The British Legal Awards 2017 - who won what, and why...
All the details of this year's winners, with insight into the judging panel's thinking
December 13, 2017 at 06:00 AM
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Last November, Fieldfisher saw off competition from seven other nominees to take home the coveted Law Firm of the Year award at the British Legal Awards, which saw honours handed out to more than 30 standout performers after another eventful year.
But who will emerge victorious this year? The deadline for entries is next Friday (7 September) – click here to find out how to enter.
This year's event will take place on Thursday 29 November at Finsbury Square, London EC2, marking the culmination of our second LegalWeek Connect conference.
The winners will be chosen by a senior independent judging panel, led by City of London Law Society chair Ed Sparrow, including BAE Systems group GC Philip Bramwell, Heathrow GC Carol Hui and Facebook associate GC Caroline Kenny.
Click on the links below for full coverage of who won what last year, including insight into the judging panel's thinking in each category.
- Supplier of the Year (Business Services)
- Supplier of the Year (Technology)
- Best Use of Technology
- CSR/Diversity Initiative of the Year
- Chambers of the Year
- General Counsel of the Year
- Legal Week Intelligence Client Partner of the Year
- European Law Firm of the Year
- Legal Week Editor's Award: Managing/Senior Partner of the Year
- Private Client Team of the Year
- TMT Team of the Year
- Commercial Team of the Year
- Competition 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
- Property 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)
- Legal Services Innovation Award
- London Office of the Year
- Specialist Law Firm of the Year
- UK Law Firm of the Year
- Law Firm of the Year
- City of London Law Society Lifetime Achievement Award
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