NABUCCO Chief Legal Counsel & Compliance Officer Wins European Counsel Award

Andreas Gunst , Chief Legal Counsel & Compliance Officer of NABUCCO Gas Pipeline International GmbH, has won an industry acclaimed award for excellence in the Regulatory (Non-financial Services) category at the European Counsel Awards 2013, which recognises achievement in the legal sector across Europe.
The International Law Office, with the support of the Association of Corporate Counsel Europe, selects the winners of the European Counsel Awards after in-depth analysis of in-house lawyers and legal departments worldwide. Over 4,000 individual nominations from corporate counsel and law firm partners are considered before the selection of the winners.
Reinhard Mitschek, CEO of NABUCCO Gas Pipeline International GmbH said: “It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Andreas and his team on this international recognition of their exemplary work. Nabucco’s unique watertight legal and regulatory framework are testament to the excellence of the team’s work. The award is a remarkable confirmation of highest performance within the complex framework of the NABUCCO project.”
Andreas Gunst said: “I am very pleased that the legal team of Nabucco has received this coveted external recognition through the award. The shortlist is prepared on the basis of external recommendations and a peer review process. I understand that a number of external recommendations had been received which supported the award. It is very encouraging to see that the work of the team is widely recognized externally.”

energjia.al, 08.03.2013