London is rich in talent at the bar, and the sets shortlisted for this year’s Chambers of the Year category have shown considerable acumen in growing their businesses. Commercial and employment set 11KBW has seen significant financial growth over the past five years, with a particularly strong performance in 2018 when it predicted an increase […]
Tonight, in-house teams, City firms and regional practices will battle it out at The Lawyer Awards 2019. There’s a new category – City firm of the year – in which the London offices of eight firms will compete to win the prize. Here’s a rundown of why they’re shortlisted. Dentons is the world’s largest law […]
Restructuring and banking-related deals account for the majority of this year’s shortlisted finance entries at The Lawyer Awards 2019, in association with Travelers. Insolvencies, liquidations or – in some cases, rescues – have been the talk of the town over the last 12 months, particularly in the retail sector. One of the first significant […]
The Business Services Team of the Year at The Lawyer Awards, in association with Travelers, is among the most hotly contested.
The offshore market continues to go from strength-to-strength and this year’s shortlist showcases a truly outstanding array of talent. Another strong year for Appleby saw its corporate work lead the way, with its Hong Kong office advising on 51 IPOs in 2018 for a combined total of HK$9.5bn. Arguably its headline deal saw the firm […]
The finalists for the category of in-house TMT team of the year at The Lawyer Awards, in association with Travelers, have deployed cutting-edge legal thinking and operational canniness in response to a fast-moving regulatory and technological environment.
The Pro Bono Initative of the Year is always one of the most hotly-contested accolades at The Lawyer Awards, sponsored by Travelers, and once again judges had to grapple with an extremely high-quality shortlist. Dentons’ work alongside client NatWest with the National Centre for Domestic Violence won plaudits from the judges, who commended “a great […]
The retail and consumer goods sector plays a prominent role in this year’s corporate shortlist at The Lawyer Awards, sponsored by Travelers. One of the major talking points of this year has been Sports Direct’s acquisitive streak, particularly taking aim at in-trouble department stores. House of Fraser was one such staple of the high street, […]
Ahead of The Lawyer Awards 2019, in association with Travelers, we’re looking back on some of the most complex or legally significant cases of the last 12 months, as eight teams vie for the top prize in this year’s litigation category. In a case that has been rumbling on since 2012, a joint team of […]
Lawyers in the banking and financial services sector have been at the forefront of tackling the regulatory challenges posed by Brexit and GDPR. Creative responses to that shifting climate are evident in this year’s shortlisted entries in The Lawyer Awards, sponsored by Travelers, which are marked by a laser-sharp focus on execution excellence. Two of […]
There are eight firms in the running for this year’s Energy and Infrastructure prize at The Lawyer Awards, in association with Travelers. Here are the deals that merited them a place on the shortlist. Norton Rose Fulbright saw through the financing of innogy SE’s £2bn 860MW Triton Knoll Wind Farm. As one of the […]
The firms in the running to win independent regional firm of the year at The Lawyer Awards.