Freshfields, Hogan Lovells and BLP among the shortlisted firms

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Hogan Lovells and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) are among the firms shortlisted for a number of categories in the 2010 British Legal Awards.

The group has been nominated for the much sought after Law Firm of the Year award alongside Clyde & Co, Sullivan & Cromwell and Travers Smith.

The trio have also made the shortlist for several other awards, with Freshfields nominated for the Banking, Finance or Restructuring Team of the Year award and both Hogan Lovells and BLP shortlisted for Litigation and Regulatory Team of the Year.

Norton Rose has once again been nominated for M&A Team of the Year award along with Herbert Smith, White & Case, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Travers Smith and Weil Gotshal & Manges.

Meanwhile, Westfield's Leon Shelley and Roger Wiltshire from BAE Systems have both made the shortlist for General Counsel of the Year.

BAE has also been nominated for Legal Department of the Year alongside MTV Networks International, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Man Group, Legal & General Investment Management and Teva.

This year sees a new award for the Education and Training Initiative of the Year with one of TLT, Linklaters, Hogan Lovells, Nabarro, Shoosmiths and Simmons & Simmons all in contention.

The line-up for Regional Firm of the Year includes HBJ Gateley Wareing, Birketts, Boyes Turner, Flint Bishop, Loch Associates Employment Lawyers and McGrigors.

The City of London Lifetime Achievement Award and the Managing/Senior Partner of the Year will both be announced on the night at Old Billingsgate Market in London on 2 December. The winners will be chosen by an independent panel of senior lawyers chaired by former City of London Law Society president Bill Knight.

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The British Legal Awards: THE FINALISTS 2010

The City of London Lifetime Achievement Award
This award will be announced on the night

Editor's award: Managing/Senior Partner of the Year
This award will be announced on the night

Law Firm of the Year
Berwin Leighton Paisner
Clyde & Co
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hogan Lovells
Sullivan & Cromwell
Travers Smith

General Counsel of the Year
Liz Kelly, Nationwide Building Society
Tom Kilroy, Misys
Tony McDonald, National Express Group
Leon Shelley, Westfield
Roger Wiltshire, BAE Systems

Law Firm Innovation Award
Addleshaw Goddard
Berwin Leighton Paisner
CMS Cameron McKenna
Eversheds
Geldards
Pinsent Masons

In-House Award for Innovation
Associated British Foods
BAE Systems
Barclays Bank
HSBC
Legal Services Lincolnshire
Lloyds Banking Group

CSR Initiative/Programme of the Year
Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
Goldman Sachs
Osborne Clarke
Simmons & Simmons
Weightmans

Chambers of the Year
3 Verulam Buildings
Fountain Court Chambers
Guildhall Chambers
Hardwicke
Matrix Chambers
XXIV Old Buildings

Legal Department of the Year
BAE Systems
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Commodities legal team
Legal & General
Investment Management
Man Group
MTV Networks International
Teva

London Office of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Chadbourne & Parke
Greenberg Traurig Maher
Latham & Watkins
Paul Hastings
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Regional Law Firm of the Year
Birketts
Boyes Turner
Flint Bishop
HBJ Gateley Wareing
Loch Associates Employment Lawyers
McGrigors

M&A Team of the Year
Dewey & LeBoeuf
Herbert Smith
Norton Rose
Travers Smith
Weil Gotshal & Manges
White & Case

Banking, Finance or Restructuring Team of the Year
Clifford Chance
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith
Latham & Watkins
Linklaters
Slaughter and May

Litigation and Regulatory Team of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
Berwin Leighton Paisner
Bird & Bird
Herbert Smith
Hogan Lovells
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

Property Team of the Year
Burges Salmon
Clifford Chance
DLA Piper
Linklaters
Nabarro
Taylor Wessing

Private Client/Family Team of the Year
Boodle Hatfield
Forsters
Lawrence Graham (LG)
Maurice Turnor Gardner
Stephens Scown
Withers

Commercial Team of the Year
Ashurst
Berwin Leighton Paisner
CMS Cameron McKenna
DLA Piper
Lawrence Graham (LG)
Wragge & Co

Young In-House Lawyer of the Year
Shareen Gault, Student Loans Company
Joanne Morgan, IMI
Stephanie Pagni, Barclays Bank

Assistant Solicitor/Associate of the Year
Philip Antcliffe, Reed Smith
Paul Groves, Harbottle & Lewis
Laura Kearsley, Weightmans
Stephen Parker, Paul Hastings
Katie Price, Baker & McKenzie
Jennifer Pringle, Eversheds

Education and Training Initiative of the Year
Hogan Lovells
Linklaters
Nabarro
Shoosmiths
Simmons & Simmons
TLT

Best Use of Technology
Berwin Leighton Paisner
Clifford Chance
Field Fisher Waterhouse
Freeth Cartwright
Hogan Lovells
Linklaters

Technology Provider of the Year
Autonomy
Canotec
FWBS
LexisNexis
Recommind
Rekoop

International awards

European Law Firm of the Year
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