The British Legal Awards 2016: who won what – and why...
All the details of this year's winners, with insight into the judging panel's thinking
December 15, 2016 at 03:59 AM
3 minute read
The great and the good of the UK legal profession were out in force at the British Legal Awards last month, which this year made its debut in London's Finsbury Square.
Thirty awards in all were handed out, with new categories this year reflecting a broader focus on the work done by corporate legal departments, as well as an expansion in the number of practice areas covered by team awards.
The judging panel, which was chaired by City of London Law Society chairman Alasdair Douglas, featured a heavyweight line-up of senior lawyers including GCs from companies including BAE Systems, Aviva, HSBC, Barclays, Virgin Media, Telefonica and EE, as well as Dame Janet Gaymer, chair of the House of Commons management board.
The host for the evening was comedian, writer and Peep Show star David Mitchell, while the chosen charity for the awards was Mind, which aims to ensure that those with mental health problems always have somewhere to turn for advice and support. To learn more about Mind's work or offer support, please contact: [email protected]
Click on the links below to find out who came out on top
CSR/Diversity Initiative of the Year
Specialist Law Firm of the Year
Legal Week Intelligence Client Partner of the Year
Private Client Team of the Year
Regulatory and Investigations Team of the Year
Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team of the Year
Energy and Infrastructure Team of the Year
Restructuring Team of the Year
Banking and Finance Team of the Year
Private Equity Team of the Year
M&A Team of the Year (Medium-Sized Deal)
M&A Team of the Year (Large Deal)
Legal Department of the Year (TMT)
Legal Department of the Year (Commerce and Industry)
Legal Department of the Year (Financial Services)
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Who Got The Work
Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct. 2 in Massachusetts District Court by the Brown Law Firm on behalf of Stephen Austen, accuses certain officers and directors of misleading investors in regard to Symbotic's potential for margin growth by failing to disclose that the company was not equipped to timely deploy its systems or manage expenses through project delays. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton, is 1:24-cv-12522, Austen v. Cohen et al.
Who Got The Work
Edmund Polubinski and Marie Killmond of Davis Polk & Wardwell have entered appearances for data platform software development company MongoDB and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The action, filed Oct. 7 in New York Southern District Court by the Brown Law Firm, accuses the company's directors and/or officers of falsely expressing confidence in the company’s restructuring of its sales incentive plan and downplaying the severity of decreases in its upfront commitments. The case is 1:24-cv-07594, Roy v. Ittycheria et al.
Who Got The Work
Amy O. Bruchs and Kurt F. Ellison of Michael Best & Friedrich have entered appearances for Epic Systems Corp. in a pending employment discrimination lawsuit. The suit was filed Sept. 7 in Wisconsin Western District Court by Levine Eisberner LLC and Siri & Glimstad on behalf of a project manager who claims that he was wrongfully terminated after applying for a religious exemption to the defendant's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The case, assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge Anita Marie Boor, is 3:24-cv-00630, Secker, Nathan v. Epic Systems Corporation.
Who Got The Work
David X. Sullivan, Thomas J. Finn and Gregory A. Hall from McCarter & English have entered appearances for Sunrun Installation Services in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The complaint was filed Sept. 4 in Connecticut District Court by attorney Robert M. Berke on behalf of former employee George Edward Steins, who was arrested and charged with employing an unregistered home improvement salesperson. The complaint alleges that had Sunrun informed the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection that the plaintiff's employment had ended in 2017 and that he no longer held Sunrun's home improvement contractor license, he would not have been hit with charges, which were dismissed in May 2024. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer, is 3:24-cv-01423, Steins v. Sunrun, Inc. et al.
Who Got The Work
Greenberg Traurig shareholder Joshua L. Raskin has entered an appearance for boohoo.com UK Ltd. in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The suit, filed Sept. 3 in Texas Eastern District Court by Rozier Hardt McDonough on behalf of Alto Dynamics, asserts five patents related to an online shopping platform. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap, is 2:24-cv-00719, Alto Dynamics, LLC v. boohoo.com UK Limited.
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