The Lawyer Awards: the shortlist

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