The Lawyer European Awards is back and ready to crown the crème de la crème of the European legal market next month. Here is the shortlist.
This year, 24 prizes are up for grabs as law firms, in-house teams and networks battle for regional accolades, the best initiatives and teams of the year across several practice areas.
As opposed to last year’s virtual event, this year’s ceremony will be held in-person at Hilton London Bankside Hotel on Tuesday 29 November.
In 2021, German firm Luther was named European law firm of the year, while Global firm of the year went to Herbert Smith Freehills. It was Wiersholm’s Morten Goller who took home the award for European managing partner of the year.
For more information on how to attend and book a table, please visit The Lawyer European Awards website.
This year’s charity partner for the awards is REUK, which matches young refugees with volunteers looking to provide regular English and homework support. There are currently 150 mentoring pairs spread across the country.
The shortlist in full
Best ESG Initiative
ECIJA
Zamfirescu Racoti Vasile & Partners
Abreu Advogados
Sayenko Kharenko
William Fry
Bird & Bird
Kochański & Partners
Aequo
European competition or antitrust team of the year
Herbert Smith Freehills
SRS Advogados
A&L Goodbody
Gecic Law
PLMJ
Latham & Watkins
European corporate team of the year
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Uría Menéndez
Gecic Law
William Fry
Bird & Bird
Arthur Cox
Latham & Watkins
European finance team of the year
Stephenson Harwood
Sayenko Kharenko
Schalast
Aequo
Borenius Attorneys
Watson Farley & Williams
Latham & Watkins
European litigation team of the year
Brucher Thieltgen & Partners
SRS Advogados
BonelliErede
Gecic Law
Sayenko Kharenko
Arthur Cox
Portolano Cavallo
European managing partner of the year
Alejandro Touriño, ECIJA
Mona Søyland, Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Philippe Bärtsch, Schellenberg Wittmer
Dr Andrea Panzer-Heemeier, ARQIS
Bruno Ferreira, PLMJ
Professor Dr Christoph Schalast, Schalast
Piotr Kochański, Kochański & Partners
Denis Van Den Bulke, Vandenbulke
European specialist law firm of the year
Deudafix Reparadora Legal Group
ECIJA
MFW Fiałek
Queritius
Kopeć Zaborowski Adwokaci i Radcowie Prawni
Littler
Portolano Cavallo
Vandenbulke
Global firm of the year in Europe
Dentons
Littler
Bird & Bird
Latham & Watkins
Pogust Goodhead
Global in-house team of the year
Meggitt
ABB
KX
Principal Asset Management
Air Charter Service
Global network of the year
First Law International
International Lawyers Network
Advant
TerraLex
Interlaw
Law firm of the year: Austria
Cerha Hempel
Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte
E+H Rechtsanwälte
Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners
Binder Grösswang Rechtsanwälte
bpv Huegel
Law firm of the year: Benelux
Arendt & Medernach
Strelia
AKD
GSK Stockmann
Vandenbulke
Law firm of the year: Central Europe
Queritius
PRK Partners s.r.o. attorneys at law
Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte
Kopeć Zaborowski Adwokaci i Radcowie Prawni
Kinstellar
BBH, advokátní kancelář
Law firm of the year: France
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Reed Smith
Gide
Jeantet
Eversheds Sutherland
Law firm of the year: Germany
GvW Graf von Westphalen
Oppenhoff & Partner Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater
Noerr Partnerschaftsgesellschaft
Flick Gocke Schaumburg Partnerschaft
Gleiss Lutz
Hengeler Mueller
ARQIS
Law firm of the year: Iberia
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Uría Menéndez
ECIJA
Cuatrecasas
Allen & Overy
Pérez-Llorca Abogados
Garrigues
PLMJ
Law firm of the year: Italy
Legance
Chiomenti
BonelliErede
Gianni & Origoni
Portolano Cavallo
Law firm of the year: Northern Europe
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Cobalt
Ellex
Sorainen
Wiersholm
TGS Baltic
Borenius Attorneys
Law firm of the year: Republic of Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
Dentons
McCann FitzGerald
William Fry
Matheson
Law firm of the year: South Eastern Europe
Popescu & Asociatii
KP Law
Schönherr Rechtsanwälte
Kinstellar
Gecic Law
Kalo & Associates
Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii
Law firm of the year: Switzerland
Walder Wyss
Schellenberg Wittmer
Niederer Kraft Frey
Lenz & Staehelin
Homburger
Law firm of the year: Ukraine
Redcliffe Partners
Kinstellar
Asters
Sayenko Kharenko
Integrites
Aequo
Avellum
Most innovative technology initiative
ECIJA
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Dentons
Bird & Bird
Kochański & Partners
Pogust Goodhead
Offshore firm of the year
Carey Olsen
Ogier
Harneys
Mourant
Lennox Paton
Walkers
