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Manuela Nestor, the Only Lawyer in Central and South-Eastern Europe Nominated at Euromoney “European Women in Business Law Awards 2011”

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen announced that Manuela Nestor, one of the firm’s managing partners, is the only lawyer in Central and South-Eastern Europe nominated at the 2011 edition of the “European Women in Business Law” awards. Manuela Nestor was nominated for the category “Best in Banking and Finance”, alongside other partners from law firms of the “Magic Circle” such as Linklaters, Allen&Overy and Clifford Chance.

At the same time, NNDKP is the only firm in the region nominated in the category “Best Gender Diversity Initiative by National Firm”, which recognizes firms that promote and support women lawyers in the field of business law.

The first edition of this event organized by the prestigious international editorial group Euromoney is intended to promote the professional recognition of women lawyers who contributed significantly to the development of this profession and who obtained remarkable results as leaders in their practice areas. Furthermore, the Euromoney initiative is aimed at honoring firms’ efforts in setting the standard in the area of business law by fostering a work environment that promotes gender diversity.

“NNDKP is strongly committed to the principle of equal opportunity and is dedicated to fostering the professional development of women in the area of business law. These nominations confirm the fact that diversity is a permanent concern for us, which is proved by the mixed structure of the NNDKP team, where, out of the 145 lawyers and consultants, 82 are women, as well as by the gender structure at the level of the management of the firm (out of the total of 17 partners, 11 are women). Furthermore, the firm’s equal opportunity policy is clearly reflected in the involvement of our women lawyers in the successful negotiation and conclusion of major transactions”, states Manuela Nestor, who also coordinates NNDKP’s Banking, Finance and Capital Markets Department.

Recognized in the Romanian business environment as one of the most respected business lawyers, Manuela Nestor coordinated, during her 35 years of professional activity, significant projects in the areas of banking law, financing, restructuring and assets sale operations, mergers and acquisitions, some of which were of an unprecedented complexity, transactions which clearly opened new avenues in important sectors of the Romanian economy. Manuela Nestor, who is also recognized by all the important international legal guides for her ”high class training” and her ”remarkable capacity to resolve complex issues” (The European Legal 500), has constantly provided assistance to several public and private Romanian and international organizations which include well renowned names such as the World Bank, the European Commission, EBRD, Erste Bank, Deutsche Bank AG, Bank of America Securities Asia, Merril Lynch, Ford Motor Company, OMV/Petrom, Weatherford, Trinity Industries, IBM, Honeywell Europe, etc.

In the field of business law, there is a permanent concern at global level for gender equality and professional diversity and Lex Mundi is one of the most active international profile alliances that initiate programs in support of such actions. NNDKP has been a member of Lex Mundi since 1999 and has become, from this perspective, a model for other international firms, members of Lex Mundi.

To see a list of the nominations for “European Women in Business Law Awards 2011”
you can access: http://www.iflr.com/Article/2828250/Women-in-Business-Law-Awards-Shortlist-revealed.html