The Lawyer Awards 2025 | The Lawyer | 7 February 2025 | JW Marriott Grosvenor House, 86-90 Park Ln, London W1K 7TN, UK
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JW Marriott Grosvenor House
JW Marriott Grosvenor House, 86-90 Park Ln, London W1K 7TN, UK
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| Organizer | The Lawyer |
| Submission deadline |
7 Feb 2025 5:00pm GMT
(3 months ago)
In your time zone: Feb 7 12pm EST |
| Date Awarded |
17 Jun 2025 5:00pm BST
(in about 1 month)
In your time zone: Jun 17 12pm EDT |
| Region | EMEA |
Details
For the past couple of decades, the Lawyer Awards have been the ultimate stage for legal mastery in the UK, honouring top-notch lawyers and powerhouse firms across diverse areas.
Winners are carefully chosen by an esteemed judging panel from The Bar, Private Practice, and In-house sectors, ensuring objectivity and extensive expertise. Judges meticulously score each entry, crafting a shortlist of the finest in each category and ultimately crowning the champions.
Awards Categories
Transactional Categories
• Team of the Year: Corporate
• Team of the Year: Energy Transition
• Team of the Year: Finance
• Team of the Year: Litigation
• Team of the Year: Real Estate
• Team of the Year: Growth Capital
• Team of the Year: Private Capital
Operational Categories
• Best Client Service
• Team of the Year: Legal Transformation
• Best Technology Product
ESG Categories
• Sustainability Initiative of the Year
• Pro Bono Initiative of the Year
• Team of the Year: Best Talent Management
In-House Categories
• General Counsel of the Year
• Growth Team of the Year
• Team of the Year: In-House Technology, Media, and Sport
• Team of the Year: In-House Commerce & Industry
• Team of the Year: In-House Banking & Financial Services
The Bar Categories
• Chambers of the Year
• Barrister of the Year
Organisational Categories
• Associate of the Year
• Transatlantic Firm of the Year
• UK Firm of the Year
• Firm of the Year: The Independents
• New Law Business of the Year
• Litigation Boutique Firm of the Year
• Specialist Firm of the Year
Past winners
2024 Winners
Competition & Regulatory Team of the Year
• Norton Rose Fulbright, Clifford Chance, Covington & Burling, Hogan Lovells, Linklaters, and Mishcon de Reya (Joint Entry)
Corporate Team of the Year
• Linklaters
Energy & Infrastructure Team of the Year
• Slaughter and May
Finance Team of the Year
• DLA Piper
Litigation Team of the Year
• Mishcon de Reya
Real Estate Team of the Year
• Eversheds Sutherland
Restructuring Team of the Year
• A&O Shearman
Best Client Service Innovation (Sponsored by Thomson Reuters)
• Osborne Clarke and Medivet (Joint Entry)
Most Innovative Use of Technology
• CMS
Legal Operations Team of the Year
• Government Legal Department
Best Technology Product
• Luminance
Specialist Firm of the Year
• Powell Gilbert
Litigation Boutique Firm of the Year
• Pallas Partners
Law Firm of the Year: The Independents
• Cripps
Law Company (ALSP) of the Year
• Radiant Law
International Firm of the Year
• Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
UK Firm of the Year
• Addleshaw Goddard
Sustainability Initiative of the Year
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Best Talent and Inclusion Initiative
• City Century
Pro Bono Initiative of the Year
• Baker McKenzie
General Counsel of the Year
• Peter Ho, Tyman
In-House Technology, Media, and Sport Team of the Year
• Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
In-House Commerce & Industry Team of the Year
• BAE Systems
In-House Banking & Financial Services Team of the Year
• YouLend
Barrister of the Year
• Jason Beer KC, 5 Essex Chambers
Chambers of the Year
• Monckton Chambers