Dentons lawyer rankings across Western Europe grow by over 35% in IFLR1000 2025

In the 2025 edition of IFLR1000, the guide to the world's leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers, 111 Dentons lawyers across Western Europe have achieved individual rankings, marking an impressive over 35% increase from last year. Among them, IFLR1000 recognized 41 lawyers as Highly Regarded, 20 as Rising Stars/ Rising Star Partners, and 47 as Notable Practitioners. Confirming the Firm's continuous investment in talent, these rankings underscore the exceptional caliber of our lawyers, highlighting their remarkable deal records and esteemed reputation among clients and peers.

Moreover, Dentons teams earned 53 practice rankings, including six improved standings, further enhancing the Firm's prominence in key financial and corporate transactional practices. The practice rankings reflect Dentons' extensive capabilities, excellence in legal advice, and unwavering client satisfaction.

IFLR1000 will announce rankings for Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia later in the year.

Dentons lawyers in Western Europe recognized by IFLR1000 include:

Belgium

• Erwin Simons

France

• Jean-Marc Allix
• Meryll Aloro
• John Flanigan
• Marc Fornacciari
• Pierre-Marie Gallo
• Olivier Genevois
• Laura Godard
• Jean-Marc Grosperrin
• Olivia Guéguen
• Steeve Jaskierowicz
• Philippe Max
• Audrey Molina
• Caroline Pucel
• Ramu Ramaswamy

Germany

• Oliver Dreher
• René Dubois
• Matthias Eggert
• Holger Ellers
• Christof Kautzsch
• Arne Klüwer
• Herman Meller
• Robert Michels
• Jakob Pickartz
• Judith Schmid
• Andreas Ziegenhagen

Ireland

• Siobhan Carlin
• Garrett Hayes
• Ciaran O'Boyle
• Peter O'Brien
• Shane O'Donnell
• Donal Keane
• Eavan Saunders (also included in the elite Women Leaders ranking category)
• Gareth Steen

Italy

• Junyi Bai
• Ginevra Biadico
• Pierandrea Bonali
• Antonella Brambilla
• Luigi Costa
• Alessandro Dubini
• Christian Fabricatore
• Alessandro Fosco Fagotto
• Pier Francesco Faggiano
• Annalisa Feliciani
• Edoardo Galeotti
• Gianpaolo Garofalo
• Mileto Giuliani
• Antonio Legrottaglie
• Piergiorgio Leofreddi
• Riccardo Narducci
• Silvia Pacchiarotti
• Luca Pocobelli
• Bianca Chiara Sinisi
• Carsten Steinhauer
• Federico Sutti
• Enrico Troianiello
• Barbara Urselli

Luxembourg

• Stéphane Hadet
• Olivier Lesage
• Namik Ramić
• Christophe Renaudin

Netherlands

• Kristin Annexstad
• Jacqueline Bell
• Casper Haket
• Ali Imanalin
• Ico Jalink
• Marcel Janssen
• Gerard Koster
• Duco Postma
• Kuif Klein Wassink

Spain

• Jabier Badiola
• Luis Belart
• Nieves Briz ((also included in the elite Women Leaders ranking category)
• Jorge Carmona
• Israel de Diego
• Jesús Durán
• Ignacio Fernández
• Santiago Hurtado Iglesias
• Vicente Paramio
• Javier Royo

United Kingdom

• Darren Acres
• Joseph Altendorff
• Richard Barham
• Nigel Barnett
• Colin Chang
• David Cohen
• Nik Colbridge
• Neil Dixon
• Humphrey Douglas
• Cameron Half
• Nick Hayday
• Edward Hickman
• Karine Imbrosciano
• James Ingham
• James Irvine
• Charles July
• Stephen Levy
• Simon Masri
• Simon Middleton
• Brian Moore
• Guy Norfolk
• Nicholas Plant
• Matthew Sapte
• Richard Sharples
• Dominic Spacie
• Matthew Tinger
• Peter Voisey
• Nigel Webber
• Luke Whitmore
• Charles Wood
• Logan Wright

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