Dentons achieves outstanding results in Chambers Europe 2026

Dentons has secured excellent results in the newly released Chambers Europe 2026 guide, with strong recognition for both lawyers and practices across the region. The rankings reflect the talent of Dentons' teams, quality of legal advice, and loyalty of clients.

This year, Chambers and Partners recognized 167 Dentons lawyers with 195 individual rankings across 15 European jurisdictions - an increase of almost 20% compared to last year. Highlights include:

• 68 rankings in Bands 1 and 2
• Five Dentons lawyers recognized as Eminent Practitioners, and one as Star Individual (the highest individual accolade)
• 21 Dentons lawyers ranked as Up and Coming or Associates to Watch, reflecting the strength of our next generation of talent
• 43 new and 24 improved lawyer rankings compared to last year

In addition, Dentons achieved 125 practice and sector rankings in Chambers Europe 2026, including 52 in Band 1 and 2. The Firm recorded 24 new or improved rankings, which evidence sustained growth in priority practices and jurisdictions.

Alongside its strong performance in Chambers Europe 2026, Dentons achieved further recognition in the Chambers France and Chambers Germany guides, receiving a total of 32 individual and 22 practice and sector rankings in those markets.

Wendela Raas, Europe Chief Executive Officer at Dentons, commented, "Quality is at the very core of our strategy, so we are truly honored by this recognition, which reinforces our position as a go to firm for high-quality legal advice on complex, cross-border matters across Europe. We are grateful to our clients for their loyalty, trust, and feedback."

Dentons was shortlisted for the Chambers Europe Awards 2026 for the following categories:

• Firm of the Year in CEE
• Firm of the Year in the Czech Republic
• Firm of the Year in Italy
• DEI: Outstanding Contribution for Stefi Ionescu.

Dentons was also shortlisted for "Insurance Law Firm of the Year" at the Chambers France Awards 2026 as well as "Law Firm of the Year in Public Law" and "Law firm of the Year in Restructuring & Insolvency" at the Chambers Germany Awards 2026. Balcıoğlu Selçuk Eymirlioğlu Ardıyok Keki Avukatlık Ortaklığı (BASEAK) was shortlisted for Turkey Firm of the Year.

A full list of Dentons lawyers recognized in Chambers Europe 2026 is available below:

Europe-wide

• Edward Borovikov (International Trade/WTO)
• Nicoleta Montag (International Trade/ WTO; International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions)
• Xiaoyi Tang (International Trade/ WTO)

Belgium

• Jens Debièvre (Public Law)
• Cedric Degreef (Energy)
• Joris De Vos (Restructuring/ Insolvency)
• Tom Geudens (Banking & Finance)

Czech Republic

• Ondřej Bartoň (Banking & Finance)
• Tomáš Bílek (Employment)
• Pavel Boguský (Restructuring/Insolvency)
• Štěpánka Havlíková (TMT)
• Daniel Hurych (Banking & Finance)
• Tomáš Kafka (Capital Markets)
• Monika Kajanková (Real Estate)
• Petr Kotáb (Tax: Consultants)
• Zdeněk Kučera (Dispute Resolution; Intellectual Property; TMT)
• Michael Mráček (Employment)
• Evan Lazar (Real Estate)
• Ladislav Smejkal (Compliance; Employment)
• Jiří Stržínek (Real Estate)
• Jiří Tomola (Banking & Finance; Restructuring/Insolvency)
• Markéta Tvrdá (Real Estate)
• Petr Zákoucký (Competition/ Antitrust; Corporate; Projects & Energy)

Georgia

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

Hungary

• János Csáki (Corporate/ M&A)
• Henriett Fekete (Projects & Energy)
• Tünde Gönczöl (Competition/Antitrust)
• Anita Horváth (Corporate/ M&A)
• Rob Irving (Corporate/ M&A)
• Judit Kővári (Real Estate)
• Gabriella Pataki (Banking & Finance)
• István Réczicza (TMT)
• Edina Schweizer (Banking & Finance)
• Marcell Szőnyi (Real Estate)
• Rita Várnagy (Real Estate)
• Eszter Zádori (Projects & Energy)

Ireland

• Siobhan Carlin (Banking & Finance)
• Brain Clarke (Dispute Resolution)
• Ciara FitzGerald (Dispute Resolution)
• Karyn Harty (Dispute Resolution; TMT: Media)
• Gemma Freeman (Restructuring/ Insolvency)
• Craig Kenny (Real Estate)
• Peter O'Brien (Banking & Finance)
• Shane O'Donnell (Corporate/ M&A)
• Eavan Saunders (Corporate/ M&A)
• Gareth Steen (Restructuring/ Insolvency)

Italy

• Stefano Ambrosioni (Corporate/ M&A: Mid-Market)
• Pasquale Annicchiarico (White-Collar Crime)
• Stefano Belleggia (Litigation: Highly Regarded)
• Arnaldo Bernardi (Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG))
• Davide Boffi (Employment)
• Pierandrea Bonali (Real Estate: Finance)
• Antonella Brambilla (Capital Markets: Equity)
• Michele Carpagnano (Competition/ European Law; Foreign Investment)
• Luigi Costa (Energy & Natural Resources; Project Finance)
• Alessandro Dubini (Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability; Private Equity)
• Alessandro Engst (Banking & Finance: Financial Services Regulation)
• Edoardo Galeotti (Real Estate: Finance)
• Alessandro Fosco Fagotto (Banking & Finance; Restructuring/ Insolvency)
• Pier Francesco Faggiano (Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market)
• Annalisa Feliciani (Capital Markets: Debt)
• Andrea Fiorelli (Tax)
• Federico Fusco (Intellectual Property)
• Ilaria Gobbato (Public Law)
• Mileto Mario Giuliani (Energy & Natural Resources)
• Maria Sole Insinga (Real Estate)
• Piergiorgio Leofreddi (Capital Markets: Debt)
• Roberto Lipari (Arbitration)
• Luca De Menech (Employment)
• Carlo Merisio (Real Estate)
• Roberta Moscaroli (Tax)
• Giangiacomo Olivi (TMT: Data Protection; TMT: Information Technology; TMT: Media)
• Paolo Rusconi (Restructuring/ Insolvency)
• Jacopo Brambilla Sica (Public Law: Zoning & Planning)
• Carsten Steinhauer (Energy & Natural Resources)
• Federico Sutti (Real Estate; Restructuring/ Insolvency)
• Barbara Urselli (Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability)

Luxembourg

• Christel Dumont (Real Estate)
• Jean-Luc Fisch (Tax)
• Stéphane Hadet (Banking & Finance)
• Martine Gerber-Lemaire (Real Estate)
• Namik Ramic (Corporate/ M&A)
• Vincent Quittre (Tax)

Netherlands

• Jeroen le Clercq (Real Estate)
• Dirk-Jan Gondrie (Real Estate)
• Marcel Janssen (Banking & Finance: Project Finance)
• Marc Kuijper (Competition/European Law)
• Rezan Ökten (Tax)
• Jan Jakob Peelen (Public Law: Planning and Environment)
• Duco Postma (Restructuring/ Insolvency)
• Wendela Raas (Real Estate)
• Anouk Rosielle (Litigation)
• Paul Wanders (Real Estate)
• Kuif Klein Wassink (Corporate/ M&A: €50-250 million)

Poland

• Agnieszka Stefanowicz-Barańska (Competition/Antitrust)
• Adriana Mierzwa-Bronikowska (Projects & Infrastructure)
• Jakub Celiński (Capital Markets: Equity)
• Piotr Ciołkowski (Energy & Natural Resources)
• Piotr Dulewicz (Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability; Private Equity)
• Aleksandra Minkowicz-Flanek (Employment; Immigration)
• Paweł Grabowski (Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability; Private Equity)
• Anna Gulińska (Competition/ Antitrust)
• Michał Jochemczak (Arbitration; Arbitrators, Litigation: Elite)
• Marceli Kasperkiewicz (Corporate/ M&A: High-end Capability)
• Tomasz Krasowski (Tax: Consultants)
• Karol Laskowski (TMT)
• Piotr Machnikowski (Arbitration; Arbitrators)
• Marek Neumann (Litigation: Elite)
• Cezary Przygodzki (Tax)
• Anna Pukszto (Litigation: Elite; Restructuring/Insolvency)
• Patrick Radzimierski (Litigation: Elite)
• Monika Sitowicz (Real Estate)
• Dariusz Stolarek (Tax)
• Stanisław Sołtysik (Litigation: Elite; Restructuring/ Insolvency)
• Piotr Szafarz (Real Estate)
• Anna Szymańska (Public Procurement)
• Tomasz Trocki (Restructuring/ Insolvency)
• Michał Wasiak (Corporate/ M&A: High-end Capability)
• Tomasz Zwoliński (Banking & Finance)

Romania

• Loredana Chitu (Capital Markets)
• Tiberiu Csaki (Dispute Resolution: Litigation)
• Simon Dayes (Banking & Finance)
• Stefi Ionescu (Banking & Finance)
• Simona Marin (Banking & Finance)
• Claudiu Munteanu-Jipescu (Projects & Energy)
• Bogdan Papandopol (Real Estate)
• Alexandra Radulescu (Dispute Resolution: Litigation)
• Maria Tomescu (Banking & Finance)
• Perry Zizzi (Real Estate)

Slovakia

• Patrícia Gossányiová (Banking & Finance)
• Juraj Gyárfáš (Competition/Antitrust; Corporate/ M&A; Dispute Resolution; Real Estate)
• Peter Kubina (Dispute Resolution)
• Martin Mendel (Real Estate)
• Peter Panek (Real Estate)
• Petra Štrbová (Banking & Finance)

Spain

• Jabier Badiola (Banking & Finance)
• Luis Belart (Banking & Finance)
• María Cortizas (Tax)
• Israel de Diego (Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability)
• Jesús Durán (Private Equity)
• Fermin Garbayo (Energy & Natural Resources)
• Santiago Hurtado (Restructuring and Insolvency: Administration)
• Itxaso López (Real Estate)
• Roberto Tojo (Real Estate)Ignacio Corujo del Valle (Capital Markets: Debt)

Türkiye (Dentons)

• Tamsyn Mileham (Banking & Finance: Foreign)

Türkiye (Balcıoğlu Selçuk Eymirlioğlu Ardıyok Keki Attorney Partnership)

• Şahin Ardıyok (Competition/ Antitrust)
• Okan Arıcan (Corporate/ M&A: The Elite)
• Barlas Balcıoğlu (Banking & Finance; Real Estate)
• Kağan Dora (TMT)
• Doğan Eymirlioglu (Arbitration)
• Ali Can Gören (Real Estate)
• Bora İkiler (Competition/ Antitrust)
• Selim Keki (Corporate/ M&A: The Elite)
• Özge Özmenlikan (Litigation)
• Galip Selçuk (Corporate/ M&A: The Elite)

United Kingdom

• Dan Bodle (Commercial and Corporate Litigation)
• David Cohen (Capital Markets: Debt)
• Nick Hayday (Capital Markets: Debt)
• Felicity Jordan (Restructuring/ Insolvency)
• Simon Middleton (Corporate Finance: Lenders: Mid-Market)
• Brian Moore (Corporate/M&A: Scotland)
• Neil Nicholson (Corporate/ M&A: Mid-Market)

Ukraine

• Oleg Batyuk (Corporate/ M&A)
• Adam Mycyk (Corporate/ M&A)

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