Dentons is pleased to announce that the 2020 edition of the Chambers Global guide has ranked 91 of our Europe and Central Asia-based lawyers. More than a third of those were in Band 1 or 2 – the upper echelon of rankings. In addition, as a testament to their significant cross-border work and stellar market reputation, eight of our lawyers received prestigious global-wide, Europe-wide, CEE-wide or Africa-wide rankings.

In addition to individual rankings, Chambers Global 2020 granted Dentons 71 practice and sector rankings, of which 10 were the in highest Band 1 and 14 in Band 2. Our practice teams were recognized in 20 countries, as well as in the regional CEE, Europe-wide, and Global-wide categories.

Dentons teams in France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia and Turkey entered the newly established rankings in International & Cross-Border Transactions and Capabilities, confirming the Firm’s leading market position for matters involving international aspects and issues.

Based on the in-depth research and client feedback, the Chambers Global guide identifies and ranks the most outstanding lawyers and law firms in over 200 jurisdictions across the world. The guide is published by Chambers and Partners, a leading independent legal publisher.

The complete list of Dentons lawyers from Europe and Central Asia who were ranked in Chambers Global 2020 can be found below:

Global-wide

• Bart Legum (Arbitration (International), Public International Law)
• Babette Märzheuser-Wood (Franchising)

Europe-wide

• Edward Borovikov (International Trade/ WTO)
• Jean-Christophe Honlet (Arbitration (International))
• Bart Legum (Arbitration (International))
• Nadiya Nychay (International Trade/ WTO)

Central & Eastern Europe

• Rob Irving (Corporate/ M&A)
• Edward Keller (Corporate/ M&A)
• Mateusz Toczyski (Banking & Finance)

Africa-wide

• Christophe Fichet (TMT)
• Barton Legum (Dispute Resolution)

Azerbaijan

• James Hogan (General Business Law)
• Ulvia Zeynalova-Bockin (General Business Law)

Belgium

• Edward Borovikov (Competition/European Law)
• Yves Botteman (Competition: EU)
• Jean-Nicolas Maillard (Competition/European Law)
• James Venit (Competition: EU)

Czech Republic 

• Daniel Hurych (Banking & Finance)
• Jan Prochazka (Corporate/ M&A)
• Jiří Tomola (Banking & Finance)
• Chris Watkinson (Corporate/ M&A)

Equatorial Guinea

• Javier Lasa (General Business Law)

France

• Jean-Marc Allix (Banking & Finance, Projects & Energy: International: Finance)
• Julien Bacus (Capital Markets: Derivatives)
• Jean-Christophe Honlet (International Arbitration)
• Leila Hubeaut (Projects & Energy: International)
• Pascal Jouannic (Capital Markets: Structured Finance)
• Barton Legum (International Arbitration)
• Isabelle Leroux (Intellectual Property)
• David Masson (Intellectual Property)
• Philippe Max (Banking & Finance)

Georgia

• Ted Jonas (General Business Law)
• Otar Kipshidze (General Business Law)
• Avto Svanidze (General Business Law)

Germany

• Judith Aron (Corporate/ M&A)
• Matthias Eggert (Capital Markets: Structured Finance)
• René Grafunder (Competition/European Law)
• Jörg Karenfort (Competition/European Law)
• Arne Klüwer (Capital Markets: Structured Finance)
• Amy Kläsener (Dispute Resolution, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Counsel)
• Carsten Steinhauer (Corporate/ M&A)

Hungary

• Annamária Csenterics (Corporate/ M&A)
• Gergely Horváth (Banking & Finance)
• Rob Irving (Corporate/ M&A)
• Edward Keller (Corporate/ M&A)

Iran

• Pirouzan Parvine (General Business Law)

Italy

• Sara Biglieri (Dispute Resolution)
• Giovanni Casucci (Intellectual Property)
• Alessandro Dubini (Corporate/ M&A)
• Alessandro Fosco Fagotto (Banking & Finance)
• Piergiorgio Leofreddi (Capital Markets: Debt)
• Carsten Steinhauer (Corporate/ M&A)

Kazakhstan

• Aigoul Kenjebayeva (Dispute Resolution, Energy & Natural Resources)
• Abai Shaikenov (Corporate & Finance)
• Kanat Skakov (Dispute Resolution)

Netherlands

• Tjibbe Douma (Intellectual Property: Patent)

Poland

• Marcin Bartczak (Capital Markets: Debt)
• Katarzyna Bilewska (Dispute Resolution)
• Jakub Celiński (Capital Markets: Equity)
• Piotr Dulewicz (Corporate/ M&A)
• Paweł Grabowski (Corporate/ M&A)
• Michał Jochemczak (Dispute Resolution, Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators) 
• Takura Kawai (Corporate/ M&A)
• Wojciech Kozłowski (Dispute Resolution) 
• Piotr Machnikowski (Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators)
• Piotr Nerwiński (Banking & Finance)
• Bartosz Nojek (Banking & Finance)
• Anna Maria Pukszto (Dispute Resolution) 
• Patrick Radzimierski (Dispute Resolution)
• Mateusz Toczyski (Banking & Finance, Foreign expert in Central & Eastern Europe)
• Marek Trojnarski (Intelectual Property)

Romania

• Simon Dayes (Banking & Finance)
• Simona Marin (Banking & Finance)
• Magdalena Raducanu (Banking & Finance)
• Perry Zizzi (Banking & Finance)

Russia

• Edward Borovikov (Dispute Resolution)
• Konstantin Kroll (Corporate/ M&A)
• Evgenia Laurson (Energy & Natural Resources)
• Dominic Pellew (Dispute Resolution)
• Timothy Stubbs (Banking & Finance, Foreign Expert for USA)
• Denis Voevodin (Intellectual Property) 
• Logan Wright (Banking & Finance, Expertise based abroad in UK)
• Roman Zaitsev (Dispute Resolution: Domestic)

Slovakia

• Juraj Gyárfáš (Corporate/ M&A)
• Peter Kubina (Banking & Finance)
• Stanislava Valientová (Banking & Finance)

Spain

• Jabier Badiola (Banking & Finance)
• Ignacio Corujo del Valle (Capital Markets: Debt)
• Javier Lasa (Energy & Natural Resources)
• Jesús Mardomingo (Banking & Finance: Financial Services Regulation)

Turkey

• Tamsyn Mileham (Banking & Finance: Foreign)

Ukraine

• Oleg Batyuk (Corporate/ M&A)
• Adam Mycyk (Corporate/ M&A)
• Natalia Selyakova (Banking & Finance)
• Nadiya Shylienkova (Banking & Finance)

Uzbekistan

• Eldor Mannopov (General Business Law)
• Shukhrat Yunusov (General Business Law)

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