KYIV, 30 OCTOBER – Salans is pleased to announce that it has won the Euromoney award for Best Legal Team in Real Estate in Emerging Europe for the second year in a row. The dynamic Emerging Europe region includes Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Russia and Turkey and of course Ukraine.

These awards confirm Salans’ dominant position in emerging markets and cross-border real estate. With nearly 250 real estate and real estate finance specialists located in 20 offices stretching from New York to Shanghai, Salans has the largest fully integrated emerging markets real estate practice among leading international law firms. The continued expansion of the Global Real Estate Group underlines the importance placed on developing markets by the global firm, and Ukraine remains a key market in its expansion, with Myron Rabij heading the real estate practice in Kyiv.

Eric Rosedale, Co-Chairman of Global Real Estate at Salans, said: “This is a significant achievement, especially considering that the awards were judged on feedback provided by real estate developers, financial institutions, fellow advisers and investors in these extremely competitive markets which are covered by much larger global firms.”

Euromoney’s poll was conducted for over a month period during which real estate developers, advisors, financial institutions, investors and end-users from more than fifty countries worldwide chose firms they thought were best at providing real estate products and services in their markets.

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Salans is an international commercial law firm built on a pioneering spirit with over 750 lawyers globally operating from 20 offices in ALMATY, BAKU, BARCELONA, BEIJING, BERLIN1, BRATISLAVA, BUCHAREST, BUDAPEST, FRANKFURT1, ISTANBUL, KYIV, LONDON, MADRID, MOSCOW, NEW YORK, PARIS, PRAGUE, SHANGHAI, ST. PETERSBURG and WARSAW. We have operations in the Middle East, with cooperative associations in place as well as Salans personnel based in Doha, Qatar. Our global reach extends to Atyrau, Kazakhstan as well as New Caledonia and Tahiti. Our combination of international capability and domestic expertise enables us to provide comprehensive services matching the needs of global and local clients alike. More information about Salans can be found at www.salans.com

Salans is ranked among the top 50 law firms in the world by PLC Which Lawyer?. In 2007 and 2008 Salans was shortlisted to win “The International Law Firm of the Year” from The Lawyer. Salans is ranked as a top tier law firm in Ukraine and globally by the leading international legal directory Chambers Global.

1 Salans LLP is a Limited Liability Partnership registered in London with Registration Number OC 316822. Registered Office Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ, United Kingdom. Regulated by the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority. A list of members of SALANS is available at the above Registered Office.