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The best rising stars lawyers from across the continent congregated at The Bvlgari Hotel in London last night to celebrate Euromoney Legal Media Group's inaugural Rising Stars Awards. An audience of in-house and private practice lawyers gathered to celebrate their achievements from the last 12 months and to build lasting relationships for future projects and deals. Janet Adams of TSB Business Banking, a pre-eminent voice in artificial intelligence, delivered the keynote speech. PRACTICE AREA WINNERS Rising Star: Aviation Nicholas Harding Clyde & Co Rising Star: Aviation Caroline Joyce Herbert Smith Freehills Rising Star: Aviation Thomas van der Wijngaart Clyde & Co Rising Star: Banking & Finance Lyn Brennan William Fry Rising Star: Banking & Finance Eugenio Fernández-Rico Clifford Chance Rising Star: Banking & Finance Amy Kennedy Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Rising Star: Banking & Finance Benjamin Leisinger Homburger Rising Star: Capital Markets Menno Baks Linklaters Rising Star: Capital Markets Peter Crossan Allen & Overy Rising Star: Capital Markets Jacqueline Heng Norton Rose Fulbright Rising Star: Capital Markets Andrew McCann Clifford Chance Rising Star: Commercial Arbitration Thomas Granier McDermott Will & Emery Rising Star: Commercial Arbitration Samantha Rowe Debevoise & Plimpton Rising Star: Commercial Arbitration Simon Vorburger Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Rising Star: Competition & Antitrust Marjolein De Backer Dechert Rising Star: Competition & Antitrust David Little Latham & Watkins Rising Star: Competition & Antitrust Christoff Henrik Soltau CMS Hasche Sigle Rising Star: Competition & Antitrust Ermelinda Spinelli Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Rising Star: Competition & Antitrust Lena Vanmali Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Rising Star: Energy & Natural Resources David Antón Hogan Lovells Rising Star: Energy & Natural Resources Nicholas Antonas Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Rising Star: Energy & Natural Resources Rob Butler Baker Botts Rising Star: Insurance & Reinsurance Nicolas Bouckaert Kennedys Rising Star: Insurance & Reinsurance Ciara Jackson HFW Rising Star: Insurance & Reinsurance Alaina Wadsworth CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Rising Star: Intellectual Property Paul Abbott Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Rising Star: Intellectual Property Anneka Dalton Hogan Lovells Rising Star: Intellectual Property Tjibbe Douma Dentons Boekel Rising Star: Intellectual Property Stephan Neuhaus Hogan Lovells Rising Star: Intellectual Property Annsley Merelle Ward Bristows Rising Star: International Trade Eva Monard Jones Day Rising Star: International Trade Nicoleta Tuominen Dentons Rising Star: International Trade Florian Wolf Blomstein Rising Star: Labour & Employment Danielle Pinedo Baker McKenzie Rising Star: Labour & Employment Daniel Read Walkers Rising Star: Labour & Employment Anne Roux-Fouillet Schellenberg Wittmer Rising Star: Life Sciences Rafi Allos Allen & Overy Rising Star: Life Sciences Charles-Henri Caron Hogan Lovells Rising Star: Life Sciences Daniel Lim Kirkland & Ellis Rising Star: Litigation Roman Baechler Homburger Rising Star: Litigation Alexandre Bisch Debevoise & Plimpton Rising Star: M&A & Private Equity Tom Bartram Kirkland & Ellis Rising Star: M&A & Private Equity Martin Allan Christensen Bech-Bruun Rising Star: M&A & Private Equity Sławomir Czerwiński Clifford Chance Rising Star: M&A & Private Equity Andrea Giger Niederer Kraft Frey Rising Star: M&A & Private Equity Adam Runcorn Sidley Austin Rising Star: Privacy & Data Protection Hannah Crowther Bristows Rising Star: Privacy & Data Protection Jan Spittka DLA Piper Rising Star: Privacy & Data Protection Nikolaos Theodorakis Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Rising Star: Real Estate Anna Wiśniewska Greenberg Traurig Grzesiak Rising Star: Real Estate Payam Yoseflavi Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Rising Star: Restructuring & Insolvency John Chetwood Herbert Smith Freehills Rising Star: Restructuring & Insolvency Ben Davies White & Case Rising Star: Tax Fabrizio Alimandi CMS Adonnino Ascoli & Cavasola Scamoni Rising Star: Tax Ruth Bloch-Riemer Bär & Karrer Rising Star: Tax Serena Lee Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Rising Star: Tax Yannick Schuerman Norton Rose Fulbright Rising Star: TMT Lukas Feiler Diwok Hermann Petsche Rechtsanwälte (Baker McKenzie) Rising Star: TMT Florian Tannen Baker McKenzie Rising Star: Transfer Pricing Tom Braukmann NERA Economic Consulting Rising Star: Transfer Pricing Antoine Faure CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats Rising Star: Transfer Pricing Olga Shambaleva EY Rising Star: White Collar Crime Elizabeth Head Herbert Smith Freehills Rising Star: White Collar Crime Roland Ryser Schellenberg Wittmer Rising Star: White Collar Crime Neyah van der Aa Allen & Overy COUNTRY WINNERS Rising Star: Belgium Yongqing Bao Steptoe & Johnson Rising Star: Belgium Athanasia Gavala Arnold & Porter Rising Star: Belgium Fabien Roy Hogan Lovells Rising Star: Belgium Koen T'Syen Van Bael & Bellis Rising Star: Bulgaria Hristina Dzhevlkova Wolf Theiss Rising Star: Bulgaria Anton Petrov Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov Rising Star: Bulgaria Alexander Stefanov Penkov Markov & Partners Rising Star: Channel Islands Kate McCaffrey Ogier Rising Star: Czech Republic Andrea Jarolímková Bird & Bird Rising Star: Czech Republic Petra Myšáková Allen & Overy Rising Star: Czech Republic Milan Rákosník Clifford Chance Rising Star: Denmark Christian Benedictsen-Nislev NJORD Rising Star: Denmark Mette Hygum Clausen Plesner Rising Star: Finland Maria Lehtimäki Waselius & Wist Rising Star: Finland Elina Pesonen Castrén & Snellman Rising Star: Finland Anna-Maria Tamminen Hannes Snellman Rising Star: France Nicolas Bricaire De Pardieu Brocas Maffei Rising Star: France Ophélia Claude Antonin Lévy & Associés Rising Star: France Clémence Macé de Gastines Eversheds Sutherland Rising Star: France Déborah Gelblat Mayer Brown Rising Star: Germany Jörg Meinzenbach Hengeler Mueller Rising Star: Germany Dominik Moser Morrison & Foerster Rising Star: Germany Nicolas Nohlen Ashurst Rising Star: Germany Tine Schauenburg White & Case Rising Star: Ireland Lynn Cramer Maples Group Rising Star: Ireland Louise Harrison William Fry Rising Star: Ireland Stuart Kennedy Matheson Rising Star: Ireland Ruairi Rynn William Fry Rising Star: Italy Valentina Canalini Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli & Partners Rising Star: Italy Fabio Cozzi Paul Hastings Rising Star: Italy Flavio Ponzano Arblit Rising Star: Netherlands Bart de Rijke De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek Rising Star: Netherlands Carlos van Staveren De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek Rising Star: Norway Espen Furuholt Sands Rising Star: Norway Agathe Løwenborg Arntzen de Besche Rising Star: Poland Anna Gulińska Dentons Rising Star: Poland Jacek Jezierski Dentons Rising Star: Poland Marcin Lewoszewski Kobylanska Lewoszewski Mednis Rising Star: Portugal Rute Alves PLMJ Rising Star: Portugal Miguel Cortez Pimentel Morais Leitão Galvão Teles Soares Da Silva & Associados Rising Star: Portugal Catarina Brito Ferreira Morais Leitão Galvão Teles Soares Da Silva & Associados Rising Star: Portugal Diogo Castanheira Pereira CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut Rising Star: Portugal Dirce Rente PLMJ Rising Star: Romania Poliana Gogu Naum RTPR Allen & Overy Rising Star: Romania Codrin Luţă Popovici Niţu Stoica & Asociaţii Rising Star: Romania Ciprian Timofte Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii Rising Star: Spain Blanca Arlabán Uría Menéndez Rising Star: Spain Alba Briones Hogan Lovells Rising Star: Spain David López Uría Menéndez Rising Star: Spain Virginia Martínez Hogan Lovells Rising Star: Sweden Olle Källström Mannheimer Swartling Rising Star: Sweden Albert Wållgren Vinge Rising Star: Sweden Johan Zetterström Baker McKenzie Rising Star: Switzerland Frank Bremer Schellenberg Wittmer Rising Star: Switzerland Olivier Mosimann Kellerhals Carrard Rising Star: Turkey Mehmet Onur Çeliker Pekin & Pekin Rising Star: Turkey Berk Cin Esin Attorney Partnership Rising Star: Turkey Ceren Su Balcıoğlu Selçuk Akman Keki Rising Star: UK Paul Abbott Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Rising Star: UK Rafi Allos Allen & Overy Rising Star: UK Nicholas Antonas Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Rising Star: UK Tom Bartram Kirkland & Ellis Rising Star: UK Rob Butler Baker Botts Rising Star: UK John Chetwood Herbert Smith Freehills Rising Star: UK Peter Crossan Allen & Overy Rising Star: UK Hannah Crowther Bristows Rising Star: UK Anneka Dalton Hogan Lovells Rising Star: UK Ben Davies White & Case Rising Star: UK Nicholas Harding Clyde & Co Rising Star: UK Elizabeth Head Herbert Smith Freehills Rising Star: UK Jacqueline Heng Norton Rose Fulbright Rising Star: UK Ciara Jackson HFW Rising Star: UK Caroline Joyce Herbert Smith Freehills Rising Star: UK Amy Kennedy Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Rising Star: UK Serena Lee Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Rising Star: UK Daniel Lim Kirkland & Ellis Rising Star: UK David Little Latham & Watkins Rising Star: UK Samantha Rowe Debevoise & Plimpton Rising Star: UK Adam Runcorn Sidley Austin Rising Star: UK Thomas van der Wijngaart Clyde & Co Rising Star: UK Lena Vanmali Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Rising Star: UK Alaina Wadsworth CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Rising Star: UK Annsley Merelle Ward Bristows Rising Star: UK Payam Yoseflavi Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner IN-HOUSE WINNERS Rising Star: In-House Counsel Zoë Aldam Financial Times Rising Star: In-House Counsel Victoria Andrés Cabrera CaixaBank Rising Star: In-House Counsel James Barnard Citigroup Rising Star: In-House Counsel Kishan Chandarana London Metal Exchange Rising Star: In-House Counsel Tatyana Chernykh EuroChem Rising Star: In-House Counsel Fanny Colson Bpifrance Rising Star: In-House Counsel Vaiva Degutienė Veolia Group Rising Star: In-House Counsel Bhupinder Grewal Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank Rising Star: In-House Counsel Susana Guerrero Lar España Real Estate Rising Star: In-House Counsel Oscar Hållén Klarna Bank Rising Star: In-House Counsel Kristina Hauck EnBW Rising Star: In-House Counsel Marie-Alice Himbert Airbus Rising Star: In-House Counsel Henrik Johansson Nordic Capital Rising Star: In-House Counsel Dirk Kiekebusch Zalando Rising Star: In-House Counsel Julia Krupa Ignaczak Kruk Rising Star: In-House Counsel Monika Kudlek Bank Pocztowy Rising Star: In-House Counsel Kai Kuohuva Tieto Rising Star: In-House Counsel Mary Lappas Terra Firma Capital Partners Rising Star: In-House Counsel Lavinia Aftodor Banca Comerciala Romana Rising Star: In-House Counsel Francisco Manrique Insud Pharma Rising Star: In-House Counsel Katrin Moder FlixMobility Rising Star: In-House Counsel Jan Olšakovský EIB Rising Star: In-House Counsel George Papachristou HRADF Rising Star: In-House Counsel Emma Payn NATS Rising Star: In-House Counsel Nadine Ramasamy Colt Rising Star: In-House Counsel Eva Ritter RHI Magnesita Rising Star: In-House Counsel Daniela Romeiro Semapa Rising Star: In-House Counsel Jenna Saario OP Financial Group Rising Star: In-House Counsel Matthew Saliba Delivery Hero Rising Star: In-House Counsel María Santander Bernabé Gescobro Rising Star: In-House Counsel Sally Anne Sherry Bartra Capital Property Rising Star: In-House Counsel Anna Suchopar ASOS.com Rising Star: In-House Counsel Aida Topcagic JP Morgan Rising Star: In-House Counsel Izabella Tsirmpa TITAN Cement Group Rising Star: In-House Counsel Lukas Wagner PPF Rising Star: In-House Counsel Yoana Yoshovska Goldman Sachs Rising Star: In-House Counsel Alexander Zalivako GPB International CREDIT: