Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has won four categories at the Benchmark Litigation Europe Awards, including being named Arbitration Firm of the Year.

London partners Christopher Boyne and Conway Blake were also named Commercial Disputes Litigator of the Year and Western Europe Future Star (Partner/Counsel) respectively. The firm’s work in Alame & Others v Shell PLC and the Shell Petroleum Company of Nigeria was also named Impact Case of the Year.

In addition to the four wins, the firm was also shortlisted for UK Firm of the Year, partner Lord Goldsmith KC was shortlisted for UK Litigator Of the Year, and partner Karolos Seeger was shortlisted for White Collar Crime Litigator of the Year.

The Benchmark Litigation Europe Awards recognize the most distinguished litigators and their firms for their exemplary work over the past twelve months. The winners are decided after months of peer review-based research and submission reviews.

The Debevoise Litigation Department is one of the strongest in the industry, with five practices that are independently and collectively among the very best in the world. The group provides broad, unmatched litigation capabilities across a wide range of substantive areas, including Commercial Litigation, International Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, White Collar & Regulatory Defense and Data Strategy & Security. All of our litigation teams are recognized as leading practices by major legal directories, including Chambers, The Legal 500 and Benchmark Litigation.