Winners 2011

International Legal Alliance Awards 2011: Laureates

Europe

Best European Law Firm 2011

Silver Winners:

Allen & Overy
CMS

Clifford Chance

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Gide Loyrette Nouel

Linklaters

Hogan Lovells

Simmons & Simmons

Norton Rose

Gold Award: Simmons & Simmons

Western Europe

Best Benelux Law Firm 2011

Silver Winners:

Altius

Arendt & Medernach
Bonn Schmitt Steichen
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Elvinger, Hoss & Prussen
Houthoff Buruma
Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick
Loyens & Loeff
NautaDutilh
Stibbe

Gold Awards: (ex-Aequo) Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick and Loyens & Loeff

Best French Law Firm 2011

Silver Winners:

August & Debouzy
Bredin Prat
CMS Bureau Francis Levebvre
Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés
De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
Franklin
Gide Loyrette Nouel
Jeantet & Associés
UGGC & Associés

Gold Award: Gide Loyrette Nouel, special distinction for August & Debouzy

Best German Law Firm 2011

Silver Winners:

Beiten Burkhardt
CMS Hasche Sigle
Flick Gocke Schaumburg
Gleiss Lutz
GSK Stockmann + Kollegen
Hengeler Mueller
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
Noerr
Oppenhoff & Partner
P+P Pöllath & Partners

Rising Stars:

Glade Michel Wirtz
Graf von Westphalen

Gold Awards: (ex-Aequo) Gleiss Lutz and Noerr

Best Italian Law Firm 2011

Silver Winners:

Bonelli Erede Pappalardo
Chiomenti Studio Legale
Gianni, Origoni, Grippo & Partners
NCTM Studio Legale Associato
Legance
Grimaldi e Associati
d’Urso Gatti Associati
Labruna Mazziotti Segni
Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati
Macchi di Cellere Gangemi

Gold Award: Macchi Di Cellere Gangemi, special distinction for Legance

Best Spanish Law Firm 2011

Silver Winners:

Araoz & Rueda
CMS Albinana & Suarez de Lezo
Cuatrecasas, Gonçalvez Pereira
Garrigues
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Perez-Llorca
Ramón Hermosilla & Gutiérrez de la Roza
Ramon y Cajal
Roca Junyent
Uría Menéndez

Gold Award: Uria Menendez, special distinction for Roca Junyent

Best UK Law Firm 2011

Silver Winners:

Allen & Overy
Ashurst
Clifford Chance
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith
Hogan Lovells
Linklaters
Macfarlanes
Simmons & Simmons
Slaughter & May
Travers Smith

Rising Stars:

Addleshaw Goddard
Berwin Leighton Paisner
Dickson Minto W.S.

Gold Award: Ashurst

Best Nordic Law Firm 2011

Silver Winners:

Bech-Bruun
Hannes Snellman Attorneys at Law
Kromann Reumert
Mannheimer Swartling
Plesner
Roschier
Thommessen
Vinge
Wiersholm
Wikborg Rein

Gold Awards: (ex-Aequo) Plesner and Vinge

Eastern Europe

Best Central & Eastern European Law Firm 2011

Silver Winners:

Borislav Boyanov & Co
Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov
Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka
Lakatos Köves & Partners
Magisters
Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen
Penkov Markov & Partners
PRK Partners
Salans
Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak
Sorainen
Tark Grunte Sutkiene

Rising Stars:

Arzinger
Glatzová & Co
Sayenko Kharenko

Gold Award: Salans

Best Russian Law Firm 2011

Silver Winners:

Alrud
Andrey Gorodissky & Partners
Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & Partners
Liniya Prava
Muranov, Chernyakov & Partners
Pepeliaev Group
Vegas Lex

Rising stars:

Padva & Partners
Reznik, Gagarin, Abushakhmin & Partners

Gold Award: Pepeliaev Group

Middle East

Best Turkish Law Firm 2011

Silver Winners:

Akol Avukatl?k Bürosu
Çakmak Avukatl?k Bürosu
Cerrahoglu
Esin Law Firm
Hergüner Bilgen Özeke
Özel & Özel
Paksoy
Pekin & Bayar Law Firm
Pekin & Pekin
Verdi & Yazici

Rising Stars:

Bener Law Office
ELIG
Mehmet Gün & Partners

Gold Award: Herguner Bilgen Ozeke

Best Middle Eastern Law Firm 2011

Silver Winners:

Al Kamel Law Office
Al Tamimi & Company
Atieh Associates
Badri and Salim El Meouchi Law Firm
Galadari & Associates
Goldfarb, Levy, Eran, Meiri, Tzafrir & Co.
Hadef & Partners
Hassan Radhi & Associates
Hatem Abbas Ghazzawi & Co
Herzog Fox & Neeman
Law Office of Dr Mujahid Al-Sawwaf
Meitar Liquornik Geva & Leshem Brandwein
Qays H.Zu’bi Attorneys & Legal Consultants
Tavakoli & Shahabi
Zaki Hashem & Partners

Gold Awards: Hadef & Partners and Zaki Hashem & Partners and Goldfarb, Levy, Eran, Meiri, Tzafrir & Co

Asia & South Pacific

Best Indian Law Firm 2011

Silver Winners:

Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co
AZB & Partners
DSK Legal
Dua Associates
FoxMandal Little
J Sagar Associates
Khaitan & Co
Luthra & Luthra
Nishith Desai Associates
Trilegal

Rising Stars:

Economic Laws Practice
Tatva Legal
Titus & Co

Gold Award: Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co

Americas

Best Canadian Law Firm 2011

Silver Winners:

Benett Jones
Borden Ladner Gervais
Blakes, Cassels & Graydon
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Fasken Martineau
Goodmans
McCarthy Tétrault
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt
Stikeman Elliott
Torys

Gold Awards: (ex-Aequo) Fasken Martineau and Stikeman Elliott

Best Argentinean Law Firm 2011

Silver Winners:

Allende & Brea
Brons & Salas
Bruchou Fernández Madero & Lombardi
Errecondo Salaverri Dellatorre González & Burgio
Estudio Beccar Varela
Marval O’Farrell & Mairal
Mitrani Caballero Rosso Alba Francia Ojam & Ruiz Moreno Abogados
M&M Bomchil
Pérez Alati Grondona Benites Arntsen & Martínez de Hoz
Nicholson y Cano Abogados

Rising Stars:

Cabanellas Etchebarne Kelly Dell’Oro Maini
Hope Duggan & Silva
Estudio Garrido

Gold Award: Marval O’Farrell & Mairal

Best Mexican Law Firms 2011

Silver Winners:

Barrera Siqueiros y Torres Landa
Basham Ringe y Correa
Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez
Galicia Abogados
Goodrich Riquelme y Asociados
Jáuregui Navarrete y Nader
Mijares Angoitia Cortés y Fuentes
Ritch Mueller
Santamarina y Steta
Von Wobeser & Sierra

Rising Stars:

Cuesta Campos y Associados
Forastieri Abogados
Heather & Heather

Gold Award: Jáuregui, Navarrete y Nader

Best Brazilian Law Firm 2011

Silver Winners:

Barbosa, Müssnich & Aragão
Demarest e Almeida
KLA - Koury Lopes Advogados
Lobo & de Rizzo Advogados
Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice
Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
Souza, Cescon, Barrieu & Flesch Advogados
TozziniFreire Advogados
Veirano Advogados Associados

Rising Stars:

Motta Fernandes Rocha
Mundie e Advogados
Pinheiro Guimarãès

Gold Awards: (ex-Aequo) Pinheiro Neto and Barbosa, Müssnich & Aragao

United States of America

Best USA Law Firm: Intellectual Property & Information Technology 2011

Silver Winners:

Alston + Bird
Baker Botts
Cooley
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Fish & Richardson
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
Keker & Van Nest
Orrick
Ropes & Gray
WilmerHale

Rising Stars:

Bracewell & Giuliani
Dickstein Shapiro
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton

Gold Awards: Alston + Bird and Orrick

Best USA Law Firm: Independent Corporate Law Firm 2011

Silver Winners:

Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Fried Frank
Kirkland & Ellis
Morrison Foerster
O’Melveny & Myers
Ropes & Gray
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Wachtel, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Rising Stars:

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan
Troutman Sanders

Gold Award: Cravath Swaine & Moore

Best USA Law Firm: Real Estate & Environement 2011

Silver Winners:

Arnold & Porter
Beveridge & Diamond
DLA Piper
Greenberg Traurig
Holland & Knight
K&L Gates
Latham & Watkins
Paul Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Sidley Austin

Rising Stars:

Holland & Hart
Katten Muchin Rosenman
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan
Thompson & Knight

Gold Award: Greenberg Traurig

Best USA Law Firm: International Arbitration 2011

Silver Winners:

Arnold & Porter
Baker Botts
Covington & Burling
Debevoise & Pimplton
Fulbright & Jaworski
Hughes Hubbard & Reed
King & Spalding
Sidley Austin
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
White & Case

Gold Awards: Fulbright & Jaworski and Hugues Hubbard & Reed

Best USA Law Firm: Regulatory & Public Procurement 2011

Silver Winners:

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Arnold & Porter
Covington & Burling
Crowell & Moring
DLA Piper
Hogan Lovells
Holland & Knight
Patton Boggs
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Wiley Rein

Rising Stars:

McDemott Will & Emery
McKenna Long & Aldridge
Sidley Austin
WilmerHale

Gold Awards: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

Best USA Law Firm: Project Finance, Infrastructure & Energy 2011

Silver Winners:

Baker Botts
Chadbourne & Parke
Dewey & LeBoeuf
Fulbright & Jaworski
King & Spalding
Milbank
Orrick
Sidley Austin
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher Flom & Affiliates
Vinson & Elkins

Rising Stars:

Bracewell & Giuliani
Dickstein Shapiro
McDermott Will & Emery

Gold Awards: Chadbourne & Parke

Best USA Law Firm: Competition & Commercial Law 2011

Silver Winners:

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Bingham McCutchen
Covington & Burling
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Jones Day
O'Melveny & Myers
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Steptoe & Johnson
WilmerHale