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Some of the brightest stars of the industry were at The Grosvenor House Hotel last Tuesday (23 July) for The Lawyer Awards 2009. Eleven hundred solicitors, barristers and in-house lawyers were present to see the industry’s most prestigious awards handed out.
There were successes for Norton Rose, which took away the biggest prize, Law Firm of the Year, and Slaughter and May, which won Corporate Team of the Year and Partner of the Year.
For a full roundup visit TheLawyer.com - and turn to page 16 of this issue for the picture special.
VIEW THE AWARDS 2009 SUPPLEMENT HERE.
Law Firm of the Year
Sponsored by Travelers
1st: Norton Rose
2nd: CMS Cameron McKenna
3rd: Stephenson Harwood
Shortlisted: Ashurst
Shortlisted: Berwin Leighton Paisner
Shortlisted: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Shortlisted: SJ Berwin
Chambers of the Year
1st: XXIV Old Buildings
2nd: Blackstone Chambers
3rd: Hardwicke Building
Shortlisted: Landmark Chambers
Shortlisted: Maitland Chambers
Shortlisted: Park Lane Plowden Chambers
Shortlisted: Serle Court
Shortlisted: Tanfield Chambers
In-house Lawyer of the Year
Sponsored by Eversheds
1st: Martin Hirst, Lend Lease Projects
2nd: Thomas Werlen, Novartis International
3rd: Sandie Okoro, Baring Asset Management
Shortlisted: Dominic Bacon, CMC Markets
Shortlisted: Sarah Drennan, AS Watson
Shortlisted: Adil Hussain, Gatehouse Bank
Shortlisted: Elaine Marriner, HMV Group
Shortlisted: Jonathan Peddie, Barclays Global Retail & Commercial Banking
Barrister of the Year
Sponsored by Coutts & Co
1st: Dinah Rose QC, Blackstone Chambers
2nd: Nicholas Mostyn QC, 1 Hare Court
3rd: Timothy Dutton QC, Fountain Court
Shortlisted: Stuart Catchpole QC, 39 Essex Street
Shortlisted: Jonathan Gaisman QC, 7 King’s Bench Walk
Shortlisted: Richard Lissack QC, Outer Temple Chambers
Shortlisted: David Pannick QC, Blackstone Chambers
International Law Firm of the Year
Sponsored by GRS Legal
1st: Sullivan & Cromwell
2nd: Weil Gotshal & Manges
3rd: Greenberg Traurig
Shortlisted: Dewey & LeBoeuf
Shortlisted: K&L Gates
Shortlisted: Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker
Shortlisted: Uría Menéndez
Regional/National Law Firm of the Year
Sponsored by Recruit Search International
1st: Russell Jones & Walker
2nd: Hill Dickinson
3rd: Carson McDowell
Shortlisted: Boyes Turner
Shortlisted: Brethertons
Shortlisted: Harper Macleod
Shortlisted: HBJ Gateley Wareing
Niche Firm of the Year
Sponsored by Robert Walters
1st: Stewarts Law
2nd: Hamilton Pratt
3rd: TPP Law
Shortlisted: Follett Stock
Shortlisted: iLaw
Shortlisted: Maples Teesdale
Shortlisted: Milestone International Tax Partners
Offshore Law Firm of the Year
Sponsored by XXIV Old Buildings
1st: Conyers Dill & Pearman
2nd: Appleby
3rd: Ogier
Shortlisted: Carey Olsen
Shortlisted: Harney Westwood & Riegels
Shortlisted: Oostvogels Pfister Feyten
Shortlisted: Walkers
In-house Commerce & Industry Team of the Year
Sponsored by Mayer Brown
1st: Anheuser-Busch InBev
2nd: Christie’s
3rd: Bupa
Shortlisted: Cadbury
Shortlisted: Kimberly-Clark Europe
Shortlisted: Sainsbury’s
Partner of the Year
Sponsored by Marsh
1st: Charles Randell, Slaughter and May
2nd: William Curtin, Hogan & Hartson
3rd: Steven Davis, Dewey & LeBoeuf
Shortlisted: David Gray, Eversheds
Shortlisted: Natasha Rees, Forsters
Shortlisted: Niri Shanmuganathan, Taylor Wessing
Shortlisted: Brian Spiro, BCL Burton Copeland
In-house Public Sector Team of the Year
Sponsored by Hays Legal
1st: Kent Legal Services
2nd: Help the Aged - Wills & Legacies
3rd: Essex Legal Services
Shortlisted: British Waterways
Shortlisted: London Borough of Brent
Assistant Solicitor of the Year
Sponsored by DMJ Legal
1st: Matthew Himsworth, Schillings
2nd: Samantha Mangwana, Russell Jones & Walker
3rd: Ayesha James, Pinsent Masons
Shortlisted: Mark Bardell, Herbert Smith
Shortlisted: Chris Bracebridge, Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker
Shortlisted: Andrew Brydon, Simmons & Simmons
Shortlisted: Steve Mackie, Addleshaw Goddard
Shortlisted: Rupa Patel, Simmons & Simmons
Editor’s Award for Outstanding Achievement
Sponsored by Saunderson House
David Greene, Edwin Coe
Pro Bono Team of the Year
Sponsored by Chadwick Nott Legal Recruitment
1st: Oury Clark Solicitors
2nd: Taylor Wessing
3rd: Mishcon de Reya
Shortlisted: BPP Law School
Shortlisted: International Lawyers Project
Shortlisted: Lovells
Shortlisted: Reed Smith
Middle East Team of the Year
Sponsored by Outer Temple Chambers
1st: Reed Smith
2nd: Ashurst
3rd: Clifford Chance
Shortlisted: Al Tamimi & Company
Shortlisted: DLA Piper
Shortlisted: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Shortlisted: Hadef & Partners
Shortlisted: Herbert Smith
Private Client Team of the Year
Sponsored by Equity Trust
1st: Taylor Wessing
2nd: Mills & Reeve
3rd: LG
Shortlisted: Brodies
Shortlisted: Burges Salmon
Shortlisted: Farrer & Co
Shortlisted: HBJ Gateley Wareing
Competition/Regulatory Team of the Year
Sponsored by LECG
1st: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
2nd: Slaughter and May
3rd: Olswang
Shortlisted: Allen & Overy
Shortlisted: Clifford Chance
Shortlisted: Herbert Smith
Shortlisted: Linklaters
Shortlisted: Norton Rose
Litigation Team of the Year
Sponsored by Abrahams Russell
1st: Herbert Smith
2nd: Steeles Law
3rd: Clifford Chance
Shortlisted: Addleshaw Goddard
Shortlisted: Russell Jones & Walker
Shortlisted: Slaughter and May
Shortlisted: Stephenson Harwood
In-house TMT Team of the Year
Sponsored by Kemp Little
1st: Hutchison 3G UK
2nd: COLT Telecom Group
3rd: BT
Shortlisted: ITV
Shortlisted: PartyGaming
TMT Team of the Year
Sponsored by Perfect Information
1st: Howrey
2nd: Wragge & Co
3rd: Field Fisher Waterhouse
Shortlisted: Bristows
Shortlisted: Denton Wilde Sapte
Shortlisted: Herbert Smith
Real Estate Team of the Year
Sponsored by Challenor Search & Selection
1st: Dewey & LeBoeuf
2nd: Pinsent Masons
3rd: Maples Teesdale
Shortlisted: Allen & Overy
Shortlisted: Berwin Leighton Paisner
Shortlisted: Clifford Chance
Shortlisted: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Infrastructure/Energy Team of the Year
Sponsored by Barclay Simpson
1st: Burges Salmon
2nd: Sullivan & Cromwell
3rd: Linklaters
Shortlisted: Addleshaw Goddard
Shortlisted: Clifford Chance
Shortlisted: Herbert Smith
Shortlisted: Pinsent Masons
Shortlisted: Shearman & Sterling
Employment Team of the Year
Sponsored by 11KBW
1st: Wragge & Co
2nd: Osborne Clarke
3rd: Russell Jones & Walker
Shortlisted: Cloisters
Shortlisted: DLA Piper
Shortlisted: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Shortlisted: Linklaters
Corporate Team of the Year
Sponsored by RBC Wealth Management
1st: Slaughter and May
2nd: Herbert Smith
3rd: Norton Rose
Shortlisted: Addleshaw Goddard
Shortlisted: Clifford Chance
Shortlisted: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Shortlisted: Hogan & Hartson
Shortlisted: Linklaters
Banking & Finance Team of the Year
Sponsored by Partners Wealth Management
1st: Linklaters
2nd: Slaughter and May
3rd: Lovells
Shortlisted: Gide Loyrette Nouel
Shortlisted: Kirkland & Ellis
Shortlisted: Simmons & Simmons
Shortlisted: SJ Berwin
In-house Banking & Financial Services Team of the Year
Sponsored by McGrigors
1st: Nomura
2nd: Lloyd’s of London
3rd: Barclays Legal & Compliance
Shortlisted: Capital One Bank (Europe)
Shortlisted: Man Group
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Readers' comments (25)
THE MUZZLED MAJORITY | 1-Jul-2009 3:43 pm
To the brainwashed Londo-centric weasle who posted today at 3.36pm anonymously I'd say: yes, we have got work to do - we're taking yours as we have better systems, better prices and a better client profile. We don't need to sack everyone to keep our PEP from crashing through the floor - we earn ours through fairly priced fees not from sending trainees to the workhouse
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Anonymous | 1-Jul-2009 4:18 pm
the trouble with you provincials is you moan too much. London is a WORLD CITY only rivalled by New York. Get back to Preston or Solihull, 'tards.
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Indiana Pwns | 2-Jul-2009 8:44 am
Mr X's friend, the craic's hardly great in Belfast given that its legal sector is circling the drain. Virtually every trainee from last year, and no doubt this year, is working for free and getting no worthwhile experience.
Everyone involved seems to be turning a blind eye too, I'd imagine the wave of bankrupt newly qualifieds in the next few years will be having the craic indeed.
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Anonymous | 3-Jul-2009 2:30 am
Angela - a passing reference to where?
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Anonymous | 21-Jul-2009 9:43 am
I see from The Lawyer Awards "Chambers of the Year" citations that Hardwicke Building (3rd place) "has repositioned itself as a business with the sole aim of growing profitability". No suggestion of seeking justice, then?
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