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The International Legal Alliance Summit & Awards 2010

Paris, June 7, 2010

On the 3rd

of June 2010 the International Legal Alliance Summit & Awards gathered 500 lawyers,

managing partners, general counsels, leading professionals from the legal field from over 40

countries for one to one meetings and to celebrate the best independent performing firms.

The event was organized by Leaders League in conjunction with its partners: Practical Law Company,

Association of Corporate Counsel (Europe), the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, Licensing

Executive Society, the European Company Lawyers Association, the European Lawyer, Magazine

Decideurs, the International Council of Jurists, Global Turnaround, All India Bar Association, Global

Turnaround, INSOL Europe, Cercle Montesquieu, Cercle Godel, and the French in-house counsel

association.

Leaders League is a French independent information provider with offices in Paris and New York. Its

main three fields of expertise are Law, Finance and Strategy. While a long time French reference

through Magazine Decideurs it operates internationally through Intelligence reports and

international prestigious events.

The Awards Ceremony on June 3rd

recognized the best independent law firms for 28 categories from

their domestic markets and countries.

The process to elect the best firms began 6 months prior to the event and engaged a panel of 98 jury

members composed of exclusively active general counsels with extensive expertise in the concerned

markets and countries. The nomination process was based on suggestions made by the jury and

international rankings. In order to establish the winner of the Golden Award, the nominated firms

filled in a submission document that was presented to the jury that noted the firms and decided the

winner. Both submission and participation of the nominated firms has been free of charge in order to

ensure a maximum objectivity to the process.

Please see below and attached a presentation of the 2010 Silver Award and Golden Award Winners

along with the jury members, partners and sponsors.

For your participation at The International Legal Alliance Summit & Awards 2011 as a nominee please

contact the concerned person responsible for your area at www.ilasummit.com.

Partners

Sponsors

MEXICO: Members of the Jury

Roberto Andrade Martínez - General Counsel, Telefonica Mexico

Joaquin Balcarcel Santa Cruz - Vice President & General Counsel, Grupo Televisa

Pedro Pablo Barragán - Legal Corporate Manager, Grupo Bimbo

Carlos Doring - Legal Director, Finance, Alcatel-Lucent

Marisol Gonzáles Ortega Roque - General Counsel, Bayer

Pierre Lorenceau - CEO & International Publishing Director, Leaders League

Maria Teresa Muñoz - Corporate Legal Counsel, Indra

Wendela Van Uchelen - General Counsel, Danone

Best Mexican law firms 2010

Barrera, Siqueiros y Torres Landa

Basham, Ringe y Correa

Creel Garcia-Cuellar Aiza y Enriquez

Gallastegui y Lozano

Gonzalez Calvillo

Jauregui, Navarrete y Nader

Mijares, Angoitia, Cortes y Fuentes

Ritch Mueller

Von Wobeser y Sierra

Mexico: Gold Award 2010 Basham, Ringe y Correa and Jauregui, Navarrete y Nader

BRAZIL: Members of the Jury

Erica Barbagalo - Legal Director, Pepsico Latin America


Marisol Gonzáles Ortega Roque - General Counsel, Bayer

Josie Jardim -General Counsel, General Electric


Valeria Plastino - Senior Vice President & Regional General Counsel, Global Crossing

Luciano Santos -Legal Manager, Accenture

Jose Sariego - Senior Vp - General Counsel, HBO Latin America

Joao Carlos Speranzini - Legal Counsel, Schlumberger Dubai


Best Brazilian law firms 2010

Araujo e Policastro Advogados

Barbosa, Mussnich & Aragao Advogados

Demarest e Almeida Advogados

Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice

Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados

Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Souza, Cescon, Barrieu e Flesch

Tozzini Freire Advogados

Trench, Rossi & Watanabe Advogados

Brazil: Gold Award 2010 Pinheiro Neto Advogados

ARGENTINA: Members of the Jury

María Gabriela Álvarez De La Fuente - Legal Manager, BASF

Santiago Boccardo - General Counsel, Nestlé



Gustavo Martínez - Director Legal Affairs, BAN

Esteban Mezzano - Legal Director, Nestlé

Valeria Plastino - Senior Vice President & Regional General Counsel, Global Crossing

Jose Sariego Senior VP - General Counsel, HBO Latin America


Carlos Zubiaur - Group General Counsel, Telecom Argentina

Best Argentinian law firms 2010

Allende & Brea

Bruchou, Fernandez Madero & Lombardi

Errecondo Salaverri Dellatorre Gonzalez & Burgio

Estudio Alegria, Buey Fernandez, Fissore & Montemerlo

Estudio Beccar Varela

Estudio Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal

Estudio O’Farrell

JP O’Farrell Abogados

M&M Bomchil

Nicholson y Cano Abogados

Argentina: Gold Award 2010 Estudio Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal and M&M Bomchil

NORTH AMERICA : Members of the Jury

Pierre Cardin - General Counsel, EADS North America

Daniel Desjardins - General Counsel, Bombardier

Howard Diamond - General Counsel, Thales North America

Barry Fisher - General Counsel, SAP

Ian Fitzsimons – Group General Counsel, Penod Ricard

Susan Flook - Group General Counsel, The Body Shop International

Marc Krajicek - General Counsel, Philips

Jay Stephens - General Counsel, Raytheon

Anna K. Fung - Senior Counsel, Intrawest

Randall Lewis - Associate General Counsel, Danone


Solomon Osagie – Chief Legal Officer, TSYS

Ziad Zarka - General Counsel, Qatar Int. Petroleum Marketing Company

Lawrence P. Tu - Senior Vice President and General Counsel, DELL

USA: Intellectual Property & Information Technology

Alston + Bird

Cooley Godward Kronish

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner

Fish & Richardson

Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto

Howrey

Irell & Manella

Keker & Van Nest

Kirkland & Ellis

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

Weil, Gotshal & Manges

USA: Gold Award 2010 - Intellectual Property & Information Technology

Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto

USA: Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions

Cravath, Swaine & Moore

Davis Polk & Wardwell

Debevoise & Plimpton

Fried Frank

Kirkland & Ellis

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom & Affiliates

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Sullivan & Cromwell

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Weil, Gotshal & Manges

USA: Gold Award 2010 - Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions


USA: Antitrust & Competition

Arnold & Porter

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Davis Polk & Wardwell

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Hogan & Lovells

Howrey

Kirkland & Ellis

Latham & Watkins

O’Melveny & Myers

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom & Affiliates

WilmerHale

USA: Real Estate & Environment

Arnold & Porter

Beveridge & Diamond

Bingham McCutchen

DLA Piper

Holland & Knight

Hunton & Williams

Latham & Watkins

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

Sidley Austin

USA: Gold Award 2010 - Real Estate & Environment Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker

USA: Project Finance, Infrastructure & Energy

Baker Botts

Chadbourne & Parke

Dewey & LeBoeuf

Fulbright & Jaworski

King & Spalding

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

Vinson & Elkins

White & Case

USA: Gold Award 2010 - Project Finance, Infrastructure & Energy Chadbourne & Parke and King & Spalding

USA: Public Procurement, Public Law & Government Relations

Arnold & Porter

Covington & Burling

Crowell & Moring

Dickstein Shapiro

DLA Piper

Hogan & Hartson

Holland & Knight

Patton Boggs


Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Wiley Rein

USA: Gold Award 2010 - Public Procurement, Public Law & Government Relations Patton Boggs

USA: Complex Litigation

Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott

Boies, Schiller & Flexner

Jenner & Block

Keker & Van Nest

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel

Morrison & Foerster

Munger, Tolles & Olson

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges


Winston & Strawn

USA: Gold Award 2010 - Complex Litigation

Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott and


USA: International Arbitration

Arnold & Porter

Baker Botts

Covington & Burling

Debevoise & Plimpton

Fulbright & Jaworski

Hughes Hubbard & Reed

King & Spalding

O’Melveny & Myers

Shearman & Sterling

Sidley Austin

White & Case

USA: Gold Award 2010 - International Arbitration

Sidley Austin

Best CANADIAN law firms 2010

Bennett Jones

Blakes, Cassels & Graydon

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Fasken Martineau DuMoulin

Goodmans

McCarthy Tetrault

Ogilvy Renault

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt

Stikeman Elliott

Torys

Canada: Gold Award 2010 Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Canada: Special Distinction 2010

Fasken Martineau DuMoulin

SOUTH AFRICA: Members of the Jury

Nassib Abou-Khali 6 General Counsel Middle East, Yahoo!

Meltem Anayaroglu - Legal Counsel & Corporate General Secretary, Avea

Philippe Coen - Vice President, Counsel, Disney

Muhammed Essop -Senior Legal Counsel, Gemalto

Richard Given - Director, Legal - Emerging Markets, Cisco Systems

Wilson Graeme - Managing Director, Legal & Commercial Solutions

Hassan Hassan - Associate General Counsel, GE Healtcare

Motsosi Donald Thipe -Senior Legal Advisor, Telkom SA

Best South African law firms 2010

Bell Dewar

Bowman Gilfillan

Brink Cohen Le Roux

Deneys Reitz

Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs

Fluxmans

Glyn Marais

Roodt

Taback & Associates

Webber Wentzel

Werksmans incorporating Jan S. de Villiers

South Africa: Gold Award 2010 Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs Inc

TURKEY: Members of the Jury

Nassib Abou-Khali - General Counsel Middle East, Yahoo!

Meltem Anayaroglu - Legal Counsel & Corporate General Secretary, AVEA

Orijit Das - Senior Legal Counsel & Vice President, GENPACT

Yasemin Erden - Legal Counsel, Rhea Investments

Nilhan Guner-Buyurgan - Legal Counsel, Sabanci Holding

Hassan Hassan -Associate General Counsel, GE Healtcare



Caghan Tansel - Legal Counsel, British American Tobacco

Ziad Zarka - General Counsel, Qatar Int Petroleum Marketing Comp.

Best Turkish law firms 2010

Cerrahoğlu

Herguner Bilgen Ozeke

Paksoy

Pekin & Bayar

Pekin & Pekin

Senguler & Senguler

Somay Hukuk Burosu

Taboğlu & Demirhan

Yuksel Karkın Kucuk

Turkey: Gold Award 2010 Pekin & Pekin

CHINA: Members of the Jury

Benjamin Dornic - Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Lafarge

Ian Fitzsimons - General Counsel, Pernod Ricard

Angeline Lee - Vice President Legal, Singapour Press Holding Ldt



Kailan Lucas - Regional General Counsel, General Electric

Best Chinese law firms 2010

Boss & Young

Commerce & Finance Law Offices

Fangda Partners

Global Law Office

Haiwen & Partners

Jingtian & Gongcheng

Jun He Law Offices

King & Wood

Zhong Lun Law Firm

China: Gold Award 2010 Jun He Law Offices

JAPAN: Members of the Jury

Christopher Barnard - General Counsel, Europe, Coca Cola Company Europe





Arpita Sen - General Counsel, AOL

Best Japanese law firms 2010

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Atsumi & Partners

Matsuo & Kosugi

Mitsui Yasuda

Mōri Hamada & Matsumoto

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Nishimura & Asahi

Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners

TMI Associates

Yanagida & Nomura

Japan: Gold Award 2010 Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

INDIA: Members of the Jury

Sameer Chugh- General Counsel, Essar Telecom

Orijit Das - Senior Legal Counsel & Vice President, Genpact

Amitabh Lal Das - Legal Director & General Counsel, Yahoo!




Akhil Prasad - Director And Head Legal, Fidelity Business Services

Mysore Prasanna - Independent Consultant, Aditya Birla Group


Best Indian law firms 2010

Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co.

AZB & Partners

Crawford, Bayley & Co.

DSK Legal

FoxMandal Little

J. Sagar Associates

Khaitan & Co.

Nishith Desai Associates

Trilegal

Wadia Ghandy & Co.

India: Gold Award 2010 AZB & Partners

AUSTRALIA: Members of the Jury

Christopher Barnard - General Counsel, Europe, Coca Cola Company Europe



Alexander Forssman - Vice President & General Counsel, Open Text




Best Australian law firms 2010

Allens Arthur Robinson

Atanaskovic Hartnell

Blake Dawson

Clayton Utz

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Freehills

Gilbert + Tobin

Johnson Winter & Slattery

Mallesons Stephen Jaques

Minter Ellison

Australia: Gold Award 2010

Clayton Utz and Mallesons Stephen Jaques

POLAND: Members of the Jury

Olivier Caremans - Vice President And General Counsel, Emeia, Ingersoll



Monika Glowacka - Legal Counsel, Colgate-Palmolive


Ewa Podgorska - General Counsel, Nfi Empik

Best Polish law firms 2010

Chajec Don-Siemion & Żyto

DeBenedetti Majewski Szcześniak

Domański Zakrzewski Palinka

GESSEL

Grynhoff Woźny Wspolnicy

Siemiątkowski & Davies

Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak

T. Studnicki, K. Pleszka, Z. Cwiakalski,

J. Gorski Społka Komandytowa

Wardyński & Partners

Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr

Poland: Gold Award 2010 Domański Zakrzewski Palinka

RUSSIA: Members of the Jury

Olivier Caremans - Vice President And General Counsel, Emeia, Ingersoll

Elena Fedotova - Cco, Vimpelcom



Jeffrey McGhie - General Counsel, Vimpelcom

Anastasia Shkarina - Head Of Legal, Moscow Efes Brewery

Best Russian law firms 2010

ALRUD

Andrey Gorodissky & Partners

Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & Partners

Liniya Prava

Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov & Partners

Pepeliaev Group

Vegas Lex

Russia: Gold Award 2010 Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & Partners

Russia: Special Distinction 2010 Andrey Gorodissky & Partners

BENELUX: Members of the Jury

Patrick Bignon - Chief Executive Officer, Law Management Consulting


Stephane Collinet - European Legal Counsel, Southern Europe, CIT

Paul De Jonge - General Manager, European Company Lawyers Association

Carlos Doring -Legal Director, Finance, Alcatel-Lucent

Ian Kayanakis - Group Vice President Legal, Technip


Gerard Willsher - Vice President & Chief Counsel, Global Operations, Pitney Bowes

Best Benelux law firms 2010

Altius

Arendt-Medernach

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

Elvinger, Hoss & Prussen

Eubelius

Houthoff Buruma

Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick

Loyens & Loeff

NautaDutilh

Stibbe

Benelux: Gold Award 2010 Arendt-Medernach and Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick

GERMANY : Members of the Jury


Dirk Doeppelhan - Senior Counsel, Alcatel-Lucent




Luca Naccarato - General Counsel, Tiscali

Mathias Remier - Associate General Legal Counsel, Oracle

Adam Smith - General Counsel, EADS

Günter Untucht - Associate General Counsel, Trend Micro

Best German law firms 2010

Beiten Burkhardt

Buse Heberer Fromm

CMS Hasche Sigle

Flick Gocke Schaumburg

Gleiss Lutz

Hengeler Mueller

Noerr

Oppenhoff & Partner

P+P Pollath + Partners

Schilling, Zutt & Anschutz

Germany: Gold Award 2010 Noerr

FRANCE: Members of the Jur



Jean-Marie Gauvain - Vice President & General Counsel, Suez Environnement

Christine Guerrier -General Counsel, Thales

Ian Kayanakis -Group Vice President Legal, Technip


Guillaume Nonain - Legal Director Southern Europe, Goodyear

Isabelle Roux-Chenu - General Counsel, Cap Gemini

David Zakin - Vice President, Head of Capital Markets & Securities Litigation, EADS

Best French law firms 2010

Bredin Prat

Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei

Franklin

Frieh & Associés

De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés

Gide Loyrette Nouel

Jeantet et Associés

Salans

UGGC & Associés

Veil Jourde

France: Gold Award 2010 UGGC & Associés

ITALY: Members of the Jury

Patrizia Carrozza - General Counsel, SAES Getters

Silvia Carteny - General Counsel, Versace

Carlo Ciccarelli - General Counsel, Atos Origin


Nicola Lopez - Associate General Counsel, Procter & Gamble


Luca Naccarato - General Counsel, Tiscali

Stefania Perego - Legal Director, General Electric

Best Italian law firms 2010

Bonelli Erede Pappalardo

Chiomenti Studio Legale

Gianni, Origoni, Grippo & Partners

Grimaldi e Associati

Labruna Mazziotti Segni

Legance

Macchi di Cellere Gangemi

NCTM Studio Legale Associato

Pedersoli e Associati

Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati – Agnoli Bernardi

d’Urso Gatti e Associati

Italy: Gold Award 2010 Chiomenti Studio Legale

UNITED KINGDOM : Members of the Jury







Gerard Willsher - Vice President & Chief Counsel, Global Operations, Pitney Bowes

Best UK law firms 2010

Allen & Overy

Clifford Chance

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Herbert Smith

Linklaters

Hogan Lovells

Macfarlanes

Simmons & Simmons

Slaughter and May

Travers Smith

UK: Gold Award 2010 Travers Smith

SPAIN: Members of the Jury

Maria Jesus Alonso - Board Member ACC Europe, Cabolivo

Esteban Buldú Freixa - In House Senior General Counsel, Camper

Ignacio Del Cuvillo - Senior Legal Counsel, Respol YPF


Philippe Redaelli - Head Of Legal And Finance, Alpiq


Jose Manuel Such De Mena - General Counsel, Barceló Hotel & Resorts

Juan Velazquez - General Counsel, France Telecom Spain

Best Spanish law firms 2010

Araoz & Rueda

CMS Albinana & Suarez de Lezo

Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira

Garrigues

Gomez-Acebo & Pombo

Perez-Llorca

Ramon y Cajal

Roca Junyent

Uria Menendez

Spain: Gold Award 2010 Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira and Garrigues

EUROPE: Members of the Jury



Stephane Collinet - European Legal Counsel, Southern Europe, Cit




Gerard Willsher - Vice President & Chief Counsel, Pitney Bowes

Best European law firms 2010

Allen & Overy

Clifford Chance

Simmons & Simmons

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Gide Loyrette Nouel

Alliance of Herbert Smith, Gleiss Lutz and Stibbe

Linklaters

Hogan Lovells

Salans

Alliance of Slaughter and May, Bredin Prat, Uria Menendez,

Bonelli Erede Pappa lardo, Hengeler Mueller

Europe: Gold Award 2010

Gide Loyrette Nouel

Europe: Special Distinction 2010 Allen & Overy

Rising stars 2010

Brazil:

Levy & Salomao

Lobo & de Rizzo

KLA-Koury Lopes Advogados

China:

Lehman Lee & Xu

Duan Duan Law Firm

Run Ming Law Office

India:

Bharucha & Partners

Poovayya & Co

Economic Law Practice

UK:

Ashurst

CMS Cameron McKenna

Addleshaw Goddard

Dickson Minto WS

Berwin Leighton Paisner

USA: Intellectual Property & Information Technology

Morrison & Foerster


WilmerHale

USA: M&A

Latham & Watkins

Shearman & Sterling

Willkie Farr & Gallagher

USA: Public Procurement, Public Law & Government Relations

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

McKenna Long & Aldridge

Perkins Coie

Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal

WilmerHale

USA: Antitrust & Competition

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider

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