The British Legal Awards are taking place in November.British Legal Awards Shortlist Unveiled: Ashurst, Pinsents and Paul Hastings Among Firms Leading Nominations
Ashurst, Pinsents, Paul Hastings, White & Case, Taylor Wessing, Morgan Lewis and Freshfields have all secured a range of nominations.
October 01, 2019 at 07:24 AM
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Ashurst, Pinsent Masons and Paul Hastings are among the firms to have received the most nominations in the British Legal Awards.
The awards, which are hosted by Legal Week in association with the City of London Law Society, will be held on November 21 at The Ballroom in Southbank, with the ceremony hosted by comedian Jo Brand.
The shortlist, announced today, reveals several new categories including the Women in Law Award, the Rising Star Award and the Alternative Service Provider of the Year.
Ashurst and Pinsents were nominated eight times respectively, in categories including M&A Team of the Year (Large Deal), Restructuring Team of the Year and Equity Capital Markets Team of the Year.
Meanwhile, Paul Hastings' private equity partner Anu Balasubramanian has earned a nomination in the Dealmaker of the Year category, while corporate partner Diala Minott also secured a nomination for the new Women in Law award. The firm also has nominations in CSR/Diversity Initiative of the Year.
White & Case, Taylor Wessing and Morgan Lewis also each secured five nominations.
Both White & Case and Morgan Lewis are shortlisted for the coveted International Law Firm of the Year award, alongside six other firms.
Taylor Wessing is shortlisted for Property Team of the Year, Private Equity Team of the Year (transactional) and Innovation Through Technology (private practice).
Other firms such as Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Allen & Overy, Baker McKenzie and Norton Rose Fulbright all were shortlisted across four categories respectively.
The BLAs will also reward in-house teams across three categories including for the Rising Star award (in-house) and Innovation Through Technology award.
Competing in the Legal Department of the Year categories are BBC Studios, BT and Ocado Group among seven others.
A panel of 19 independent judges, which includes Slaughter and May's M&A veteran Nigel Boardman, will decide on the winners for the categories.
Last year, CMS was named Law Firm of the Year while DLA Piper's Janet Legrand QC won the City of London Law Society Lifetime Achievement Award.
View this year's full shortlist here.
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