VANDENBULKE, a Luxembourg-based independed law firm, has been named "Best European Specialist Law firm of the year" at The Lawyer European Awards 2020, which were held online on 1 December.

Denis Van den Bulke, Managing Partner of VANDENBULKE, commented: "1 December 2020 is a proud day for all of us at VANDENBULKE! We are delighted to have received this prestigious award. Such a recognition of our expertise in Corporate Finance by a 31 judge panel of legal industry leaders is a true honour and is a testimony to our distinctive vision of a law practice and fifteen years of relentlessly pushing boundaries in the pursuit of excellence".

The judges praised the firm's "freshness, diversity, talent, youth and cool attitude", which, according to Mr Van den Bulke, "perfectly reflects our professional philosophy of nurturing young professionals in an enjoyable yet highly demanding work atmosphere; a philosophy and set of values from which I believe our success derives".

The Lawyer European Awards are among the most prestigious and coveted in the legal profession. The elite judging panel highly commented this year's winners for implementing bold initiatives, ranging from internal innovation to daring international strategies.