In the 2025 edition of IFLR1000, Dentons' offices across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have maintained a strong position across key financial and corporate transactional practices.

The firm achieved 33 practice rankings, with two-thirds of these accolades placed in the highest Tier 1 and Tier 2 categories. This result underscores our commitment to delivering exceptional legal services and innovative solutions to clients navigating complex transactions in the region.

Confirming their leadership in respective fields, 79 Dentons lawyers across nine jurisdictions have earned individual rankings. Among them, eight lawyers have received the prestigious Market Leader rankings, and one has been named an Expert Consultant. Additionally, 29 lawyers received Highly Regarded rankings, 18 achieved Rising Star/Rising Star Partner rankings, and 23 were recognized as Notable Practitioners.

Nearly 38% of ranked Dentons lawyers are women. Furthermore, IFLR1000 has included six Dentons lawyers in its elite Women Leaders rankings, recognizing the most prominent women lawyers working in the researched areas of law within CEE.

Overall, the Firm has seen 22 new or improved rankings, demonstrating our ongoing dedication to talent development, excellence in legal practice, and continual improvement.

Dentons lawyers recognized by IFLR1000 include:

Azerbaijan

• Rena Eminova
• James Hogan
• Kamil Valiyev
• Ulvia Zeynalova-Bockin

Czech Republic

• Ondřej Bartoň
• Pavel Boguský
• Daniel Hurych
• Evan Lazar
• Stewart Middleman
• David Šimek
• David Syed
• Sona Taghiyeva
• Jiří Tomola
• Markéta Tvrdá
• Chris Watkinson
• Petr Zákoucký

Georgia

• Otar Kipshidze
• Sopho Mebonia
• Avto Svanidze
• Neli Tsivtsivadze

Hungary

• János Csáki
• Anita Horváth
• Rob Irving
• Sebastian Ishiguro
• Judit Kővári
• Gabriella Pataki
• Kamran Pirani
• István Réczicza
• Edina Schweizer
• Marcell Szőnyi
• Eszter Zádori

Poland

• Adriana Mierzwa-Bronikowska
• Jakub Celiński
• Piotr Ciołkowski
• Piotr Dulewicz
• Paweł Grabowski
• Aleksander Haleniuk
• Marceli Kasperkiewicz
• Takura Kawai
• Bartłomiej Kordeczka
• Agnieszka Nagórska-Kordeczka
• Bartosz Nojek
• Christian Schnell
• Mark Segall
• Monika Sitowicz
• Piotr Staniszewski
• Anna Szymańska
• Tomasz Zwoliński

Romania

• Loredana Chitu
• Sandra Constantin
• Simon Dayes
• Lawrence Florescu
• Stefi Ionescu
• Simona Marin
• Claudiu Munteanu-Jipescu
• Bogdan Papandopol
• Cristian Popescu
• Angelica Pintilie
• Alin Roca
• Maria Tomescu
• Oana Voda
• Perry Zizzi

Slovakia

• Patricia Gossanyiova
• Juraj Gyárfáš
• Peter Kubina
• Richard Marcinčin
• Martin Mendel
• Peter Panek
• Katarína Pecnová
• Zuzana Šimeková
• Katarína Slezáková
• Petra Štrbová

Türkiye (Dentons)

• Tamsyn Mileham

Ukraine

• Oleg Batyuk
• Oleg Kuchanskyy
• Natalia Levchuk
• Adam Mycyk
• Natalia Selyakova
• Maksym Sysoiev

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