The Lawyer Awards 2023 | The Lawyer | 19 June 2023 | JW Marriott Grosvenor House London, 86-90 Park Ln, London W1K 7TN, UK

For the past couple of decades, this event 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.

2023 Speakers

Imran Bhatia
General Counsel, Norlake Hospitality and Unbound

Dorothy Cory-Wright
London Head of Disputes, Dechert

Saleem Fazal MBE
Partner, Head of Real Estate Disputes, Taylor Wessing

Jason Galbraith-Marten KC
Barrister, Cloisters

Dominic Griffiths
Managing Partner, Mayer Brown

Saima Hanif KC
Barrister, 3 Verulam Buildings

Clare Hartley
Partner, Head of Real Estate Disputes and Portfolio Management, DAC Beachcroft

Tim Johnson
Partner, Specialising in Insurance Policy Drafting and Coverage Disputes, Browne Jacobson

Charles Kerrigan
Partner Specialising in Digital Assets, Fintech, Crypto, AI, CMS

Jan Lasik
Executive Board Member; General Counsel and Secretary, National Trust

Victoria Mee
General Counsel, Aston University

Stephen O’Flaherty
Partner, Lewis Silkin

Ellie Pinnells
Partner, Fieldfisher (Roscoe Reid)

Tony Randle
Partner, Head of Client Strategy, Shoosmiths

Polly Richard
Partner, Dispute Resolution, Travers Smith

John Schorah
Owner, Weightmans

Kim Simmonds
CEO and Founder, Law 365

Anna Suchopar
Executive Committee, Asos

Mark Sunley
General Counsel & Company Secretary, Doosan Power Systems

Clare Thomas
General Vounsel, BritVic

James Webber
Antitrust Partner, Shearman & Sterling

David Wolfe KC
Lawyer, Matrix Chambers

Matthew Wort
Partner, Anthony Collins Solicitors

Prew Lumley
Real Estate Partner, Squire Patton Boggs

Sarah Parkes
Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Angus Bujalski
Executive Director of Legal and Governance, Rugby Football Union

Ross Fairley
Partner, Burges Salmon

Shika Soni
Assistant General Counsel, Principal Asset Management

Angeli Arora
Partner, Mishcon de Reya

Sarah de Ste Croix
Partner, Stephenson Harwood

Carol Day
Consultant Solicitor, Leigh Day

Zia Ullah
Partner, Eversheds Sutherland

Joanne Gillies
Partner, Pinsent Masons

Tom Goodhead
Global Managing Partner & CEO, Pogust Goodhead

Nicole Kar
Partner, Linklaters

Sapan Gupta
Group General Counsel, ArcelorMittal

Pervinder Kaur
Head of Leeds and Partner, Addleshaw Goddard

Nikola Zahariev
Partner, Lux Nova Partners

Clementine Hogarth
Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright

Mark Turner
COO Legal, Compliance and Risk, TP ICAP

James Richardson
Managing Partner, Lupton Fawcett

Hannah Crawford
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis

Lynn Dunne
Partner, Ashurst

Hamid Yunis
Managing Partner, McDermott Will & Emery

Simon Lewis
Corporate Partner, Brabners

Neil Lloyd
Managing Director, FBC Manby Bowdler

Lindsey Keeble
Managing Partner, Watson Farley & Williams

Conrad Davies
Managing Partner, Osborne Clarke

Helen Barraclough
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary, Smith & Nephew

Emily Monastiriotis
International Head of Dispute Resolution, Simmons & Simmons

Stephen Wisking
Partner, HSF

Alex Griffith
Private Credit Partner, Proskauer

Caroline McGrory
Chief Legal Officer, Executive Management Team, Commonwealth Games

Elizabeth McGlone
Partner, Didlaw

Alasdair Pitt
Head, Legal, Zodia and Board Director, Zodia Custody

Fiona Huntriss
Partner, Pallas Partners

John O’Reilly
General Counsel, Kodak Alaris

Maria Connolly
Head of Real Estate and Future Energy, TLT

Sharon Blackman
Managing Director & General Counsel, Citi

Catie Sheret
General Counsel and Company Secretary, Cambridge University Press & Assessment

Kiaron Whitehead
General Counsel, BPI

Lindsay Beardsell
Executive Vice President and General Counsel , Tate & Lyle

Edward Dyson
Partner, Emerging & Public Companies, Orrick

Sarah Clements
Group General Counsel and member of the Management Committee, IAG Airlines

Nick Atkins
Partner, Stevens & Bolton

Joy Van Cooten
Associate General Counsel, ACI Worldwide

Prash Mehta
Transformation and Projects Director, Legal, Reg and Co Sec, BT

Vanya Bromfield
General Counsel, John Crane (part of Smiths Group plc)

Sally Swift
Senior Director, Global Legal Operations & Innovation, NBC Universal

2023 Sponsors

• Gallagher
• Saunderson House
• Miller