Winners 2026
Corporate
Corporate Leading Associate of the Year
Rob Cunningham, Pinsent Masons
Corporate Lawyer of the Year
Amanda Partland, Eversheds Sutherland
Corporate Firm of the Year
Shoosmiths
Crime
Crime Leading Associate of the Year
Marcela Salter, Bell Lamb & Joynson
Crime Lawyer of the Year
Leigh Wright, Tuckers Solicitors
Crime Firm of the Year
Wilford Smith
Dispute Resolution
Dispute Resolution Leading Associate of the Year
Gillian Scribbins, Muckle
Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Alistair Kennedy, Tyr
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Brabners
Employment
Employment Leading Associate of the Year
Vikki Cunliffe, Trowers & Hamlins
Employment Lawyer of the Year
Shakeel Dad, Addleshaw Goddard
Employment Firm of the Year
Collingwood Legal
Finance
Finance Leading Associate of the Year
Charlotte Thomas, Shoosmiths
Finance Lawyer of the Year
Martin O’Shea, Addleshaw Goddard
Finance Firm of the Year
DLA Piper
Insurance
Insurance Leading Associate of the Year
William Broadbent, Leigh Day
Insurance Lawyer of the Year
David Locke, Hill Dickinson
Insurance Firm of the Year
Irwin Mitchell
Private Client
Private Client Leading Associate of the Year
Kate Kempster, Vardags
Private Client Lawyer of the Year
Scott Halliday, Sintons
Private Client Firm of the Year
Lake Legal
Projects
Projects Leading Associate of the Year
Helen Achilleos, CMS
Projects Lawyer of the Year
Natasha Luther-Jones, DLA Piper
Projects Firm of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
Public Sector
Public Sector Leading Associate of the Year
Siân Jones-Davies, Mills & Reeve
Public Sector Lawyer of the Year
Bradley Martin, Browne Jacobson
Public Sector Firm of the Year
Hill Dickinson
Real Estate
Real Estate Leading Associate of the Year
Lauren Frisby, Ward Hadaway
Real Estate Lawyer of the Year
Tanya Francis, CMS
Real Estate Firm of the Year
Eversheds Sutherland
TMT
TMT Leading Associate of the Year
Naomi McHale, DLA Piper
TMT Lawyer of the Year
Roy Crozier, Ionic Legal
TMT Firm of the Year
Clarion
Transport
Transport Leading Associate of the Year
Joanne Witheford, DWF
Transport Lawyer of the Year
Jared Dunbar, Dyne Solicitors
Transport Firm of the Year
Clyde & Co
Innovative Firm of the Year
Pinsent Masons
Boutique Firm of the Year
Centrefields
Deal of the Year
Gateley Legal
Advised Praetura Ventures on the constitution, structuring and establishment of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II, and its subsequent activity.
ESG Firm of the Year
Brabners
Marketing Team of the Year
Clarion
In-house Lawyer of the Year
Lucie Grant, Genus
In-house Diversity Team of the Year
JD Sports
In-house Team of the Year
Skipton Building Society
In-house Rising Star
Alex Chesworth, Pets at Home
Diversity, Inclusion and Equality Firm of the Year
Pannone Corporate
Management Partner of the Year
Jeanette Burgess, Walker Morris
Client Service Excellence
Leigh Day
Lawyer of the Year
Elizabeth Cartwright, Eversheds Sutherland
Firm of the Year
Hill Dickinson