{"id":210436,"date":"2025-03-14T09:38:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T09:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/?page_id=210436"},"modified":"2025-03-14T09:38:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T09:38:20","slug":"winners-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/northern-powerhouse-awards\/winners-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Corporate<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>Corporate Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nSquire Patton Boggs<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Corporate Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPaul Medlicott, Addleshaw Goddard<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Corporate Leading Associate of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nThomas Howell, Eversheds Sutherland<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Crime<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>Crime Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nRahman Ravelli<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Crime Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nAzizur Rahman, Rahman Ravelli<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Crime Leading Associate of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nBeth Mantel, Reeds Solicitors<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Dispute Resolution<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nDLA Piper<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nSusan Howe, Muckle<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Dispute Resolution Leading Associate of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nSam Pringle, DWF<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Employment<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>Employment Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nEversheds Sutherland<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Employment Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPaul McGowan, Collingwood Legal<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Employment Leading Associate of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nEmma Sweetman, CMS<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Finance<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>Finance Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nAddleshaw Goddard<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Finance Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPaul Castle, Eversheds Sutherland<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Finance Leading Associate of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nCatherine Donnelly, Pinsent Masons<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Insurance<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>Insurance Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nClyde &amp; Co<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Insurance Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nEddie Jones, JMW<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Insurance Leading Associate of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nKate Venn, Irwin Mitchell<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Private Client<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>Private Client Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nVardags<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Private Client Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nTasnim Khalid, Private Client Solicitors<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Private Client Leading Associate of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nEllie Hampson-Jones, Stewarts<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Projects<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>Projects Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nCMS<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Projects Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nStacey Collins, Pinsent Masons<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Projects Leading Associate of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nEmma Whitfield, DLA Piper<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Public Sector<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>Public Sector Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPinsent Masons<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Public Sector Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nGill Weatherill, DAC Beachcroft<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Public Sector Leading Associate of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nLouise Castle, Stone King<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Real Estate<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>Real Estate Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nWalker Morris<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Real Estate Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nRichard Daffern, Pinsent Masons<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Real Estate Leading Associate of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nAlex Jones,\u00a0 Walker Morris<\/p>\n<h4><strong>TMT<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>TMT Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nCentrefield<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>TMT Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nMelanie McGuirk, Foot Anstey<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>TMT Leading Associate of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nCatherine Forshaw, Brabners<\/p>\n<h4><em><strong>Transport<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>Transport Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nDLA Piper<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Transport Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nAdrian Marsh, Hill Dickinson<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Transport Leading Associate of the Year<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nCaroline Bridge, Hill Dickinson<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Innovative Firm of the Year<\/h4>\n<p>Addleshaw Goddard<\/p>\n<h4>Boutique Firm of the Year<\/h4>\n<p>Arc Pensions Law<\/p>\n<h4>Deal of the Year<\/h4>\n<p>Addleshaw Goddard<br \/>\n<em>Advised ASDA on its \u00a32.1bn acquisition of the majority of EG&#8217;s UK business<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>ESG Firm of the Year<\/h4>\n<p>Weightmans<\/p>\n<h4>Marketing Team of the Year<\/h4>\n<p>Irwin Mitchell<\/p>\n<h4>In-house Leading Associate of the Year<\/h4>\n<p>Laura Mitchell, Aldermore Bank<\/p>\n<h4>In-house Diversity Team of the Year<\/h4>\n<p>ASM Global<\/p>\n<h4>In-house Team of the Year<\/h4>\n<p>JD Sports Fashion<\/p>\n<h4>Diversity, Inclusion and Equality Firm of the Year<\/h4>\n<p>Lewis Silkin<\/p>\n<h4>In-house Lawyer of the Year<\/h4>\n<p>Helen Selby, ASDA<\/p>\n<h4>Management Partner of the Year<\/h4>\n<p>Roger Hutton and Ryan Millmore, Clarion<\/p>\n<h4>Lawyer of the Year<\/h4>\n<p>Adam Ibrahim, DLA Piper<\/p>\n<h4>Firm of the Year<\/h4>\n<p>Brabners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corporate Corporate Firm of the Year Squire Patton Boggs Corporate Lawyer of the Year Paul Medlicott, Addleshaw Goddard Corporate Leading Associate of the Year Thomas Howell, Eversheds Sutherland Crime Crime Firm of the Year Rahman Ravelli Crime Lawyer of the Year Azizur Rahman, Rahman Ravelli Crime Leading Associate of the Year Beth Mantel, Reeds Solicitors &hellip; 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