The Lawyer Awards shortlist 2008

Law Firm of the Year

• Ashurst
• Eversheds
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• Nabarro
• Stephenson Harwood
• Travers Smith

Partner of the Year

• Maurice Allen, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• Gideon Benaim, Schillings
• Chris Carroll, Travers Smith
• Sophie Hamilton, Forsters
• Will Lawes, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• Nick Thomas, Kennedys

International Law Firm of the Year

• Bird & Bird
• Gide Loyrette Nouel
• Mayer Brown
• Salans
• Uría Menéndez
• White & Case

Assistant Solicitor of the Year

• Charles Brasted, Lovells
• Sophie Chandauka, Baker & McKenzie
• Sean Crosky, Norton Rose
• Jessamy Gallagher, Linklaters
• Cathryn Moore, North Yorkshire Legal Services
• Costanza Russo, Paul Hastings

Banking Team of the Year

• Allen & Overy
• Clifford Chance
• Kirkland & Ellis
• Linklaters
• Norton Rose
• White & Case

Barrister of the Year

• Stuart Catchpole QC, 39 Essex Street
• Charles Gibson QC, Henderson Chambers
• Mark Howard QC, Brick Court Chambers
• Richard Lissack QC, Outer Temple Chambers
• Clare Montgomery QC, Matrix Chambers
• Tim Ward, Monckton Chambers

Chambers of the Year

• Brick Court Chambers
• Fountain Court Chambers
• Henderson Chambers
• Maitland Chambers
• Outer Temple Chambers
• St Philips Chambers

Competition/Regulatory Team of the Year

• Baker & McKenzie
• Bristows
• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
• Clifford Chance
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• SJ BerwinCorporate

Team of the Year

• Allen & Overy
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• Herbert Smith
• Linklaters
• Lovells
• Weil Gotshal & Manges

Corporate Team of the Year - Mid-markets

• Addleshaw Goddard
• DLA Piper
• Olswang
• Stephenson Harwood
• Taylor Wessing
• Travers Smith

Employment Team of the Year

• Ashurst
• Berwin Leighton Paisner
• Eversheds
• Lewis Silkin
• Lovells
• Sacker & Partners

Finance Team of the Year - Debt Capital Markets/ Structured Finance

• Addleshaw Goddard
• Allen & Overy
• Ashurst
• Baker & McKenzie
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• Norton Rose

Infrastructure Team of the Year

• Ashurst
• Norton Rose
• Paul Hastings
• Pinsent Masons
• Shearman & Sterling
• Wragge & Co

In-house Banking and Financial Services Team of the Year

• Barclays Bank
• Friends Provident
• GE Commercial Finance
• JPMorgan
• Royal & SunAlliance

In-house Commerce & Industry Team of the Year

• Hasbro Europe
• InBev
• Kimberly-Clark
• Reuters Group
• United Utilities
• Which?

In-house Public Sector Team of the Year

• Birmingham City Council
• Charity Commission
• Harrow Council
• Kirklees Council Legal Services
• London Borough of Lambeth Legal Services

In-house TMT Team of the Year

• Canon Europe
• The Guardian
• MySpace
• PartyGaming
• Telefonica 02
• 3

Litigation Team of the Year

• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• Olswang
• SJ Berwin
• Slaughter and May
• Travers Smith
• White & Case

Management Team of the Year

• Davies Arnold Cooper
• Eversheds
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• Irwin Mitchell
• Russell Jones & Walker
• Travers Smith

Niche Firm of the Year

• BCL Burton Copeland
• Gates and Partners
• Kemp Little
• Laura Devine Solicitors
• Powell Gilbert
• Sacker & Partners

Offshore Law Firm of the Year

• Appleby
• Cains
• Carey Olsen
• Conyers Dill & Pearman
• Mourant du Feu & Jeune
• Oostvogels Pfister Feyten

Private Client Team of the Year

• Baker & McKenzie
• Berwin Leighton Paisner
• Bircham Dyson Bell
• Clarke Willmott
• Forsters
• LG

Pro Bono Team of the Year

• Beachcroft
• Debevoise & Plimpton
• Herbert Smith
• Norton Rose
• SJ Berwin
• Watson Farley & Williams

Real Estate Team of the Year

• Ashurst
• Eversheds
• Osborne Clarke
• Pinsent Masons
• Trowers & Hamlins
• Wragge & Co

Regional/National Law Firm of the Year

• Burness
• Clarke Willmott
• Dickinson Dees
• EMW Law
• Pinsent Masons
• Shakespeare Putsman

TMT Team of the Year

• Linklaters
• Norton Rose
• Olswang
• Pinsent Masons
• Taylor Wessing
• Wragge & Co

In-house Lawyer of the year

• John Downing, Imperial Tobacco
• Mark Ellesmere, Northern Ireland Water
• Trevor Faure, Tyco
• Miller McLean, RBS
• Phil Michaels, Friends of the Earth
• Tracey Wood, Costain