Finalists of the 2010 British Legal Awards Announced

British Legal Awards Today, the finalists of the 2010 British Legal Awards were announced. The winners will be announced at the event hosted by Legal Week the night of December 2nd in London. Here is a little background on the awards according to Legal Week…

"Business lawyers have played a key role helping to lead Britain out of recession. They face an equally important task helping to ensure that the recovery does not falter. The British Legal Awards will celebrate the achievements of those law firms, teams and individuals who have performed outstandingly, despite operating in the most challenging business environment for a generation. The awards are divided into individual, team and firm categories and have been carefully chosen to reflect the range of practice areas and skills that lie at the heart of the successful law firm or legal department. The shortlist and winners will be chosen by an independent panel of judges made up of senior in-house lawyers, former managing and senior partners and other senior business figures. The judges meet in person to deliberate and the decisions of the panel are final."

2010 FINALISTS

The City of London Lifetime Achievement Award
This award will be announced on the night

Editor’s award: Managing/Senior Partner of the Year
This award will be announced on the night

Law Firm of the Year 
Berwin Leighton Paisner 
Clyde & Co 
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 
Hogan Lovells 
Sullivan & Cromwell 
Travers Smith



General Counsel of the Year 
Liz Kelly, Nationwide Building Society 
Tom Kilroy, Misys 
Tony McDonald, National Express Group 
Leon Shelley, Westfield 
Roger Wiltshire, BAE Systems

Law Firm Innovation Award
 
Addleshaw Goddard 
Berwin Leighton Paisner 
CMS Cameron McKenna 
Eversheds 
Geldards 
Pinsent Masons

In-House Award for Innovation 
Associated British Foods 
BAE Systems 
Barclays Bank 
HSBC 
Legal Services Lincolnshire 
Lloyds Banking Group

CSR Initiative/Programme of the Year 
Allen & Overy 
Baker & McKenzie 
Goldman Sachs 
Osborne Clarke 
Simmons & Simmons 
Weightmans

Chambers of the Year 
3 Verulam Buildings 
Fountain Court Chambers 
Guildhall Chambers 
Hardwicke 
Matrix Chambers 
XXIV Old Buildings

Legal Department of the Year 
BAE Systems 
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Commodities legal team
Legal & General 
Investment Management 
Man Group 
MTV Networks International 
Teva

London Office of the Year 
Baker & McKenzie 
Chadbourne & Parke 
Greenberg Traurig Maher 
Latham & Watkins 
Paul Hastings 
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Regional Law Firm of the Year 
Birketts 
Boyes Turner 
Flint Bishop 
HBJ Gateley Wareing
Loch Associates Employment Lawyers 
McGrigors

M&A Team of the Year 
Dewey & LeBoeuf 
Herbert Smith 
Norton Rose 
Travers Smith 
Weil Gotshal & Manges 
White & Case

Banking, Finance or Restructuring Team of the Year 
Clifford Chance 
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 
Herbert Smith 
Latham & Watkins 
Linklaters 
Slaughter and May

Litigation and Regulatory Team of the Year 
Addleshaw Goddard 
Berwin Leighton Paisner 
Bird & Bird 
Herbert Smith 
Hogan Lovells 
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

Property Team of the Year 
Burges Salmon 
Clifford Chance 
DLA Piper 
Linklaters 
Nabarro 
Taylor Wessing

Private Client/Family Team of the Year 
Boodle Hatfield 
Forsters 
Lawrence Graham (LG) 
Maurice Turnor Gardner 
Stephens Scown 
Withers

Commercial Team of the Year 
Ashurst 
Berwin Leighton Paisner 
CMS Cameron McKenna 
DLA Piper 
Lawrence Graham (LG) 
Wragge & Co

Young In-House Lawyer of the Year 
Shareen Gault, Student Loans Company 
Joanne Morgan, IMI 
Stephanie Pagni, Barclays Bank

Assistant Solicitor/ Associate of the Year 
Philip Antcliffe, Reed Smith 
Paul Groves, Harbottle & Lewis 
Laura Kearsley, Weightmans 
Stephen Parker, Paul Hastings 
Katie Price, Baker & McKenzie 
Jennifer Pringle, Eversheds

Education and Training Initiative of the Year 

Hogan Lovells 
Linklaters 
Nabarro 
Shoosmiths 
Simmons & Simmons 
TLT

Best Use of Technology 
Berwin Leighton Paisner 
Clifford Chance 
Field Fisher Waterhouse 
Freeth Cartwright 
Hogan Lovells 
Linklaters

Technology Provider of the Year 
Autonomy 
Canotec 
FWBS 
LexisNexis 
Recommind 
Rekoop

International awards

European Law Firm of the Year 
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo 
Legance 
Magnusson 
NCTM Studio Legale Associato 
Noerr 
Schoenherr

European Legal Team of the Year 
Abreu Advogados 
Alber & Geiger 
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 
Integrites 
Kirkland & Ellis 
Salans

European Managing Partner/Senior Partner of the Year 
Cornelius Brandi, CMS Hasche Sigle 
Luca Failla & Francesco Rotondi, Lablaw 
Manuel Martin Martin, Gomez-Acebo & Pombo 
Paolo Montironi, NCTM Studio Legale Associato 
Alexander Muranov, Muranov Chernyakov 
and Partners 
Florentin Tuca, Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii

Middle East and African Law Firm of the Year 
Al Tamimi & Company 
Anjarwalla & Khanna 
Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs (ENS) 
Galadari & Associates 
Hadef & Partners 
Oxford & Beaumont 
Webber Wentzel

Offshore Law Firm of the Year 
Appleby 
Conyers Dill & Pearman 
Harneys 
Mourant Ozannes 
Ogier 
Walkers

For all enquiries or to reserve a table for the event, call Steve Hands on +44 (0)20 7004 7460 or email

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