Shortlist 2026
Corporate
Corporate Firm of the Year
Aaron & Partners
Addleshaw Goddard
DLA Piper
Eversheds Sutherland
Muckle
Shoosmiths
Squire Patton Boggs
Walker Morris
Corporate Lawyer of the Year
Mark Rathbone, Brabners
James Kerrigan, DLA Piper
Roger Hart, Addleshaw Goddard
Amanda Partland, Eversheds Sutherland
Sue Russell, Hill Dickinson
Mohammed Akeel Latif, Myerson
Karen Simms, Sintons
Richard Naish, Walker Morris
Corporate Leading Associate of the Year
Victoria Trigwell, Brabners
Adam Jones, Fieldfisher
Rowan Uren, Gorvins Solicitors
Andrew Walsh, Pannone Corporate
Rob Cunningham, Pinsent Masons
Louise Parker, Squire Patton Boggs
Clare French, Ward Hadaway
Thomas Howell, Eversheds Sutherland
Crime
Crime Firm of the Year
Wilford Smith
David Gray Solicitors
Farleys
GT Stewart Limited
Howard & Byrne
Ison Harrison Solicitors
JMW Solicitors
Rahman Ravelli
Crime Lawyer of the Year
Janice Hall, David Gray Solicitors
Syed Rahman, Rahman Ravelli
John Goodwin, Ison Harrison Solicitors
Sam Healey, JMW Solicitors
Joseph Kotrie Monson, Mary Monson
Matthew Claughton, Olliers
Leigh Wright, Tuckers Solicitors
Crime Leading Associate of the Year
Marcela Salter, Bell Lamb & Joynson
Charlotte McRae, Brabners
Amy Lamb, David Gray Solicitors
Ed Youlton, GT Stewart Limited
Lauren Wilson, Markel Law
Rebecca Smith-Bains, Wilford Smith
Dispute Resolution
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Brabners
Clarion
DLA Piper
Eversheds Sutherland
Gibson & Co Solicitors
Hill Dickinson
Muckle
Stewarts Law
Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Jim Morris, DTM Legal
Chris King, Brabners
Nina Ferris, Hill Dickinson
Stewart Irvine, Mincoffs Solicitors
Susan Howe, Muckle
Alistair Kennedy , Tyr
Mo Bhaskaran, Stewarts Law
Dispute Resolution Leading Associate of the Year
Matthew Moy, Brabners
Alex Smith, Hill Dickinson
Gillian Scribbins, Muckle
Robert Brothers, Myerson
Gabrielle Armstrong, Pinsent Masons
Employment
Employment Firm of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
Collingwood Legal
DLA Piper
Leigh Day
Sintons
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Walker Morris
Employment Lawyer of the Year
Shakeel Dad, Addleshaw Goddard
Ikram Malik, Brabners
Chris Morrison, Clyde & Co
Alan Chalmers, DLA Piper
Lauren Lougheed, Leigh Day
Lisa Kelly, Muckle
Employment Leading Associate of the Year
Sophie Cottam, Clyde & Co
Paul Corris, DAC Beachcroft
Carley Dhand, Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers
Shara Pledger, Pinsent Masons
Ailsa Hobson, Sintons
Vikki Cunliffe, Trowers & Hamlins
Finance
Finance Firm of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
DLA Piper
Eversheds Sutherland
Gateley Legal
Muckle
Pinsent Masons
Sintons
Walker Morris
Finance Lawyer of the Year
Martin O’Shea, Addleshaw Goddard
Azher Quyoom, Andrew Jackson
Robert Russell, DLA Piper
Louise Duffy, Muckle
Matt Morgan, Pinsent Masons
Gawain Moore, Walker Morris
Finance Leading Associate of the Year
Jacob Walker, Mills & Reeve
Catherine Donnelly, Pinsent Masons
Charlotte Thomas, Shoosmiths
Georgia Sproat, Muckle
Louisa Shilleto, Wilkin Chapman Rollits
Laura Beardsmore, Womble Bond Dickinson
Insurance
Insurance Firm of the Year
DAC Beachcroft
DWF
Forbes Solicitors
Hill Dickinson
Irwin Mitchell
JMW Solicitors
Kennedys
Minton Morrill
Stewarts Law
Insurance Lawyer of the Year
Michelle Armstrong, Burnetts
Gillian Muir, DAC Beachcroft
Duncan Greenwood, DAC Beachcroft
Sarah Coles, Irwin Mitchell
David Locke, Hill Dickinson
Catherine Leech, JMW Solicitors
Stephen Jones, Leigh Day
Suzanne Munroe, Switalskis
Insurance Leading Associate of the Year
Joanna Grieve, Keoghs
Andrea Crisp, Clyde & Co
Emily Woodhead, DAC Beachcroft
Paul McNamee, DLA Piper
Lauranne Nolan, Keoghs
Nicholas Young, JMW Solicitors
William Broadbent, Leigh Day
Emma Harrison , Mills & Reeve
Private Client
Private Client Firm of the Year
Burnetts
Clarion
Consilia Legal
EMG Solicitors
Vardags
Lake Legal
Major Family Law
Stone King
Taylor Emmet
Private Client Lawyer of the Year
Lynsey Harrison, Clarion
Elizabeth Armstrong, Latimer Hinks
Joanne Major, Major Family Law
Scott Halliday, Sintons
Lisette Dupre, Stewarts Law
Tom Murdoch, Stone King
Teresa Davidson, Winston Solicitors
Simon Kirkup, Womble Bond Dickinson
Jonathan Attey, Wrigleys
Private Client Leading Associate of the Year
Claire Chisnall, Consilia Legal
Diane Barnes, Burnetts
Nicholas Choiniere, Clarion
Emma Benson, Irwin Mitchell
Jonathan Grogan, Sintons
Sophie Moore, Sintons
Kate Kempster, Vardags
Orren Watts, Wilkin Chapman Rollits
Projects
Projects Firm of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
Clarion
DLA Piper
Pinsent Masons
Walker Morris
Ward Hadaway
Projects Lawyer of the Year
Christian Hellmund, Clarion
Andrew S. Davies, DLA Piper
Graham Alty, Pinsent Masons
Natasha Luther-Jones, DLA Piper
James Wood-Robertson, Shoosmiths
Mark Whitehead, Ward Hadaway
Projects Leading Associate of the Year
Helen Achilleos, CMS
Lauren Fisher, DLA Piper
Emma Whitfield, Freeths
Charlotte Hampson, DWF
Christina Oulton, Pinsent Masons
Public Sector
Public Sector Firm of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
Browne Jacobson
Forbes Solicitors
Hill Dickinson
Muckle
Pinsent Masons
Weightmans
Public Sector Lawyer of the Year
Emma Moody, Womble Bond Dickinson
Bradley Martin, Browne Jacobson
Tracey Longfield, Bevan Brittan
Sean Doherty, DAC Beachcroft
Joe Orme-Paul, Hill Dickinson
Andrea Proudlock, Hill Dickinson
Jill Donabie, Muckle
Public Sector Leading Associate of the Year
Sarah Foster, DAC Beachcroft
Eleanor Tunnicliffe, Hill Dickinson
Siân Jones-Davies, Mills & Reeve
Tina Morris, Schofield Sweeney
Peter Cantwell, Womble Bond Dickinson
Real Estate
Real Estate Firm of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
Brabners
Clarion
CMS
DAC Beachcroft
Eversheds Sutherland
Harrison Drury & Co
Muckle
Shoosmiths
Real Estate Lawyer of the Year
Tanya Francis, CMS
Elad Yasdi, Devonshire Solicitors
Joanna Sowerby, Eversheds Sutherland
Paul Dowdall, Gorvins Solicitors
Charlotte McMurchie, Muckle
James Long, Pinsent Masons
Richard Cressall, Shoosmiths
Zakir Mulla, Squire Patton Boggs
Real Estate Leading Associate of the Year
Gemma Forbes, DWF
Emma Conwell, Freeths
Rebecca Wakefield, Hill Dickinson
Amy Tagoe, MSB Solicitors
Jennifer Pearson, Muckle
Yasmin Blamire, Napthens
Craig Tordoff, Pinsent Masons
Danielle Ferguson, TLT
Lauren Frisby, Ward Hadaway
TMT
TMT Firm of the Year
Brandsmiths
Ionic Legal
Centrefield
Clarion
McCormicks
McDaniels Law
Pannone Corporate
Womble Bond Dickinson
TMT Lawyer of the Year
Hannah Fawcett, Brabners
Roy Crozier, Ionic Legal
David Seligman, Brandsmiths
Esther Kirwan , Clarion
Carla Murray, Slater Heelis
Sarah Bazaraa, Pannone Corporate
Judy Baker, Ward Hadaway
TMT Leading Associate of the Year
Priscilla Hetherton, Addleshaw Goddard
Daniel Fletcher, Forbes Solicitors
Gabrielle Armstrong, Pinsent Masons
Naomi McHale, DLA Piper
Pippa Aitken, Sintons
Sarah Williams, Walker Morris
Transport
Transport Firm of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
Andrew Jackson
Backhouse Jones
Clyde & Co
DLA Piper
DWF
Wrigleys
Transport Lawyer of the Year
Paul Hirst, Addleshaw Goddard
James Backhouse, Backhouse Jones
Vikki Woodfine, DWF
Jared Dunbar, Dyne Solicitors
Adrian Marsh, Hill Dickinson
Transport Leading Associate of the Year
Liz Watton, Clyde & Co
Joanne Witheford, DWF
Caroline Bridge, Hill Dickinson
Innovative Firm of the Year
CMS
DLA Piper
Eversheds Sutherland
Hill Dickinson
Pinsent Masons
Walker Morris
Boutique Firm of the Year
Bexley Beaumont
Centrefield
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Gibson & Co Solicitors
Hall Brown Family Law
Hawkswell Kilvington Limited
Ionic Legal
ABR Solicitors
Rahman Ravelli
Rothley Law Limited
Deal of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
DLA Piper
Eversheds Sutherland
Gateley Legal
Hill Dickinson
Walker Morris
ESG Firm of the Year
Brabners
CMS
Eversheds Sutherland
Freeths
Irwin Mitchell
Ward Hadaway
Marketing Team of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
Clarion
DWF
Eversheds Sutherland
Browne Jacobson
Irwin Mitchell
Walker Morris
Womble Bond Dickinson
Diversity, Inclusion and Equality Firm of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
DLA Piper
Eversheds Sutherland
Blacks
Fieldfisher
Gateley Legal
Hill Dickinson
Pannone Corporate
Squire Patton Boggs
Management Partner of the Year
Peter Haden, Fletchers
Craig Scott, Hill Dickinson
James Richardson, Lupton Fawcett
Jeanette Burgess, Walker Morris
Sarah Walton, Weightmans
Lawyer of the Year
Pervinder Kaur, Addleshaw Goddard
Gill Weatherill, DAC Beachcroft
Paul Lunt, Brabners
Paul McGowan, Collingwood Legal
Elizabeth Cartwright, Eversheds Sutherland
Elia Montorio, Shoosmiths
Firm of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
Hill Dickinson
Irwin Mitchell
Muckle
Walker Morris
Wilkin Chapman Rollits
Client Service Excellence
Blacks
Brandsmiths
Capsticks
Hay & Kilner
Irwin Mitchell
Leigh Day
Mincoffs Solicitors
Muckle
Stewarts Law
In-house Lawyer of the Year
John Devine, Newcastle United Football Club
Kunaal James Wharfe, Leeds Bradford Airport
Dominic Kendal-Ward, Co-op
Christian Wells, N Brown
Lucie Grant, Genus
In-house Rising Star
Alex Chesworth, MAG
Julie Finnemore , ao.com
Mark Bennett, Auto Trader
Melanie Ashworth, Quint Group
Sarah Clayton, The Beauty Tech Group
In-house Team of the Year
David Travis, Skipton Building Society
Freyja Handy, ASM Global
Alex O’Connell, Northern Gas Networks
Mark Foster, THG Igenuity
Kareem Moustafa, PZ Cussons
In-house Diversity Team of the Year
Simon Cliff, City Football Group
Helen Selby, Asda
Dan Cropper, JD Sports
Louise Waldek, IMI
Sarah Petrie, Debenhams Group