The Lawyer Awards: the shortlist
7 May 2012
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Having sifted the hundreds of entries we received for this year’s The Lawyer Awards, we can now reveal the shortlist. With more entries than ever before, The Lawyer editorial team and our excellent judging panel had their work cut out whittling down each category. Hours of painstaking research has gone into compiling the shortlist, with our judges imparting the expert knowledge gained over years working in their fields. The standard of entries this year was exceptional - those making the shortlist are true market leaders. The winners will be revealed at a glittering ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on Tuesday 26 June
PRACTICE AREAS
Banking & Finance Team of the Year
Allen & Overy
Berwin Leighton Paisner
Clifford Chance
Hogan Lovells
Ropes & Gray
Slaughter and May
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Competition/Regulatory Team of the Year
Allen & Overy
Ashurst/Baker & McKenzie/Burges Salmon/Hogan Lovells/
Norton Rose
Baker & McKenzie
Berwin Leighton Paisner
Bevan Brittan
Shearman & Sterling
Wragge & Co
Corporate Team of the Year (mid-cap)
Addleshaw Goddard
Berwin Leighton Paisner
Burness
Olswang
RPC
Thomas Eggar
Travers Smith
Corporate Team of the Year (large)
Sponsored by AlixPartners
Allen & Overy
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Clifford Chance
CMS
Freshfields Bruckhaus
Deringer
Linklaters
Shearman & Sterling
Employment Team of the Year
Sponsored by Stroz Friedberg
Allen & Overy
Bindmans
Faegre Baker Daniels
Leigh Day & Co
Mayer Brown
Russell Jones & Walker part of Slater & Gordon Lawyers
Wragge & Co
Infrastructure/Energy Team of the Year
Sponsored by Noble Legal
Ashurst
Chadbourne & Parke
DLA Piper
Eversheds
Mayer Brown
White & Case
Wragge & Co
Litigation Team of the Year
Sponsored by Ernst & Young
Bevan Brittan
Bristows
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Reed Smith
SC Andrew
Simmons & Simmons
Stephenson Harwood
Real Estate Team of the Year
Sponsored by JTC Group
Bircham Dyson Bell
Clyde & Co
DLA Piper
Eversheds
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
K&L Gates
Mishcon de Reya
TMT Team of the Year
Sponsored by Robert Walters
Baker & McKenzie
Berwin Leighton Paisner
Bristows
DLA Piper
Osborne Clarke
Powell Gilbert
Taylor Wessing
Private Client Team of the Year
Sponsored by TMF Group
Berwin Leighton Paisner
Boodle Hatfield
Farrer & Co
Harbottle & Lewis
Lawrence Graham
Maurice Turnor Gardner
Taylor Wessing
IN-HOUSE
In-house Banking & Financial Services Team of the Year
Sponsored by Barclay Simpson
Aviva
Friends Life
Lloyds Banking Group (corporate real estate legal team)
Oaktree Capital Management
QBE
Virgin Money
In-house Commerce & Industry Team of the Year
Sponsored by Pure Search
Imperial Tobacco
National Grid
Premier Foods
Sodexo
Spire Healthcare
Tesco
Three
In-house Lawyer of the Year
Jayne Burrell, Iceland Food
Gita Parihar, Friends of the Earth
Shauna Powell, Clyde Blowers Capital
Rachel Small, LV=
Elizabeth Stephen, Save the Children International
Daniel Toner, Spire Healthcare
Lesley Wan, Lloyds Banking Group
In-house Public Sector Team of the Year
Coventry University
Enfield Borough Council
Essex County Council
Financial Services Compensation Scheme
Kent County Council
Pension Protection Fund
Treasury Solicitor’s Department
THE BAR
Barrister of the Year
Sponsored by Harbour Litigation
Stuart Catchpole QC, Thirty Nine Essex Street
Charles Gibson QC, Henderson Chambers
Robert Jay QC, Thirty Nine Essex Street
Thomas Linden QC, Matrix Chambers
Ingrid Simler QC, Devereux
Richard Todd QC,1 Hare Court
Hugh Tomlinson QC, Matrix Chambers
Chambers of the Year
3 Verulam Buildings
XXIV Old Buildings
Thirty Nine Essex Street
Brick Court Chambers
Cloisters
Matrix Chambers
Old Square Chambers
LAW FIRM
Assistant Solicitor of the Year
Linzi Bull, Harbottle & Lewis
Mike Cain, Russell Jones & Walker part of Slater & Gordon Lawyers
Stephen Fox, Weil Gotshal & Manges
Kate Jackson, Anthony Collins
Anna Rodbourne, Addleshaw Goddard
James Tumbridge, Gowlings
Andrew Wingfield, SJ Berwin
International Law Firm of the Year
Sponsored by James Channer
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Edwards Wildman
King & Wood Mallesons
Latham & Watkins
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Sullivan & Cromwell
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Law Firm of the Year
Sponsored by Travelers
Ashurst
Bristows
Clyde & Co
Eversheds
Mishcon de Reya
Olswang
Taylor Wessing
Boutique Firm of the Year – London
Sponsored by Cavanagh Wealth Management, part of Close Brothers Asset Management
Brecher
Couchmans
GQ Employment Law
Powell Gilbert
Robin Simon
SC Andrew
Taylor Hampton
Boutique Firm of the Year – Regional
Follett Stock
Hawkswell Kilvington
Land Law
Loxley
Zyda Law
Offshore Law Firm of the Year
Sponsored by Taylor Root
Appleby
Bedell Cristin
Conyers Dill & Pearman
Harneys
Maples and Calder
Mourant Ozannes
Ogier
Partner of the Year
Sponsored by Saunderson House
Tony Angel, DLA Piper
Anita Anthony, Desor & Co
Jocelyn Cockburn, Hodge Jones & Allen
Allen Hanen, Herbert Smith
Neil Kinsella, Russell Jones & Walker part of Slater & Gordon Lawyers
Mark Lewis, Taylor Hampton
Tim Taylor QC, SJ Berwin
Regional Law Firm of the Year
Sponsored by Towry
Brodies
Carson McDowell
Gordons
Harper Macleod
Muckle
Pannone
Weightmans
Pro Bono Team of the Year
Sponsored by Michael Page
Clifford Chance
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hogan Lovells
Kent Law Clinic
Northumbria Law School
Reed Smith
TrustLaw Connect
The judges
With so many excellent entries we needed a stellar cast of judges to help us come up with our shortlists and pick the winners.
This year’s judges are:
David Bate - Valiant Petroleum general counsel
Tim Bratton - Financial Times general counsel
Monica Carss-Frisk QC - Blackstone Chambers joint head of chambers
Peter Farthing - Macquarie managing director and head legal counsel for Emea
Alison Hampton - HgCapital general counsel and compliance officer
John Healey - Warburtons general counsel
Charlotte Heiss - RSA head of group legal
Sean Jones QC - 11KBW employment barrister
Dermot Maguire - Fujitsu Services project director and head of IP
Elaine Mays - Baker Hughes director, legal and compliance – Europe region
David Ridl - Commonwealth Bank of Australia general manager, legal services Europe
Simon Rose - United Biscuits head of corporate legal affairs and group property
Tim Ward QC - Monckton Chambers barrister



Readers' comments (5)
Anonymous | 9-May-2012 10:24 am
Well done to all the firms and individuals listed.
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Anonymous | 9-May-2012 10:29 am
Surely Deweys deserve to be on the Law Firm of the Year roster?
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Anonymous | 9-May-2012 2:01 pm
And the award for most partner defections goes too....?
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Anonymous | 10-May-2012 11:51 am
Watson Burton would also have to be shortlisted.
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Anonymous | 13-May-2012 3:01 pm
Good to see the greater diversity of talent - especially in Crime and Family (which together make up something like 80% of the Bar and more than half of solicitors' practices).
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