Press Release

World Services Group congratulates 14 nominated member firms and 8 winners at the 2017 Chambers Europe Awards. Chambers recognizes a law firm’s pre-eminence in key countries in the region and reflects notable achievements over the past 12 months including outstanding work, impressive strategic growth and excellence in client service.

Our winning member firms are:

KOCIÁN ŠOLC BALAŠTÍK
CZECH REPUBLIC LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
One of the largest law firms in the Czech Republic, Kocián Šolc Balaštík (KSB) is well placed to provide comprehensive legal and tax advice to domestic and foreign clients. Since its inception, KSB has carved out a reputation as a successful and independent law firm, fully able to compete with international law firms. KSB's lawyers and tax advisers, many of whom acknowledged leaders in their area of expertise, are able to form a closely-integrated team capable of responding swiftly to clients' needs. Several are qualified in other industry fields allowing KSB to focus on practice areas where legal knowledge alone may be insufficient.

PLESNER
DENMARK LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Founded in 1918, Plesner is recognized as one of the leading law firms in Denmark. The firm covers all areas of commercial law and has a strong focus on legal advice at executive level, complex dispute resolution and large-scale transactions. Most of the firm's work has an international dimension, and it has non-exclusive close relationships with leading law firms all over the world.

GIANNI, ORIGONI, GRIPPO, CAPPELLI & PARTNERS
ITALY LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners is an award-winning global law firm with integrated practice area teams providing expert legal advice on all areas of commercial law. With over 370 lawyers based worldwide, they are one of the largest Italian firms and are recognized as a key player in international and domestic practice.

ARENDT & MEDERNACH
LUXEMBOURG LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Arendt & Medernach is the leading independent business law firm in Luxembourg with a philosophy expressed through their five values: Vision - Commitment - People - Independence - Energy. They strive for excellence in order to achieve the best results for clients and always look for creative solutions. Arendt’s specialized practice areas allow them to offer a complete range of Luxembourg legal and tax services tailored to the client’s individual needs across all areas of business law.

NESTOR NESTOR DICULESCU KINGSTON PETERSEN
ROMANIA LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) is the pioneer of business law in Romania offering integrated legal and tax advice in all business fields. A distinguishing feature of the firm has long been its emphasis on providing superior, individualized client service. Every attorney in the firm understands that the practice of law requires extensive knowledge, remarkable skills and unwavering responsiveness. NNDKP offers the combination of legal insight, courtroom experience, industry knowledge and practical business sense needed to help clients prevail in their most complex cases.

ELLEX
BALTIC-WIDE CLIENT SERVICE AWARD
Ellex’s large legal team in the Baltics allows the firm broad specialization and deep experience. Their cross-border portfolio includes the most significant international projects and landmark local deals in the region since the beginning of the 1990s. Ellex has been involved in some of the most innovative local and international transactions in M&A, commercial real estate and finance.

BEDELL CRISTIN
OFFSHORE CLIENT SERVICE AWARD
Bedell Cristin is a leading award-winning, full-service offshore law firm that provides onshore and offshore advice and expertise to clients worldwide. We have the expertise and resources to handle large and complex cross-border transactions. Working alongside their trust company Bedell Trust, they offer efficient, complementary offshore legal advice and fiduciary services in key financial centers. As a partner-led offshore law firm, their team culture is focused on providing exceptional client service, and is also active in the local community on personal law cases, and provides local pro bono legal services.

GARRIGUES
SPAIN CLIENT SERVICE AWARD
Founded in 1941, Garrigues boasts long-standing tradition. This well-established firm believes its position as market leader can only be maintained if all of the Firm’s professionals and employees continually strive to excel. Garrigues cites the source of their pride lies not so much in impressive figures, but rather in the achievement of a truly sound business model and the internal organization of their work, as well as their strong commitment to the ongoing training of their professionals, the appropriate assignment of resources to offer services of the highest standard, and in the proven ability of their team to continuously improve efficiency and keep one step ahead for the benefit of their clients.