The Lawyer European Awards was the first initiative of its kind to reward and celebrate excellence across the European legal market. The Awards scheme attracts entries from over 120 independent law firms headquartered in Europe and global firms working across the Continent.
The Lawyer’s two-day, VIP Summit brings together around 90 global, European and UK in-house general counsel and chief compliance officers to share best practice, trends and trouble-shooting tips across different sectors and geographies, focused on how lawyers can demonstrate value within increasingly risk conscious businesses.
This unique professional event is designed to optimise the skills of in-house counsel as business forecasters and strategic advisers, enabling them to support their businesses in an increasingly fast-paced and ever-changing world.
Shaping up to be the Financial Sector’s must-attend event, this 1-day conference is the perfect opportunity for in-house lawyers and compliance professionals to share their challenges in implementing the latest regulatory change, to understand how companies and industries are affected in practice by the new regulation and to benchmark with 90 of their peers.
On 25 September 2018, The Lawyer and more than 120 managing partners, CEOs and top-level business services leaders will gather at the Business Leadership Summit to spend a day focusing on defining your law firm strategy in a tech driven future. Interested in joining your peers at the top table as the future of the market is decided? Register now
The Lawyer’s In-house Counsel as Business Partner conference is an event where in-house lawyers can enhance their ability to meet the wider demands of their organisation, support their professional development needs and benchmark with their peers.
From keeping abreast of potential risks, to discussing prevention and compliance tactics as well as tackling the latest dispute resolution challenges, the event delivers an unrivalled platform for education and networking.
In a legal market where the word ‘innovation’ risks being devalued as a result of everyone jumping on the technology bandwagon, it is refreshing to learn that there are still some firms and individuals blazing a 21st century trail. The firms shortlisted for the Most Innovative Use of Technology category all display genuine ground-breaking thinking […]
Aviva’s head of legal Sarah Pozner talks to The Lawyer about how the company is utilising data to improve customer experience and the risks that are associated with digital transformation ahead of her session at the In-house Financial Services conference. How will big data analytics transform customer experience and engagement within financial services? The emergence of […]
Ahead of his session at the General Counsel Strategy Summit, Clifford Chance partner Matthew Scully talks to The Lawyer about his approach to crisis situations and the role of investigations lawyers. What does “good” look like when it comes to international companies managing their local compliance challenges? International companies face both global and local risks. They […]
Ahead of her session at the In-house Financial Services conference, BlackRock EMEA head of corporate Baksho Arkan talks to The Lawyer about the role of data analysts within the in-house legal function and the biggest challenges in-house legal teams face when adopting AI. How will AI impact in-house legal teams within the next 5 years […]
FBN Bank’s Lesley Wan was one of 70 judges across private practice, in-house and the Bar who debated a record number of entries to narrow down the shortlist for The Lawyer Awards, in association with Travelers. The Lawyer recently caught up with Lesley to discuss judging, future trends and the importance of celebrating the legal […]
Eversheds Sutherland global co-CEO Lee Ranson was one of 70 judges across private practice, in-house and the Bar who debated a record number of entries to narrow down the shortlist for The Lawyer Awards, in association with Travelers. How did you find the judging process for The Lawyer Awards? I very much enjoyed the process. […]
The Crown Estate general counsel Rob Booth was one of 70 judges across private practice, in-house and the Bar who debated a record number of entries to narrow down the shortlist for The Lawyer Awards, in association with Travelers. He joined Crown Estate in 2012 from Herbert Smith Freehills and he was promoted to general […]
Earlier this year Lara Oyesanya joined Swedish bank Klarna from Barclays, where she served as senior legal counsel since 2010. Ahead of her session at the In-house Financial Services Conference, Lara talks to The Lawyer about the legal challenges of digital innovation and the way in which technology is transforming the in-house lawyer’s relationship with external […]
Credit Suisse Asset Management EMEA head of legal Jason Edel talks to The Lawyer about the essential non-legal skills general counsel need to possess and their unique position to advise on commercial strategy ahead of his session at the In-House Financial Services conference. How has the role of general counsel transformed within the last 5 […]
Today The Lawyer reveals the shortlist for The Lawyer Awards 2018, in association with Travelers, the legal industry’s biggest night of the year. This year, over 70 judges across private practice, in-house and the Bar debated entries from a record number of law firms and companies to narrow down the shortlist for the 28 categories. Our panel of judges […]
Danish firm Kromann Reumert was crowned European Law Firm of the Year last night at The Lawyer European Awards.
Midlands law firm Wright Hassall, a multi-disciplinary practice representing businesses and individuals locally and nationally, has won The Lawyer Awards Regional Firm of the Year 2017 for its ambitious growth strategy and cultural goal to put the customer at the heart of everything it does. About Wright Hassall Wright Hassall is one of the largest law […]
London law firm Kemp Little has won The Lawyer Boutique Law Firm of the Year award for 2017.
With legal privilege a major discussion topic for 2017, The Lawyer spoke with HFW Partner Brian Perrott during our Managing Risk and Litigation conference to get his thoughts on whether in-house lawyers are still able to rely on privilege.
FTI Consulting’s European Information Governance Leader Sonia Cheng talks to The Lawyer about making the most of an information governance system while also sharing tips on how to get the funding and necessary board level attention for this.
EY head of law, UK&I Philip Goodstone talks to The Lawyer during the recent In-house Counsel as Business Partner conference about what innovation means and how to keep your team focused on innovation.
Video interview at The Lawyer’s In-house Counsel as Business Partner conference with Michael Luckman, Partner & Head of Commercial, Employment, Pensions and Projects at Gowling WLG around the threats and opportunities for UK businesses trading internationally and what protectionism means for the GC.
Video interview with Bill Brooks, General Manager – Legal Sector at Globality Legal Services during the recent In-house Counsel as Business Partner conference, talking about what the top three criteria for hiring external law firms should be and discussing the situations when GCs are better off instructing smaller local firms.
On the 26 September 2017, The Lawyer and more than 120 senior and managing partners, CEOs and top-level business services leaders came together at the Business Leadership Summit to spend a day focusing on how to build the law firm of 2025.
Hosted by actor Rob Brydon, highlights of the night included Mishcon de Reya taking home the Law firm of the Year Award, while Dentons won International firm of the Year and Blackstone Chambers won Chambers of the year
The Lawyer’s deputy editor Matt Byrne explores the new themes and topics to be covered in this year’s jam-packed agenda for the upcoming Business Leadership Summit on 26th September.
Some of the best photographs from a fantastic night where Mishcon de Reya were crowned Law Firm of the Year 2017.
The award-winning teams from The Lawyer Awards this year have demonstrated that innovation and leadership frequently starts in the in-house legal team. Find out more about our 2017 winners below.
