Congratulations to all of our finalists for 2020! Winners will be announced at the virtual ceremony taking place on Wednesday 11th November.
You will be able to register your place for this very soon so stay tuned! If you're a finalist and would like to maximise exposure of your success please contact us today to take a look at our special finalist packages here.
Company-Wide Categories:
Baker McKenzie
CMS
Hill Dickinson
Shoosmiths
Simmons & Simmons
Law Firm of the Year (Small/Medium firms)
Brown Turner Ross
Hek Jones Solicitors
New Quadrant Partners
Setfords Solicitors
Tapestry Compliance
Bar Squared
LOD
Obelisk Support
Women in the Law UK
Allen & Overy
Baker McKenzie
Clyde & Co
Hill Dickinson
Obelisk Support
Simmons & Simmons
Allen & Overy
Barclays
Garden Court Chambers
Paul Hastings
Simmons & Simmons
Woman of the Year
Clare Wade QC, Garden Court Chambers
Dr Charlotte Proudman, Goldsmith Chambers
Hannah Megan Markham QC, The 36 Group
Laura Sizemore, White & Case
Mary Prior QC, The 36 Group
Melanie Hall QC, Monckton Chambers
Penelope Warne, CMS
Sally Penni, Kenworthys Chambers
Sonia Janday, Aviva
Theresa Mohammed, Trowers & Hamlins
Male Diversity Champion of the Year
Anthony David Erwin Metzer, Goldsmith Chambers
Christopher White, Aspiring Solicitors
Colin Passmore, Simmons & Simmons
Julian Smart, BLM
Michael Cavers, CMS
Naga Kandiah, MTC Solicitors
Richard Miskella, Lewis Silkin
Elizabeth Ward, Virtuoso Legal
Helen Johnson, Johnson Astills
Karen Seward, Allen & Overy
Lauren Mercurius-Taylor, MTC Solicitors
Lesley Gregory, Memery Crystal
Penelope Warne, CMS
Sharon Montgomery, Crane & Staples
Sue McLean, Baker McKenzie
Annmarie Carvalho, The Carvalho Consultancy
Catherine Watkins, Newbold Solicitors
Charlotte Lakin, inlaw
Edyta Knizewska, FIT Legal Solutions
Janet Cooper OBE, Tapestry Compliance
Karen Holden, A City Law Firm
Katy Margaret Low, Vero Law
Kim Simmonds, Law 365
Mary Bonsor, F-LEX
Samantha Woodham, The Divorce Surgery
Mentor of the Year
Bavita Rai, Weightmans
Catherine Calder, Serjeants' Inn Chambers
Chrissie Wolfe, Irwin Mitchell
Claire Debney, The MOSAIC Collective
Jennie Dorsaint, Paul Hastings
Julia Smart QC, Furnival Chambers
Lesley Gregory, Memery Crystal
Michal Freeman-Shor, Shoosmiths
Ronit Kreisberger QC, Monckton Chambers
Russell Johnstone, BT
Ruth Reid, 3 Temple Gardens
Outstanding Returner of the Year
Amandeep Khasriya, Moore Barlow
Dwynwen Lewis, Trowers & Hamlins
Eleanor Ludlam, DAC Beachcroft
Emily Agnoli, Simmons & Simmons
Jenny Broderick, Squire Patton Boggs
Jo Elliot, Allen & Overy
Lucy Shepherd, Shoosmiths
Sarah Green, TLT
Sarah Pinder, Goldsmith Chambers
Victoria Gallagher, myhomemove (Simplify)
Barrister/Advocate of the Year
Aadhithya Anbahan, St Ives Chambers
Anneli Howard, Monckton Chambers
Brie Stevens-Hoare QC, Hardwicke Chambers
Charlotte Bayati, Goldsmith Chambers
Clare Wade QC, Garden Court Chambers
Julia Smart QC, Furnival Chambers
Laurie-Anne Power, 25 Bedford Row
Mary Prior QC, The 36 Group
Melanie Hall QC, Monckton Chambers
Sanaz Saifolahi, Goldsmith Chambers
Schona Jolly QC, Cloisters Chambers
Amy Mahon, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Annabelle Croker, Allen & Overy
Anu Balasubramanian, Paul Hastings
Clare Thomas, CMS
Diala Minott, Paul Hastings
Gillian Holgate, Allen & Overy
Kavita Patel, Shakespeare Martineau
Laura Sizemore, White & Case
Lesley Gregory, Memery Crystal
Pauline Rigby, Forbes Solicitors
Legal Advisor of the Year
Aalia Datoo, Macfarlanes
Aarti Thakor, Charity Commission
Angela Bowman, Shoosmiths
Anne Thomson, FBC Manby Bowdler
Attia Zubaida Hussain, Crane & Staples
Claire Louise Petts, Clyde & Co
Kim Roberts, King and Spalding International
Marilyn McKeever, New Quadrant Partners
Smita Jamdar, Shakespeare Martineau
Suzanne Horne, Paul Hastings
Alexandra Marie Payne, BLM
Angela Dawn Bowman, Shoosmiths
Charlotte Razay, Michelmores
Joanna Ludlam, Baker McKenzie
Rebecca Williams, Watson Farley & Williams
Aarti Thakor, Charity Commission
Angharad Price, Equality and Human Rights Commission
Audrey Fotheringham, BT
Caroline Halliday, Schroders
Dana Grey, Pension Protection Fund
Deborah Smith, Goldman Sachs
Emma Reid, Sports Direct
Nuzhat Gould, Metropolitan Police Service
Sonia Janday, Aviva
Annmarie Carvalho, The Carvalho Consultancy
Catherine Calder, Serjeants' Inn Chambers
Erica Albertson, Simmons & Simmons
Janet Hall, Mourant
Kehinde Boateng, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP
Kirstie Penk, The Legal Director Limited
Lisa Charles, Zest recruitment and consultancy
Mandeep Chima, Shoosmiths
Nikki Alderson, Nikki Alderson Coaching
Siân Ashton, TLT
Rising Star - Private Practice Lawyer of the Year
Adeena Wells, Bird & Bird
Clare Birchenhough, Ince
Helen Soutter, Simmons & Simmons
Leona Wyn Roberts, Slater and Gordon
Michelle Chapman, Irwin Mitchell
Naomi Parkin, Squire Patton Boggs
Olivia Butcher, Allen & Overy
Rachel Welch-Phillips, Bird & Bird
Samantha Leung, Irwin Mitchell
Shanika Varga, Stowe Family Law
Stephanie Kay, Lewis Silkin
Rising Star - In-house Lawyer of the Year
Charlotte Lakin, Global
Christina Hogarth, GRIDSERVE Sustainable Energy
Mehnaz Zulfikar, Lime Group
Nikita Potdar, EY
Rising Star - Barrister/Advocate of the Year
Dr Charlotte Proudman, Goldsmith Chambers
Imogen Proud, Monckton Chambers
Jo Moore, 1 Crown Office Row Chambers (1COR)
Libby Anderson, Charter Chambers
Onyója Momoh, 5 Pump Court Chambers
Sangeetha Iengar, Goldsmith Chambers
Rising Star - Legal Services Innovator of the Year
Gabrielle Williams, Crane & Staples
Lisa Charles, Zest Recruitment and Consultancy
Audrey Fotheringham, BT
Caroline Spencer-Boulton, 24:7 Criminal Defence
Christine Cheetham, BLM
Dawn Fisher, BT
Emma Reid, Sports Direct
Jacqueline Chase, Essex Court Chambers
Kate Emily Dodd, Pinsent Masons LLP
Lucy Shepherd, Shoosmiths
Michelle Simpson, 36 Group
Saiqa Chaudhry, New Court Chambers
This award will be decided by the judges panel and the winner will be announced at the awards ceremony