{"id":232166,"date":"2025-10-17T08:36:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T08:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/?page_id=232166"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:06:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:06:28","slug":"winners-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/cee-awards-2025\/winners-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Banking, Finance and Capital Markets<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Banking, Finance and Capital Markets Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nCMS [Hungary]<\/p>\n

Banking, Finance and Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nMatija Vojnovi\u0107, Moravcevic Vojnovic and Partners in cooperation with Schoenherr<\/p>\n

Banking, Finance and Capital Markets Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nKateryna Chechulina, CMS [Ukraine]<\/p>\n

Commercial, Corporate and M&A<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Commercial, Corporate and M&A Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nSorainen [Estonia]<\/p>\n

Commercial, Corporate and M&A Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nJosip Madirazza, Madirazza & Partners<\/p>\n

Commercial, Corporate and M&A Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nBranimir \u017darkovi\u0107, Law Office \u017darkovic<\/p>\n

Competition<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Competition Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nBaker McKenzie Krzyzowski i Wsp\u00f3lnicy Sp.k. [Poland]<\/p>\n

Competition Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nSergey Denisenko, Bono Legal<\/p>\n

Competition Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nSzabolcs Szendr\u0151, CMS [Hungary]<\/p>\n

Data Privacy and Data Protection<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Data Privacy and Data Protection Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nCMS [Hungary]<\/p>\n

Data Privacy and Data Protection Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAnna Kobyla\u0144ska, Kobyla\u0144ska Lewoszewski Mednis<\/p>\n

Dispute Resolution<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nEllex Valiunas in Lithuania [Lithuania]<\/p>\n

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nJan \u0160turm, HAVEL & PARTNERS s.r.o., attorneys at law<\/p>\n

Dispute Resolution Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nEwelina W\u0119trys, DWF Poland Jamka Sp.k<\/p>\n

Employment<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Employment Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nKaranovic & Partners<\/p>\n

Employment Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nMarija Gregori\u0107, Babic & Partners Law Firm<\/p>\n

Employment Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nVilius Ma\u010diulaitis, Widen<\/p>\n

Energy<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Energy Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nEllex Valiunas in Lithuania [Lithuania]<\/p>\n

Energy Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nMarek Durski, Rymarz Zdort Maruta<\/p>\n

Energy Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nPaula Corban-Pelin, DLA Piper Dinu SCA<\/p>\n

Healthcare and Life Sciences<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Healthcare and Life Sciences Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nKieszkowska Rutkowska Kolasinski Kancelaria Prawna sp. j.<\/p>\n

Healthcare and Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nMa\u0142gorzata Kie\u0142tyka\u00a0, Kieltyka Gladkowski KG Legal<\/p>\n

Insurance<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Insurance Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nDLA Piper Gizi\u0144ski Kycia sp.k. [Poland]<\/p>\n

Insurance Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nP\u00e9ter Lakatos, Lakatos, K\u00f6ves and Partners<\/p>\n

Insurance Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nDominika Wolf-Jezierska, DLA Piper Gizi\u0144ski Kycia sp.k. [Poland]<\/p>\n

Intellectual Property<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Intellectual Property Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nBaciu Partners<\/p>\n

Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nKateryna Oliinyk, Arzinger<\/p>\n

Intellectual Property Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nAndreea Bende, Baciu Partners<\/p>\n

Real Estate and Construction<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Real Estate and Construction Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nCMS [Poland]<\/p>\n

Real Estate and Construction Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAntonia Mavrova, Kinstellar [Bulgaria]<\/p>\n

Real Estate and Construction Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nAna Lukovi\u0107, Karanovic & Partners<\/p>\n

Tax<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Tax Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nCMS [Poland]<\/p>\n

Tax Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nKatarzyna Kopczewska, Baker McKenzie Krzyzowski i Wsp\u00f3lnicy Sp.k. [Poland]<\/p>\n

Tax Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nMalgorzata Brauckmann-Sajkiewicz, CMS [Poland]<\/p>\n

TMT <\/strong><\/h4>\n

TMT Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nDimitrov, Petrov & Co<\/p>\n

TMT Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nDesislava Krusteva-Doncheva, Dimitrov, Petrov & Co<\/p>\n

TMT Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nNikola Stoychev, Dimitrov, Petrov & Co<\/p>\n

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Albania<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Albania Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nWolf Theiss [Albania]<\/p>\n

Albania Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAigest Milo, KALO & ASSOCIATES<\/p>\n

Bosnia & Herzegovina<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Bosnia & Herzegovina Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nLaw Office Naida Custovic<\/p>\n

Bosnia & Herzegovina Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nStevan Dimitrijevi\u0107, Dimitrijevic & Partners<\/p>\n

Bulgaria<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Bulgaria Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nDjingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov<\/p>\n

Bulgaria Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAntonia Mavrova, Kinstellar [Bulgaria]<\/p>\n

Croatia<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Croatia Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nBatarelo Dvojkovic Vuchetich Law Firm LLP<\/p>\n

Croatia Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nJosip Madirazza, Madirazza & Partners<\/p>\n

Czech Republic<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Czech Republic Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nWhite & Case, s.r.o., advok\u00e1tn\u00ed kancel\u00e1 [Czech Republic]<\/p>\n

Czech Republic Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nJan \u0160turm, HAVEL & PARTNERS s.r.o., attorneys at law<\/p>\n

Estonia<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Estonia Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nSorainen [Estonia]<\/p>\n

Estonia Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nMartin K\u00e4erdi, Ellex [Estonia]<\/p>\n

Georgia<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Georgia Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nBGI Legal<\/p>\n

Georgia Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nSandro Bibilashvili, BGI Legal<\/p>\n

Hungary<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Hungary Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nCMS [Hungary]<\/p>\n

Hungary Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nGergely Riszter, Hegymegi-Barakonyi and Feh\u00e9rv\u00e1ry Baker & McKenzie Attorneys-at-Law [Hungary]<\/p>\n

Latvia<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Latvia Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nCobalt [Latvia]<\/p>\n

Latvia Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nGatis Flinters, Cobalt [Latvia]<\/p>\n

Lithuania<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Lithuania Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nSorainen [Lithuania]<\/p>\n

Lithuania Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nGiedrius Stasevi\u010dius, Ellex Valiunas in Lithuania [Lithuania]<\/p>\n

Moldova<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Moldova Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nTurcan Cazac<\/p>\n

Moldova Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nVladimir Iurkovski, Schoenherr Moldova<\/p>\n

Poland<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Poland Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nBaker McKenzie Krzyzowski i Wsp\u00f3lnicy Sp.k. [Poland]<\/p>\n

Poland Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nMa\u0142gorzata Urba\u0144ska, CMS [Poland]<\/p>\n

Romania<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Romania Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nClifford Chance Badea [Romania]<\/p>\n

Romania Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAna-Maria Baciu, Baciu Partners<\/p>\n

Serbia<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Serbia Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nKaranovic & Partners<\/p>\n

Serbia Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nMatija Vojnovi\u0107, Moravcevic Vojnovic and Partners in cooperation with Schoenherr<\/p>\n

Slovakia<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Slovakia Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nA&O Shearman [Slovakia]<\/p>\n

Slovakia Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAlexander Kadela, RELEVANS Law Firm<\/p>\n

Slovenia<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Slovenia Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\n\u0160ELIH & PARTNERJI Law Firm<\/p>\n

Slovenia Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nSimon Bra\u010dun, Law firm Kav\u010di\u010d, Bra\u010dun & Partners, o.p., d.o.o.<\/p>\n

Ukraine<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Ukraine Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nAequo<\/p>\n

Ukraine Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nKateryna Oliinyk, Arzinger<\/p>\n

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Boutique Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Boyanov & Co.<\/p>\n

Award for Up and Coming Firm (After 2020)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Rymarz Zdort Maruta<\/p>\n

Client Satisfaction Award<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak<\/p>\n

Leading Associate of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Olga Czy\u017cycka-Szczygie\u0142, CMS [Poland]<\/p>\n

CEE Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Timur Bondaryev, Arzinger<\/p>\n

CEE Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Ewelina W\u0119trys, DWF Poland Jamka Sp.k<\/p>\n

Managing Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Borislav Boyanov, Boyanov & Co.<\/p>\n

GC of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Ewelina Jarosz – Zgoda, CD PROJEKT RED<\/p>\n

In-house Team of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

RHI Magnesita<\/p>\n

Most Transformative In-house Team of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

STRABAG Group<\/p>\n

Best Use of Tech In-house Team of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

thyssenkrupp AG<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Banking, Finance and Capital Markets Banking, Finance and Capital Markets Firm of the Year CMS [Hungary] Banking, Finance and Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year Matija Vojnovi\u0107, Moravcevic Vojnovic and Partners in cooperation with Schoenherr Banking, Finance and Capital Markets Next Generation Partner of the Year Kateryna Chechulina, CMS [Ukraine] Commercial, Corporate and M&A Commercial, … <\/p>\n

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