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The International Legal Alliance Summit & Awards 2010
Paris, June 7, 2010
On the 3rd of June 2010 the International Legal Alliance Summit & Awards gathered 500 lawyers, managing partners, general counsels, leading professionals from the legal field from over 40 countries for one to one meetings and to celebrate the best independent performing firms. The event was organized by Leaders League in conjunction with its partners: Practical Law Company, Association of Corporate Counsel (Europe), the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, Licensing Executive Society, the European Company Lawyers Association, the European Lawyer, Magazine Decideurs, the International Council of Jurists, Global Turnaround, All India Bar Association, Global Turnaround, INSOL Europe, Cercle Montesquieu, Cercle Godel, and the French in-house counsel association. Leaders League is a French independent information provider with offices in Paris and New York. Its main three fields of expertise are Law, Finance and Strategy. While a long time French reference through Magazine Decideurs it operates internationally through Intelligence reports and international prestigious events. The Awards Ceremony on June 3rd recognized the best independent law firms for 28 categories from their domestic markets and countries. The process to elect the best firms began 6 months prior to the event and engaged a panel of 98 jury members composed of exclusively active general counsels with extensive expertise in the concerned markets and countries. The nomination process was based on suggestions made by the jury and international rankings. In order to establish the winner of the Golden Award, the nominated firms filled in a submission document that was presented to the jury that noted the firms and decided the winner. Both submission and participation of the nominated firms has been free of charge in order to ensure a maximum objectivity to the process. Please see below and attached a presentation of the 2010 Silver Award and Golden Award Winners along with the jury members, partners and sponsors. For your participation at The International Legal Alliance Summit & Awards 2011 as a nominee please contact the concerned person responsible for your area at www.ilasummit.com.
Partners
Sponsors
MEXICO: Members of the Jury Roberto Andrade Martínez - General Counsel, Telefonica Mexico Joaquin Balcarcel Santa Cruz - Vice President & General Counsel, Grupo Televisa Pedro Pablo Barragán - Legal Corporate Manager, Grupo Bimbo Carlos Doring - Legal Director, Finance, Alcatel-Lucent Marisol Gonzáles Ortega Roque - General Counsel, Bayer Pierre Lorenceau - CEO & International Publishing Director, Leaders League Maria Teresa Muñoz - Corporate Legal Counsel, Indra Wendela Van Uchelen - General Counsel, Danone
Best Mexican law firms 2010 Barrera, Siqueiros y Torres Landa Basham, Ringe y Correa Creel Garcia-Cuellar Aiza y Enriquez Gallastegui y Lozano Gonzalez Calvillo Jauregui, Navarrete y Nader Mijares, Angoitia, Cortes y Fuentes Ritch Mueller Von Wobeser y Sierra
Mexico: Gold Award 2010 Basham, Ringe y Correa and Jauregui, Navarrete y Nader
BRAZIL: Members of the Jury Erica Barbagalo - Legal Director, Pepsico Latin America Carlos Doring - Legal Director, Finance, Alcatel-Lucent Marisol Gonzáles Ortega Roque - General Counsel, Bayer Josie Jardim -General Counsel, General Electric Pierre Lorenceau - CEO & International Publishing Director, Leaders League Valeria Plastino - Senior Vice President & Regional General Counsel, Global Crossing Luciano Santos -Legal Manager, Accenture Jose Sariego - Senior Vp - General Counsel, HBO Latin America Joao Carlos Speranzini - Legal Counsel, Schlumberger Dubai Wendela Van Uchelen - General Counsel, Danone
Best Brazilian law firms 2010
Araujo e Policastro Advogados Barbosa, Mussnich & Aragao Advogados Demarest e Almeida Advogados Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados Pinheiro Neto Advogados Souza, Cescon, Barrieu e Flesch Tozzini Freire Advogados Trench, Rossi & Watanabe Advogados Brazil: Gold Award 2010 Pinheiro Neto Advogados
ARGENTINA: Members of the Jury María Gabriela Álvarez De La Fuente - Legal Manager, BASF Santiago Boccardo - General Counsel, Nestlé Carlos Doring - Legal Director, Finance, Alcatel-Lucent Pierre Lorenceau - CEO & International Publishing Director, Leaders League Gustavo Martínez - Director Legal Affairs, BAN Esteban Mezzano - Legal Director, Nestlé Valeria Plastino - Senior Vice President & Regional General Counsel, Global Crossing Jose Sariego Senior VP - General Counsel, HBO Latin America Wendela Van Uchelen - General Counsel, Danone Carlos Zubiaur - Group General Counsel, Telecom Argentina
Best Argentinian law firms 2010 Allende & Brea Bruchou, Fernandez Madero & Lombardi Errecondo Salaverri Dellatorre Gonzalez & Burgio Estudio Alegria, Buey Fernandez, Fissore & Montemerlo Estudio Beccar Varela Estudio Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal Estudio O’Farrell JP O’Farrell Abogados M&M Bomchil Nicholson y Cano Abogados Argentina: Gold Award 2010 Estudio Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal and M&M Bomchil
NORTH AMERICA : Members of the Jury
Pierre Cardin - General Counsel, EADS North America Daniel Desjardins - General Counsel, Bombardier Howard Diamond - General Counsel, Thales North America Barry Fisher - General Counsel, SAP Ian Fitzsimons – Group General Counsel, Penod Ricard Susan Flook - Group General Counsel, The Body Shop International Marc Krajicek - General Counsel, Philips Jay Stephens - General Counsel, Raytheon Anna K. Fung - Senior Counsel, Intrawest Randall Lewis - Associate General Counsel, Danone Pierre Lorenceau - CEO & International Publishing Director, Leaders League Solomon Osagie – Chief Legal Officer, TSYS Ziad Zarka - General Counsel, Qatar Int. Petroleum Marketing Company Lawrence P. Tu - Senior Vice President and General Counsel, DELL
USA: Intellectual Property & Information Technology Alston + Bird Cooley Godward Kronish Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner Fish & Richardson Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto Howrey Irell & Manella
Keker & Van Nest Kirkland & Ellis Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Weil, Gotshal & Manges
USA: Gold Award 2010 - Intellectual Property & Information Technology Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
USA: Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions Cravath, Swaine & Moore Davis Polk & Wardwell Debevoise & Plimpton Fried Frank Kirkland & Ellis Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom & Affiliates Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Sullivan & Cromwell Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Weil, Gotshal & Manges USA: Gold Award 2010 - Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
USA: Antitrust & Competition Arnold & Porter Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Davis Polk & Wardwell Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Hogan & Lovells Howrey Kirkland & Ellis Latham & Watkins O’Melveny & Myers Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom & Affiliates WilmerHale
USA: Real Estate & Environment Arnold & Porter Beveridge & Diamond Bingham McCutchen DLA Piper Holland & Knight Hunton & Williams Latham & Watkins Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Sidley Austin
USA: Gold Award 2010 - Real Estate & Environment Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
USA: Project Finance, Infrastructure & Energy Baker Botts Chadbourne & Parke Dewey & LeBoeuf Fulbright & Jaworski King & Spalding Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Vinson & Elkins White & Case
USA: Gold Award 2010 - Project Finance, Infrastructure & Energy Chadbourne & Parke and King & Spalding
USA: Public Procurement, Public Law & Government Relations Arnold & Porter Covington & Burling Crowell & Moring Dickstein Shapiro DLA Piper Hogan & Hartson Holland & Knight Patton Boggs Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Wiley Rein
USA: Gold Award 2010 - Public Procurement, Public Law & Government Relations Patton Boggs
USA: Complex Litigation Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott Boies, Schiller & Flexner Jenner & Block Keker & Van Nest Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel Morrison & Foerster Munger, Tolles & Olson Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Winston & Strawn
USA: Gold Award 2010 - Complex Litigation Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
USA: International Arbitration Arnold & Porter Baker Botts Covington & Burling Debevoise & Plimpton Fulbright & Jaworski
Hughes Hubbard & Reed King & Spalding O’Melveny & Myers Shearman & Sterling Sidley Austin White & Case
USA: Gold Award 2010 - International Arbitration Sidley Austin
Best CANADIAN law firms 2010 Bennett Jones Blakes, Cassels & Graydon Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg Fasken Martineau DuMoulin Goodmans McCarthy Tetrault Ogilvy Renault Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt Stikeman Elliott Torys
Canada: Gold Award 2010 Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg Canada: Special Distinction 2010 Fasken Martineau DuMoulin
SOUTH AFRICA: Members of the Jury Nassib Abou-Khali 6 General Counsel Middle East, Yahoo! Meltem Anayaroglu - Legal Counsel & Corporate General Secretary, Avea Philippe Coen - Vice President, Counsel, Disney Muhammed Essop -Senior Legal Counsel, Gemalto Richard Given - Director, Legal - Emerging Markets, Cisco Systems Wilson Graeme - Managing Director, Legal & Commercial Solutions Hassan Hassan - Associate General Counsel, GE Healtcare Motsosi Donald Thipe -Senior Legal Advisor, Telkom SA
Best South African law firms 2010 Bell Dewar Bowman Gilfillan Brink Cohen Le Roux Deneys Reitz Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs Fluxmans Glyn Marais Roodt Taback & Associates Webber Wentzel Werksmans incorporating Jan S. de Villiers
South Africa: Gold Award 2010 Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs Inc
TURKEY: Members of the Jury Nassib Abou-Khali - General Counsel Middle East, Yahoo! Meltem Anayaroglu - Legal Counsel & Corporate General Secretary, AVEA Orijit Das - Senior Legal Counsel & Vice President, GENPACT Yasemin Erden - Legal Counsel, Rhea Investments Nilhan Guner-Buyurgan - Legal Counsel, Sabanci Holding Hassan Hassan -Associate General Counsel, GE Healtcare Pierre Lorenceau - CEO & International Publishing Director, Leaders League Joao Carlos Speranzini - Legal Counsel, Schlumberger Dubai Caghan Tansel - Legal Counsel, British American Tobacco Ziad Zarka - General Counsel, Qatar Int Petroleum Marketing Comp.
Best Turkish law firms 2010 Cerrahoğlu Herguner Bilgen Ozeke Paksoy Pekin & Bayar Pekin & Pekin Senguler & Senguler Somay Hukuk Burosu Taboğlu & Demirhan Yuksel Karkın Kucuk
Turkey: Gold Award 2010 Pekin & Pekin
CHINA: Members of the Jury Benjamin Dornic - Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Lafarge Ian Fitzsimons - General Counsel, Pernod Ricard Angeline Lee - Vice President Legal, Singapour Press Holding Ldt Randall Lewis - Associate General Counsel, Danone Pierre Lorenceau - CEO & International Publishing Director, Leaders League Kailan Lucas - Regional General Counsel, General Electric
Best Chinese law firms 2010 Boss & Young Commerce & Finance Law Offices Fangda Partners Global Law Office Haiwen & Partners Jingtian & Gongcheng Jun He Law Offices King & Wood Zhong Lun Law Firm
China: Gold Award 2010 Jun He Law Offices
JAPAN: Members of the Jury
Christopher Barnard - General Counsel, Europe, Coca Cola Company Europe Ian Fitzsimons - General Counsel, Pernod Ricard Randall Lewis - Associate General Counsel, Danone Pierre Lorenceau - CEO & International Publishing Director, Leaders League Kailan Lucas - Regional General Counsel, General Electric Arpita Sen - General Counsel, AOL
Best Japanese law firms 2010 Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Atsumi & Partners Matsuo & Kosugi Mitsui Yasuda Mōri Hamada & Matsumoto Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Nishimura & Asahi Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners TMI Associates Yanagida & Nomura
Japan: Gold Award 2010 Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
INDIA: Members of the Jury Sameer Chugh- General Counsel, Essar Telecom Orijit Das - Senior Legal Counsel & Vice President, Genpact Amitabh Lal Das - Legal Director & General Counsel, Yahoo! Pierre Lorenceau - CEO & International Publishing Director, Leaders League Randall Lewis - Associate General Counsel, Danone Kailan Lucas - Regional General Counsel, General Electric Akhil Prasad - Director And Head Legal, Fidelity Business Services Mysore Prasanna - Independent Consultant, Aditya Birla Group Arpita Sen - General Counsel, AOL
Best Indian law firms 2010 Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co. AZB & Partners Crawford, Bayley & Co. DSK Legal FoxMandal Little J. Sagar Associates Khaitan & Co. Nishith Desai Associates Trilegal Wadia Ghandy & Co. India: Gold Award 2010 AZB & Partners
AUSTRALIA: Members of the Jury
Christopher Barnard - General Counsel, Europe, Coca Cola Company Europe Orijit Das - Senior Legal Counsel & Vice President, Genpact Ian Fitzsimons - General Counsel, Pernod Ricard Alexander Forssman - Vice President & General Counsel, Open Text Pierre Lorenceau - CEO & International Publishing Director, Leaders League Kailan Lucas - Regional General Counsel, General Electric Arpita Sen - General Counsel, AOL
Best Australian law firms 2010 Allens Arthur Robinson Atanaskovic Hartnell Blake Dawson Clayton Utz Corrs Chambers Westgarth Freehills Gilbert + Tobin Johnson Winter & Slattery Mallesons Stephen Jaques Minter Ellison
Australia: Gold Award 2010 Clayton Utz and Mallesons Stephen Jaques
POLAND: Members of the Jury Olivier Caremans - Vice President And General Counsel, Emeia, Ingersoll Ian Fitzsimons - General Counsel, Pernod Ricard Richard Given - Director, Legal - Emerging Markets, Cisco Systems Monika Glowacka - Legal Counsel, Colgate-Palmolive Pierre Lorenceau - CEO & International Publishing Director, Leaders League Ewa Podgorska - General Counsel, Nfi Empik
Best Polish law firms 2010 Chajec Don-Siemion & Żyto DeBenedetti Majewski Szcześniak Domański Zakrzewski Palinka GESSEL Grynhoff Woźny Wspolnicy Siemiątkowski & Davies Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak T. Studnicki, K. Pleszka, Z. Cwiakalski, J. Gorski Społka Komandytowa Wardyński & Partners Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr
Poland: Gold Award 2010 Domański Zakrzewski Palinka
RUSSIA: Members of the Jury Olivier Caremans - Vice President And General Counsel, Emeia, Ingersoll Elena Fedotova - Cco, Vimpelcom Richard Given - Director, Legal - Emerging Markets, Cisco Systems Pierre Lorenceau - CEO & International Publishing Director, Leaders League Jeffrey McGhie - General Counsel, Vimpelcom Anastasia Shkarina - Head Of Legal, Moscow Efes Brewery
Best Russian law firms 2010 ALRUD Andrey Gorodissky & Partners Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & Partners Liniya Prava Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov & Partners Pepeliaev Group Vegas Lex Russia: Gold Award 2010 Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & Partners Russia: Special Distinction 2010 Andrey Gorodissky & Partners
BENELUX: Members of the Jury Patrick Bignon - Chief Executive Officer, Law Management Consulting Philippe Coen - Vice President, Counsel, Disney Stephane Collinet - European Legal Counsel, Southern Europe, CIT Paul De Jonge - General Manager, European Company Lawyers Association Carlos Doring -Legal Director, Finance, Alcatel-Lucent Ian Kayanakis - Group Vice President Legal, Technip Pierre Lorenceau - CEO & International Publishing Director, Leaders League Gerard Willsher - Vice President & Chief Counsel, Global Operations, Pitney Bowes
Best Benelux law firms 2010 Altius Arendt-Medernach De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek Elvinger, Hoss & Prussen Eubelius Houthoff Buruma Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick Loyens & Loeff NautaDutilh Stibbe
Arendt-Medernach
Benelux: Gold Award 2010 and Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick
GERMANY: Members of the Jury Orijit Das - Senior Legal Counsel & Vice President, Genpact Dirk Doeppelhan - Senior Counsel, Alcatel-Lucent Ian Fitzsimons - General Counsel, Pernod Ricard Alexander Forssman - Vice President & General Counsel, Open Text Pierre Lorenceau - CEO & International Publishing Director, Leaders League Luca Naccarato - General Counsel, Tiscali Mathias Remier - Associate General Legal Counsel, Oracle Adam Smith - General Counsel, EADS Günter Untucht - Associate General Counsel, Trend Micro
Best German law firms 2010 Beiten Burkhardt Buse Heberer Fromm CMS Hasche Sigle Flick Gocke Schaumburg Gleiss Lutz Hengeler Mueller Noerr Oppenhoff & Partner P+P Pollath + Partners Schilling, Zutt & Anschutz
Germany: Gold Award 2010 Noerr
FRANCE: Members of the Jur Philippe Coen - Vice President, Counsel, Disney Stephane Collinet - European Legal Counsel, Southern Europe, CIT Jean-Marie Gauvain - Vice President & General Counsel, Suez Environnement Christine Guerrier -General Counsel, Thales Ian Kayanakis -Group Vice President Legal, Technip Pierre Lorenceau - CEO & International Publishing Director, Leaders League Guillaume Nonain - Legal Director Southern Europe, Goodyear Isabelle Roux-Chenu - General Counsel, Cap Gemini David Zakin - Vice President, Head of Capital Markets & Securities Litigation, EADS
Best French law firms 2010 Bredin Prat Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier De Pardieu Brocas Maffei Franklin Frieh & Associés De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés Gide Loyrette Nouel Jeantet et Associés Salans UGGC & Associés Veil Jourde
France: Gold Award 2010 UGGC & Associés
ITALY: Members of the Jury Patrizia Carrozza - General Counsel, SAES Getters Silvia Carteny - General Counsel, Versace Carlo Ciccarelli - General Counsel, Atos Origin Alexander Forssman - Vice President & General Counsel, Open Text Nicola Lopez - Associate General Counsel, Procter & Gamble Pierre Lorenceau - CEO & International Publishing Director, Leaders League Luca Naccarato - General Counsel, Tiscali Stefania Perego - Legal Director, General Electric
Best Italian law firms 2010 Bonelli Erede Pappalardo Chiomenti Studio Legale Gianni, Origoni, Grippo & Partners Grimaldi e Associati Labruna Mazziotti Segni Legance Macchi di Cellere Gangemi NCTM Studio Legale Associato Pedersoli e Associati Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati – Agnoli Bernardi d’Urso Gatti e Associati
Italy: Gold Award 2010 Chiomenti Studio Legale
UNITED KINGDOM: Members of the Jury Patrick Bignon - Chief Executive Officer, Law Management Consulting Philippe Coen - Vice President, Counsel, Disney Stephane Collinet - European Legal Counsel, Southern Europe, CIT Carlos Doring - Legal Director, Finance, Alcatel-Lucent Ian Kayanakis - Group Vice President Legal, Technip Pierre Lorenceau - CEO & International Publishing Director, Leaders League Gerard Willsher - Vice President & Chief Counsel, Global Operations, Pitney Bowes
Best UK law firms 2010 Allen & Overy Clifford Chance Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Herbert Smith Linklaters Hogan Lovells Macfarlanes Simmons & Simmons Slaughter and May Travers Smith UK: Gold Award 2010 Travers Smith
SPAIN: Members of the Jury Maria Jesus Alonso - Board Member ACC Europe, Cabolivo Esteban Buldú Freixa - In House Senior General Counsel, Camper Ignacio Del Cuvillo - Senior Legal Counsel, Respol YPF Pierre Lorenceau - CEO & International Publishing Director, Leaders League Philippe Redaelli - Head Of Legal And Finance, Alpiq Joao Carlos Speranzini - Legal Counsel, Schlumberger Dubai Jose Manuel Such De Mena - General Counsel, Barceló Hotel & Resorts Juan Velazquez - General Counsel, France Telecom Spain
Best Spanish law firms 2010 Araoz & Rueda CMS Albinana & Suarez de Lezo Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira Garrigues Gomez-Acebo & Pombo Perez-Llorca Ramon y Cajal Roca Junyent Uria Menendez
Spain: Gold Award 2010 Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira and Garrigues
EUROPE: Members of the Jury Patrick Bignon - Chief Executive Officer, Law Management Consulting Philippe Coen - Vice President, Counsel, Disney Stephane Collinet - European Legal Counsel, Southern Europe, Cit Carlos Doring - Legal Director, Finance, Alcatel-Lucent Ian Kayanakis - Group Vice President Legal, Technip Pierre Lorenceau - CEO & International Publishing Director, Leaders League Gerard Willsher - Vice President & Chief Counsel, Pitney Bowes
Best European law firms 2010 Allen & Overy Clifford Chance Simmons & Simmons Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Gide Loyrette Nouel Alliance of Herbert Smith, Gleiss Lutz and Stibbe Linklaters Hogan Lovells Salans Alliance of Slaughter and May, Bredin Prat, Uria Menendez, Bonelli Erede Pappa lardo, Hengeler Mueller
Europe: Gold Award 2010 Gide Loyrette Nouel Europe: Special Distinction 2010 Allen & Overy
Rising stars 2010 Brazil: Levy & Salomao Lobo & de Rizzo KLA-Koury Lopes Advogados
China: Lehman Lee & Xu Duan Duan Law Firm Run Ming Law Office
India: Bharucha & Partners Poovayya & Co Economic Law Practice
UK: Ashurst CMS Cameron McKenna Addleshaw Goddard Dickson Minto WS Berwin Leighton Paisner
USA: Intellectual Property & Information Technology Morrison & Foerster Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
WilmerHale
USA: M&A Latham & Watkins Shearman & Sterling Willkie Farr & Gallagher
USA: Public Procurement, Public Law & Government Relations Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld McKenna Long & Aldridge Perkins Coie Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal WilmerHale
USA: Antitrust & Competition Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider