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Did You Know: H1 CEE Law Firm Leaderboard

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Did You Know that 12 firms in Central and Eastern Europe worked on more than 16 client matters reported by CEE Legal Matters in the first half of the year? According to the Activity Rankings function of the CEELMDirect website, two firms worked on more than 40 client matters reported by CEE Legal Matters in the first six months of 2023: Schoenherr, which worked on 42, and Clifford Chance, which worked on 41.

Dentons worked on 37 client matters reported by CEELM through June 31, 2023, putting the firm in third place, with Cobalt (at 36) and Sorainen (at 35) close behind. The list of firms that worked on 30 or more reported deals also includes Wolf Theiss (with 31) and CMS (with 30).

Kinstellar and Ellex both worked on 20 client matters reported in the first half of this year, while Linklaters worked on 18 and White & Case and Allen Overy Shearman Sterling both worked on 17.

The H1 Partner leaderboard was announced by CEE Legal Matters last week, and can be found here.

Want to see which client matters these firms worked on in the first half of this year, or see which other firms have worked on multiple reported client matters so far this year? Visit CEELMDirect.com, the world’s only truly dynamic legal directory, and find out for yourself!

Cobalt at a Glance

COBALT is a closely integrated alliance of top-tier law offices across the Baltics, uniting more than 250 attorneys and support staff. During 25 years of experience, we have become a strategic partner to our clients in handling both daily matters and complex large–scale transactions and disputes.

The firm’s broad spectrum of expertise and established position as the market leader gives a comprehensive basis for providing full-service business law advice.

Top international and regional businesses, financial institutions, state and local governments, and the region’s most promising start-ups are among our clients. We offer leading-edge solutions in key industry sectors: Consumer Products, Trade & Distribution, Real Estate & Construction, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Energy & Utilities, Communications, Media & Technologies, Financial Services, Transport & Logistics.

COBALT has been named Baltic Law Firm of the Year 7 times receiving Chambers Europe, IFLR, The Lawyer and Mergermarket awards, and we are regularly listed amongst the top-performing M&A legal advisors in the Bloomberg, Refinitiv and Mergermarket deal tables. Recognized as the No.1 Lithuanian law firm in the Prospera Law Firm Review 2021 and No. 1 law firm in Latvia in 2022, 2020, 2019, and 2018 client satisfaction surveys. We were recognized as a Baltic-wide Law Firm of the Year at the 2022 Chambers Europe Awards ceremony and named the Baltic States Tax Firm of the Year and Pro Bono Firm of the Year at the annual ITR EMEA Tax Awards 2021 ceremony. 

More information on COBALT can be found at www.cobalt.legal.