The list of DOTY country jurors (except those who expressly asked to not be identified) for the 2022 Deals of the Year awards is below. The list will be updated to include the regional voting committee once their votes are submitted. We thank them for their time and input in assessing the 2022 Deals of the Year Submissions!

• Adi Ibrahimovic, Managing Partner, Ibrahimovic & Co
• Adriana Ioana Gaspar, Senior Partner, Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen 
• Aigest Milo, Executive Partner, Kalo & Associates
• Akos Fehervary, Managing Partner, Baker McKenzie
• Aleksander Stawicki, Managing Partner, WKB Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr
• Alexandra Doytchinova, Partner, Schoenherr
• Andras Posztl, Country Managing Partner, DLA Piper
• Andrei Burz-Pinzaru, Partner, Reff & Associates
• Angel Rizov, Partner, Kambourov & Partners
• Anna Szepietowska, Partner, Kochanski & Partners 
• Antonis Metaxas, Managing Partner, Metaxas & Associates
• Armen Khachaturyan, Senior Partner, Asters
• Ausra Maliauskaite-Embrekte, Partner, Glimstedt
• Anderl Axel, Managing Partner, Dorda
• Besnik Duraj, Local Partner, CMS Adonnino Ascoli & Cavasola Scamoni
• Bojana Bosnjak-London, Partner, Maric & Co Law
• Boris Savoric, Senior and Managing Partner, Savoric & Partners
• Borislav Boyanov, Managing Partner, Boyanov & Co
• Cornel Popa, Partner, Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii
• Cristina Martin, Partner, ACI Partners 
• Dace Silava-Tomsone, Managing Partner, Cobalt
• Damir Topic, Senior Partner, Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka
• Dogan Eymirlioglu, Partner, Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki Attorney Partnership
• Dusko Zuric, Co-Managing Partner, Zuric i Partneri in cooperation with Kinstellar
• Elvira Tulvik, Partner, Magnusson
• Emilija Kelesoska Sholjakovska, Partner, Debarliev, Dameski & Kelesoska
• Ermo Kosk, Partner, Ellex Raidla
• Eva Berlaus, Country Managing Partner, Sorainen
• Eva Skufca, Partner, Skufca Law
• Filips Klavins, Senior Partner, Ellex Klavins
• Fisnik Salihu, Managing Partner, RPHS Law
• Florian Kranebitter, Partner, Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner
• Gergely Ban, Managing Partner, Act Ban & Karika 
• Guniz Gokce, Managing Partner, GKC Partners
• Irina Tsvetkova, Managing Partner, Eversheds Sutherland 
• Irmantas Norkus, Managing Partner, Cobalt
• Ivan Kormanik, Partner, Majernik & Mihalikova
• Jakub Adam, Partner, Taylor Wessing
• Jaroslav Havel, Managing Partner, Havel & Partners
• Jasna Zwitter-Tehovnik, Partner, DLA Piper
• Jelena Gazivoda, Senior Partner, Jankovic Popovic Mitic
• John Kyriakides, Managing Partner, Kyriakides Georgopoulos
• Jonathan Weinberg, Partner, White & Case 
• Kadri Kallas, Partner, TGS Baltic
• Katharina Kubik, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 
• Kerem Turunc, Managing Partner, Turunc
• Klara Oppenheim, Partner, Oppenheim
• Kuldar-Jaan Torokoff, Managing Partner, Fort Legal 
• Margarita Karpenko, Co-Managing Partner, Kinstellar
• Marija Bojovic, Partner, Bojovic Draskovic Popovic & Partners
• Martin Janousek, Partner, Rowan Legal 
• Martin Magal, Partner, Allen & Overy
• Martin Simovart, Partner, Cobalt
• Michalis Kosmopoulos, Partner, Drakopoulos
• Mihaela Bondoc, Partner, Bondoc si Asociatii
• Milan Samardzic, Partner, SOG Law Firm
• Mirna Milanovic-Lalic, Managing Partner, BH Legal 
• Mojmir Ostermann, Managing Partner, Ostermann & Partners
• Mykola Stetsenko, Managing Partner, Avellum
• Natasa Krejic, Senior Partner, Sajic
• Nina Selih, Managing Partner, Selih & Partnerji
• Okan Demirkan, Partner, Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli 
• Pavel Hristov, Partner, Hristov & Partners 
• Pawel Halwa, Office Managing Partner, Schoenherr
• Perry Zizzi, Managing Partner, Dentons
• Peter Daszkowski, Partner, Wolf Theiss
• Peter Vrabel, Managing Partner, Legate
• Robert Bachovski Sinkoli, Partner, Bachovski Sinkoli Attorneys
• Roman Pecenka, Partner, PRK Partners
• Sabina Cerbu, Partner, Stratulat Albulescu
• Sabina Lalaj, Legal Practice Leader, Deloitte Legal
• Sergiu Bivol, Partner, Vernon David 
• Shpati Hoxha, Partner, Hoxha, Memi & Hoxha
• Simon Bracun, Partner, Kavcic, Bracun & Partners
• Stefan Antonic, Legal Practice Leader, Deloitte Legal
• Taras Dumych, Partner, Wolf Theiss
• Tim Pfister, Managing Partner, Knoetzl Haugeneder Netal 
• Urim Vokshi, Partner, Vokshi & Lata
• Uros Cop, Managing Partner, Senica & Partners
• Uros Ilic, Managing Partner, ODI Law
• Vefa Resat Moral, Managing Partner, Moral, Kinikoglu, Pamukkale, Kokenek 
• Veton Qoku, Attorney at Law in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners
• Viktor Tokushev, Managing Partner, Tokushev & Partners
• Vladislav Rosca, Partner, Efrim, Rosca & Asociatii

The complete list of DOTY winners for the 2021.

Albania

• 4iG´s Acquisition of ALBtelecom from the Calik Group (Tashko Pustina; Wolf Theiss)

Austria

• Starwood Capital's Public Takeover Offer for CA Immo (DSC Doralt Seist Csoklich; Kirkland & Ellis; Latham & Watkins; Schoenherr; Wolf Theiss)

Bosnia & Herzegovina

• Nomad Foods’ Acquisition of Fortenova's Frozen Food Business (Akin Gump; BDK Advokati; Boga & Associates; Bogdanovic, Dolicki & Partners; Divjak, Topic, Bahtijarevic & Krka; Forgo, Damjanovic & Partners; Harrisons; Isailovic & Partners; Kalo & Associates; Lakatos, Koves and Partners; Maric & Co; Norton Rose Fulbright; Polenak Law Firm; Popovski & Partners; Selih & Partnerji; Zdolsek Attorneys at Law)

Bulgaria

• KBC Bank’s Acquisition of Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria from Raiffeisen Bank International (E+H; Kinstellar; Wolf Theiss)

Croatia

• Nomad Foods’ Acquisition of Fortenova's Frozen Food Business (Akin Gump; BDK Advokati; Boga & Associates; Bogdanovic, Dolicki & Partners; Divjak, Topic, Bahtijarevic & Krka; Forgo, Damjanovic & Partners; Harrisons; Isailovic & Partners; Kalo & Associates; Lakatos, Koves and Partners; Maric & Co; Norton Rose Fulbright; Polenak Law Firm; Popovski & Partners; Selih & Partnerji; Zdolsek Attorneys at Law)

Czech Republic

• Avast and NortonLifeLock Merger (Kirkland & Ellis; Macfarlanes; White & Case)

Estonia

• Enefit Green Privatization and IPO (Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Ellex; Shearman & Sterling; Sorainen)

Greece

• Mondelez International’s Acquisition of Chipita from the Olayan Group, Spyros Theodoropoulos, and Others (Boyanov & Co; Clifford Chance; Karatzas & Partners; Shearman & Sterling)

Hungary

• MVM Energia's Acquisition of Companies and Assets from E.ON Hungary (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Kinstellar; Linklaters; Oppenheim) 

Latvia

• Akropolis Group’s Acquisition of SIA Delta Property from AMD Holding (Ellex; Eversheds Sutherland; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; TGS Baltic)

Lithuania

• Partners Group’s Acquisition of Fortum’s Baltic District Heating Operations (Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Ellex; Sorainen; Van Doorne)

Moldova

• MAIB Unfunded Risk Participation (ACI Partners)

Montenegro

• 4iG PLC’sAcquisition of Telenor Montenegro from PPF Group (Andric Law Office; Dentons; Kinstellar; Law Office Komnenic & Associates; Vukmirovic Misic Law Firm)

North Macedonia

• Interenergo’s and Trigal’s Acquisition of Wind Farm from Unidentified Sellers (Fatur Menard; Karanovic & Partners in Cooperation with Local Lawyers; Nikola Lazarov)

Poland

• InPost IPO (Clifford Chance; CMS; Stibbe; Weil, Gotshal & Manges)

Romania

• Glovo's Acquisition of Delivery Hero's Operations in Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Croatia (Cuatrecasas; Gugushev & Partners; Uria Menendez; Volciuc-Ionescu; Wolf Theiss)

Serbia

• Privatization of HIP Petrohemija (Law Office Miroslav Stojanovic in cooperation with Wolf Theiss; Marjanovic Law)

Slovakia

• Wood & Co’s and Tatra Asset Management’s Acquisition of Aupark Shopping Center from Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (Allen & Overy; Dentons; Taylor Wessing; White & Case)

Slovenia

• OTP’s Acquisition of Nova Kreditna Banka Maribor from Apollo Global Management and EBRD (Allen & Overy; Bird & Bird; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Selih & Partnerji; Wolf Theiss)

Turkey

• Hepsiburada IPO (Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; GKC Partners; Paksoy; Van Campen Liem; White & Case)

Ukraine

• Ukrenergo’s Debut ESG Bond Issuance (Avellum; CMS; Linklaters; Sayenko Kharenko; White & Case)

2021 Baltic Deal of the Year

• Partners Group’s Acquisition of Fortum’s Baltic District Heating Operations (Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Ellex; Sorainen; Van Doorne)

2021 CEE Deal of the Year

• Nomad Foods’ Acquisition of Fortenova's Frozen Food Business (Akin Gump; BDK Advokati; Boga & Associates; Bogdanovic, Dolicki & Partners; Divjak, Topic, Bahtijarevic & Krka; Forgo, Damjanovic & Partners; Harrisons; Isailovic & Partners; Kalo & Associates; Lakatos, Koves and Partners; Maric & Co; Norton Rose Fulbright; Polenak Law Firm; Popovski & Partners; Selih & Partnerji; Zdolsek Attorneys at Law)

The complete list of DOTY winners for the 2020 Deals of the Year, including the firms that worked on them, is as follows:

Albania:

• Albania Eurobond Issuance || Firms: Allen & Overy; Dechert; Wolf Theiss

Austria:

• Austrian Airlines Financing || Firms: DLA Piper; Eisenberger Herzog; Gleiss Lutz Hootz Hirsch PartmbB; Hengeler Mueller; REN Legal Management Limited; Schoenherr; Stibbe Avocats; Viehbock Breiter Schenk & Nau; Weber Rechtsanwalte

Belarus:

• HBOR Financing for Be Cloud || Firms: BDV Legal; Borovtsov & Salei

Bosnia and Herzegovina:

• ASA Finance's Takover of Central Osiguranje d.d. || Firm: Miljkovic & Partners

Bulgaria

• Enery Acquisition and Refinancing || Firms: Allen & Overy; CMS; Memery Crystal; Schoenherr; Spasov & Bratanov; Wolf Theiss

Croatia:

• Stillfront Group's Acquisition of Nanobit || Firms: DLA Piper; Glinska & Miskovic; Latham & Watkins; Savoric & Partners

Czech Republic:

• PPP Project for the D4 Expressway || Firms: CMS; Kinstellar; White & Case

Estonia:

• Luminor Bank’s Covered Bond Program || Firms: Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Cobalt

Greece:

• Cubico Sustainable Investment Limited's Acquisition of Greek Wind Farms || Firms: Lambadarios; Potamitis Vekris; Watson, Farley & Williams

Hungary:

• Budapest Bank Group, MKB Bank Group and Takarekbank Group's Creation of Hungarian "Superbank" || Firm: DLA Piper

Latvia:

• Valmieras Stikla Skiedra Debt Restructuring and Sale of Majority Stake to Duke I S.a.r.l || Firms: Cobalt; Ellex Klavins; Eversheds Sutherland

Lithuania:

• Ignitis Grupe IPO || Firms: Ashurst; Debevoise & Plimpton; Dentons; Sorainen; TGS Baltic; Walless

Moldova:

• Vetropack's Acquisition of Glass Container Group from Western NIS Fund and Other Shareholders || Firms: Gladei & Partners; Turcan Cazac

North Macedonia:

• Aricoma Group’s Acquisition of Seavus Group || Firms: Bird & Bird; Clifford Chance; Karanovic & Partners; Mannheimer Swartling

Poland:

• UNIQA's Acquisition of AXA Subsidiaries in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia || Firms: Clifford Chance; Go2Law; Schoenherr

Romania:

• Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets' Acquisition of CEZ Group in Romania || Firms: Allen & Overy; RTPR; Skils; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii

Russia:

• JV of SIBUR with Sinopec at Amur GCC || Firms: Dechert; White & Case

Serbia:

• Nova Ljubljanska Banka's Acquisition of Komercijalna Banka || Firms: AP Legal; Kalo & Associates; Kinstellar; ODI Law; Prica & Partners; Radonjic & Associates; Sajic; Selih & Partnerji

Slovakia:

• KBC Group's Acquisition of OTP Banka Slovensko from OTP Bank || Firms: Kinstellar; Schoenherr

Slovenia:

• Sartorius Stedim Biotech's Acquisition of BIA Separations || Firms: Eisenberger & Herzog; Milbank; RPPP; Schoenherr

Turkey:

• Turkey Wealth Fund’s Acquisition of Controlling Shares of Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. || Firms: Aksu Caliskan Beygo Attorney Partnership; Durukan + Partners; Herguner Bilgen Ozeke; Kabine Law Office; Kinstellar; Milbank; Nazim & Co; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Sorainen; Sullivan & Cromwell; White & Case

Ukraine:

• QTerminals WLL Port Concession Project of Black Sea Port of Olvia || Firms: Clyde & Co; EY Law; Kinstellar

The complete list of DOTY winners for the 2019 Deal of the Year, including the firms that worked on them, is as follows:

• Austria: Steinhoff Restructuring (Allen & Overy; Binder Groesswang; Dorda; Eisenberger & Herzog; Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner; Gleiss Lutz; Kirkland & Ellis; Latham & Watkins; Linklaters; Wolf Theiss)
• Belarus: Investments of Zubr Capital Fund and EBRD in Mila Group (Bird & Bird; Revera; SBH Law Offices)  
• Bosnia & Herzegovina: Aco Kabanica Sale of Elta-kabel to Telekom Srpske (Dimitrijevic & Partners) 
• Bulgaria: United Group’s Acquisition of Vivacom Bulgaria (CMS; Kambourov & Partners; Schoenherr) 
• Croatia: United Group’s Acquisition of Tele2 (Divjak, Topic, & Bahtijarevic; Kirkland & Ellis; Schoenherr) 
• Czech Republic: Advent International and Zentiva’s Acquisition of Alvogen’s CEE Business (CMS; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; White & Case)  
• Estonia: Apax Partners’ Acquisition of Baltic Classifieds Group (Cobalt; Ellex Raidla; Eversheds Sutherland Ots & Co; TGS Baltic; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett)
• Greece: Hellenic Republic’s Bond Issuance (Allen & Overy; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Karatzas & Partners; Koutalidis Law Firm) 
• Hungary: Extreme Digital/eMAG Merger (Allen & Overy; Dentons; DLA Piper) 
• Latvia: Air Baltic’s Debut Eurobond Issuance (Cobalt; Dentons; Linklaters; Sorainen)  
• Lithuania: Idex’s Acquisition of Danpower Baltic UAB from Danpower and Geco Investicijos (Cobalt; DLA Piper; Triniti)  
• Moldova: Duet Private Equity’s Acquisition of Red Union Fenosa and Gas Natural Fenosa Furnizare Energie SRL from Naturgy Inversiones Internacionales (ACI Partners; Bird & Bird; PeliFilip; Simmons & Simmons; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii; Turcan Cazac) 
• Montenegro: Crnogorska Komercijalna Banka’s Acquisition of Majority Stake in Societe Generale Banka Montenegro (CMS; Jones Day; Kalo & Associates; Schoenherr; Sytnyk & Partners)
• North Macedonia: Steiermarkische Bank und Sparkassen’s Acquisition of Ohridska Banka AD Skopje (Schoenherr; CMS; Jones Day)
• Poland: Acquisition of DCT Gdansk S.A. from Global Infrastructure Fund II (Clifford Chance; Dentons; Linklaters; Rymarz Zdort; Stibbe; Weil, Gotshal & Manges; White & Case)  
• Romania: Blackstone’s Acquisition of Minority Stake in Superbet (Bulboaca & Asociatii; Fox & Neeman; Herzog; Jones Day; Kirkland & Ellis; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Wolf Theiss)
• Russia: Severgroup’s Acquisition of TPG’s 34% Shareholding in Lenta and Subsequent Mandatory Tender Offer (Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Clifford Chance; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Ogier) 
• Serbia: Coca Cola HBC’s Acquisition of Bambi from Mid Europa Partners (BDK Advokati; Dechert; Karanovic & Partners; Latham & Watkins; Norton Rose Fulbright; White & Case; Zavisin, Semiz & Partneri)  
• Slovakia: PPF Group’s Acquisition of CME (Bondoc & Asociatii; Covington & Burling; Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov; Allen & Overy; Sullivan & Cromwell; White & Case) 
• Slovenia: Abanka Privatization (Jadek & Pensa; Kavcic, Bracun & Partners; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Wolf Theiss) 
• Turkey: Sisal’s Successful Bid to Operate Turkish State Lottery (Balcioglu Selcuk Akman Keki Attorney Partnership; Dentons; GKC Partners; Lexist Law Firm; White & Case) 
• Ukraine: NEQSOL’s Acquisition of VF Ukraine (Aequo; Avellum; DLA Piper; Latham & Watkins; Linklaters; PwC Legal)