Here is the shortlist for the deal of the year category at the inaugural Financial News Awards for Excellence in Legal Services, Europe, which celebrate the achievements of the best law firms, teams and individual lawyers supporting the financial markets throughout the past year. The winners will be announced at a London gala event on April 24

• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton: Simon Ovenden, partner Deal: Central Bank of Russia and Sberbank in $5.2bn secondary public offering of Sberbank shares