Winners 2025

Legal Business Awards 2025 Shortlist:

Winners 2025

 

Congratulations to all our winners and highly commended nominees!

Barrister of the Year

Winner: Jason Beer KC, 5 Essex Chambers

Highly commended: Daniel Saoul KC, 4 New Square Chambers

Boutique Law Firm of the Year

Winner: Allectus Law

Highly commended: London Law Collective

Chambers of the Year

Winner: 4 New Square Chambers

Highly commended: 7KBW

Commercial Litigation Team of the Year

Winner: Freshfields

Highly commended: Trowers & Hamlins

Competition Team of the Year

Winner: Slaughter and May

Highly commended: Weil Gotshal & Manges

Corporate Team of the Year

Winner: Linklaters

Highly commended: Travers Smith

Energy/Infrastructure Team of the Year

Winner: Ashurst and Government Legal Department, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Legal Advisers

Highly commended: Watson Farley

ESG Programme of the Year

Winner: Clyde & Co, Dechert, Eversheds Sutherland and Squire Patton Boggs

Highly commended: Freshfields

Finance Team of the Year

Winner: Cleary Gottlieb

Highly commended: Mayer Brown

GC of the Year

Winner: Mark Gregory, Rolls-Royce

Highly commended: Amanda Gerrity, Octopus Energy

In-House Team of the Year

Winner: BT

Highly commended: Resolution Life

International Arbitration Team of the Year

Winner: Hogan Lovells

Highly commended: Pinsent Masons

International Law Firm of the Year

Winner: Latham

Legal Technology Team of the Year

Winner: American Express

Highly commended: Hogan Lovells

Life Sciences Team of the Year

Winner: Cooley

Highly commended: Sidley Austin

Management Partner of the Year

Winner: Georgia Dawson, Freshfields

Marketing Initiative of the Year

Winner: Vinson & Elkins

Highly commended: Eversheds Sutherland

Most Transformative In-House Team of the Year

Winner: Low Carbon Contracts Company

Highly commended: HCL Technologies

Private Client Team of the Year

Winner: Taylor Wessing

Highly commended: Stevens & Bolton

Private Equity Team of the Year

Winner: Kirkland & Ellis

Highly commended: Latham & Watkins

Private Practice Lawyer of the Year

Winner: Des Collins, Collins Solicitors

Highly commended: Aisling Zarraga, Linklaters

Real Estate Team of the Year

Winner: Dentons

Highly commended: CMS

Regional Firm of the Year

Winner: Brabners

Highly commended: Carson McDowell

Restructuring Team of the Year

Winner: Paul Hastings

Highly commended: Kirkland

Rising Star In-House Counsel of the Year

Winner: Gareth Jones, Canopius

Highly commended: Sam Barnes, PepsiCo

UK Law Firm of the Year

Winner: Burges Salmon

US Firm in London of the Year

Winner: Sidley Austin

Highly commended: Quinn Emanuel

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