The Rising Stars Awards Europe has just unveiled its winning 148 rising star lawyers of 2020 from across 25 practice areas and 33 jurisdictions.
We were unable to hold an in-person event at the end of 2020, which would have brought this promising next generation together in one room. However, the team is pleased to be able to provide a virtual winners’ presentation detailing the highlights of some of the winners. The full list of winners can be found below.
Credit must also go to the law firms that have nurtured the talent, so congratulations to Hogan Lovells and Allen & Overy for topping the list with the most rising stars in their teams.
To learn more about how we chose the winners, please look at our methodology for the 2020 awards programme. Thank you for your continued interest and support for these awards and congratulations to all of the 2020 Rising Stars.
Practice area awards
Aviation
Ashleigh Standen - Reed Smith
James Collins - Stephenson Harwood
Nicholas Harding - Clyde & Co
Rakhi Savjani - Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Banking and finance
Adrian Koller - Niederer Kraft Frey
Lyn Brennan - William Fry
Nienke van Stekelenburgh - Clifford Chance
Nikki Johnstone - Allen & Overy
Sarbajeet Nag - Milbank
Capital markets (debt and equity)
Alexander von Jeinsen - Advestra
Géraldine Bourguignon - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Jacqueline Heng - Norton Rose Fulbright
Richard Kelly - Matheson
Soline Louvigny - Allen & Overy
Commercial arbitration
Anna Masser - Allen & Overy
Emily Fox - Herbert Smith Freehills
Philip Devenish - Jones Day
Sarah Ganz - WilmerHale
Vincent Bouvard - Herbert Smith Freehills
Competition and antitrust
Athanasia Gavala - Arnold & Porter
Christian Ritz - Hogan Lovells
Elena Wiese - Hogan Lovells
Lukas Rengier - Allen & Overy
Mark English - Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Corporate / M&A
Adam Runcorn - Sidley Austin
Christopher Winn - Dentons
James Heller - Baker McKenzie
Øyvind Mork Karlsen - Advokatfirmaet Thommessen
Tamara Young - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Energy and natural resources
Alexandra Rotar - Morgan Lewis & Bockius
David Antón - Hogan Lovells
Iikka Väänänen - Castrén & Snellman
Nicholas Antonas - Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Rúben Brigolas - PLMJ
Insurance and reinsurance
Luc Bigel - DLA Piper
Martin Karwatzki - Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
Virginia Martínez - Hogan Lovells
International trade
Florian Wolf - Blomstein
Maria Krestiyanova - Dentons
Yongqing Bao - Steptoe & Johnson
Investment funds
Laura Butler - A&L Goodbody
Robert Nield - Sidley Austin
Labour and employment
Dino Kalamujic - DLA Piper
Tiago Cochofel de Azevedo - VdA
Victoria Truchuelo
Life sciences
Agnieszka Sztoldman - Taylor Wessing
Deniz Tschammler - McDermott Will & Emery
Ignacio Pontijas - Grau & Angulo
Joel Coles - Powell Gilbert
Litigation
Bibi Sarraf-Yazdi - Winston & Strawn
Delphine Dendievel - Apostrophe Avocats
Léonard Stoyanov - Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Avocats
Richard Hoyle - Essex Court Chambers
Yindi Gesinde - Baker McKenzie
Patents
Bolko Ehlgen - Linklaters
Christopher de Mauny - Bird & Bird
Dirk-Jan Ridderinkof - Hogan Lovells
Jelle Drok - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Privacy and data protection
Chantal van Dam - Hogan Lovells
Gita Shivarattan - Ashurst
Jan Brölmann - Van Benthem & Keulen
Joke Bodewits - Hogan Lovells
Product liability
Karen Jelsma - Hogan Lovells
Sarah-Jane Dobson - Kennedys
Real estate
Alexandra Ionita - PeliPartners
Leif Laitinen - HPP Attorneys
Restructuring and insolvency
Clare Cottle - Weil Gotshal & Manges
Fredrik Thor - Wistrand
Nick Charlwood - Allen & Overy
Structured finance and securitisation
Christine Hohl - Niederer Kraft Frey
Helen Jones - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Shanthi Maria Vignasen - Allen & Overy
Tax
António Queiroz Martins - MLGTS
Filipa Simões Figueiredo - Garrigues
Isabelle Panis - Allen & Overy
Oliver Staatz - Jones Day
Technology, media and telecommunications
Jan Kleiner - Bär & Karrer
Laurie-Anne Ancenys - Allen & Overy
Sonia Cissé - Linklaters
Trademark
Ádám György - SBGK Attorneys at Law
Giles Parsons - Browne Jacobson
Patrick Schutte - Wild Schnyder
Sabin Tigu - Ploum
Transfer pricing
Lars Gläser - Glaeser Law Tax Boutique
Philip de Homont - NERA Economic Consulting
Tanja Keser - PwC
Trusts and estates
Barbara Albrecht - Loyens & Loeff
Emma Holland - Stewarts
Ragnar Baderschneider - Schmid v Buttlar & Partner
White collar crime
Désirée Maier - Hogan Lovells
Karen Coppens - Dechert
Rui Costa Pereira - VdA
Jurisdiction Awards
Austria
Anna Wolf-Posch - Cerha Hempel
Bernhard Heinzl - Dorda
Lars Gläser - Glaeser Law Tax Boutique
Zeno Grabmayr - Wolf Theiss
Belgium
Athanasia Gavala - Arnold & Porter
Barbara Albrecht - Loyens & Loeff
Eva Monard - Jones Day
Isabelle Panis - Allen & Overy
Bulgaria
Hristina Dzhevlekova - Wolf Theiss
Valentin Bojilov - Djingov Gouginski Kyutchkov & Velichkov
Channel Islands
James Angus - Ogier
Czech Republic
Milan Rákosník - Clifford Chance
Zuzana Ferianc - Baker McKenzie
Denmark
Martin Allan Christensen - Bech-Bruun
Mette Hygum Clausen - Plesner
Estonia
Liina Käis - FORT Legal
Marika Oksaar - Nove Advokaadibüroo
Finland
Sari Rasinkangas - Roschier
France
Delphine Dendievel - Apostrophe Avocats
Emily Fox - Herbert Smith Freehills
Karen Coppens - Dechert
Nicolas Bouckaert - Kennedys
Sonia Cissé - Linklaters
Germany
Anna Masser - Allen & Overy
Désirée Maier - Hogan Lovells
Martin Karwatzki - Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
Oliver staatz - Jones Day
Greece
Alexandros Tsagkalidis - Anagnostopoulos
Hungary
Ádám György - SBGK
Ireland
Eszter Takacsi-Nagy - Kinstellar
Kevin Mahony - Matheson
Laura Butler - A&L Goodbody
Lyn Brennan - William Fry
Richard Kelly - Matheson
Isle of Man
Garry Manley - Appleby
Israel
Alon Peled - Gornitzky & Co
Inbar Eitan-Goldstein - Shibolet & Co
Nir Lerer - Meitar Law Offices
Yifat Weiss - Amit Pollak Matalon & Co
Italy
Ermelinda Spinelli - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Fabio Cozzi - Studio Legale Delfino e Associati Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Fabrizio Alimandi - CMS Adonnino Ascoli & Cavasola Scamoni
Maria Carmela Falcone - Chiomenti
Latvia
Ivo Maskalāns - Cobalt
Lithuania
Simona Liuimiene - Ellex Valiunas
Luxembourg
Maxime Budzin - Clifford Chance
Malta
Matthew Xerri - Ganado Advocates
Netherlands
Danielle Pinedo - Baker McKenzie
Joke Bodewits - Hogan Lovells
Sabin Tigu - Ploum
Yvette Voermans - Hogan Lovells
Norway
Agathe Løwenborg - Arntzen de Besche
Øyvind Mork Karlsen - Advokatfirmaet Thommessen
Sunniva Kinsella - Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Poland
Agnieszka Sztoldman - Taylor Wessing
Dominika Charabanska
Portugal
António Queiroz Martins - MLGTS
Filipa Simões Figueiredo - Garrigues
Maria Inês Assis - Abreu Advogados
Raquel Azevedo - PLMJ
Rúben Brigolas - PLMJ
Rui Costa Pereira - VdA | Vieira de Almeida
Romania
Alexandra Ionita - PeliPartners
Mateea Predescu - Muşat & Asociaţii
Mircea Ciocirlea - Wolf Theiss
Poliana Gogu-Naum - RTPR
Russia
Alexandra Rotar - Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Ella Omelchenko - Clifford Chance
Serbia
Vojimir Kurtic - Moravčević Vojnović and Partners in cooperation with Schoenherr
Slovakia
Juraj Gyárfáš - Dentons
Spain
Diego de Miguel - CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo
Ignacio Pontijas - Grau & Angulo
Victoria Truchuelo
Virginia Martínez - Hogan Lovells
Sweden
Dino Kalamujic - DLA Piper
Fredrik Thor - Wistrand
Viyan Hagi - Deloitte Sweden
Switzerland
Christine Hohl - Niederer Kraft Frey
David Borer - Homburger
Jan Kleiner - Bär & Karrer
Patrick Schutte - Wild Schnyder
Ülkü Cibik - Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Avocats
Turkey
Dicle Dogan - Gün + Partners
Hasan Yasar - Pekin & Pekin
UK
Ashleigh Standen - Reed Smith
Bibi Sarraf-Yazdi - Winston & Strawn
Christopher de Mauny - Bird & Bird
Christopher Winn - Dentons
Ciara Jackson - HFW
Emma Holland - Stewarts
Giles Parsons - Browne Jacobson
Gita Shivarattan - Ashurst
Helen Jones - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Jacqueline Heng - Norton Rose Fulbright
James Board - Kirkland & Ellis
James Collins - Stephenson Harwood
James Heller - Baker McKenzie
Joel Coles - Powell Gilbert
Michelle Tong - Goodwin
Nicholas Antonas - Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Nicholas Harding - Clyde & Co
Philip Devenish - Jones Day
Rakhi Savjani - Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Richard Hoyle - Essex Court Chambers
Robert Nield - Sidley Austin
Sarah Ganz - WilmerHale
Sarah-Jane Dobson - Kennedys
Yindi Gesinde - Baker McKenzie
Ukraine
Bohdan Dmukhovskyy - Aequo
Maksym Maksymenko - Avellum
Maksym Sysoiev - Dentons
