Star shaped trophies

Accolades

Global awards and nominations for Pinsent Masons

Awards in 2024

Winners of: 
  • Anti-bribery & anti-corruption

  • Automotive, industrials & manufacturing 

  • Banking & finance

  • Construction & infrastructure 

  • Data protection & data privacy 

  • Employment & labour

  • Energy & natural resources 

  • M&A (outbound)

 

Awards in 2023

Financial Times Innovative Lawyer Awards Europe 2023

Winner of:

  • Most Innovative Law Firm in Europe
  • Energy Security & Transition

Ranked Standout for:

  • Government & Policy
  • Knowledge & Data

Highly Commended for:

  • People Management
  • Technology
The Lawyer Awards 2023

Winner of:

  • Restructuring Team of the Year

Commended:

  • Best Client Service Innovation
FT Innovative Lawyer Awards Asia Pacific 2023

Winner of:

  • Innovative Lawyers in Sustainability
China Business Law Awards 2023

Leading law firm in China in multiple categories:

  • Anti-bribery & anti-corruption
  • Automotive, industrials and manufacturing
  • Construction & infrastructure
  • Data protection and data privacy
  • Energy and natural resources
  • M&A (Inbound and domestic)
China Business Law Journal Awards 2023

Winner of:

  • Belt and Road Deal of the Year (x2) --- the seventh consecutive year we won this award.
Legal Week Innovation Awards 2023

Winner of:

  • Client Management Innovation
  • Standout Innovation in Diversity
  • Excellence in HR Innovation

Awards in 2022

British Legal Awards 2022

Winners of:

  • Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team of the Year (Large Sized Firm)
  • TMT Team of the Year
  • M&A Team of the Year (Medium Deal – Less than £1bn)
Marcom Legal Awards Madrid 2022

Winners of:

  • Best ESG Action Award
  • Best Marketing, Communication of Business Development Director
IFLR Middle East Awards 2022

Winners of:

  • Restructuring Deal of the Year
  • Rising Star Lawyer
Lexis Qatar Business Law Forum Awards 2022

Winners of:

  • Property and Construction Team of the Year

Highly commended:

  • Commercial Litigation Team of the Year
Asian Legal Business Awards 2022

Winners of:

  • Qatar Law Firm of the Year
  • Construction and Real Estate Firm of the Year
Legal Business Awards

Winners of:

  • TMT team of the year

Highly commended for:

  • Restructuring team of the year
Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards
  • Sustainable business of law
Legal Week Innovation Awards
  • Pioneering business development innovation
Insider's Midlands Dealmakers Awards 2022

Winners of:

  • Mid-Market Deal of the Year
The Lawyer Awards 2022

Winners of:

  • Best Talent and Inclusion Initiative

Highly commended:

  • Real Estate Team of the Year

Commended:

  • Litigation Team of the Year
Asian Legal Business SE Asia Law Awards 2022

Winners of:

  • Construction Law Firm of the Year
China Business Law Awards 2022

Winners of:

  • Leading law firm in China in seven categories:
  • Anti-bribery & anti-corruption
  • Banking & finance
  • Construction & infrastructure
  • Dispute resolution (Cross-border)
  • Education
  • Industrials & manufacturing
  • M&A (Outbound)
China Business Law Journal Awards 2022

Winner of:

  • Belt and Road Deal of the Year (x2) 

Winner of:

  • National Award:
    Global Development Advancement category - one of 35 landmark cases in 2022 for Chinese enterprises
  • Asia Pacific IJGlobal Awards 2022:
    APAC Mining Deal of the Year
  • ALB China Law Awards 2021:
    Project Finance Deal of the Year
  • CBLJ China Business Law Awards 2021:
    Belt and Road Deal of the Year
  • In-house Community Awards 2021:
    Deal of the Year (honourable mention)

Shortlised for:

  • FT Innovative Lawyers Awards Asia Pacific 2021:
    Liquidity & finance (Practice of law)

 

Awards in 2021

Asian Legal Business Hong Kong Law Awards 2021

Winner of:

  • Construction Law Firm of the Year
Asian Legal Business SE Asia Law Awards 2021

Winner of:

  • Construction Law Firm of the Year
Legal Business Awards 2021

Winner of:

  • Law Firm of the Year
Middle East Legal Awards

Winner of

  • Construction Team of the Year
China Business Law Awards

Winner of:

  • Banking & finance
  • Construction & infrastructure
  • Education
  • Energy & natural resources
  • Industrials & manufacturing
  • M&A (Inbound & domestic)
Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards APAC

Winner of:

  • Sustainability Award
China Business Law Awards

Winner of:

  • Belt and Road Deal of the Year
  • Overseas Deal of the Year
In-house Community Awards 2021

 

Winner of:

  • China Firm of the Year in:
  • Energy & Natural Resources,
  • International Arbitration
  • Projects and Project Financing

 

Awards in 2020

Asian Legal Business Hong Kong Law Awards 2020

Winner of:

  • Construction Law Firm of the Year
  • Energy and 'Resources Law Firm of the Year
Financial Times Innovative Lawyer Awards 2020

Winner of:

  • Most Innovative Law Firm in Europe
  • Highly commended for:
  • Innovative Practitioners (Team)
Legal Business Awards 2020

Winner of:

  • Insurance Team of the Year
IFLR Europe Awards 2020

Winner of:

  • Structured Finance and Securitisation Deal of the Year
In-House Community Counsels of the Year Awards 2020

Winner of:

  • International Visionary Client Service Law Firm of the Year
  • Commended External Counsels of the Year 2020
Middle East Solar Industry Association Awards 2020

Winner of:

  • Legal Advisor of the Year
PFI Awards

Winner of:

  • Europe Transport Deal of the Year
  • Middle East Power Deal of the Year
China Business Law Journal's China Business Law Awards 2020

Winner in three categories:

  • Construction & infrastructure
  • Education
  • Industrials & Manufacturing

 

Awards in 2019

FIDIC - International Federation of Consulting Engineers 

Winner of: 

  • Legal of Professional Services of the Year 
Oath Awards

Shortlisted for:

  • International Law Firm of the Year
  • Corporate Team of the Year
  • Employment Team of the Year
  • Infrastructure & Energy Team of the Year
  • Law Firm of the Year - KSA
British Legal Awards

Winners of:

  • Competition/Regulatory Team of the Year
  • Property Team of the Year
  • TMT and Life Sciences Team of the Year

Highly commended for: 

  • M&A Team of the Year: Large Deal 
National Infrastructure Planning Association Awards

Winners of:

  • Best Project
IFLR Middle East Awards 2019

Winners of:

  • Project Finance Deal of the Year
Juve Awards 2019

Shortlisted for:

  • Law Firm of the Year for Technology and Media
Asian Legal Business HK Law Awards 2019

Shortlisted for:

  • Construction Law Firm of the Year
  • Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
  • Innovative Technologies Law Firm of the Year
  • Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
Legal Business Awards 

Winners of: 

  • Law Firm of the Year
  • Energy & Infrastructure Team of the Year 
LegalWeek Innovation Awards

Winners of: 

  • Human Resource Innovation
  • Legal Services Procurement Innovation 

Highly commended for: 

  • Marketing Innovation 
The Lawyer Awards 

Winners of: 

  • Energy & Infrastructure Team of the Year

Highly Commended for:

  • Best Collaboration Initiative 
Asian Legal Business SE Asia Law Awards

Winner of:

  • Construction Law Firm of the Year 
Mergermarket Middle East Awards

Winner of:

  • Industrial & Chemicals M&A Legal Advisor of the Year
IJ Global Awards

Winner of:

  • European Midstream Oil & Gas Deal of the Year
Insider Dealmaker Awards (Northern Ireland)

Winner of:

  • Corporate Law Firm of the Year
Middle East Legal Awards

Shortlisted for:

  • International Law Firm of the Year
  • Infrastructure and Energy Projects Team of the Year
  • Banking, Finance and Restructuring Team of the Year 
  • Arbitration Team of the Year
  • Construction Team of the Year
  • Real Estate Team of the Year 
  • TMT Team of the Year
  • Legal Business Awards 

Winner of:

  • Law Firm of the Year 
  • Energy & Infrastructure Team of the Year 

Shortlisted for:

  • Legal Technology Team of the Year
  • TMT Team of the Year
Middle East Solar Industry Awards 

Winner of:

  • Legal Advisor of the Year

Shortlisted for:

  • Gurmeet Kaur, partner, for Woman in Solar Award
International Financial Law Review Middle East Awards

Winner of:

  • Deal of the Year for Project Finance
Asian-mena Counsel 2019

Winner of:

  • Firm of the Year - Hong Kong in three categories:
    • International Arbitration
    • Litigation and Dispute Resolution
    • Real Estate/Construction
China Business Law Journal 2019

Winner of:

  • Deal of the Year – Belt and Road, Greece MINOS 50MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Project
  • Deal of the Year – Belt and Road, Nigerian Railway and Warri Sea Port Project

 

Awards in 2018

British Legal Awards 2018

Winner of:

  • Energy & Infrastructure team of the year

Shortlisted for:

  • Best use of technology
  • Regulatory & Investigations team of the year
  • Banking & Finance team of the year
Laing Buisson Healthcare Awards

Winner of:

  • Legal Advisor of the Year
Qatar Business Law Awards

Winner of:

  • TMT Team of the Year
Turnaround, Rescue and Insolvency Awards

Winner of:

  • TRI Company Award for Diversity & Insolvency
  • Best Use of Technology
Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards 2018

Shortlisted for:

  • Diversity law firm of the year
  • HR professional of the year
  • Marketing executive of the year
FT Innovative Lawyer Awards Europe 2018

Highly commended for: 

  • New Markets and Capital

Commended for:

  • Dispute Resolution 
  • Business Service and Delivery Models 
  • Collaboration
  • Technology
LaingBuisson Awards

Shortlisted for:

  • Legal Advisor - Independent
Asian Legal Business Awards, Hong Kong 2018

Winner of:

  • Construction Law Firm of the Year
British Legal IT Awards 2018

Shortlisted for:

  • Excellence in IT Security
African Legal Awards 2018

Shortlisted for:

  • Energy & Natural Resources team of the year
  • Transportation and Infrastructure team of the year
FT Innovative Lawyer Asia Pacific 2018
  • Ranked among the ten most innovative firms in APAC

Winner of:

  • Accessing new markets and capital
  • Talent, strategy and changing behaviour
Tolley's Taxation Awards 2018

Winner of:

  • Best Financial Services Tax Practice
The Lawyer Awards 2018

Winner of:

  • Law Firm of the Year

Shortlisted for:

  • Most Innovative use of Technology
  • Corporate team of the Year
  • IP or IT team of the Year
  • Excellence in diversity & inclusion

Middle East Legal Awards 2018

Winner of:

  • Real Estate team of the Year
Legal Business Awards 2018

Winner of:

  • Energy & Infrastructure Team of the Year

Shortlisted for:

  • Legal Innovator of the Year
  • Corporate Team of the Year
Taxation Awards 2018

Winner of:

  • Best Financial Services Tax Practice
HR in Law Awards 2018

Shortlisted for:

  • Outstanding Employee Engagement
  • Best Health & Wellbeing Initiative
  • Best CSR Initiative
  • HR Team of the Year
Legal Cheek Awards 2018

Winner of:

  • Best Law Firm for Tech 2018
China Business Law Journal 2018

Winner of:

  • Deal of the Year – Belt and Road, Mozura Wind Farm Investment and Construction Project in Montenegro
  • Deal of the Year – Belt and Road, USD1.4billion Expansion of the Hwange thermal power station in Zimbabwe

 

Awards in 2017

Scottish Diversity Awards 2017

Winner of:

  • Diversity Initiative in Law
Qatar Business Law Awards 2017

Winner of:

  • TMT Team of the Year
  • Construction and Litigation Team of the Year

Turnaround, Restructuring and Insolvency Awards 2017

Winner of:

  • Insolvency Law firm of the Year

British Legal Awards 2017

Winner of:

  • M&A Team of the Year (Medium-Sized Deal)
  • Property Team of the Year
  • TMT Team of the Year

FT Innovative Lawyer Awards Europe 2017
  • Ranked among the ten most Innovative Law Firms in Europe

Highly Commended for:

  • Innovation in Technology
  • Innovation in New Business & Service Delivery

Commended for:

  • Innovation in Dispute Resolution
  • Innovation in Driving Value
  • Innovation in Enabling Business Growth
  • Innovation in Supporting Start-ups
FT Innovative Lawyers Awards Asia 2017

Shortlisted for:

  • Innovation in Business of Law
  • Innovation in Legal Expertise
The Lawyer Awards 2017

Shortlisted for:

  • Law Firm of the Year
  • Corporate Team of the Year
  • Best Client Service Innovation
Asian Legal Business South East Asia Awards 2017

Winner of:

  • Construction Law Firm of the Year
Who's Who Legal Awards 2017

Winner of:

  • Construction Law Firm of the Year
Legal Week Innovation Awards 2017

Winner of:

  • Diversity Innovation

Shortlisted for:

  • Future of Legal Services
  • Knowledge Management Innovation
  • HR Innovation
  • Training Innovation
Legal Island Awards 2017

Winner of:

  • Diversity & Inclusion: Private Sector
Legal Business Awards 2017

Shortlisted for:

  • Energy & Infrastructure Team of the Year
  • Legal Innovator of the Year
  • Management Partner of the Year
Asian Legal Business 2017

Listed in:

  • Innovation list 2017
GAR Awards 2017

Shortlisted for:

  • Best development of 2016: Queen Mary and Pinsent Masons
HealthInvestor Awards 2017

Shortlisted for:

  • PPP
  • Private
  • Transactional Private
  • Transactional Public
Birmingham Law Society Awards 2017

Winner of:

  • Partner of the Year: Rebecca Warren

Shortlisted for:

  • Law Firm of the Year

 

Awards in 2016

Legal Week British Legal Awards 2016

Winner of:

  • Law Firm of the Year


Shortlisted for:

  • Energy & Infrastructure team of the year
JUVE 2016

Winner of:

  • Firm of the Year - south Germany
The Education Investor Awards

Advisory and finance finalist for:

  • Legal advisors - deal making
  • Legal advisors - to education institutions
FT Innovative Lawyers Awards Europe 2016
  • Ranked among the five most Innovative Law Firms in Europe


Winner of:

  • Innovation in Business Development and Knowledge Management

    Ranked 'standout' for:
  • Innovation in Technology and Data Analytics 

    Highly Commended for:
  • Innovation in HR
  • Innovation in Culture, Brand and Strategy
  • Innovation in Speed and Process


Commended for:

  • Innovation in Restructuring and Reorganisation
  • Innovation in Technology and Data Analytics
The Lawyer Business Leadership Awards 2016

Winner of:

  • Innovation in Pricing
  • Innovation in Financial Management

Shortlisted for:

  • Best Diversity Initiative
  • Best Big Data Initiative
  • Innovation in Financial Management
  • Most Innovative Client-facing Technology
  • Innovation in Pricing
  • Best Marketing/Communications Campaign
  • Best Service Quality Innovation
  • Best Talent Initiative
  • Business Services Team of the Year
Insolvency and Rescue Awards 2016

Shortlisted for:

  • Corporate Restructuring Lawyer of the Year - Steven Cottee
  • Rising Star - Laurie Murphy
IFLR Middle East Awards 2016

Shortlisted for:

  • Restructuring deal of the year
Janders Dean & LexisNexis (Australia)

Ranked in:

  • Legal Innovation Index 2016
The Lawyer Awards 2016

Winner of:

  • Infrastructure Projects Team of the Year

Shortlisted for:

  • Law Firm of the Year
Asian Legal Business Awards, Hong Kong

Winner of:

  • Construction Law Firm of the Year

Shortlisted for:

  • Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
  • Litigation Law Firm of the Year
  • Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
  • Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
  • Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
Personnel Today Awards 2016

Winner of:

  • Diversity & Inclusion
2016 Top Employers for Working Families

Winner of:

  • Best for Modern Families
Responsible Business Awards Northern Ireland

Shortlisted for:

  • Employer of Choice
West Midlands Business Masters Awards

Shortlisted for:

  • CSR
  • Innovation
Cyber Security Awards 2016

Shortlisted for:

  • Vulnerability Management
  • Cyber Awareness
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Awards

Winner of:

  • Excellence in Innovation
Birmingham Law Society Awards

Winner of:

  • Law Firm of the Year
  • CSR / Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year
Legal Business Awards 2016

Winner of:

  • Law Firm of the Year
  • Energy and Infrastructure Team of the Year 

Shortlisted for:

  • Finance Team of the Year
Legal Week Innovation Awards 2016

Winner of:

  • Diversity innovation
  • PR & Communications innovation

Shortlisted for:

  • Future of legal services innovation
Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards 2016

Shortlisted for:

  • Banking & Finance Team of the Year
  • Construction Team of the Year
  • Real Estate Team of the Year
  • Dispute Resolution Team of the Year
  • TMT Team of the Year
  • Employment Team of the Year
FT Innovative Lawyers Asia 2016

Shortlisted for:

  • Legal Expertise: Finance
  • Business of Law
HR in Law Awards 2016

Winner of:

  • Excellence in Talent Management

Highly commended for:

  • Excellence in Equality & Inclusion
Trophées du Droit (Paris)

Winner of:

  • Best International Firm

Silver Trophy for:

  • Best Specialised Teams: Patents
Taxation Awards 2016

Winner of:

  • Indirect Tax Team

Shortlisted for:

  • Tax Investigations Team
Business in the Community Workplace Gender Equality Awards 2016

Shortlisted for:

  • Engaging Women Award
  • Inclusive Leader Award: Gender Champion 

 

Awards in 2015

Islamic Finance News (IFN) Awards 2015 

Winner of:

  • Commodity Murabahah/Tawarruq award 
The Oath Middle East Legal Awards

Shortlisted for: 

  • International Law Firm of the Year
  • Banking and Restructuring Team of the Year
  • Construction and Real Estate Firm of the Year 
FT Innovative Lawyer Europe Awards

Winner of:

  • European law firm innovators 2015
  • Innovative firm of the year
  • Innovation in client service
  • Innovation in use of technology

Ranked 'stand out' for:

  • Most innovative law firm in Corporate and Commercial
  • Most innovative law firm in Dispute Resolution
  • Innovation in strategic resourcing
  • Innovation in business development and growth

Commended:

  • Social responsibility
  • Finance
  • Young legal innovator of the year - Peter Feehan 
British Legal Awards 2015

Shortlisted for:

  • Banking, Finance and Restructuring Team of the Year
  • Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team of the Year
Asia Legal Business Hong Kong Law Awards

Winner of:

  • Construction Law Firm of the Year

Shortlisted for:

  • Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
  • Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
  • Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
  • Litigation Law Firm of the Year
  • Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
Health Investor Awards 2015

Winner of:

  • Legal Advisor of the Year – Transactional Public
Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Asia Pacific 2015

Highly commended:

  • 'Innovation in the Business of Law’ category
The Lawyer Awards 2015

Shortlisted for: 

  • Litigation Team of the Year
ALB SE Asia Awards 2015

Winner of:

  • Construction Law Firm of the Year
The Legal Innovation Awards 2015

Winner of:

  • 'Future of Legal Services Innovation' award

Shortlisted for:

  • Client Management Innovation
  • Diversity Innovation
  • Mobile and Flexible Working Innovation
European Tax Awards 2015

Shortlisted for:

  • UK Tax Firm of the Year
Taxation Awards 2015

Winner of:

  • 'Tax Team in a Law Firm' award
Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards 

Highly commended:

  • International Law Firm of the Year category.

Shortlisted for:

  • Property and Construction Team of the Year
  • Banking, Finance and Restructuring Team of the Year
  • CSR Award
Islamic Finance News Awards

Winner of:

  • 'Mudarabah Deal of the Year Award'
Stonewall Workplace Equality Index

Ranked 9th in the top 100 lesbian, gay and bisexual-friendly employers in the UK

Legal Business Awards 2015

Shortlisted for:

  • Insurance Team of the Year
  • Legal Innovator of the Year
Who's Who Legal Awards

Winner of

  • '2015 Construction Firm of the Year' category

Awards in 2014

Les Trophées du Droit 2014

Winner of:

British Legal Awards 2014

Shortlisted for:

  • TMT Team of the Year
  • Best Use of Technology
FT Innovative Lawyers Awards 2014

Highly commended:

  • Most Innovative Law Firms in Client Service 
    Most Innovative Law Firms in Value Resourcing 
    Most Innovative Law Firms in Dispute Resolution

Commended:

  • Most Innovative Law Firms in Value Resourcing
Legal 500 UK awards

Winner of:

  • ‘Gaming and betting’ award
The Planning Awards 2014

Shortlisted for:

  • Planning Law Firm of the Year
ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2014 

Winner of:

  • 'Construction Law Firm of the Year' category
The Lawyer Management Awards

Winner of:

  • 'Most innovative technology team' category

Shortlisted for:

  • Best knowledge management strategy
  • Best technology project
RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2014

Winner of:

  • Silver Award
HealthInvestor Awards 2014

Winner of:

  • Legal Advisors of the Year – Transactional (Private) category
ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2014

Winner of:

  • 'Construction Law Firm of the Year' category
Partnership Awards 2014

Winner of:

  • 'Best Legal Adviser' category
The Lawyer Awards 2014

Winner of:

  • IP Team of the Year category

Shortlisted for:

  • Law Firm of the Year 
  • Litigation Team of the Year
  • Regulatory Team of the Year
  • Employment Team of the Year
  • Real Estate Team of the Year

 

Managing Intellectual Property Global Awards 2014

Winner of:

  • 'UK Trade Mark Litigation Team of the Year' category
Legal Business Awards 2014

Winner of:

  • 'Energy and Natural Resources Team of the Year' category

Shortlisted for:

  • Employment and Pensions Team of the Year
  • Private Client Team of the Year
Chambers Asia Pacific Awards 2014

Shortlisted for:

  • 'Law Firm of the Year award: China & Hong Kong - International firms: Dispute Resolution' category
Client Choice Awards 2014

Shortlisted for:

  • IP Patents Team of Year (UK) category

 

Awards in 2013

British Legal Awards 2013

Shortlisted for:

  • TMT Team of the Year
  • Commercial Team of the Year
  • Property Team of the Year

 

 

FT Innovative Lawyer Awards 2013 
  • Ranked 6th overall in a table of Europe's 50 most innovative law firms

Winner of:

  • 'Most Innovative Law Firm in Private Wealth' category

'Standout' for:

  • Value Resourcing

Highly commended:

  • 'Most Innovative Law Firms in Client Service'

Commended:

  • 'The Most Innovative Law Firms in Finance'
  • 'Most Innovative Law Firms in Dispute Resolution'
Insolvency & Rescue Awards 2013

Winner of:

  • ‘Insolvency Law Firm of the Year - eight or more office locations’ category
British Private Equity Awards 2013

Shortlisted:

  • 'Law Firm- Deal Structuring' category
The Lawyer Management Awards 2013

Winner of:

  • HR Team of the Year award

Highly commended:

  • Law Firm Management Team of the Year category
Business in the Community (BITC) Responsible Business Awards
  • Birmingham (with St Matthews Primary School), Leeds (with Cockburn School) and Manchester (with Manchester Academy) all received Re-accreditations in the category: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Education Award.
  • London (with Tomorrow's People) got a new Big Tick in the Work Inclusion category, as well as being shortlisted (for the first time!) for the 'National Example of Excellence Award'.
  • Chris Graham (Leeds office) also received a 'Local Impact Award' in the category ’Employee Volunteer of the Year' for his work with Cockburn School.
The Lord Mayor's Dragon Awards 2013

Shortlisted for:

  • Economic Regeneration category
Health Investor Awards 2013

Winner of:

  • Legal Advisors of the Year (private) Award
Professional Pensions - UK Pensions Award 2013

Shortlisted for:

  • Pensions Lawyer of the Year
Portfolio Institutional Awards 2013

Industry Achievement Award:

  • Robin Ellison, Head of Strategic Development for Pensions
Insider Property Awards - North West 2013

Winner of:

  • Property Law Firm of the Year award
BusinessGreen Leader Awards 2013 

Shortlisted for:

  • Law Firm of the Year award
The Lawyer Awards 2013

Shortlisted for:

  • Infrastructure Projects Team of the Year 
  • Litigation Team of the Year 
  • Private Wealth Team of the Year 
  • Real Estate Team of the Year 
  • TMT Team of the Year
Infrastructure Journal (IJ) Awards 2013

Winner of:

  • 'Legal Advisor of the Year' award for social infrastructure
Stonewall Workplace Equality Index
  • Ranked 22nd in the top 100 lesbian, gay and bisexual-friendly employers in the UK
Legal Week - Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards 2013

Shortlisted for:

  • Transportation Energy and Infrastructure Team of the Year
  • Property and Construction Team of the Year
European Tax Awards 2013

Shortlisted for:

  • European Client Connection Award
Taxation Awards 2013

Shortlisted for:

  • Best Investigations Team in a Law Firm
  • Best Tax Team in a Law Firm
Legal Business Awards 2013

Shortlisted for:

  • TMT Team of the Year
Islamic Finance News (IFN)
  • Top Islamic Finance related Project Financing Legal Advisors Rankings 

2012

 

Insider Yorkshire Dealmakers Awards 2012

Winner of “Roger Powell Lifetime Achievement Award”:

  • Martin Shaw, Partner and Head of Corporate Europe
Business in the Community

Winner of “Responsible Business Game Changer” Award:

  • Kate Fergusson
Institute for Turnaround Awards 2012

Winner of:

  • Turnaround Legal Adviser of 2012 award
Asian Transformation and Turnaround Association awards 2012

Winner of:

  • Turnaround of the Year 2012 Award
Northwest Football Awards 2012

Winner of:

  • Professional Services to Football award
Law Society Excellence Awards 2012

Winner of:

  • Solicitor Advocate of the Year - Craig Connal
Asian Legal Business Hong Kong Law Awards 2012

Winner of:

  • Construction Law Firm of the Year award
ASDA 'Brick' Award 2012

Winner of:

  • "Working Better Together" - in recognition of increased scope of work and ability to work effectively with other advisers
Who’s Who Legal 100
  • Listed Dubai office Construction team members in the Global Construction 2012 listing
Engaged Investor Trustee Awards
  • Independent Trustee of the Year
The Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards

Winner of:

Legal Business Awards

Shortlisted for:

  • Corporate Team of the Year
  • Employment, Pensions and Benefits Team of the Year
Stonewall Workplace Equality Index
The Lawyer Workplace and Diversity Awards (formally The Lawyer HR Awards)

Shortlisted for:

  • Best corporate responsibility initiative
  • Excellence in the office environment
  • HR team of the year

Highly commended for: 

  • Most effective diversity programme - LGB
  • Most effective diversity programme - social mobility
Pinsent Masons Awarded Prestigious 'Big Tick' by Business in the Community
Chambers China Awards 2012

Winner of:

  • International Construction Law Firm of the Year award

Awards in 2011

Renewable energy deal wins Transaction of the Year
  • The biomass project at Rothes, Scotland sponsored by Helius Energy plc, The Combination of Rothes Distillers (CoRDe) and Rabo Project Equity has won the Renewable Energy Transaction of the Year at the Renewable Energy Infrastructure Awards 2011.
Asian Legal Business Hong Kong Awards 2011

Winner of:

  • Construction Law Firm of the Year 2011
Finance Monthly

Winner of:

  • Life Sciences Firm of the Year 2011
Business in the Community
Community Business Awards 2011

Winner of:

  • Caring Company Award 2011
ISO/IEC 27001 (Information Security)
British Standards Institute (BSI)
  • Accreditation
Superbrands index of UK business brands
  • Ranked as one of the top UK law firms. Superbrands is an annual report listing the UK’s leading brands as voted by B2B marketing experts and over 2,000 individual business professionals.
In-house Community Asian-Counsel

Winner of:

  • Firm of the Year 2011
Asian Legal Business South East Asia Awards 2011
  • Construction Law Firm of the Year 2011
Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2011
  • Singapore Law Firm of the Year 2011
Who's Who Legal 2011
  • Construction Law Firm of the Year
The Lawyer HR Awards
  • Most Effective Diversity Programme

 

Unquote British Private Equity Awards 2011
  • Private Equity Law Firm of the Year 2011
Taxation Awards 2011
  • We won both the 'Best VAT team' and 'Best Tax Investigations Team' categories in the Taxation Awards 2011
British Legal Awards 2011
  • Our Private Wealth was shortlisted in the Private Client Team of the Year category at the British Legal Awards 2011.
Scottish Business Insider 2011 Deals and Dealmakers Awards
  • Rosalie Chadwick, a Partner in the Corporate practice, was named "Legal Adviser of the Year" at the Scottish Business Insider 2011 Deals and Dealmakers awards.

 

Belfast Telegraph Northern Ireland Business Awards
  • We won the 'Outstanding Service to Business' award at the Belfast Telegraph Northern Ireland Business Awards.

 

Awards in 2010

British Legal Awards 2010
  • British Legal Award for Law Firm Innovation
ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2010
  • Hong Kong Construction Law Firm of the Year 2010
Asian Legal Business 2010
  • Top 5 Arbitration & Dispute Resolution Law Firm in China
Asian Legal Business 2010
  • Top 5 Arbitration & Dispute Resolution Law Firm in Singapore
ACQ Global Awards 2010

Winner of:

  • UAE Construction Law Firm of the Year
Who's Who Legal

Winner of:

  • Construction Law Firm of the Year
Business in The Community

Winner of:

  • West Midlands Community Impact Team Award
Year Who's
  • Who's Who Legal - 1st place winner  
Birmingham Young Professional Awards - 1st place winner
  • Lawyer of the Year - Matt Heaton

The UK's leading awards for responsible business practice

  • 'Big Tick' award by Business in the Community (BITC)
Birmingham Law Society Awards

Winner of:

  • Law Firm of the Year 2010
National Council of Work Experience

Winner of:

  • Best Work Placement Diversity Initiative - Award Winner 2009/2010
British Expertise International Awards

Highly commended:

  • Major Consultancy Project of the year 2009/10
The Lawyer HR Awards 2010

Highly commended:

  • HR Team of the Year
The Lawyer HR Awards 2010

Highly commended:

  • Most Effective Diversity Programme
The FD's Excellence Awards

Shortlisted for:

  • Legal Firm of the Year Award 2010
Birmingham Post CSR Awards 2010

Shortlisted for:

  • CSR Award
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