Dentons announces 2026 partner and counsel promotions for Europe and Central Asia

Global law firm Dentons has promoted 13 new partners, six new Senior Counsel, six new Managing Counsel, and 30 new Counsel in Europe and Central Asia as part of the 2026 promotion round.

This diverse group of lawyers represents 19 different offices and all practice groups active in the region, and reflects equitable gender representation, with women lawyers making up 46% of the partner promotions and 48% of counsel promotions.

"Congratulations to our rising stars on reaching the next milestone in their career journey," said Wendela Raas, Europe Chief Executive Officer. "The promotions reflect not only the incredible talent within our Firm, but also Dentons' ongoing commitment to professional development and providing a positive working environment where people can grow their career."

The partner promotions are as follows:

Belgium

• Igor Danilov, Competition, Antitrust and Trade, Brussels

France

• Amélie de Baudry d'Asson, Real Estate, Paris
• Laura Godard, Corporate and M&A, Paris

Germany

• Jakob Pickartz, Restructuring, Berlin
• Andreas Schuler, Public Law and Regulatory/TMT, Düsseldorf
• Michael Singer, Corporate and M&A, Munich
• Josef Tahmaz, Employment and Labor, Düsseldorf

Luxembourg

• Olivier Lesage, Banking and Finance, Luxembourg

Romania

• Maria Tomescu, Banking and Finance, Bucharest

Spain

• Jorge Carmona, Corporate and M&A, Madrid

Turkiye

(Balcıoğlu Selçuk Eymirlioğlu Ardıyok Keki Attorney Partnership, the Turkish law firm with which Dentons works in relation to Turkish law matters.)

• Çisem Altundemir, Corporate and M&A, Istanbul
• Gözde Manav Kılıçbeyli, Employment and Labor, Istanbul
• Ceren Su, Banking and Finance, Istanbul

The full list of promoted Senior Counsel, Managing Counsel and Counsel promotions is as follows:

Czech Republic

• Tomáš Kvapil, Managing Counsel, Real Estate, Prague
• Jan Gerych, Counsel, Corporate and M&A, Prague
• Michael Mráček, Counsel, Employment and Labor, Prague

France

• Emmanuelle De Schepper, Senior Counsel, Corporate and M&A, Paris

Germany

• Bernadette Baas, Counsel, Employment and Labor, Berlin
• Matthias Friemelt, Counsel, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Düsseldorf
• Anara Karagulova-Glantz, Counsel, Competition and Antitrust/Trade, Berlin
• Elisa Kluge, Counsel, Real Estate, Munich
• Eva Kraft, Counsel, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Frankfurt
• Nikolaj Mühlenkamp, Counsel, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Düsseldorf
• Johannes Schickl-Beckmann, Counsel, Corporate and M&A, Berlin
• Tobias Schröter, Counsel, Restructuring, Düsseldorf

Hungary

• Sebastian Ishiguro, Counsel, Corporate and M&A, Budapest

International

• Anna Booth, Counsel, Banking and Finance

Italy

• Antida Cutuli, Senior Counsel, Banking and Finance, Milan
• Marilina Di Lauro, Senior Counsel, Corporate and M&A, Milan
• Riccardo Narducci, Senior Counsel, Banking and Finance, Rome
• Carlotta Soli, Senior Counsel, Real Estate, Milan
• Andrea Trabucco, Senior Counsel, Restructuring, Milan
• Elena Cossutta, Counsel, Real Estate, Milan
• Giuseppe Gagliardo, Counsel, Public Law and Regulatory, Milan
• Giulia Giordano, Counsel, Competition and Antitrust/Trade, Rome
• Marco Martinelli, Counsel, Corporate and M&A, Milan

Kazakhstan

• Darya Vologodskaya, Counsel, Tax, Almaty

Luxembourg

• David Paiva, Managing Counsel, Corporate and M&A, Luxembourg

Netherlands

• Gerard Koster, Managing Counsel, Banking and Finance, Amsterdam
• Femke de Wolf, Counsel, Real Estate, Amsterdam
• Mehdi el Manouzi, Counsel, Tax, Amsterdam
• Sanne Jeurissen, Counsel, Public Law and Regulatory, Amsterdam
• Bas Legger, Counsel, Real Estate, Amsterdam
• Marije Ozinga, Counsel, Employment and Labor, Amsterdam
• Joep Schreijer, Counsel, Corporate and M&A, Amsterdam
• Shivaughn Tets, Counsel, Banking and Finance, Amsterdam

Poland

• Dagmara Cisowska, Managing Counsel, Tax, Warsaw
• Aleksander Haleniuk, Managing Counsel, Banking and Finance, Warsaw
• Maciej Ziółkowski, Managing Counsel, Energy, Warsaw
• Damian Bugaj, Counsel, Tax, Warsaw
• Agata Sokołowska-Banicka, Counsel, Corporate and M&A, Warsaw

Romania

• Angelica Pintilie, Counsel, Public Law and Regulatory, Bucharest

Spain

• Ignacio Fernandez, Counsel, Banking and Finance, Madrid

Ukraine

• Valeria Tarasenko, Counsel, Tax, Kyiv

Uzbekistan

• Sanjar Narzullaev, Counsel, Banking and Finance, Tashkent

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