Lina Nemchenko, a partner in Baker McKenzie's Kyiv office, has been named best real estate lawyer by Euromoney's Women in Business Law Europe Awards 2021. Lina is the only lawyer in Ukraine to ever receive this award. This is the second time Lina has been honored with this award during her legal career. The winners were announced on 24 June 2021.
Speaking after the awards ceremony, Lina said: "It is an honor for me, as a Ukrainian lawyer, to once again be acclaimed by the European community as the best female legal professional in real estate. I truly hope to see more Ukrainian female lawyers being acknowledged for their achievements at the European level."
The Women in Business Law Europe Awards reflect the most groundbreaking achievements by leading European female lawyers and the most progressive law firms in terms of their gender policies, advocacy and support for women in law.
About the Women in Business Law Europe Awards
The Women in Business Law Europe Awards recognize leading women for their contributions to the practice of business law along with the firms that have developed the most progressive initiatives toward diversity and inclusion from across the continent. (https://awards.womeninbusinesslaw.com/Europe)
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