Finalists: Baker & McKenzie • Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton • CMS Cameron McKenna • Herbert Smith Freehills • RBS (highly commended) • Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co

The winner in the diversity category, Hogan Lovells, has put in place ambitious targets for promoting women over the next five years.

The firm's Global Diversity Business Plan, which focuses on the progression of women to partnership and management positions, includes targets with benchmarks and minimum standards set for every office.