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  • LAW FIRM WINNERS

    • CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL

      FIRM OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Clifford Chance LLP

      SHORTLISTED

      Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

      Clifford Chance LLP

      Linklaters LLP

      Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

    • CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL

      FIRM (REGIONAL) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Osborne Clarke (South East)

      SHORTLISTED

      Howes Percival LLP (East Anglia)

      Austin Moore & Partners LLP (East Midlands)

      Swinburne Maddison (North)

      Hill Dickinson LLP (North West)

      Osborne Clarke (South East)

      Clarke Willmott LLP (South West)

      Browne Jacobson LLP (West Midlands)

      Lupton Fawcett LLP (Yorkshire and the Humber)

    • CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL

      FIRM (SPECIALISM) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Europe) LLP (Venture capital)

      SHORTLISTED

      Addleshaw Goddard (Commercial contracts)

      Allen & Overy LLP (Corporate tax)

      RPC (Customs and excise)

      Latham & Watkins (Equity capital markets)

      Macfarlanes LLP (EU and competition)

      Travers Smith LLP (Financial services)

      Addleshaw Goddard (Flotations: small and mid-cap)

      Herbert Smith Freehills LLP (Mergers and acquisitions)

      CM Murray LLP (Partnership)

      Clifford Chance (Private equity: transactions)

      Ashurst (VAT and indirect tax)

      Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Europe) LLP (Venture capital)

    • CRIME, FRAUD AND LICENSING

      FIRM OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Pinsent Masons LLP

      SHORTLISTED

      Duncan Lewis Solicitors

      Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP

      Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP

      Hodge Jones & Allen LLP

      Bark&co

      Pinsent Masons LLP

    • CRIME, FRAUD AND LICENSING

      FIRM (REGIONAL) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Cohen Cramer (Yorkshire and the Humber)

      SHORTLISTED

      Poppleston Allen (East Midlands)

      David Gray Solicitors LLP (North)

      Garstangs Cartwright King LLP (North West)

      Blackfords LLP (South East)

      Bobbetts Mackan (South West)

      Kangs Solicitors (West Midlands)

      Cohen Cramer (Yorkshire and the Humber)

    • CRIME, FRAUD AND LICENSING

      FIRM (SPECIALISM) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Brown Rudnick LLP (Fraud: civil)

      SHORTLISTED

      Duncan Lewis Solicitors (Crime: general)

      Brown Rudnick LLP (Fraud: civil)

      Rahman Ravelli Solicitors (Fraud: white-collar crime)

      Kemp Little LLP (Gaming and betting)

      Keystone Law (Licensing)

    • DISPUTE RESOLUTION

      FIRM OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      CMS

      SHORTLISTED

      CMS

      Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

      Hogan Lovells International LLP

      Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP

      Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

    • DISPUTE RESOLUTION

      FIRM (REGIONAL) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Else Solicitors LLP (East Midlands)

      SHORTLISTED

      Else Solicitors LLP (East Midlands)

      Gibson & Co Solicitors Ltd (North)

      DWF (North West)

      Pitmans LLP (South East)

      Clarke Willmott LLP (South West)

      Gateley Plc (West Midlands)

    • DISPUTE RESOLUTION

      FIRM (SPECIALISM) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Slaughter and May (Banking litigation: investment and retail)

      SHORTLISTED

      Slaughter and May (Banking litigation: investment and retail)

      Signature Litigation LLP (Commercial litigation)

      Travers Smith LLP (Competition litigation)

      Simmons & Simmons (International arbitration)

      Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (Public international law)

      Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP (Tax litigation and investigations)

    • FINANCE

      FIRM OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Linklaters LLP

      SHORTLISTED

      Linklaters LLP

      CMS

      Latham & Watkins

      Allen & Overy LLP

    • FINANCE

      FIRM (REGIONAL) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Mills & Reeve LLP (West Midlands)

      SHORTLISTED

      Birketts LLP (East Anglia)

      Gateley Plc (East Midlands)

      Muckle LLP (North)

      Addleshaw Goddard (North West)

      Stevens & Bolton LLP (South East)

      Michelmores LLP (South West)

      Mills & Reeve LLP (West Midlands)

      Squire Patton Boggs (Yorkshire and the Humber)

    • FINANCE

      FIRM (SPECIALISM) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP (Securitisation)

      SHORTLISTED

      Latham & Watkins (Acquisition finance)

      Mayer Brown International LLP (Asset based lending)

      Bird & Bird LLP (Asset finance)

      Linklaters LLP (Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans)

      Reed Smith LLP (Commodities)

      Sidley Austin LLP (Corporate restructuring and insolvency)

      Simmons & Simmons (Debt Capital Markets)

      Fieldfisher (Derivatives and structured products)

      Baker Botts (UK) LLP (Emerging markets)

      Kirkland & Ellis International LLP (High-yield)

      Ashurst (Islamic finance)

      Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP (Securitisation)

      Sullivan & Worcester UK LLP (Trade finance)

    • HUMAN RESOURCES

      FIRM OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Mishcon de Reya LLP

      SHORTLISTED

      Clifford Chance LLP

      Mishcon de Reya LLP

      Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Europe) LLP

      Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

      CMS

      Hogan Lovells International LLP

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    • HUMAN RESOURCES

      FIRM (REGIONAL) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Menzies Law (South West)

      SHORTLISTED

      Clapham & Collinge Solicitors (East Anglia)

      Cummins Solicitors (East Midlands)

      Pinney Talfourd LLP Solicitors (South East)

      Menzies Law (South West)

      Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP (North)

      Addleshaw Goddard LLP (North West)

      Eversheds Sutherland (International) UK LLP (West Midlands)

      Carter Thomas Solicitors (Yorkshire and the Humber)

    • HUMAN RESOURCES

      FIRM (SPECIALISM) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Squire Patton Boggs (Pensions)

      SHORTLISTED

      Bindmans LLP (Employment: employees/unions)

      Fox Williams LLP (Employment: employers and senior executives)

      Pinsent Masons LLP (Health and safety)

      Wesley Gryk Solicitors LLP (Immigration)

      Squire Patton Boggs (Pensions)

    • INSURANCE

      FIRM OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Kennedys

      SHORTLISTED

      Clyde & Co LLP

      CMS

      Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

      Kennedys

      DAC Beachcroft LLP

    • INSURANCE

      FIRM (REGIONAL) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Irwin Mitchell (West Midlands)

      SHORTLISTED

      Barr Ellison LLP (East Anglia)

      Nelsons Solicitors Limited (East Midlands)

      Nockolds Solicitors (South East)

      Royds Withy King (South West)

      Hay & Kilner (North)

      Potter Rees Dolan (North West)

      Irwin Mitchell (West Midlands)

      Harrowells Solicitors (Yorkshire and the Humber)

    • INSURANCE

      FIRM (SPECIALISM) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      DAC Beachcroft LLP (Product liability: Defendant)

      SHORTLISTED

      Fieldfisher (Clinical Negligence (Claimant))

      Capsticks LLP (Clinical Negligence (Defendant))

      Dentons (Corporate and regulatory)

      Kennedys (Insurance and reinsurance litigation)

      Fenchurch Law (Insurance litigation: for policyholders)

      Bindmans LLP (Personal Injury (Claimant))

      Kennedys (Personal Injury (Defendant))

      Leigh Day (Product liability: Claimant)

      DAC Beachcroft LLP (Product liability: Defendant)

      Bond Dickinson LLP (Professional negligence)

    • INVESTMENT FUND FORMATION AND MANAGEMENT

      FIRM OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Goodwin

      SHORTLISTED

      Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

      Goodwin

      Linklaters LLP

      Macfarlanes LLP

      Norton Rose Fulbright

      Simmons & Simmons

      Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

      Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP

    • NORTHERN IRELAND

      FIRM OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Cleaver Fulton Rankin

      SHORTLISTED

      A&L Goodbody

      Carson McDowell

      Cleaver Fulton Rankin

      Mills Selig

      Tughans

    • OFFSHORE

      FIRM OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Keystone Law

      SHORTLISTED

      Ward Yates

      Baker & Partners

      Keystone Law

      Carey Olsen

      Bedell Cristin

      AFR Advocates

    • PRIVATE CLIENT

      FIRM OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Forsters LLP

      SHORTLISTED

      Family Law in Partnership Ltd

      Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

      Forsters LLP

      Boodle Hatfield LLP

      Farrer & Co

    • PRIVATE CLIENT

      FIRM (REGIONAL) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Stevens & Bolton LLP (South East)

      SHORTLISTED

      Geldards LLP (East Midlands)

      Stevens & Bolton LLP (South East)

      Stephens Scown LLP (South West)

      EMG Solicitors (North)

      Irwin Mitchell (North West)

      Shakespeare Martineau LLP (West Midlands)

      Ridley & Hall (Yorkshire and the Humber)

    • PRIVATE CLIENT

      FIRM (SPECIALISM) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Family Law in Partnership Ltd (Family: mediation)

      SHORTLISTED

      Farrer & Co (Agriculture and estates)

      Boodle Hatfield LLP (Art and cultural property)

      Bates Wells Braithwaite (Charities and not-for-profit)

      Forsters LLP (Contentious trusts and probate)

      Irwin Mitchell (Court of protection)

      Charles Russell Speechlys LLP (Family)

      Family Law in Partnership Ltd (Family: mediation)

      Forsters LLP (Personal tax, trusts and probate)

    • PROJECTS, ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

      FIRM OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

      SHORTLISTED

      Allen & Overy LLP

      Norton Rose Fulbright

      Hogan Lovells International LLP

      Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

      CMS

    • PROJECTS, ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

      FIRM (REGIONAL) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Burges Salmon LLP (South West)

      SHORTLISTED

      Mills & Reeve LLP (East Anglia)

      Browne Jacobson LLP (East Midlands)

      Ward Hadaway (North)

      Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP (North West)

      Burges Salmon LLP (South West)

      Blake Morgan LLP (South East)

      Freeths (West Midlands)

      DLA Piper UK LLP (Yorkshire and the Humber)

    • PROJECTS, ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

      FIRM (SPECIALISM) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Linklaters LLP (Mining and minerals)

      SHORTLISTED

      CMS (Infrastructure (including PFI and PPP))

      Linklaters LLP (Mining and minerals)

      Baker Botts (UK) LLP (Oil and gas)

      Ashurst (Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables))

      Baker McKenzie LLP (Water)

    • PUBLIC SECTOR

      FIRM OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Leigh Day

      SHORTLISTED

      Bhatt Murphy

      Leigh Day

      Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

      Pinsent Masons LLP

      VWV (Veale Wasbrough Vizards)

    • PUBLIC SECTOR

      FIRM (REGIONAL) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Capsticks LLP (Yorkshire and the Humber)

      SHORTLISTED

      JG Poole & Co. LLP (East Anglia)

      Freeths (East Midlands)

      Ward Hadaway (North)

      Hempsons (North West)

      Stone King LLP (South West)

      VWV (Veale Wasbrough Vizards) (West Midlands)

      Capsticks LLP (Yorkshire and the Humber)

    • PUBLIC SECTOR

      FIRM (SPECIALISM) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Bindmans LLP (Civil liberties and human rights)

      SHORTLISTED

      Kingsley Napley LLP (Administrative and public law)

      Bindmans LLP (Civil liberties and human rights)

      Doyle Clayton (Education: individuals)

      VWV (Education: institutions)

      Barlow Robbins LLP (Education: schools)

      Bevan Brittan LLP (Healthcare)

      Bircham Dyson Bell (Infrastructure (Parliamentary))

      Browne Jacobson LLP (Local government)

    • REAL ESTATE

      FIRM OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Norton Rose Fulbright

      SHORTLISTED

      CMS

      Clifford Chance

      Dentons

      Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

      Norton Rose Fulbright

      Pinsent Masons LLP

    • REAL ESTATE

      FIRM (REGIONAL) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Shoosmiths LLP (North West)

      SHORTLISTED

      Hewitsons (East Anglia)

      Spearing Waite LLP (East Midlands)

      Bond Dickinson LLP (North)

      Shoosmiths LLP (North West)

      BrookStreet des Roches (South East)

      DAC Beachcroft LLP (South West)

      Emms Gilmore Liberson Solicitors (West Midlands)

      Gateley Plc (Yorkshire and the Humber)

    • REAL ESTATE

      FIRM (SPECIALISM) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Boodle Hatfield LLP (Residential property)

      SHORTLISTED

      Linklaters LLP (Commercial property)

      Norton Rose Fulbright (Construction)

      Reed Smith LLP (Environment)

      Clyde & Co LLP (Planning)

      Addleshaw Goddard (Property finance)

      Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP (Property litigation)

      Boodle Hatfield LLP (Residential property)

      Devonshires Solicitors LLP (Social housing)

    • RISK ADVISORY

      FIRM (SPECIALISM) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      White & Case LLP (Regulatory investigations and corporate crime)

      SHORTLISTED

      Herbert Smith Freehills LLP (Brexit)

      Linklaters LLP (Corporate governance)

      Pinsent Masons LLP (Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity)

      White & Case LLP (Regulatory investigations and corporate crime)

      CMS (Reputation management)

    • SCOTLAND

      FIRM OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Brodies LLP

      SHORTLISTED

      Brodies LLP

      Burness Paull

      Clyde & Co LLP

      Pinsent Masons LLP

      Shepherd and Wedderburn

    • TMT (TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA AND TELECOMS)

      FIRM OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Hogan Lovells International LLP

      SHORTLISTED

      Fieldfisher

      CMS

      Cooley (UK) LLP

      Mishcon de Reya LLP

      Bird & Bird LLP

      Hogan Lovells International LLP

    • TMT (TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA AND TELECOMS)

      FIRM (REGIONAL) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Taylor Wessing LLP (East Anglia)

      SHORTLISTED

      Taylor Wessing LLP (East Anglia)

      Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP (East Midlands)

      Mincoffs Solicitors LLP (North)

      Gateley Plc (North West)

      Boyes Turner (South East)

      Ashfords LLP (South West)

      Gowling WLG (West Midlands)

      Shulmans (Yorkshire and the Humber)

    • TMT (TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA AND TELECOMS)

      FIRM (SPECIALISM) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      DLA Piper (Fintech)

      SHORTLISTED

      Allen & Overy LLP (Brand management)

      DLA Piper (Fintech)

      Osborne Clarke (Intellectual property)

      Kemp Little LLP (IT and telecoms)

      Farrer & Co (Media and entertainment (including media finance))

      Hogan Lovells International LLP (Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology)

      Onside Law Limited (Sport)

    • TRANSPORT

      FIRM OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Stephenson Harwood

      SHORTLISTED

      Clyde & Co LLP

      Dentons

      Ashurst

      Holman Fenwick Willan

      DLA Piper

    • TRANSPORT

      FIRM (REGIONAL) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Bartons (South West)

      SHORTLISTED

      Ashtons Legal (East Anglia)

      Rothera Sharp Solicitors (East Midlands)

      Bond Dickinson LLP (North)

      Weightmans LLP (North West)

      Verisona Law (South East)

      Bartons (South West)

      DWF (West Midlands)

      DLA Piper UK LLP (Yorkshire and the Humber)

    • TRANSPORT

      FIRM (SPECIALISM) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Osborne Clarke (Rail)

      SHORTLISTED

      Ince & Co (Aviation)

      Osborne Clarke (Rail)

      Kennedys (Shipping)

      Hill Dickinson LLP (Travel)

    • WALES

      FIRM (REGIONAL) OF THE YEAR
      WINNER

      Hugh James

      SHORTLISTED

      Capital Law LLP

      Acuity Legal Limited

      Geldards LLP

      Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

      Hugh James