The 2022 edition of Chambers Europe has recognized 167 Dentons lawyers across 16 European jurisdictions as well as in CEE and Europe-wide, as leaders in their fields. Among the individual rankings, 19 lawyers received new rankings, while 22 improved over the past year. These improvements reflect Dentons’ commitment to attracting and developing top legal talent. 

Of an overall 194 lawyer rankings, Chambers Europe recognized 63 Dentons lawyers within the top echelon (Band 1 and 2). Five individuals – standing out for their leadership and influence within the legal profession – received the prestigious ‘Eminent Practitioner’ status. Furthermore, 25 lawyers received multiple rankings, reflecting their reputation as true market leaders.

Dentons received 124 practice and sector rankings, of which more than 40% were in Band 1 or 2. The Firm earned 20 new or improved practice rankings, with notable improvements in France, Germany, Ireland and Italy. Attesting to Dentons’ strong cross-border capabilities, the Firm improved its regional standing in both the CEE- and Europe-wide categories.

Dentons lawyers recognized in Chambers Europe 2022 include:

Europe-wide

• Edward Borovikov (International Trade/WTO)
• Nadiya Nychay (International Trade/WTO)

Central and Eastern Europe

• Rob Irving (Corporate/ M&A)
• Evan Lazar (Real Estate) 
• Mark Segall (Banking & Finance)
• Mateusz Toczyski (Banking & Finance)

Belgium

• James Venit (Competition: EU)
• Yves Botteman (Competition: EU)
• Bertold Bär-Bouyssière (Competition: EU)

Czech Republic

• Tomáš Bílek (Employment)
• Daniel Hurych (Banking & Finance)
• Petr Kotáb (Tax: Consultants)
• Zdeněk Kučera (Dispute Resolution; TMT)
• Evan Lazar (Real Estate)
• Jan Prochazka (Corporate/ M&A)
• Ladislav Smejkal (Compliance; Employment)
• Ladislav Štorek (Dispute Resolution)
• Jiří Stržínek (Real Estate)
• Jiří Tomola (Banking & Finance; Restructuring/ Insolvency)
• Markéta Tvrdá (Real Estate)
• Petr Zákoucký (Competition/ Antitrust; Projects & Energy)

France

• Jean-Marc Allix (Banking & Finance; Projects & Energy: Domestic: Finance)
• Gianluca Calisti (Tax)
• Frédérique De La Chapelle (Insurance)
• Christophe Fichet (TMT: Telecommunications)
• Marc Fornacciari (Public Law; Public Law: Public Contracts)
• Dorothée Griveaux (Public Law: Public Contracts)
• Jean-Marc Grosperrin (Pharma/ Life Sciences: Corporate)
• Sandra Hazan (Tax)
• Séverine Hotellier (Insurance)
• Pascal Jouannic (Capital Markets: Structured Finance)
• Isabelle Leroux (Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Copyright)
• Philippe Max (Banking & Finance)
• Audrey Molina (Restructuring/ Insolvency)
• Pascale Poupelin (Pharma/ Life Sciences: Regulatory)
• Pascal Schmitz (Real Estate)

Georgia

• Otar Kipshidze (General Business Law; Dispute Resolution)
• Avto Svanidze (General Business Law)

Germany

• Peter Braun (Public Law: Public Procurement/ PPP)
• Pia Dorfmueller (Tax: Consultants)
• Oliver Dreher (Capital Markets: Debt)
• Matthias Eggert (Capital Markets: Structured Finance)
• Michael Graf (Tax)
• René Grafunder (Competition/ European Law)
• Andreas Max Haak (Public Law: Public Procurement/ PPP)
• Tim Heitling (Energy: Transactional)
• Peter Homberg (Life Sciences)
• Jörg Karenfort (Competition/ European Law)
• Arne Klüwer (Capital Markets: Structured Finance)
• Wolfram Krohn (Public Law: Public Procurement/ PPP)
• Ilka Diane Mehdorn (Healthcare)
• Dirk-Reiner Voss (Real Estate)
• Andreas Ziegenhagen (Restructuring/Insolvency)

Hungary

• Timea Bana (TMT)
• Annamária Csenterics (Corporate/ M&A)
• Tünde Gönczöl (Competition/ Antitrust)
• Anita Horváth (Corporate/ M&A)
• Gergely Horváth (Banking & Finance)
• Rob Irving (Corporate/ M&A)
• Emőke Kovács (Projects & Energy)
• Judit Kővári (Real Estate)
• István Réczicza (TMT)
• Marcell Szőnyi (Real Estate)
• Tihamér Tóth (Competition/ Antitrust)

Ireland

• Andrew Muckian (Real Estate)
• Peter O'Brien (Banking & Finance)
• Shane O'Donnell (Corporate/ M&A)
• Eavan Saunders (Corporate/ M&A)
• Gareth Steen (Restructuring/ Insolvency)

Italy

• Luca de Benedetto (Dispute Resolution)
• Sara Biglieri (Dispute Resolution)
• Davide Boffi (Employment)
• Antonella Brambilla (Capital Markets: Equity)
• Alessandro Dubini (Corporate/M&A)
• Pier Francesco Faggiano (Corporate/M&A)
• Andrea Fiorelli (Tax)
• Cristian Fischetti (Restructuring/Insolvency)
• Alessandro Fosco Fagotto (Banking & Finance; Restructuring/ Insolvency)
• Maria Sole Insinga (Real Estate)
• Piergiorgio Leofreddi (Capital Markets: Debt)
• Giangiacomo Olivi (TMT: Information Technology; TMT: Media)
• Carsten Steinhauer (Energy & Natural Resources)
• Federico Sutti (Real Estate; Restructuring/ Insolvency)
• Federico Vanetti (Public Law: Zoning & Planning; Public Law: Environmental)

Luxembourg

• Christel Dumont (Real Estate)
• Martine Gerber-Lemaire (Real Estate)
• Jean-Luc Fisch (Tax)

Netherlands

• Jeroen le Clercq (Real Estate)
• Krijn Hoogenboezem (Restructuring/ Insolvency)
• Marc Kuijper (Competition/ European Law)
• Eugenie Nunes (Employment)
• Jan Jakob Peelen (Public Law: Planning and Environment)
• Wendela Raas (Real Estate)
• Bas van Schouwenburg (Real Estate: Construction)
• Paul Wanders (Real Estate)

Poland

• Agnieszka Stefanowicz-Barańska (Competition/ Antitrust)
• Katarzyna Bilewska (Disute Resolution)
• Jakub Celiński (Capital Markets: Equity)
• Dariusz Czuchaj (TMT: Data Protection)
• Piotr Dulewicz (Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability; Private Equity)
• Aleksandra Minkowicz-Flanek (Employment)
• Agnieszka Gilowska (Public Procurement)
• Paweł Grabowski (Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability; Private Equity)
• Anna Gulińska (Competition/ Antitrust)
• Michał Jochemczak (Dispute Resolution; Dispute Resolution: Arbitration)
• Jakub Kot (Projects & Infrastructure)
• Aldona Kowalczyk (Public Procurement)
• Tomasz Korczyński (Projects & Infrastructure)
• Bartłomiej Kordeczka (Real Estate)
• Wojciech Kozłowski (Dispute Resolution)
• Arkadiusz Krasnodębski (Energy & Natural Resources)
• Sylwester Kuchnio (Public Procurement)
• Agnieszka Kulińska (Energy & Natural Resources)
• Karol Laskowski (TMT)
• Piotr Machnikowski (Dispute Resolution: Arbitration)
• Michał Motylewski (Energy & Natural Resources)
• Piotr Nerwiński (Banking & Finance)
• Bartosz Nojek (Banking & Finance)
• Cezary Przygodzki (Tax)
• Anna Maria Pukszto (Dispute Resolution; Restructuring/ Insolvency)
• Patrick Radzimierski (Dispute Resolution)
• Maciej Ryniewicz (Real Estate)
• Monika Sitowicz (Real Estate)
• Stanisław Sołtysik (Dispute Resolution; Restructuring/ Insolvency)
• Ewa Rutkowska-Subocz (Environment)
• Piotr Szafarz (Real Estate)
• Anna Szymańska (Public Procurement)
• Mateusz Toczyski (Banking & Finance)
• Tomasz Trocki (Restructuring/ Insolvency)
• Marek Trojnarski (Intellectual Property)

Romania

• Loredana Chitu (Capital Markets)
• Tiberiu Csaki (Dispute Resolution)
• Simon Dayes (Banking & Finance)
• Stefan Ionescu (Banking & Finance)
• Simona Marin (Banking & Finance)
• Claudiu Munteanu-Jipescu (Energy & Natural Resources)
• Bogdan Papandopol (Real Estate)
• Maria Tomescu (Banking & Finance)
• Perry Zizzi (Real Estate; Banking & Finance)

Slovakia

• Juraj Gyárfáš (Competition/ Antitrust; Corporate/ M&A; Dispute Resolution, Real Estate)
• Peter Kubina (Banking & Finance, Dispute Resolution)
• Martin Mendel (Real Estate) 

Spain

• Jabier Badiola (Banking & Finance)
• María Cortizas (Tax)
• Ignacio Corujo del Valle (Capital Markets: Debt)
• Israel de Diego (Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market)
• Jesús Durán (Investment Funds: Fund Formation; Private Equity)
• Eduardo Gómez de Enterría (Employment)
• Daniel Vázquez García (Environment)
• Itxaso López (Real Estate)
• Jesús Mardomingo (Banking & Finance: Financial Services Regulation)
• Diego Pol (Corporate Compliance)
• Roberto Tojo Thomas (Real Estate)

Turkey (Dentons)

• Tamsyn Mileham (Banking & Finance: Foreign)
• Nadia Cansun (Corporate/M&A: Foreign)

Turkey (BASEAK)

• Şahin Ardıyok (Competition/ Antitrust)
• Barlas Balcıoğlu (Real Estate; Banking & Finance)
• Kağan Dora (TMT)
• Gülistan Hatay Baltacı (Shipping)
• Selim Keki (Corporate/M&A)
• Semih Sander (Shipping)
• Galip Selçuk (Corporate/M&A)

United Kingdom

• David Cohen (Capital Markets: Debt)
• Nick Hayday (Capital Markets: Debt)
• Brian Moore (Corporate/ M&A: Scotland)
• Iain Sutherland (Corporate/M&A: Scotland)

Ukraine

• Oleg Batyuk (Corporate/M&A)
• Adam Mycyk (Corporate/M&A)
• Natalia Selyakova (Banking & Finance, Restructuring/ Insolvency)
• Maksym Sysoiev (Energy & Natural Resources)

Chambers Europe identifies the top lawyers and law firms in 52 jurisdictions across Europe and ranks them based on in-depth research and feedback from clients and peers.

Dentons’ full practice and lawyer rankings are available on the Chambers & Partners website.

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