havard-Williams, Linklaters
Helen Loose, Bird & Bird
Jacqueline Mailly, Hogan Lovells
Caroline May, Norton Rose Fulbright
Deborah Spence, Arthur Cox
Best in financial regulation
Elizabeth Barrett, Slaughter and May
Margaret Chamberlain, Travers Smith
Ruth Fox, Slaughter and May
Angela Hayes, Mayer Brown
Helen Marshall, Bingham
Francine Schlingmann, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Best in insolvency & restructuring
Patricia Godfrey, Nabarro
Alison Goldthorp, Addleshaw Goddard
Deborah Gregory, Hogan Lovells
Rebecca Jarvis, Linklaters
Rita Lowe, CMS Cameron McKenna
Jennifer Marshall, Allen & Overy
Sarah Paterson, Slaughter and May
Yen Sum, Linklaters
Best in insurance and reinsurance
Katherine Coates, Clifford Chance
Clarisse Billot, Clyde & Co
Sharon Daly, Matheson
Helena Rempler, Mannheimer Swartling
Maria Ross, Norton Rose Fulbright
Belinda Schofield, CMS Cameron McKenna
Best in international trade
Lourdes Catrain, Hogan Lovells
Ursula O'Dwyer, Philip Lee
Anita Esslinger, Bryan Cave
Paulette Vander Schueren, Mayer Brown
Gabrielle Williamson, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
Best in investment funds
Kirstene Baillie, Field Fisher Waterhouse
Joëlle Hauser, Clifford Chance
Isabelle Lebbe, Arendt & Medernach
Frédérique Lifrange, Elvinger Hoss & Prussen
Hilary Prescott, Covington & Burling
Jacqueline Richomme, Mourant Ozannes
Pamela Thompson, Eversheds
Best in labour and employment
Elaine Aarons, Withers
Sue Ashtiany, Nabarro
Mirjam de Blécourt, Baker & McKenzie
Karin Bodewes, Baker & McKenzie
Christine O’Brien, Baker & McKenzie
Ingeborg Moen Borgerud, Arntzen de Besche
Hermine Voûte, Loyens & Loeff
Best in life sciences
Zoë Butler, Powell Gilbert
Morag Macdonald, Bird & Bird
Maria Isabel Manley, Bristows
Lucinda Osborne, Covington & Burling
Ewa Rutkowska, Baker & McKenzie Krzyzowski i Wspólnicy Spólka Komandytowa
Sally Shorthose, Bird & Bird
Diana Sternfeld, Rouse
Best in litigation
Lista Cannon, Norton Rose Fulbright
Valerie Davies, Norton Rose Fulbright
Isabel Foley, Arthur Cox
Sonya Leydecker, Herbert Smith Freehills
Joanna Page, Allen & Overy
Irene Welser, CHSH
Best in mergers & acquisitions
Oxana Balayan, Hogan Lovells
Elena Baxter, Bredin Prat
Nilufer von Bismarck, Slaughter and May
Myra Garrett, William Fry
Clodagh Hayes, Linklaters
Farah Ispahani, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Frances Murphy, Slaughter and May
Annelies van der Pauw, Allen & Overy
Best in offshore
Caroline Chan, Ogier
Helen Crossley, Appleby
Sally Edwards, Ogier
Zillah Howard, Bedell
Jacqueline Richomme, Mourant Ozannes
Jessica Roland, Mourant Ozannes
Lisa Springate, Bedell
Best in patents
Marina Cousté, Reed Smith
Nicola Dagg, Allen & Overy
Sally Field, Bristows
Penny Gilbert, Powell Gilbert
Sophie Rich, Herbert Smith Freehills
Sabine Rojahn, Taylor Wessing
Best in private equity
Stephanie Biggs, Kirkland & Ellis
Emma Danks, Taylor Wessing
Josyane Gold, SJ Berwin
Susan Howard, Allen & Overy
Karine Kodde, Allen & Overy
Amy Mahon, Clifford Chance
Best in product liability
Ina Brock, Hogan Lovells
Alison Brown, Arnold & Porter
Cécile Derycke, Hogan Lovells
Jacqueline Harris, Pinsent Masons
Francesca Rolla,Hogan Lovells
Anne Ware, Kennedys
Best in real estate
Erika Åslund, Cederquist
Amanda Howard, Nabarro
Alexandra Lethbridge, Bristows
Françoise Maigrot, Linklaters
Annerie Ploumen, Van Doorne
Marie Scott, Nabarro
Mairead Sherlock, A&L Goodbody
Best in shipping and maritime
Teresa Andrade Dias, Andrade Dias & Associados
Elizabeth Blackburn QC, Stone Chambers
Christine Ezcutari, Norton Rose Fulbright
Ann Fenech, Fenech & Fenech Advocates
Vivienne Pitroff, Holman Fenwick Willan
Joanna Steele, Bentleys Stokes and Lowless
Best in structured finance
Tamara Box, Reed Smith
Angela Clist, Allen & Overy
Jacky Kelly, Weil Gotshal & Manges
Sharon Lewis, Hogan Lovells
Tara O’Reilly, William Fry
Sally Onions, Allen & Overy
Corinne Schot, Baker & McKenzie
Kirti Vasu, Clifford Chance
Best in tax
Fulvia Astolfi, Hogan Lovells
Catherine Charpentier, Ashurst
Brenda Coleman, Weil Gotshal & Manges
Heather Gething, Herbert Smith Freehills
Sara Luder, Slaughter and May
Best in tax dispute resolution
Penny Hamilton, Pump Court Tax Chambers
Monique van Herksen, Ernst & Young
Sarah Falk, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Abreen Khan, Deloitte
Nicola Shaw QC, Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers
Dorota Szubielska, Chadbourne & Parke
Philippa Whipple QC, One Crown Office Row
Best in TMT
Jacqueline Hurt, Olswang
Marjolein Geus, Bird & Bird
Emma Lenthall, Reed Smith
Guendalina Ponti, Guendalina Ponti E Lorenzo De Sanctis Studio Legale
Dóra Petrányi, CMS Cameron McKenna
Selina Potter, Olswang
Lisbeth Savill, O'Melveny & Myers
Best in trademark
Anna Carboni, Redd
Marie-Aimée de Dampierre, Hogan Lovells
Karen Fong, Rouse
Michaela Huth-Dierig, Boehmert & Boehmert
Amanda Michaels, Hogarth Chambers
Jane Mutimear, Bird & Bird
Helen Newman, Olswang
Best in transfer pricing
Laurence Delorme, Independent
Annie Devoy, PwC
Iwona Georgijew, Deloitte
Wendy Nicholls, Grant Thornton
Stephanie Pantelidaki, KPMG
Ágata Uceda, DLA Piper
Isabel Verlinden, PwC
Best in trusts and estates
Ceris Gardner, Maurice Turnor Gardner
Dawn Goodman,Withers
Sue Laing, Boodle Hatfield
Susan O’Connell, O’Connell Brennan
Penelope Reed QC, Fine Stone Buildings
Shân Warnock-Smith QC, Five Stone Buildings
Tina Wüstemann, Bär & Karrer
Best in white collar crime
Louise Delahunty, Sullivan & Cromwell
Nicola Finnerty, Corker Binning
Kathleen Harris, Arnold & Porter
Clare Montgomery QC, Matrix Chambers
Jo Rickards, DLA Piper
Elizabeth Robertson, K&L Gates
Anne Wehnert, Thomas Deckers Wehnert Elsner
Rising star: Corporate
Sarah Cole, CMS Cameron McKenna
Tracey Lochhead, Linklaters
Polina Lyadnova, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Sophie McGrath, Morrison & Foerster
Rising star: Finance
Susan Crawford, Clifford Chance
Sarah Marsden, Linklaters
Alexia Russell, Watson Farley & Williams
Michaela Schmiederova, Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Rising star: IP
Jennifer Antcliff, Powell Gilbert
Ana Castedo, Hogan Lovells
Sarah Cole, CMS Cameron McKenna
Karianne Thomas, Van Doorne
Sarah Turner, Hogan Lovells
Rising star: Litigation
Helen Carty, Clifford Chance
Christine Gateau, Hogan Lovells
Eve Mulconry, Arthur Cox
Susan Rosser, Mayer Brown
Kirstin Schwedt, Linklaters
Maria Yaremenko, Hogan Lovells
Rising star: Tax
Sylvia Dikmans, Houthoff Buruma
Katrin Gänsler, Allen & Overy
Kirsty McGuigan, Taylor Wessing
Lynne Walkington, Linklaters
Country nominees
Austria
bpv Hügel Rechtsanwälte
DLA Piper
Schönherr
Wolf Theiss
Baltics
LAWIN
Sorainen
Tark Grunte Sutkiene
Belgium
Bird & Bird
DLA Piper
Hoyng Monegier
Linklaters
NautaDutilh
Stibbe
Bulgaria
Borislav Boyanov & Co
Dinova Rusev & Partners
Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov
Croatia
Wolf Theiss
Žurici Partneri
Cyprus
Andreas Neocleous & Co
Antis Triantafyllides
Chrysses Demetriades & Co
Czech Republic
CMS Cameron McKenna
DLA Piper
Glatzová & Co
PRK Partners
Denmark
Bech-Bruun
Gorrissen Federspiel
Plesner
Kromann Reumert
Finland
Attorneys at law Borenius
Bird & Bird
Castrén & Snellman
Roschier
France
Bird & Bird
De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés
DLA Piper
Linklaters
Simmons & Simmons
Taj
Germany
Bird & Bird
DLA Piper
Hengeler Mueller
Linklaters
Maiwald Patentanwalts
Olswang
Greece
Karatzas & Partners Law Firm
KGDI
M&P Bernitsas Law Offices
Hungary
bpv JÁDI NÉMETH Attorneys at Law
CMS Cameron McKenna
DLA Piper
Kinstellar
Ireland
A&L Goodbody
Arthur Cox
Matheson
McCann FitzGerald
William Fry
Israel
Herzog Fox & Neeman
Kantor Elhanani Tal & Co Advocates
Shibolet & Co
Italy
Cocuzza & Associati
DLA Piper
LabLaw Studio Legale
Portolano Cavallo Studio Legale
Simmons & Simmons
Studio Legale Bressan
Trevisan & Cuonzo Avvocati
Kazakhstan
Linkage & Mind
White & Case
Luxembourg
Arendt & Medernach
Bonn & Schmitt
Linklaters
NautaDutilh
Malta
Camilleri Preziosi
Fenech & Fenech Advocates
Netherlands
Baker & McKenzie
Bird & Bird
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
DLA Piper
Houthoff Buruma
NautaDutilh
Simmons & Simmons
Norway
DLA Piper
Thommessen
Wiersholm
Wikborg Rein
Poland
Baker & McKenzie Krzyzowski | Wspólnicy Spólka Komandytowa
Clifford Chance
DLA Piper
Portugal
Morais Leitão Galvão Teles Soares da Silva & Associados
PLMJ
Vieira de Almeida & Associados
Romania
DLA Piper
Musat & Asociatii
Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen
Russia
DLA Piper
Gorodissky & Partners
Linklaters
White & Case
Slovak Republic
Cechová & Partners
DLA Piper
Ružicka Csekes(in association with CMS)
Spain
Bird & Bird
Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira
DLA Piper
Herrero & Asociados
Uría Menéndez
Sweden
Advokatfirman Lindahl
Bird & Bird
Mannheimer Swartling
Vinge
Switzerland
Lenz & Staehelin
Pestalozzi Attorneys at law
Schellenberg Wittmer
Tax Expert
Turkey
DLA Piper
Hergüner Bilgen Özeke
Pekin & Pekin
Ukraine
Asters
DLA Piper
Lavrynovych & Partners Law Firm
UK (national firm)
Boodle Hatfield
Irwin Mitchell
Kennedys
Shoosmiths
UK (international firm)
Allen & Overy
Bird & Bird
Clifford Chance
CMS Cameron McKenna
DLA Piper
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hogan Lovells
Linklaters
Slaughter and May
Simmons & Simmons
White & Case
Middle East
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
DLA Piper
Herbert Smith Freehills
White & Case
Firm of the year nominees
Best gender diversity initiative by national firm
Advokatfirman Lindahl
Arthur Cox
De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés
Hengeler Mueller
Pestalozzi Attorneys at law
Portolano Cavallo Studio Legale
Vinge
Wolf Theiss
Best gender diversity initiative by international firm
Baker & McKenzie
Bird & Bird
DLA Piper
Hogan Lovells
Slaughter and May
Sidley Austin
White & Case
Best national firm for minority women lawyers
Advokatfirman Lindahl
Attorneys at law Borenius
Boodle Hatfield
Taj
Best international firm for minority women lawyers
Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
Clifford Chance
CMS Cameron McKenna
Hogan Lovells
Simmons & Simmons
Most innovative international firm
Baker & McKenzie
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
CMS Cameron McKenna
Hogan Lovells
Latham & Watkins
Linklaters
Reed Smith
Sidley Austin
Best national firm mentoring programme
Arthur Cox
Attorneys at law Borenius
Baker & McKenzie Netherlands
LAWIN
Trevisan & Cuonzo Avvocati
Best international firm mentoring programme
DLA Piper
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Hogan Lovells
Reed Smith
Sidley Austin
Slaughter and May
White & Case
Best national firm for work-life balance
Arthur Cox
Attorneys at law Borenius
Boodle Hatfield
Hengeler Mueller
Maiwald Patentanwalts
Portolano Cavallo Studio Legale
Wolf Theiss
Best international firm for work-life balance
Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
DLA Piper
Hogan Lovells
Morrison & Foerster
Sidley Austin
Slaughter and May
Best national firm for pro bono work
Arthur Cox
De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés
Fenech & Fenech Advocates
KGDI
Tark Grunte Sutkiene
Vinge
Wolf Theiss
Best international firm for pro bono work
Clifford Chance
DLA Piper
Linklaters
Simmons & Simmons
White & Case
Best national firm for talent management
Advokatfirman Lindahl
Boodle Hatfield
De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés
Hengeler Mueller
NautaDutilh
Portolano Cavallo Studio Legale
Best international firm for talent management
Hogan Lovells
Linklaters
Slaughter and May
Sidley Austin
Simmons & Simmons
Reed Smith
White & Case
Best in-house team (over 50 lawyers)
Citi
Deutsche Bank
Procter & Gamble
Shell
Best in-house team (under 50 lawyers)
Chanel
GE Healthcare
Mars
Swarovski
Best national firm for women in business law
Advokatfirman Lindahl
Arthur Cox
Attorneys at law Borenius
Boodle Hatfield
Portolano Cavallo
Wolf Theiss
Best international firm for women in business law
Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Clifford Chance
CMS Cameron McKenna
DLA Piper
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hogan Lovells
Linklaters
Simmons & Simmons
Slaughter and May
White & Case
* Daniela Weber-Rey joined Deutsche Bank after our eligibility period. She remains on our private practice lists as recognition for her work at Clifford Chance over the last year.
