Benchmark Europe is proud to announce the winners of the second annual European awards for the best firms, teams, lawyers and cases throughout Europe over the past 12 months. The Benchmark Europe awards recognises excellence in the disputes and litigation market present throughout the European market across a wide range of dispute resolution practice areas.

In light of the ongoing spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), it was with much regret that we decided to cancel the European awards. Nonetheless, Benchmark Europe is proud to recognise and celebrate achievements and developments in the past 12 months in the EMEA region.

A big congratulations to all who have been shortlisted below and of course in particular congratulations to our winners this year. Our team look forward to seeing you all next year at our 2021 awards ceremony.

All the winners have the opportunity to receive a range of opportunities and benefits to enhance your success in these awards. Please reach out to James Murray - james.murray@euromoneyasia.com

Congratulations to the winners, all of which are listed below:

 

NATIONAL AWARDS

AUSTRIA
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
CHSH Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Irene Welser
CHSH Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati

 

BELGIUM
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Stibbe

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Stan Brijs
NautaDutilh

 

CROATIA
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Wolf Theiss

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Ivana Manovelo
Maćešić & Partners

 

CYPRUS
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Dr K Chrysostomides & Co

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Menelaos Kyprianou
Michael Kyprianou & Co

 

CZECH REPUBLIC
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
White & Case

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Luděk Chvosta
White & Case

 

DENMARK
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Gorrissen Federspiel

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Torben Bondrop
Plesner

 

ESTONIA
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
TGS Baltic

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Martin Tamme
TGS Baltic

 

FINLAND
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Roschier

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Gisela Knuts
Roschier

 

FRANCE
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Jean-Yves Garaud
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

 

GERMANY
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Hengeler Mueller

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Stefan Rützel
Gleiss Lutz

 

GREECE
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Bernitsas Law

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Dimitris Roussis
Bernitsas Law

 

HUNGARY
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Dentons

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Peter Nagy
Nagy es Trocsanyi

 

ICELAND
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Juris

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Andri Árnason
Juris

 

IRELAND
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
McCann FitzGerald

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Sean Barton
McCann FitzGerald

 

ITALY
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
BonelliErede

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Vittorio Allavena
BonelliErede

 

LATVIA
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Ellex Klavins

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Daiga Zivtina
Ellex Klavins

 

LITHUANIA
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Magnusson

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Marius Liatukas
Magnusson

 

LUXEMBOURG
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Loyens & Loeff

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Marc Elvinger
Elvinger Hoss Prussen

 

NETHERLANDS
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Arnold Croiset van Uchelen
Allen & Overy

 

NORWAY
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
BAHR

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Ola Haugen
Wikborg Rein

 

POLAND
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Dentons

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Wojciech Kozlowski
Dentons

 

PORTUGAL
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Morais Leitão Galvão Teles Soares da Silva & Associados

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Francisco Cortez
Morais Leitão Galvão Teles Soares da Silva & Associados

 

ROMANIA
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Țuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Octavian Popescu
Popescu & Asociatii

 

RUSSIA
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Vladimir Khvalei
Baker McKenzie

 

SPAIN
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Cuatrecasas

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Alfonso Iglesia
Cuatrecasas

 

SWEDEN
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Roschier

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Rikard Wikström-Hermansen
Roschier

 

SWITZERLAND
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Niederer Kraft Frey

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Daniel Eisele
Niederer Kraft Frey

 

TURKEY
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Gün + Partners

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Mehmet Hun
Gün + Partners

 

UKRAINE
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Sayenko Kharenko

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Sergey Pogrebnoy
Sayenko Kharenko

 

UNITED KINGDOM
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Herbert Smith Freehills

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Damian Byrne Hill
Herbert Smith Freehills

 


PRACTICE AREA FIRM AWARDS

Commercial & Transactions Firm of the Year
Herbert Smith Freehills

Competition Firm of the Year
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Intellectual Property Firm of the Year
Bird & Bird

International Arbitration Firm of the Year
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

White-Collar Crime Firm of the Year
Homburger

 

PRACTICE AREA LAWYER AWARDS

Commercial & Transactions Lawyer of the Year
Damian Byrne Hill
Herbert Smith Freehills

Competition Lawyer of the Year
Ingrid Vandenborre
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year
Nicola Dagg
Kirkland & Ellis

International Arbitration Lawyer of the Year
Daniel Busse
Busse Disputes

White-Collar Crime Lawyer of the Year
Jane Shvets
Debevoise & Plimpton

 

Dispute Resolution Impact Cases of the Year

Lloyds Banking Group Plc (LBG)

Herbert Smith Freehills, United Kingdom

 

Single Buoy Moorings Inc ("SBM")

Herbert Smith Freehills

 

Agrokor

Kirkland & Ellis

 

Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)

Beauchamps 

 

Ciara Quinn & Others .v. IRBC & Others - 2011/4336P (The Quinn Family Proceedings or ”QFL”)

McCann FitzGerald

 

Google vs Android

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

 

Investigation of Aspen's pricing practices

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

 

Case: EU Regulation Appeal – Dyson Ltd

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

 

Gilead Sciences

Meyerlustenberger Lachenal

 

Benchmark Europe extends a warm congratulations to all winning firms, lawyers and cases!