Global law firm Dentons has promoted 13 lawyers to partner, three to Senior Counsel, six to Managing Counsel, and 46 to Counsel as part of the 2025 promotion round across Europe and Central Asia. The promoted lawyers represent 13 countries, 18 offices, and all practice groups operating in the Europe Region.

Wendela Raas, Chief Executive Officer of Dentons Europe, commented, “I am truly delighted to announce this year’s promotion of our new partners and counsel for Europe and Central Asia.  This group of incredibly talented lawyers has demonstrated not only strong legal competency, but also the leadership, business development and client relationship skills they need to be successful as the next generation of leaders of our Firm.” 

The full list of 2024 promotions is below:

Partner promotions

France

• Nadhia Ameziane, Family Office, Paris
• Fabrice Korenbeusser, Tax, Paris

Germany

• Alexander Mühleisen, Real Estate, Düsseldorf
• Isabelle Puhl, Employment and Labor, Berlin
• Judith Schmid, Restructuring, Berlin
• Wiebke Schulz, Employment and Labor, Frankfurt
• Jessica Vorster, Real Estate, Munich

Hungary

• Kamran Pirani, Corporate and M&A, Budapest

Italy

• Franco Gialloreti, Banking and Finance, Milan

Poland

• Karolina Cotronei, Intellectual Property Data and Technology (Franchising), Warsaw

Netherlands

• Başak Küçük, Real Estate, Amsterdam

Turkiye

(Balcıoğlu Selçuk Eymirlioğlu Ardıyok Keki Attorney Partnership, the Turkish law firm with which Dentons works in relation to Turkish law matters.)

• Ali Can Goren, Real Estate, Istanbul
• Bariş Yüksel, Competition and Antitrust/Trade, Istanbul

Senior Counsel, Managing Counsel and Counsel promotions

Azerbaijan

• Rena Eminova, Counsel, Corporate and M&A, Baku

Brussels

• Paul Henrion, Counsel, Competition and Antitrust/Trade, Brussels
• Taras Povorozniuk, Counsel, Competition and Antitrust/Trade, Brussels

Czech Republic

• Tomáš Pavelka, Counsel, Competition and Antitrust/Trade, Prague

France

• Tom Blanchet, Counsel, Intellectual Property Data and Technology, Paris
• Philippine de Fouchier, Counsel, Banking and Finance, Paris
• Pierre-Marie Gallo, Counsel, Corporate and M&A, Paris
• Daphné Roger-Vasselin, Counsel, Litigation and Dispute Resolution/Insurance, Paris

Germany

• Matthieu Emonet, Counsel, Corporate and M&A, Berlin
• Greta Gauch, Counsel, Corporate and M&A Frankfurt
• Sebastian Gratz, Counsel, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Frankfurt
• Lukas Jäger, Counsel, Employment and Labor, Düsseldorf
• Daniel Leipe, Counsel, Restructuring, Frankfurt
• Philippa Münnich-Winter, Counsel, Restructuring, Berlin
• Mikhail Panferov, Counsel, Corporate and M&A, International
• Marcus Roick, Counsel, Corporate and M&A, Berlin
• Ferdinand Scheik, Counsel, Public Law and Regulatory, Frankfurt
• Adriana Schumann, Counsel, Restructuring, Berlin
• Josef Tahmaz, Counsel, Employment and Labor, Düsseldorf
• Jennifer Velz, Counsel, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Düsseldorf
• Lorenz Wascher, Counsel, Intellectual Property Data and Technology/Compliance, Berlin
• Daniel Wisehart, Counsel, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Frankfurt

Hungary

• János Csáki, Counsel, Corporate and M&A, Budapest

Italy

• Chiara Bocchi, Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property Data and Technology, Milan
• Ferdinando Bonofiglio, Senior Counsel Corporate and M&A, Milan
• Daniele Convertino, Senior Counsel, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Milan
• Tommaso Zanirato, Managing Counsel, Banking and Finance, Milan
• Ludovica Balbo di Vinadio, Counsel, Corporate and M&A, Milan
• Alberto Bandini, Counsel, Tax, Milan
• Francesco Crimi, Counsel, Corporate and M&A, Rome
• Matteo Danieli, Counsel, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Milan
• Luca De Rossi Counsel, Tax, Rome
• Rosalba Pizzicato, Counsel, Banking and Finance, Milan
• Francesca Servadei, Counsel, Employment and Labor, Milan
• Andrea Trabucco, Counsel, Restructuring, Milan

Kazakhstan

• Nazym Bekturova, Counsel, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Almaty
• Dana Ibrayeva, Counsel, Employment and Labor, Astana

Luxembourg

• Olivier Lesage, Managing Counsel, Banking and Finance, Luxembourg

Netherlands

• Sebastian Frankenberg, Managing Counsel, Tax, Amsterdam
• Harti Dumatubun, Counsel, Real Estate/Notary, Amsterdam
• Jordi van Borssum Waalkes, Counsel, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Amsterdam
• Bas van der Reep, Counsel, Real Estate, Amsterdam

Poland

• Piotr Białach, Managing Counsel, Restructuring, Warsaw
• Anna Gulińska, Managing Counsel, Competition and Antitrust/Trade, Warsaw
• Jakub Zienkiewicz, Managing Counsel, Banking and Finance, Warsaw
• Łukasz Błaszczak, Counsel, Banking and Finance, Warsaw
• Kornelia Borowiec, Counsel, Real Estate, Warsaw
• Grzegorz Cieśniarski, Counsel, Public Law and Regulatory/Energy, Warsaw
• Magdalena Inglot, Counsel, Restructuring, Warsaw
• Bartosz Juszczak, Counsel, Corporate and M&A, Warsaw

Romania

• Sandra Constantin, Counsel, Banking and Finance, Bucharest
• Stefi Ionescu, Counsel, Banking and Finance, Bucharest
• Luiza Onofrei, Counsel, Real Estate, Bucharest
• Cosmin Roman, Counsel, Corporate and M&A, Bucharest

Slovakia

• Radoslav Pálka, Counsel, Banking and Finance, Bratislava

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