European Counsel Awards 2011

European Counsel Awards

Shortlist

Competition

Individual

  • Jorge Fernández González - 3M Iberia
  • Jose Ramos - BP Oil España SAU
  • Luís Cardoso Rodrigues - Nestlé España SA
  • Luca Sanfilippo - Sky Italia

Team

  • Posten Norden AB
  • Sara Lee Southern Europe SL
  • Siemens AG
  • VKR Group

Corporate Tax

Individual

  • François Brault - Besins Healthcare SA
  • Fabio Oetterli - Julius Baer Group
  • Luis Silva - Mota-Engil SGPS
  • Cristiana Castagnola - Nissan SpA
  • Ole Bendixen - Novo Nordisk AS

Employment

Individual

  • Alessandro Preda - Autogrill SpA
  • Juan Gorostidi - Banco Santander
  • Hilde Peeters - Johnson & Johnson
  • Oliver Dale - RBS Group

Team

  • Barclays Bank (España)
  • Deutsche Lufthansa AG
  • Flughafen Wien AG
  • Telefónica O2 Germany

General Commercial

Individual

  • Chris Haynes - British Airways plc
  • Fiona Penhallurick - Covanta Energy
  • Carmen Gamazo - Eurocopter España SA
  • Javier Lopez Zafra - L'Oreal España
  • Elena Kashirina - McDonald's Corporation
  • Sarah Gray - RSA
  • Solomon Osagie - TSYS International
  • Tanya Murphy - Zurich Financial Services Group

Team

  • bpost
  • Ferrero Group
  • LEGO Juris AS
  • Nordea Bank AB
  • Pon's Automobielhandel BV
  • SMBC Europe Ltd
  • Tate & Lyle plc
  • Tyco EMEA

Intellectual Property

Individual

  • Torsten Dilly - BMW Group
  • Philip Pauser - International Business Machines
  • Jennifer Powers - Red Bull GmbH
  • Barry Gerber - The Coca-Cola Company
  • Jeremy Simmons - YKK Group

Team

  • Chivas Brothers Ltd
  • Merck & Co Inc
  • SITA
  • Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
  • Turner Broadcasting System Europe Ltd

Litigation

Individual

  • Angel Ledesma - Acciona SA
  • Christian Hrobar - Baxter International Inc
  • Mary Katherine Brink - Philip Morris International
  • Boudewijn Wentink - TNT NV
  • Jean-Francois Dubos - Vivendi

Team

  • Accenture
  • Nokia Corporation
  • RBS Group
  • Standard Life plc
  • XL London Market Ltd

M&A

Individual

  • Pablo Castilla - Banco Santander
  • Rüdiger Lohoff - Benteler AG
  • Kari Kautinen - Fortum Oyj
  • Frederick W London - Hexagon AG
  • Francesco Minà - Merck & Co Inc

Team

  • AXA SA
  • Co-operative Group Ltd
  • Criteria CaixaCorp SA
  • Lafarge Cement
  • Temenos Group AG

Regulatory (financial services)

Individual

  • Ulf Klebeck - Capital Dynamics AG
  • Ignaz Bodenstorfer - Erste Group Bank AG
  • George Liakopoulos - Piraeus Bank SA
  • James McCaughey - RBS Group

Team

  • Banif Banco de Investimento SA
  • Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  • Franklin Templeton International Services SA
  • Julius Baer Group

Regulatory (non-financial services)

Individual

  • Laurence Gourley - Aer Lingus Group plc
  • Matteo Grassani - BG Italia Power SpA
  • Martin Fritsch - Feratel Media Technology AG
  • Mary Simmons - Interconnector (UK) Ltd
  • Francesca Yeomans - Smith & Nephew

Team

  • Elia System Operator SA
  • Federal Express Europe Inc
  • Red Eléctrica de España
  • Veolia Environnement SA

General Counsel of the Year

Individual

  • Simon Zinger - Aegis Group plc
  • Philip Bramwell - BAE Systems
  • Massimo Mantovani - ENI SpA
  • Fabrizio Minneci - Ferrero Group
  • Solms Wittig - Siemens AG