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The firm awards will celebrate the best initiatives for gender diversity, innovation, minority women, mentoring, work-life balance, pro bono work and talent management, as well as best in country/region.If you would like to discuss the nominations with one of the Euromoney Legal Media Group team, please email [email protected] PRACTICE AREA NOMINEES Best in aviation Sue Barham, Holman Fenwick Willan Maria Cetta, Clyde & Co Catherine Deane, McCann FitzGerald Catherine Duffy, A&L Goodbody Catherine Erkelens, Erkelens Law Vonnick Le Guillou, DLA Piper Georgina O'Riordan, McCann Fitzgerald Laura Pierallini, Studio Legale Pierallini Best in banking & finance Penny Angell, Hogan Lovells Cathy Bell-Walker, Allen & Overy Libby Garvey, Eugene F. Collins Denise Gibson, Allen & Overy Annette Kurdian, Linklaters Ana García Rodríguez, Baker McKenzie Jayanthi Sadanandan, Latham & Watkins Anita Schläpfer, Schellenberg Wittmer Anda Todor, Dentons Best in capital markets:Debt Farmida Bi, Norton Rose Fulbright Vanessa Blackmore, Sullivan & Cromwell Melissa Butler, White & Case Dorothee Fischer-Appelt, Greenberg Traurig Elaine Keats, Linklaters Paola Leocani, Simmons & Simmons Sharon Lewis, Hogan Lovells Lene Malthasen, Latham & Watkins Best in capital markets:Equity Vanessa Blackmore, Sullivan & Cromwell Delphine Currie, Reed Smith Lena Hodge, Brown Rudnick Merja Kivelä, Castrén & Snellman Claudia Parzani, Linklaters Annelies van der Pauw, Allen & Overy Anda Todor, Dentons Natalie Walter, Covington & Burling Best in commercial arbitration Annet van Hooft, Bird & Bird Tanya Landon, Sidley Austin Wendy Miles QC, Debevoise & Plimpton Karyl Nairn QC, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Sherina Petit, Norton Rose Fulbright Anne Véronique Schlaepfer, White & Case Dorothee Schramm, Sidley Austin Nathalie Voser, Schellenberg Wittmer Best in competition & antitrust Miranda Cole, Covington & Burling Cani Fernández, Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira Ros Kellaway, Eversheds Sutherland Jacquelyn MacLennan, White & Case Kristina Nordlander, Sidley Austin Daniela Seeliger, Linklaters Anne Wachsmann, Linklaters Elaine Whiteford, Covington & Burling Livia Zamfiropol, DLA Piper Best in copyright Géraldine Arbant, Bird & Bird Marie-Aimée de Dampierre, Hogan Lovells Isabelle Leroux, Dentons Darya Ermolina, Baker McKenzie Lisa Peets, Covington & Burling Constanze Ulmer-Eilfort, Baker McKenzie Best in corporate governance Beatriz Pessoa de Araújo, Baker McKenzie Marta Frąckowiak, DLA Piper Myra Garrett, William Fry Farah Ispahani, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Maura McLaughlin, Arthur Cox Pauliina Tenhunen, Castrén & Snellman Marieke Wyckaert, Eubelius Best in energy, natural resources & mining Lorraine Bayliss, Allen & Overy Danielle Beggs, Dentons Nina Bowyer, Herbert Smith Freehills Jennifer Josefson, King & Spalding Agnieszka Klich, Covington & Burling Anne Lapierre, Norton Rose Fulbright Tessa Lee, Linklaters Rebecca Major, Herbert Smith Freehills Best in environment Vanessa Havard-Williams, Linklaters Françoise Labrousse, Jones Day Caroline May, Norton Rose Fulbright Louise Moore, Hogan Lovells Ewa Rutkowska-Subocz, Dentons Ursula Schliessner, Jones Day Cate Sharp, Greenberg Traurig Annelies Verlinden, DLA Piper Best in financial regulation Charlotte Hill, Covington & Burling Floortje Nagelkerke, Norton Rose Fulbright Orla O'Connor, Arthur Cox Anita Schläpfer, Schellenberg Wittmer Nadia Swann, Linklaters Rachpal Thind, Sidley Austin Sarah Wallace, Irwin Mitchell Best in insolvency & restructuring Katrina Buckley, Allen & Overy Rebecca Jarvis, Linklaters Mei Lian, Shearman & Sterling Charlotte Møller, Reed Smith Sarah Mook, Linklaters Urszula Nartowska, Gleiss Lutz Liz Osborne, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Yen Sum, Linklaters Best in insurance & reinsurance Elizabeth Bothwell, Arthur Cox Dorothy Cory-Wright, Sidley Austin Sharon Daly, Matheson Séverine Hotellier, Dentons Victoria Sander, Linklaters Małgorzata Surdek, CMS Cameron McKenna Best in international trade Lourdes Catrain, Hogan Lovells Miriam Gonzalez, Dechert Ursula O'Dwyer, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek Katharina Spenner, Baker McKenzie Paulette Vander Schueren, Mayer Brown Best in investment funds Sarah Cunniff, Arthur Cox Caroline Clemetson, Schellenberg Wittmer Tara Doyle, Matheson Joëlle Hauser, Clifford Chance Tara O'Reilly, Arthur Cox Michelle Ridge, Matheson Kate Simpson, Proskauer Rose Cindy Valentine, Simmons & Simmons Best in labour & employment Mirjam de Blécourt, Baker McKenzie Catherine Drinnan, Latham & Watkins Naomi Feinstein, Greenberg Traurig Emanuela Nespoli, Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo Andrea Panzer-Heemeir, Arqis Paola Pucci, Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo Emma Röhsler, Herbert Smith Freehills Karen Seward, Allen & Overy Best in life sciences Laëtitia Bénard, Allen & Overy Selin Sinem Erciyas, Gün + Partners Penny Gilbert, Powell Gilbert Ella Mikkola, Bird & Bird Marjan Noor, Allen & Overy Laura Orlando, Simmons & Simmons Lucinda Osborne, Covington & Burling Marianne Schaffner, Dentons Best in litigation Sara Biglieri, Dentons Louise Freeman, Covington & Burling Christine Gateau, Hogan Lovells Marieke van Hooijdonk, Allen & Overy Laura Orlando, Simmons & Simmons Carol Plunkett, William Fry Nathalie Voser, Schellenberg Wittmer Mona Vaswani, Allen & Overy Best in mergers & acquisitions Fiona Adams, Greenberg Traurig Oxana Balayan, Hogan Lovells Michal Berkner, Cooley Linda Davies, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Tracey Lochhead, Linklaters Louise Nash, Covington & Burling Anda Todor, Dentons Sarah Wiggins, Dentons Best in patent Zoë Butler, Powell Gilbert Nicola Dagg, Allen & Overy Laëtitia Bénard, Allen & Overy Penny Gilbert, Powell Gilbert Christine Kanz, Hoyng Rokh Monegier Morag MacDonald, Bird & Bird Morag Peberdy, Covington & Burling Carol Plunkett, William Fry Best in privacy and data protection Ruth Boardman, Bird & Bird Kate Brimsted, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Georgina Kon, Linklaters Elisabeth Thole, Van Doorne Henriette Tielemans, Covington & Burling Best in private equity Katja Butler, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Graciela Llaneza, Hogan Lovells Fatema Orjela, Sidley Austin Joanne Owen, Proskauer Rose Gemma Roberts, Goodwin Procter Annelies van der Pauw, Allen & Overy Best in product liability Cécile Derycke, Hogan Lovells Isabel Foley, Arthur Cox Christine Gateau, Hogan Lovells Vonnick Le Guillou, DLA Piper Francesca Rolla, Hogan Lovells Best in real estate Jennifer Halpin, McCann Fitzgerald Natalia Kochergina, DLA Piper Françoise Maigrot, Linklaters Emma Matebalavu, Clifford Chance Lina Nemchenko, Baker McKenzie Joanne Owen, Proskauer Rose Hilary Prescott, Covington & Burling Best in shipping & maritime Elizabeth Blackburn QC, Stone Chambers Ann Fenech, Fenech & Fenech Siobán Healy QC, 7KBW Lindsey Keeble, Watson Farley & Williams Vivienne Pitroff, Holman Fenwick Willan Alison Vassallo, Fenech & Fenech Best in structured finance (incl securitisation & derivatives) Tamara Box, Reed Smith Angela Clist, Allen & Overy Judith Lawless, McCann Fitzgerald Sharon Lewis, Hogan Lovells Lucy Oddy, Allen & Overy Maria João Ricou, Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira Corinne Schot, Baker McKenzie Best in tax Fulvia Astolfi, Hogan Lovells Irina Dmitrieva, White & Case Sandra Hazan, Dentons Nicole Looks, Baker McKenzie Sonya Manzor, William Fry Véronique Millischer, Baker McKenzie Silvia Paternain, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Caroline Silberztein, Baker McKenzie Best in tax dispute resolution Helen Buchanan, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Ariane Calloud, Baker McKenzie Liesl Fichardt, Clifford Chance Heather Gething, Herbert Smith Freehills Sandra Hazan, Dentons Sonia Velasco, Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira Best in technology, media & telecommunications Shruti Ajitsaria, Allen & Overy Zoë Butler, Powell Gilbert Marjolein Geus, Bird & Bird Karyn Harty, McCann Fitzgerald Laura Liguori, Portolano Cavallo Studio Legale Sue McLean, Baker McKenzie Alexandra Neri, Herbert Smith Freehills Lisbeth Savill, Latham & Watkins Best in trade mark Marie-Aimée de Dampierre, Hogan Lovells Margarita Divina, Baker McKenzie Natalia Gulyaeva, Hogan Lovells Julia Holden, Trevisan & Cuonzo Isabelle Leroux, Dentons Carrollanne Lindley, Kilburn & Strode Sofia Martínez-Almeida Alejos-Pita, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Carol Plunkett, William Fry Best in transfer pricing Elvira Barriga Allvin, Deloitte Sweden Iwona Georgijew, Deloitte Sanna Laaksonen, KPMG Margreet Nijhof, Baker McKenzie Caroline Silberztein, Baker McKenzie Ágata Uceda, KPMG Meijburg & Co Best in trusts & estates Natasha Hassall, Boodle Hatfield Zillah Howard, Bedell Cristin Sue Laing, Boodle Hatfield Nora Lillis, William Fry Susan O'Connell, O'Connell Brennen Siobhan Riley, Carey Olsen Tina Wüstemann, Bär & Karrer Best in white collar crime Susannah Cogman, Herbert Smith Freehills Louise Delahunty, Cooley Kathleen Harris, Arnold & Porter Louise Hodges, Kingsley Napley Elizabeth Robertson, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Raffaella Quintana, DLA Piper Judith Seddon, Ropes & Gray Agnieszka Wardak, Dentons Rising star: corporate Claire Coppel, Allen & Overy Mara Ghiorghies, Baker McKenzie Ani Kusheva, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Madeline McDonnell, Matheson Marta Sassella, Linklaters Victoria Simonova, Dentons Rising star: finance Niamh Dennehy-Maher, William Fry Laura Gleeson, Matheson Sarah Lewis, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Heather Rees, White & Case Kate Sumpter, Allen & Overy Rising star: IP Gail Crawford, Latham & Watkins Pauline Debré, Linklaters Mine Güner, Baker McKenzie Marta Koremba, Bird & Bird Rising star: litigation Gemma Anderson, Morrison & Foerster Genevra Forwood, White & Case Maria Kennedy, Matheson Dominika Wolf-Jezierska, DLA Piper Rising star: tax Deirdre Barnicle, McCann Fitzgerald Kirstin Hoenderken, Loyens & Loeff Maria Mera, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Natalie Psaila, Hogan Lovells Marina Tokunova, Baker McKenzie COUNTRY/REGIONAL NOMINEES Austria Dorda Rechtsanwälte DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Schönherr Wolf Theiss Baltics Cobalt Sorainen Tark Grunte Sutkiene Belgium Allen & Overy Bird & Bird Dentons DLA Piper Latham & Watkins Linklaters NautaDutilh Sidley Austin White & Case Bulgaria Boyanov & Co Dinova Rusev & Partners Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov Croatia Krehić & Staničić Wolf Theiss Žurić i Partneri Cyprus Andreas Neocleous & Co Antis Triantafyllides Chrysses Demetriades & Co Czech Republic Allen & Overy Bird & Bird Dentons DLA Piper Glatzová & Co White & Case Wolf Theiss Denmark Bech-Bruun Bird & Bird Gorrissen Federspiel Kromann Reumert Plesner Finland Borenius Attorneys Bird & Bird Castrén & Snellman White & Case France Allen & Overy Baker McKenzie Bird & Bird Dentons DLA Piper Herbert Smith Freehills Latham & Watkins White & Case Taj Germany Allen & Overy Arqis Baker McKenzie Dentons DLA Piper Gleiss Lutz Hengeler Mueller Hoyng Rokh Monegier Latham & Watkins Linklaters White & Case Greece A & K Metaxopoulos Bernitsas Law Karatzas & Partners Law Firm Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm Hungary Bird & Bird bpv Jádi Németh Attorneys at Law CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Dentons DLA Piper Kinstellar Ireland A&L Goodbody Allen & Overy Arthur Cox Matheson McCann FitzGerald William Fry Israel Agmon & Co Rosenberg Hacohen & Co Fischer Behar Chen Well Orion & Co Herzog Fox & Neeman S Friedman & Co Shibolet & Co Tadmor & Co Yigal Arnon & Co Italy Allen & Overy Baker McKenzie Bird & Bird Dentons DLA Piper Linklaters Portolano Cavallo Studio Legale Simmons & Simmons Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo e Soci White & Case Kazakhstan Dentons Linkage & Mind White & Case Luxembourg Allen & Overy Arendt & Medernach Bonn & Schmitt Dentons Hogan Lovells Linklaters Simmons & Simmons Malta Camilleri Preziosi Fenech & Fenech Advocates Netherlands Allen & Overy Baker McKenzie Bird & Bird De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek Dentons DLA Piper Hogan Lovells NautaDutilh Simmons & Simmons Norway DLA Piper Selmer Thommessen Wiersholm Wikborg Rein Poland Allen & Overy Baker McKenzie Krzyzowski | Wspólnicy Bird & Bird Clifford Chance Dentons DLA Piper Hogan Lovells White & Case Wolf Theiss Portugal Abecasis Azoia Moura Marques & Associados Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira Linklaters Morais Leitão Galvão Teles Soares da Silva & Associados PLMJ Vieira de Almeida & Associados Romania Dentons DLA Piper Muşat & Asociaţii Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen Tuca Zbarcea & Asociati Wolf Theiss Russia Allen & Overy Baker McKenzie Clifford Chance Dentons Latham & Watkins Linklaters White & Case Slovak Republic Bird & Bird Čechová & Partners CMS Ružička Csekes DLA Piper White & Case Spain Allen & Overy Bird & Bird Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira Dentons DLA Piper Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Simmons & Simmons Uría Menéndez White & Case Sweden Advokatfirman Lindahl Baker McKenzie Bird & Bird Mannheimer Swartling Vinge White & Case Switzerland Bär & Karrer Lenz & Staehelin Niederer Kraft & Frey Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law Schellenberg Wittmer White & Case Turkey Baker McKenzie Dentons Hergüner Bilgen Özeke Pekin & Pekin White & Case Ukraine Asters Baker McKenzie Dentons DLA Piper Lavrynovych & Partners Law Firm UK (national firm) Boodle Hatfield Irwin Mitchell Kennedys Powell Gilbert Shoosmiths UK (international firm) Allen & Overy Baker McKenzie Bird & Bird Clifford Chance CMS Cameron McKenna Dentons DLA Piper Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Hogan Lovells Latham & Watkins Linklaters Slaughter and May Simmons & Simmons White & Case Middle East Allen & Overy Bird & Bird Clifford Chance Dentons DLA Piper Herbert Smith Freehills Latham & Watkins White & Case FIRM OF THE YEAR NOMINEES Best gender diversity initiative by national firm Arthur Cox Bär & Karrer Cuatrecasas Gonҫalves Pereira Gleiss Lutz Niederer Kraft & Frey Portolano Cavallo Studio Legale Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo e Soci Vinge Best gender diversity initiative by international firm Baker McKenzie Bird & Bird Dentons DLA Piper Hogan Lovells Latham & Watkins Linklaters Sidley Austin White & Case Best national firm for minority women lawyers A&L Goodbody Advokatfirman Lindahl Arthur Cox Boodle Hatfield Borenius Attorneys Castrén & Snellman Best international firm for minority women lawyers Allen & Overy Baker McKenzie Dentons DLA Piper Hogan Lovells Latham & Watkins Simmons & Simmons White & Case Most innovative international firm Allen & Overy Baker McKenzie Dentons DLA Piper Hogan Lovells Latham & Watkins Linklaters Sidley Austin White & Case Best national firm mentoring programme Arthur Cox Borenius Attorneys Dorda Hengeler Mueller Matheson Toffoletto de Luca Tamajo e Soci Wolf Theiss Best international mentoring programme Baker McKenzie Dentons DLA Piper Hogan Lovells Reed Smith Sidley Austin Slaughter and May White & Case Best national firm for work-life balance Arthur Cox Borenius Attorneys Cuatrecasas Gonҫalves Pereira Portolano Cavallo Studio Legale Schellenberg Wittmer Toffoletto de Luca Tamajo e Soci Vieira de Almeida Vinge Best international firm for work-life balance Allen & Overy Baker McKenzie Bird & Bird DLA Piper Hogan Lovells Latham & Watkins Sidley Austin White & Case Best national firm for pro bono work Abecasis Azoia Moura Marques & Associados Arthur Cox Bär & Karrer Cuatrecasas Gonҫalves Pereira Thommessen Vieira de Almeida William Fry Wolf Theiss Best international firm for pro bono work Baker McKenzie Bird & Bird Dentons DLA Piper Hogan Lovells Linklaters Simmons & Simmons White & Case Best national firm for talent management Arqis Bär & Karrer Cuatrecasas Gonҫalves Pereira Portolano Cavallo Studio Legale Schellenberg Wittmer Toffoletto de Luca Tamajo e Soci Vinge Best international firm for talent management Baker McKenzie Bird & Bird Dentons DLA Piper Latham & Watkins Linklaters Sidley Austin White & Case Best national firm for women in business law Arthur Cox Bär & Karrer Borenius Attorneys Cuatrecasas Gonҫalves Pereira Portolano Cavallo Studio Legale Schellenberg Wittmer Toffoletto de Luca Tamajo e Soci Vinge Best international firm for women in business law Allen & Overy Baker McKenzie Bird & Bird Dentons DLA Piper Hogan Lovells Latham & Watkins Linklaters Sidley Austin White & Case