22nd JUNE 2010
Grosvenor House
Park Lane London
W1K 7TN

HOME ENTER BOOK A TABLE CHARITIES PREVIOUS WINNERS JUDGES

CATEGORIES

Click on a category below for more information

PRACTICE AREAS

• Banking & Finance Team of the Year
• Competition/Regulatory Team of the Year
• Corporate Team of the Year
• Employment Team of the Year
• Infrastructure/Energy Team of the Year
• Litigation Team of the Year
• Private Client Team of the Year
• Real Estate Team of the Year
• TMT Team of the Year

IN-HOUSE

• In-house Banking & Financial Services Team of the Year
• In-house Commerce & Industry Team of the Year
• In-house Lawyer of the Year
• In-house Public Sector Team of the Year
• In-house TMT Team of the Year

THE BAR

• Barrister of the Year
• Chambers of the Year

LAW FIRMS

• Assistant Solicitor of the Year
• International Law Firm of the Year
• Law Firm of the Year
• Middle East Team of the Year
• Niche Firm of the Year
• Offshore Law Firm of the Year
• Partner of the Year
• Regional/National Law Firm of the Year

GENERAL

• Editor's Award for Outstanding Achievement
• Pro Bono Team of the Year

CHARITIES

Law Firm of the Year

Sponsored by

Travelers

SHORTLIST

Berwin Leighton Paisner
Clyde & Co
CMS Cameron McKenna
Holman Fenwick Willan
Slaughter and May
Watson Farley & Williams

Entry criteria

Open to UK partnerships, or UK partnerships that have merged with US firms but retain a strong local identity and market share.

Judges will be looking for evidence of:

1. Strategic vision
2. Strong partnership ethos
3. Strong financial performance and growth
4. Consistent excellence in their chosen sectors
5. Excellent talent management

NB: Entrants must have entered a minimum of two other categories to be eligible for this award.

Entries welcome from:

Private practice teams
Nominations by in-house teams

Previous winners:

2009 Norton Rose
2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
2007 Trowers & Hamlins

SPONSOR

Travelers is once again delighted to co-sponsor The Lawyer Awards and to be associated with this annual recognition of excellence in the legal profession.

As one of the leading underwriters of solicitors' professional indemnity, we are proud to insure law firms of all shapes and sizes and to help them develop effective risk management strategies to reduce their exposure to negligence claims.

Where claims inevitably do arise, our policyholders enjoy access to our experienced in-house claims team who handle each case sensitively and sympathetically whilst remaining mindful of the realities of client relationships.

We would like to wish the best of luck to all entrants and look forward to celebrating excellence with the winners and finalists on Tuesday 22 June 2010.

© 2010 - The Lawyer Group is a division of Centaur Media plc, Registered No 4948078 England, Registered Office: St. Giles House, 50 Poland Street, London W1F 7AX