5 out of 9 Client Choice Awards granted by International Law Office (ILO) to Romanian lawyers in 2018 were won by Schoenherr Bucharest partners, who are exclusive winners for Romania in their respective categories. Sebastian Gutiu (Managing Partner Schoenherr Bucharest) was awarded the Arbitration & ADR award, Matei Florea (Partner) won the award in the Banking category, Georgiana Badescu (Partner, Bucharest) was awarded the Competition & Antitrust award, Monica Cojocaru (Partner, Bucharest) won an award for her activity in Energy & Natural Resources, and Adina Jivan (Partner, Bucharest) – for her activity in Litigation.

  „These awards are first of all an important confirmation from our clients who have recommended us in the research conducted by ILO. A warm thank you to all our clients for entrusting us with their projects.", said Sebastian Gutiu, Managing Partner Schoenherr Bucharest.

Established in 2005, the ILO Client Choice Awards are granted following an independent survey and rec-ognise those partners around the world that stand apart for the excellent client service they provide. The criteria for the awards focus on the ability to add real value to clients’ business above and beyond other players in the market. Uniquely, the nominations and recommendations for these awards can be made by clients only.

The full list of ILO Client Choice Awards is available here.

Schoenherr is a leading full-service law firm in Central and Eastern Europe. With 14 offices located in Belgrade, Bratislava, Brussels, Budapest, Bucharest, Chisinau, Istanbul, Ljubljana, Podgorica, Prague, Sofia, Vienna, Warsaw and Zagreb, as well as country desks for Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia and Ukraine, Schoenherr provides its clients with comprehensive coverage of the CEE/SEE region. More than 300 legal professionals work across borders according to the individual needs and requirements of local and international companies. Quality, flexibility, innovation and practice-oriented solutions for com-plex assignments in the field of business law are at the core of Schoenherr's philosophy. In Romania, Schoenherr operates under the name Schoenherr și Asociații SCA, a member of the Bucharest Bar.
The Bucharest office is currently formed of 60 lawyers and consultants.