Italian firm Chiomenti took home the title of European Law Firm of the Year last night as The Lawyer celebrated Europe’s best and brightest at London’s Grosvenor House hotel.
Chiomenti was also named as the outstanding firm in its home jurisdiction, winning the title of Law Firm of the Year – Italy. The firm impressed judges who described it as “impressive, top tier and visionary”, commending it both for all-round growth as well as successful implementation of a coherent AI strategy.
A total of 27 awards were handed out over the course of the evening. Winners were named in a range of categories focused on particular jurisdictions, practice groups, initiatives as well as individual awards for the year’s outstanding general counsel or managing partner.
Ferring Pharmaceuticals general counsel Curt McDaniel walked away with the European General Counsel of the Year award for his ability to navigate an overhaul in legal service delivery while undergoing a significant generational change at the top of the business. Eversheds Sutherland’s Helen Thomas was named European Managing Partner of the Year with judges calling her “inspirational” in fostering pan-European collaboration across offices all while delivering solid revenue growth to boot.
A full list of all the winners, as well as those individuals and firms who were commended or shortlisted, can be found below.
Law Firm of the Year – Austria
WINNER
Binder Grösswang
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Wolf Theiss
SHORTLISTED
Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners
COMMENDED
Bpv Hügel
Cerha Hempel
Schönherr
Law Firm of the Year – Benelux
WINNER
GSK Stockmann
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
COMMENDED
AKD
SHORTLISTED
Eversheds Sutherland
Houthoff
Loyens & Loeff
Vandenbulke
Law Firm of the Year – Central Europe
WINNER
Wolf Theiss
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Kinstellar
COMMENDED
Schönherr
SHORTLISTED
Kopeć Zaborowski
Lakatos Köves & Partners
Penteris
PRK Partners
Rymarz Zdort Maruta
Law Firm of the Year – France
WINNER
August Debouzy
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Gide Loyrette Nouel
SHORTLISTED
Kirkland & Ellis
COMMENDED
Archers
Eversheds Sutherland
Jeantet
Reed Smith
Law Firm of the Year – Germany
WINNER
Luther
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Noerr
COMMENDED
GSK Stockmann
SHORTLISTED
Eversheds Sutherland
Gleiss Lutz
Gowling WLG
Latham & Watkins
Schalast
Law Firm of the Year – Iberia
WINNER
Garrigues
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira
COMMENDED
Abreu Advogados
SHORTLISTED
CS’Associados
ECIJA
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
SRS Legal
Uría Menéndez
Law Firm of the Year – Italy
WINNER
Chiomenti
HIGHLY COMMENDED
BonelliErede
SHORTLISTED
Gianni & Origoni
Grimaldi Alliance
Legance
Portolano Cavallo
Law Firm of the Year – Republic of Ireland
WINNER
Matheson
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Mason Hayes & Curran
COMMENDED
McCann Fitzgerald
SHORTLISTED
A&L Goodbody
Arthur Cox
Dentons
Dillon Eustace
Flynn O’Driscoll
Law Firm of the Year – Northern Europe
WINNER
Thommessen
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Ellex
COMMENDED
Castrén & Snellman
SHORTLISTED
Borenius
Cobalt
Sorainen
Wiersholm
Law Firm of the Year – South Eastern Europe
WINNER
Wolf Theiss
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii
COMMENDED
Gecić Law
SHORTLISTED
BOPE Bojanovic Partners
Kinstellar
Popescu & Asociatii
Law Firm of the Year – Switzerland
WINNER
Bär & Karrer
HIGHLY COMMENDED
LALIVE
SHORTLISTED
Homburger
Lenz & Staehelin
Niederer Kraft Frey
Schellenberg Wittmer
Walder Wyss
Brussels Team of the Year
WINNER
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
SHORTLISTED
Loyens & Loeff
Latham & Watkins
Alber & Geiger
Osborne Clarke
European Corporate Team of the Year
WINNER
Aequo
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Matheson
COMMENDED
Jones Day
SHORTLISTED
Bird & Bird
BonelliErede
Dentons
Morgan Lewis
Noerr
European Finance Team of the Year
WINNER
Rymarz Zdort Maruta
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Aequo
COMMENDED
Integrites
SHORTLISTED
Arthur Cox
Gecić Law
SRS Legal
European Litigation Team of the Year
WINNER
Kochański & Partners
HIGHLY COMMENDED
BonelliErede
COMMENDED
Latham & Watkins
SHORTLISTED
Aequo
Gecić Law
Integrites
Sayenko Kharenko
Zamfirescu Racoti Vasile & Partners
European Specialist Firm of the Year
WINNER
Kopeć Zaborowski
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Littler
COMMENDED
ECIJA
SHORTLISTED
Brucher Thieltgen & Partners
Dillon Eustace
MFW Fiałek
Sagardoy Abogados
Vandenbulke
Best Transformation Initiative
WINNER
ECIJA (GenAI Service)
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Noerr
COMMENDED
Mondelez Europe
SHORTLISTED
A&L Goodbody
ECIJA (AI Governance/One Platform)
iManage and Womble Bond Dickinson (Joint entry)
Vialto Partners
Most Impactful ESG Initiative
WINNER
Everlegal
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Sayenko Kharenko
COMMENDED
Abreu Advogados
SHORTLISTED
Aequo
ECIJA
Eversheds Sutherland
Schalast
European Managing Partner of the Year
WINNER
Helen Thomas, Eversheds Sutherland
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Philippe Bärtsch, Schellenberg Wittmer
COMMENDED
Hugo Ecija, ECIJA
SHORTLISTED
Nicolas Thieltgen, Brucher Thieltgen & Partners
Denis Van den Bulke, Vandenbulke
European General Counsel of the Year
WINNER
Curt McDaniel, Ferring Pharmaceuticals
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Omiyinka Doris, VEON
COMMENDED
Isabel Fernandes, Grupo Visabeira
SHORTLISTED
Eduard Alia, Guavapay
John Beckett, Hunter Douglas Europe
Isabel Lage, Fidelidade
Ingrid Sollerer, Sandoz
Global Network of the Year
WINNER
Interlaw
SHORTLISTED
Multilaw
COMMENDED
Ius Laboris
SHORTLISTED
Grimaldi Alliance
International Lawyers Network
TerraLex
Offshore Firm of the Year
WINNER
Ogier
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Marshall Diel & Myers
COMMENDED
Carey Olsen
SHORTLISTED
Harneys
Lennox Paton
Best client service initiative
WINNER
A&L Goodbody
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Osborne Clarke
COMMENDED
Matheson
SHORTLISTED
Abreu Advogados
Aequo
Axon Partners
ECIJA
SRS Legal
Best pro bono initiative
WINNER
Sidley Austin
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Houthoff
COMMENDED
Aequo
SHORTLISTED
A&L Goodbody
Arthur Cox
Asters
Fragomen
Matheson
Best client service initiative
WINNER
A&L Goodbody
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Osborne Clarke
COMMENDED
Matheson
SHORTLISTED
Abreu Advogados
Aequo
Axon Partners
ECIJA
SRS Legal
Law firm of the year: Ukraine
WINNER
Aequo
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Everlegal
COMMENDED
Integrites
SHORTLISTED
Asters
Axon Partners
Kinstellar
LCF Law Group
Sayenko Kharenko
European Law Firm of the Year
WINNER
Chiomenti
HIGHLY COMMENDED
August Debouzy
COMMENDED
Wolf Theiss
SHORTLISTED
Aequo
Bär & Karrer
Binder Grösswang
Garrigues
GSK Stockmann
Luther
Matheson
Thommessen
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