ITR is delighted to announce the winners of the 16th ITR European Tax Awards.
Deloitte and EY have retained their crowns as European tax firm of the year and European transfer pricing firm of the year, respectively. These two firms also won a string of awards across Europe, Middle East and Africa in a number of categories.
Ørsted claimed the title as the European in-house direct tax team of the year, while AB Volvo and BASF were recognised as the leading in-house transfer pricing and indirect tax teams, respectively.
Baker McKenzie, Plesner and PwC were among the firms who won regional awards for their excellence.
Given the difficult environment due to COVID-19, we are unable to host an awards ceremony this year to recognise the work highlighted below. However, we remain keen to fulfil any promotions that firms would like to undertake on the back of their success and request that you contact ITR's head of business development for events, Jamil Ahad, with any queries.
Please also listen to our first ITR Awards podcast, where we discuss some of the key themes from the research.
A full list of shortlisted firms across all categories was revealed in April 2020.
For a full list of winners, read on.
National Awards
Africa Tax Firm of the Year
Webber Wentzel
Africa Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
EY
Austria Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Austria Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Baltic States Tax Firm of the Year
Sorainen, WTS Global
Baltic States Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Belgium Tax Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Belgium Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
CEE Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte
CEE Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
EY (EY Bulgaria, EY Romania)
CIS Tax Firm of the Year
EY
Cyprus Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Cyprus Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
EY
Denmark Tax Firm of the Year
Plesner
Denmark Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Finland Tax Firm of the Year
Roschier
Finland Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Borenius
France Tax Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
France Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
EY
Germany Tax Firm of the Year
Flick Gocke Schaumburg
Germany Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
NERA Economic Consulting
Greece Tax Firm of the Year
EY
Greece Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
EY
Hungary Tax Firm of the Year
EY
Hungary Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
EY
Ireland Tax Firm of the Year
Matheson
Ireland Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Matheson
Israel Tax Firm of the Year
Herzog Fox & Neeman
Italy Tax Firm of the Year
Maisto e Associati
Italy Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Maisto e Associati
Luxembourg Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Luxembourg Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Malta Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Middle East Tax Firm of the Year
Al Tamimi & Co
Middle East Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
PwC
Netherlands Tax Firm of the Year
Stibbe
Netherlands Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Norway Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Norway Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
PwC
Poland Tax Firm of the Year
Crido Taxand
Poland Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Crido Taxand
Portugal Tax Firm of the Year
Morais Leitão
Portugal Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Russia Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Russia Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
KPMG
Spain Tax Firm of the Year
Uría Menéndez
Spain Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Sweden Tax Firm of the Year
KPMG
Sweden Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
EY
Switzerland Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Switzerland Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Turkey Tax Firm of the Year
Esin Attorney Partnership
Turkey Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
PwC
UK Tax Firm of the Year
Clifford Chance
UK Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
EY
Ukraine Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Ukraine Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
EY
Individual Awards
Tax Litigation and Disputes Practice Leader of the Year
Eric Meier, Baker McKenzie
Transfer Pricing Practice Leader of the Year
Ronald van den Brekel, EY
Tax Practice Leader of the Year
Tina Zetterlund, KPMG
In-house Awards
In-house Indirect Tax Director of the Year
Carolin Symmons, Spotify
In-house Transfer Pricing Director of the Year
Avni Dika, Syngenta
In-house Tax Director of the Year
Marc Mokrab, Technicolor
In-house Indirect Tax Team of the Year
BASF
In-house Transfer Pricing Team of the Year
AB Volvo
In-house Tax Team of the Year
Ørsted
Deals and Cases
Impact deals
Alawwal Bank/Saudi British Bank merger: Abuhimed Alsheikh & Alhagbani Law Firm; Allen & Overy; Baker McKenzie; Clifford Chance; Dr Sultan Almasoud & Partners; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Khoshaim & Associates; Abdulaziz Al-Alajlan & Partners; Linklaters; PwC; Shearman & Sterling; Slaughter & May
Dassault Systèmes acquisition of Medidata: Clifford Chance; Bredin Prat; Norton Rose Fulbright, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
E.ON acquisition of stake in Innogy: Allen & Overy; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Gibson Dunn; Hengeler Mueller; Ihrig & Anderson; Linklaters; SZA Schilling Zutt & Anschütz
KKR acquisition of a stake in Axel Springer: Arnold; Allen & Overy; Deloitte; Flick Gocke Schaumburg; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Hengeler Mueller; Linklaters; Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy; Sullivan & Cromwell; White & Case
LVMH acquisition of Belmond: Baker McKenzie; Weil Gotshal & Manges
Naspers spin-off of MultiChoice Group: Webber Wentzel
Nexi IPO: BonelliErede; Bonn Steichen & Partners; Kirkland & Ellis; Latham & Watkins; Legance; Linklaters; Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati; Weil Gotshal & Manges
Saudi Aramco IPO: Latham & Watkins; PwC; The Law Office of Megren M Al-Shaalan; The Law Office of Salman M Al-Sudairi; White & Case
Takeda acquisition of Shire: Arthur Cox; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Linklaters; Mourant Ozannes; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi; PwC; Slaughter & May
Thales acquisition of Gemalto: Allen & Overy; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier; NautaDutilh; Norton Rose Fulbright; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Impact cases
France vs. Google: Baker McKenzie
Denmark vs Microsoft Denmark: Kromann Reumert
Italy vs Agusta Holding: Di Tanno e Associati; Macchi Di Cellere Gangemi Offices
N Luxembourg 1, X Denmark, C Danmark I and Z Denmark vs the Danish Ministry of Taxation: Arendt & Medernach; Kammeradvokaten/Poul Schmith; Kromann Reumert; Nielsen Nørager; Plesner
Netherlands v Commission/Starbucks Corp and Starbucks Manufacturing EMEA v Commission: Osborne Clarke
News UK v HMRC: Deloitte
Sasol Oil v CSARS: Webber Wentzel
Spain v Ikea: Vialegis Dutilh Abogados
Sweden v Absolut: EY
T Denmark and Y Denmark vs the Danish Ministry of Taxation: Arendt & Medernach; Kammeradvokaten/Poul Schmith; Kromann Reumert; Nielsen Nørager; Plesner
Regional Awards
Diversity & Inclusion Firm of the Year
Esin Attorney Partnership
US Tax Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Best Newcomer
WTS Dhruva Consultants, WTS Global
CJEU Firm of the Year
Plesner
Tax Innovator of the Year
Deloitte
Tax Technology Firm of the Year
Thomson Reuters
Tax Compliance and Reporting Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Tax Policy Firm of the Year
PwC
Indirect Tax Firm of the Year
EY
Tax Litigation and Disputes Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
EY
Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Editor's Choice Award
For his progressive work in the transfer pricing world throughout the Middle East region:
Mohamed Serokh, PwC Middle East
