10/21/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/21/2021 08:46
Global law firm Dentons received the award for "Innovation in New Business Solutions" at the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards 2021. In addition, Dentons was ranked among the top seven most innovative law firms in Europe overall.
The "Innovation in New Business Solutions" award recognizes Dentons' Opportunity Tracker, an internal collaboration app, which draws on data from more than 20,000 sources to generate actionable business intelligence and help lawyers identify business opportunities in near real time. It also allows lawyers to create and share new opportunities with colleagues across Europe - thereby maximizing the value and reach of Dentons' proprietary business intelligence. The tool employs machine learning algorithms and natural language processing to convert big data into easy-to-digest updates, which can be filtered according to sector, country, or practice area.
Břetislav Šimral, Director of Dentons´ Insights and Intelligence group, led the development of the tool, with support from Ugo Bisacco, Yuliya Lebedeva and Pavel Štika as well as leadership sponsorship from Tomasz Dąbrowski, Europe Chief Executive Officer, and Richard Singer Europe Chief Managing Officer. In addition, numerous colleagues from across Europe participated in beta testing and shared opportunities through the tool.
Břetislav Šimral commented, "Thanks to the hard work of our Insight and Intelligence team, the vision of an integrated collaboration solution enhanced with external and proprietary intelligence has not only become a reality, but has also been appreciated by the jury of the FT Innovative Lawyer Awards 2021. We are honored and inspired by this award."
In addition to the award, Dentons was shortlisted in four other categories, including,
"The FT Innovation awards are among the most prestigious in our industry, and we are honored to be recognized among Europe's most innovative law firms," said Tomasz Dąbrowski, Europe Chief Executive Officer. "I would like to thank all of our shortlisted teams for their efforts over the last year, and offer a special congratulations to our Insights and Intelligence team on their recognition."
Dentons is the world's largest law firm, connecting top-tier talent to the world's challenges and opportunities with 20,000 professionals including 12,000 lawyers, in more than 200 locations, in more than 80 countries. Dentons' polycentric and purpose-driven approach, commitment to inclusion and diversity, and award-winning client service challenge the status quo to advance client interests. www.dentons.com