Baker & McKenzie Receives Chambers 2011 Law Firm of the Year Award in Central & Eastern Europe and Client Service Award in Spain
Awards
9 May 2011
Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 9, 2011 – Baker & McKenzie has been recognized by Chambers & Partners as Law Firm of the Year in Central & Eastern Europe and for excellence in Client Service in Spain. Last year, the Client Service recognition went to Baker & McKenzie, Ukraine.
The awards were presented at the 2011 Chambers Europe Awards for Excellence held in Amsterdam on May 5. These awards honour outstanding law firms in Europe, reflecting their preeminence and their notable achievements over the past 12 months, including outstanding work, strategic growth and excellence in client service.
Koen Vanhaerents, European Chairman and member of the Firm’s Executive Committee of Baker & McKenzie, said: “The awards are an achievement and recognition of our lawyers and staff in the Central & Eastern European offices and Spain. Winning two awards this year demonstrates our continued ability to add value to our clients' business with a client driven approach across the European region. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our clients for their trust and support.”
“We are extremely proud to win the award for our Central & Eastern Europe offices,” said partner Ines Radmilovic, Baker & McKenzie’s European M&A Practice Leader. “We have been present in this part of Europe for more than two decades, fully supporting our clients’ business needs. They look to us to advise on some of the most important matters in these markets, including the recent successful defense of ČSOB against the USD1.7 billion ICC claim initiated by the Czech Republic; the Fortuna IPO, which was the first ever concurrent public offering in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia; and, the Polkomtel eurobond issue, one of the largest programs launched by a Polish company."
Esteban Raventos and Luis Briones, Managing Partners of Baker & McKenzie’s Barcelona and Madrid offices, added: "It is an honour to be the first global firm in Spain to be recognised for its excellence in client service. We thank all our clients as well as everyone in the Firm for their efforts to provide high quality services to clients, going beyond the latest legal issues and developments to achieve our clients’ goals."