Finalists: Allen & Overy • Dentons • Signature Litigation • Stephenson Harwood • Taylor Wessing (highly commended) • Watson Farley & Williams

RPC saw off competition from a host of very different firms to secure the coveted Law Firm of the Year award. Praised by the judges for its strong financial results, being 'innovative' and for 'really looking after its staff', the firm impressed on a number of levels.

Financially it saw revenue grow 12% in 2014-15 against a 19% rise in profit, with this performance helping the firm deliver compound growth of 11.5% on both measures over the last five years – without a merger and in a challenging economic climate.