{"id":266580,"date":"2026-10-16T11:20:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T11:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/events\/?page_id=266580"},"modified":"2026-10-16T11:23:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T11:23:49","slug":"winners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/events\/central-eastern-europe-awards-2026\/winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Banking, Finance and Capital Markets Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nGreenberg Traurig Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski Sp. K<\/p>\n

Banking, Finance and Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nEdin Karaka\u0161, \u017duric i Partneri in cooperation with Kinstellar<\/p>\n

Banking, Finance and Capital Markets Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nFilip Lesniak, Rymarz Zdort Maruta<\/p>\n

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

Commercial, Corporate and M&A Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nFilip & Company<\/p>\n

Commercial, Corporate and M&A Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nProkop Verner, A&O Shearman [Czech Republic]<\/p>\n

Commercial, Corporate and M&A Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nKatarzyna W\u00f3jcik-B\u0105kowska, Wolf Theiss [Poland]<\/p>\n

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

Competition Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nWKB Lawyers<\/p>\n

Competition Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nMa\u0142gorzata Szwaj, Addleshaw Goddard Wisniewski Dzianachowski Schulz i Wsp\u00f3lnicy sp.k.<\/p>\n

Competition Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nMicha\u0142 Orzechowski, DLA Piper Poland<\/p>\n

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

Data Privacy and Data Protection Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nBird & Bird Koremba, Dziedzic i Wsp\u00f3lnicy sp.k.<\/p>\n

Data Privacy and Data Protection Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nGrzegorz Sibiga, Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners<\/p>\n

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

Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nCOBALT [Latvia]<\/p>\n

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nBeata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz , GESSEL Attorneys at Law<\/p>\n

Dispute Resolution Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nStanis\u0142aw \u017bemojtel, PwC Legal \u017bela\u017anicki sp.k.<\/p>\n

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

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

Employment Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nVuk Dra\u0161kovi\u0107, Dra\u0161kovic Popovic & Partners<\/p>\n

Employment Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nMagdalena Zwoli\u0144ska, HRLS Zwoli\u0144ska & Zwoli\u0144ski<\/p>\n

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

Energy Firm of the Year
\n<\/strong>Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen<\/p>\n

Energy Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nPiotr Ciokowski, Dentons [Poland]<\/p>\n

Energy Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nKonrad Kosicki, Greenberg Traurig Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski Sp. k<\/p>\n

Healthcare and Lifesciences<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Healthcare and Lifesciences Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nCzyzewscy Kancelaria Adwokacka<\/p>\n

Healthcare and Lifesciences Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nPaulina Kieszkowska, Kieszkowska Rutkowska Kolasinski Kancelaria Prawna sp. j.<\/p>\n

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

Insurance Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nWKB Lawyers<\/p>\n

Insurance Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nSebastian Pabian, Baker McKenzie Krzyzowski i Wsp\u00f3lnicy Sp.k.<\/p>\n

Insurance Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nAgnieszka Weso\u0142owska, Czublun and Associates Law Office<\/p>\n

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

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

Real Estate and Construction Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nTomasz Darowski, Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka<\/p>\n

Real Estate and Construction Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nOleg Matiusha, Kinstellar [Ukraine]<\/p>\n

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

Intellectual Property Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nBird & Bird Koremba, Dziedzic i Wsp\u00f3lnicy sp.k.<\/p>\n

Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nIvan Bartal, Oppenheim<\/p>\n

Intellectual Property Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nTsvetelina Dimitrova, Georgiev, Todorov & Co<\/p>\n

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

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

Tax Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAndrzej D\u0119biec, R\u00d6DL<\/p>\n

Tax Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nRuta Svedarauskiene, Ellex Valiunas<\/p>\n

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

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

TMT Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nJustyna Wilczy\u0144ska-Baraniak, Greenberg Traurig Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski Sp. k<\/p>\n

TMT Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nMonica St\u0103tescu, Filip & Company<\/p>\n

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

Albania Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nFrost & Fire Consulting<\/p>\n

Albania Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nSokol Nako, Wolf Theiss [Albania]<\/p>\n

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

Bosnia & Herzegovina Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nMari\u0107 & Co Law Firm<\/p>\n

Bosnia & Herzegovina Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nNihad Sijer\u010di\u0107, Sijer\u010di\u0107 & Partners<\/p>\n

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

Estonia Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nEllex<\/p>\n

Estonia Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nKarin Madisson, Sorainen<\/p>\n

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

Bulgaria Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nBOYANOV & Co.<\/p>\n

Bulgaria Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nZoya Todorova, Dimitrov, Petrov & Co<\/p>\n

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

Hungary Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nLakatos, K\u00f6ves and Partners<\/p>\n

Hungary Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nD\u00f3ra Petr\u00e1nyi, CMS [Hungary]<\/p>\n

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

Croatia Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nDivjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka<\/p>\n

Croatia Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nJasminka \u010corda Truhar, Han\u017eekovi\u0107 & Partners<\/p>\n

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

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

Latvia Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAgris Bitans, Eversheds Sutherland Bitans<\/p>\n

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

Czech Republic Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nBaker & McKenzie s.r.o., advok\u00e1tn\u00ed kancel\u00e1\u0159<\/p>\n

Czech Republic Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nPavel Dejl, Koci\u00e1n \u0160olc Bala\u0161t\u00edk<\/p>\n

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

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

Lithuania Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nJurgita Judickien\u0117, TRINITI Law Firm<\/p>\n

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

Georgia Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nBLC Law Office LLC<\/p>\n

Georgia Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nNick Gvinadze, Gvinadze & Partners LLC<\/p>\n

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

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

Poland Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAgnieszka Janicka, Clifford Chance, Janicka, Kruzewski, Stosio i wsp\u00f3lnicy sp\u00f3lka komandytowa<\/p>\n

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

Moldova Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nVernon | David<\/p>\n

Moldova Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nOctavian Cazac, Turcan Cazac<\/p>\n

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

Romania Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nTuca Zb\u00e2rcea & Asociatii<\/p>\n

Romania Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nFlorian Ni\u0163u, Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii<\/p>\n

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

Serbia Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nMorav\u010devi\u0107 Vojnovi\u0107 and Partners in cooperation with Schoenherr<\/p>\n

Serbia Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nVladimir Bojanovi\u0107, BOPA Bojanovic & Partners<\/p>\n

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

Slovakia Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nDentons [Slovakia]<\/p>\n

Slovakia Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nLenka \u0160uben\u00edkov\u00e1, \u010cechov\u00e1 & Partners<\/p>\n

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

Slovenia Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nJadek & Pensa<\/p>\n

Slovenia Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nMatej Kav\u010di\u010d, Law firm Kavcic, Bracun & Partners, o.p., d.o.o.<\/p>\n

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

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

Ukraine Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nRoman Marchenko, Ilyashev & Partners<\/p>\n

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Award for Up and Coming Firm<\/strong><\/h4>\n

WIDEN [Latvia]<\/p>\n

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

Agnieszka Duchnowska, Euronet Worldwide Inc.<\/p>\n

Client Service Excellence<\/strong><\/h4>\n

BLB Legal Attorneys at Law<\/p>\n

In-house ESG Champions<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Taras Shyb, Metinvest<\/p>\n

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

Angelika Szufel, CMS [Poland]<\/p>\n

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

Banca Transilvania<\/p>\n

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

Centralny O\u015brodek Informatyki<\/p>\n

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

Ana Lukovi\u0107, Karanovic & Partners o.a.d.<\/p>\n

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

Marcin Studniarek, White & Case M. Studniarek i Wsp\u00f3lnicy – Kancelaria Prawna sp.k.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Banking, Finance and Capital Markets Banking, Finance and Capital Markets Firm of the Year Greenberg Traurig Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski Sp. K Banking, Finance and Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year Edin Karaka\u0161, \u017duric i Partneri in cooperation with Kinstellar Banking, Finance and Capital Markets Next Generation Partner of the Year Filip Lesniak, Rymarz Zdort Maruta Commercial, … <\/p>\n

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