Shortlist 2026

Legal Business Awards 2026 Shortlist:

Shortlist 2026

AI Initiative of the Year
Ashurst
Cleary Gottlieb
Clifford Chance
Debevoise & Plimpton
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Hogan Lovells
Macfarlanes
Osborne Clarke
Shoosmiths
TLT 

Barrister of the Year
Graham Chapman KC, 4 New Square
Nicholas Bacon KC, 4 New Square
Alexander Laing, Coram Chambers
Richard Hoyle, Essex Court Chambers
Peter Webster, Essex Court Chambers
Laurence Rabinowitz KC, One Essex Court
Sonia Tolaney KC, One Essex Court
Alain Choo-Choy KC, One Essex Court 

Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Backhouse Jones
Burgess Mee Family Law
CANDEY
Fenchurch Law
Hall Brown Family Law
Hawkswell Kilvington
Law 365
Provenio Litigation
Tapestry
Tenet Law 

Business Services Team of the Year
Akin
Browne Jacobson
Charles Russell Speechlys
Clifford Chance
DAC Beachcroft
Gowling WLG
Harbottle & Lewis
Howard Kennedy
Pogust Goodhead
Setfords
Stewarts
Weightmans 

Capital Markets Team of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
Baker Botts
Davis Polk
Freshfields
Greenberg Traurig
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Latham & Watkins
Paul Weiss
Slaughter and May
Taylor Wessing 

Chambers of the Year
1KBW
39 Essex Chambers
3VB
4 New Square
Blackstone Chambers
Brick Court Chambers
Forum Chambers
Fountain Court Chambers
Matrix Chambers
One Essex Court 

Competition Team of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
Clifford Chance
Eversheds Sutherland
Freshfields
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Kirkland & Ellis
Milberg London
Paul Weiss
Skadden
Slaughter and May
Sullivan & Cromwell
Weil Gotshal & Manges 

Disputes Team of the Year
Cleary Gottlieb
CMS
DLA Piper
Freshfields
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Hogan Lovells
Pogust Goodhead
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
RPC
Signature Litigation
Slaughter and May
Stephenson Harwood
Wiggin 

Energy/Infrastructure Team of the Year
Ashurst
Baker McKenzie
Bracewell
Burges Salmon
CMS
Freshfields
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Kirkland & Ellis
Milbank
Orrick
Pinsent Masons
Slaughter and May 

ESG Programme of the Year
Burness Paull
Charles Russell Speechlys
Cleary Gottlieb
Fletchers Solicitors
Foot Anstey
General Counsel Wellbeing Network
Hogan Lovells
Mayer Brown
Shoosmiths
Travers Smith 

Finance Team of the Year 

Cleary Gottlieb
DLA Piper
Freshfields
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Hogan Lovells
Latham & Watkins
Mayer Brown
Milbank
Paul Weiss
Sidley
Slaughter and May
White & Case 

Global London Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Cleary Gottlieb
Cooley
Goodwin
Greenberg Traurig
Mayer Brown
McDermott Will & Emery
Paul Weiss
Proskauer
Sullivan & Cromwell 

International Law Firm of the Year 

Garrigues
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Latham & Watkins
Milbank
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Sidley
Taylor Wessing
Willkie Farr & Gallagher 

IP Team of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
CMS, Venner Shipley and Altair IP
Freshfields
Kirkland & Ellis
Morgan Lewis
Pinsent Masons 

Legal Technology Team of the Year
Ashurst
Eversheds Sutherland
Freshfields
Goodwin
Macfarlanes
Osborne Clarke
Setfords
Shoosmiths
Taylor Wessing
TLT 

Life Sciences Team of the Year
CMS
Covington
Freshfields
Goodwin
Gowling WLG
Kirkland & Ellis
Morgan Lewis
Pinsent Masons
Taylor Wessing
Trowers & Hamlins 

M&A Team of the Year
Ashurst
BCLP
Cleary Gottlieb
Clifford Chance
CMS
Freshfields
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Latham & Watkins
Macfarlanes
Slaughter and May
Travers Smith
Weil Gotshal & Manges 

Management Partner of the Year
Joanna Grant, Fenchurch Law
Justin D’Agostino, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Dominic Griffiths, Mayer Brown
Steven Davis, Proskauer
Tom Thesing, Sidley
Shane Gleghorn, Taylor Wessing
Lesley Larg, Thorntons 

Private Client Team of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
DLA Piper
Howard Kennedy
Hughes Fowler Carruthers
Stevens & Bolton
Taylor Wessing 

Private Equity Team of the Year
Clifford Chance
Kirkland & Ellis
Latham & Watkins
Paul Weiss
Proskauer
Ropes & Gray
Skadden
Travers Smith
Walker Morris
Willkie Farr & Gallagher 

Public Sector Team of the Year
Ashurst and Government Legal Department, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Legal Advisers
Browne Jacobson
Burges Salmon
Gowling WLG 

Real Estate Team of the Year
Ashurst and BCLP
BCLP
DAC Beachcroft
Dentons
DLA Piper
Eversheds Sutherland
Gowling WLG
Greenberg Traurig
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Kirkland & Ellis
McDermott Will & Schulte
Trowers & Hamlins 

Restructuring Team of the Year
Akin
BCLP
Freshfields
Greenberg Traurig
Kirkland & Ellis
Latham & Watkins
Osborne Clarke
Skadden
Slaughter and May
Weil Gotshal & Manges 

UK Law Firm of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
Brabners
Brodies
Macfarlanes
Mills & Reeve
Pinsent Masons
Setfords
Stephenson Harwood
Thorntons
TLT 

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