Firms battle for European awards

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Firms battle for European awards

Tax Firm of The Year

Austria

Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Wolf Theiss

Belgium

Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck & Kirkpatrick, Loyens, Linklaters De Bandt

Cyprus

Andreas Neocleous & Co, Consulco, Chrysses Demetriades & Co, Antis Triantafyllides & Sons

Denmark

Bech-Bruun, Plesner Svane Grønborg, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Kromann Reumert

Finland

Ernst & Young, Roschier Holmberg, Borenius & Kemppinen

France

Ernst & Young, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters, Taj, Bredin Prat, CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Germany

Ernst & Young, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters, Lovells, Flick Gocke Schaumburg

Ireland

Arthur Cox, A&L Goodbody, Matheson Ormsby Prentice, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Italy

Chiomenti, Ernst & Young, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Vitali Romagnola Piccardi e Associati, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Luxembourg

ATOZ, KPMG, Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Netherlands

Allen & Overy, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Loyens & Loeff

Norway

Thommessen, Deloitte, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Wiersholm Mellbye & Bech

Poland

Baker & McKenzie, Deloitte, Linklaters, Ernst & Young, MDDP, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Portugal

Abreu Advogados, Garrigues, Gonçalves Pereira Castelo Branco & Associados, Linklaters, Morais Leitão Galvão Teles Soares da Silva & Associados

Russia

Linklaters, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Baker & McKenzie, Pepeliaev Goltsblat & Partners, White & Case

Sweden

Ernst & Young, Linklaters, Mannheimer Swartling, Setterwalls

Spain

Cuatrecasas, DLA Piper, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Garrigues, Landwell, Uría Menéndez

Switzerland

Lenz & Staehelin, Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Homburger

Turkey

Deloitte, Gide Loyrette Nouel, White & Case Musavirlik Limited Sirketi

UK

Allen & Overy, Deloitte, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Herbert Smith, Linklaters, PricewaterhouseCoopers


Transfer pricing firm of the year

Austria

Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Belgium

Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Denmark

Deloitte, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Finland

PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Deloitte, Ernst & Young

France

CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre, Ernst & Young, Fidal Direction Internationale, Landwell, Taj

Germany

Baker & McKenzie, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Italy

Deloitte, Ernst & Young Studio Legale Tributario, K Studio Associato, Maisto e Associati

Netherlands

Baker & McKenzie, Ernst & Young, KPMG Meijburg & Co, Transfer Pricing Associates

Norway

Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Poland

Baker & McKenzie, Ernst & Young, MDDP, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Portugal

Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Garrigues, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Russia

Baker & McKenzie, Pepeliaev Goltsblat & Partners, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Spain

Ashurst, Deloitte, Garrigues, Landwell

Sweden

Ernst & Young, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Switzerland

Baker & McKenzie, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Turkey

Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Mazars (Denge), PricewaterhouseCoopers

UK

Baker & McKenzie, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG


European firms of the year

US Tax Firm of the Year

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Latham & Watkins, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Dewey Ballantine

European Tax Litigation

Dorsey & Whitney, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Lallemant Soubeille Adamczyk Toret, Plesner Svane Gronborg, Stibbe

European Transfer Pricing

Deloitte, Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers

European Tax

Ernst & Young, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters, PricewaterhouseCoopers

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