Shortlist 2025

Corporate

Corporate Firm of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
DLA Piper
Eversheds Sutherland
Pannone Corporate
Squire Patton Boggs
Walker Morris
Womble Bond Dickinson

Corporate Lawyer of the Year
Paul Medlicott, Addleshaw Goddard
James Kerrigan, DLA PIper
Kieran Toal, Pinsent Masons
Hannah Kendrick, Squire Patton Boggs
John Hamer, Walker Morris
Elia Montorio, Shoosmiths
Victoria Robertson, Trowers & Hamlins

Corporate Leading Associate of the Year
Thomas Howell, Eversheds Sutherland
Adam Jones, Fieldfisher
Rowan Uren, Gorvins
Andrew Walsh, Pannone Corporate
Rob Cunningham, Pinsent Masons
Natalie Redfern, Shoosmiths
Louise Parker, Squire Patton Boggs
Kirsty Adamson, Weightmans

Crime

Crime Firm of the Year
ABR Solicitors
David Gray Solicitors
Farleys Solicitors
Forbes Solicitors
Howard & Byrne
JMW
Olliers
Rahman Ravelli

Crime Lawyer of the Year
Bridgette Hibbert, Farleys Solicitors
Sam Healey, JMW
Ben Jones, Opus Law
Azizur Rahman, Rahman Ravelli
Anthony Barnfather, Richardson Lissack
Correna Platt, Stephensons Solicitors
Leigh Wright, Tuckers Solicitors

Crime Leading Associate of the Year
Charlotte McRae, Brabners
Amy Lamb, David Gray Solicitors
Karen Minhas, Hay & Kilner
Meghan Waldron, Lupton Fawcett
Beth Mantel, Reeds Solicitors

Dispute Resolution

Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
DLA Piper
DTM Legal
Eversheds Sutherland
Hill Dickinson
Tyr
Ward Hadaway
Weightmans

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Louise Dobson, Addleshaw Goddard
Jeff Lewis, Brabners
Adam Ibrahim, DLA Piper
Matt Taylor, Eversheds Sutherland
Fiona Parry, Hill Dickinson
Susan Howe, Muckle
Paul Jonson, Pannone Corporate
James Chadwick, TLT

Dispute Resolution Leading Associate of the Year
Sam Pringle, DWF
Michelle Maher, DWF
Matthew Clark, Eversheds Sutherland
Daniel Sheehan, Fieldfisher
Catherine Woodward, Gordons
Lorena Hoxhaj, Womble Bond Dickinson

Employment

Employment Firm of the Year
Brabners
DAC Beachcroft
DLA Piper
e3 employment law LLP
Eversheds Sutherland
Squire Patton Boggs
Ward Hadaway

Employment Lawyer of the Year
Paul McGowan, Collingwood Legal
Jeff Middleton, DAC Beachcroft
Paul Verrico, Eversheds Sutherland
Alex Watson, Fieldfisher
Chris Maddock, Muckle
Andrew Stones, Squire Patton Boggs
Gillian Chinhengo, Ward Hadaway

Employment Leading Associate of the Year
Kate McGough, Addleshaw Goddard
Emma Sweetman, CMS
Jenny Walker, DAC Beachcroft
Amy Anderson, Shoosmiths
Charlotte Smith, Walker Morris

Finance

Finance Firm of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
Clarion
DLA Piper
Gateley
Pinsent Masons
Shoosmiths
Walker Morris
Ward Hadaway

Finance Lawyer of the Year
Martin O’Shea, Addleshaw Goddard
Marie Pugh, Clarion
Joseph Frew, DLA Piper
Paul Castle, Eversheds Sutherland
Charlotte Round, Fieldfisher
Anna Robson, Shoosmiths

Finance Leading Associate of the Year
Laura Gordon, DLA Piper
Hannah McAdam, Eversheds Sutherland
Samuel Jackson, Kuit Steinart Levy
Catherine Donnelly, Pinsent Masons
Kat Raanan, Shoosmiths
Olivia Prescott, Walker Morris

Insurance

Insurance Firm of the Year
Armstrong Foulkes
Clyde & Co
DAC Beachcroft
DWF
JMW
Keoghs
Leigh Day
Thompsons Solicitors LLP
Weightmans

Insurance Lawyer of the Year
Anthony Brown, Clyde & Co
Gary Boyd, Gorvins
Jonathan Betts, Irwin Mitchell
Eddie Jones, JMW
Claire Bushen, Kennedys
Ben Priestley, Serious Injury Law Limited
Suzanne Munroe, Switalskis

Insurance Leading Associate of the Year
Emily Woodhead, CMS
Helena Wood, Hudgell Solicitors
Kate Venn, Irwin Mitchell
James Knox, Keoghs
Charlotte Foster, Stewarts
Gabrielle Ross, Stewarts
Samuel Harland, Weightmans

Private Client

Private Client Firm of the Year
Aaron & Partners
Clarion
EMG Solicitors
Hall Brown Family Law
Irwin Mitchell
JMW
Mills & Reeve
Sintons
Vardags
Wrigleys

Private Client Lawyer of the Year
Chris Longbottom, Clarke Willmott
Andrea Jones, Irwin Mitchell
Claire Glaister, Lake Legal
Helen Thompson, Myerson Solicitors
Tasnim Khalid, Private Client Solicitors
Alison Walker, Raworths
Matthew Taylor, Stowe Family Law
Emma Gill, Vardags
Harriet Reid, Winston Solicitors

Private Client Leading Associate of the Year
Richard Rigg, Brabners
Melanie Hadwin, Hall Brown Family Law
Ellie Webster, Hill Dickinson
Catherine Eassom, Hugh Jones
Hollie Marcham, Irwin Mitchell
Abigail Reynolds, Maguire Family Law
Rachel MacIntosh, Mills & Reeve
Ellie Hampson-Jones, Stewarts

Projects

Projects Firm of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
CMS
DLA Piper
Pinsent Masons
Walker Morris
Ward Hadaway

Projects Lawyer of the Year
Sara Gilmore, Addleshaw Goddard
Fraser Askham, CMS
Natasha Luther-Jones, DLA Piper
Darren Walsh, DWF
Stacey Collins, Pinsent Masons

Projects Leading Associate of the Year
Sophie Hiley, Addleshaw Goddard
Emma Whitfield, DLA Piper
Lauren Fisher, DLA Piper
Cameron Reid, Pinsent Masons

Public Sector

Public Sector Firm of the Year
DAC Beachcroft
Hill Dickinson
Mills & Reeve
Pinsent Masons
Weightmans

Public Sector Lawyer of the Year
Michael Boyd, Bevan Brittan
Mary Mundy, Capsticks
Gill Weatherill, DAC Beachcroft
Martin Priestley, Mills & Reeve
Jill Donabie, Muckle
Anne Bowden, Pinsent Masons
Ben Sheppard, Walker Morris

Public Sector Leading Associate of the Year
Ntsakisi Baloyi Rigby, DLA Piper
Rebecca McCall, Pinsent Masons
Louise Castle, Stone King
Siân Jones-Davies, Mills & Reeve
Morris Hill, Weightmans
Peter Cantwell, Womble Bond Dickinson

Real Estate

Real Estate Firm of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
CMS
DLA Piper
Eversheds Sutherland
Muckle
Pinsent Masons
Swinburne Maddison
Walker Morris

Real Estate Lawyer of the Year
Lucy Butterworth, Addleshaw Goddard
Lindsay Texel, Clarion
Abby Dry, CMS
Mike Edge, Mills & Reeve
Richard Daffern, Pinsent Masons
Manjit Virdee, Schofield Sweeney
Kathryn Jump, Shoosmiths
George Bacon, Walker Morris

Real Estate Leading Associate of the Year
Alison Batty, Clarion
Velida Pudic, DWF
Joei Chung, Freeths
James Lawson, Gowling WLG
Jon Pearson-Basudev, Hill Dickinson
Laura Tetlow, Pinsent Masons
Kate McGoverne, Shoosmiths
Alex Jones, Walker Morris
Lauren Frisby, Ward Hadaway

TMT

TMT Firm of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
Brabners
Centrefield
Mincoff
Muckle
Pinsent Masons
Ward Hadaway

TMT Lawyer of the Year
Lydia Edgar, Brabners
James Lonsdale, Hill Dickinson
Peter McCormick OBE, McCormick’s
Alex Craig, Muckle
Melanie McGuirk, Pannone Corporate
Caroline Churchill, Womble Bond Dickinson

TMT Leading Associate of the Year
Hayley Anderson, Addleshaw Goddard
Catherine Forshaw, Brabners
James Ruane, Eversheds Sutherland
Sarah Bazaraa, Pannone Corporate
Pippa Aitken, Sintons LLP

Transport

Transport Firm of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
Andrew Jackson
Backhouse Jones
Clyde & Co
DLA Piper
Dyne Solicitors Limited
Wrigleys

Transport Lawyer of the Year
Paul Hirst, Addleshaw Goddard
Robert Smith, DLA Piper
Jared Dunbar, Dyne Solicitors Limited
Adrian Marsh, Hill Dickinson
Mike Burns, Weightmans

Transport Leading Associate of the Year
Liz Watton, Clyde & Co
Joanne Witheford, DWF
Caroline Bridge, Hill Dickinson
Laura Tetlow, Pinsent Masons

Boutique Firm of the Year

Arc Pensions Law
Beyond Corporate Law
Brandsmiths
Fletcher Sports Law
Hall Brown Family Law
Hawkswell Kilvington
Lake Legal
Neon Legal
Stewarts

Deal of the Year

Addleshaw Goddard
DLA Piper
Eversheds Sutherland
Freeths
Lupton Fawcett
Squire Patton Boggs

Diversity, Inclusion and Equality Firm of the Year

Addleshaw Goddard
DLA Piper
Fieldfisher
Lewis Silkin
Slater Heelis
Trowers & Hamlins
Walker Morris
Womble Bond Dickinson

ESG Firm of the Year

Brabners
CMS
Hill Dickinson
TLT
Weightmans

In-house Diversity Team of the Year

Ian Day, Jet2 plc
Daniel Marks, Maximus
Freyja Handy, ASM Global
Neil Bentley, TransUnion
Helen Selby, ASDA

In-house Lawyer of the Year

Stephanie Beat, Certas Energy
Duncan Vaughan, Iceland Foods
Simon Gardiner, Utilities United
James Edwards, Zenith Vehicles
Helen Selby, ASDA

In-house Leading Associate of the Year

Melissa Hutchinson, Castore
Laura Mitchell, Aldermore Bank
Joanna Walker, Fender
Kris Scales, GHD
Amy Ross, ASDA

In-house Team of the Year

Sarah Clayton, Radius
Keri Devine, B&M Retail
Theresa Casey, JD Sports Fashion
Ismail Wadee, Norican Group
David Travis, Skipton Building Society

Innovative Firm of the Year

Shoosmiths
CMS
Muckle
Addleshaw Goddard
Walker Morris
Freeths

Firm of the Year

Addleshaw Goddard
Brabners
Clarion
JMW
Pinsent Masons
Walker Morris

Lawyer of the Year

Jeff Lewis, Brabners
Adam Ibrahim, DLA Piper
Ian Lewis, JMW
Susan Howe, Muckle
Richard Scorer, Slater Gordon
Hannah Kendrick, Squire Patton Boggs

Management Partner of the Year

Nik White, Brabners
Roger Hutton/Ryan Millmore, Clarion
Marc Yaffe, JMW
Jason Wainwright, Muckle
Nicola Marchant, Pannone Corporate

Marketing Team of the Year

Brabners
Browne Jacobson
Clarion
Irwin Mitchell
Muckle
Pannone Corporate
Shoosmiths