Shortlist 2024
Woman of the Year
Aarti Thakor, Charity Commission
Alex Anderson, RPC
Ayse Yazir, Bench Walk Advisors
Becca Naylor, Reed Smith
Caron Heyes, FieldFisher
Charlotte Proudman, Goldsmith Chambers
Christina Warner, 33 Bedford Row
Danielle Manson, Matrix Chambers
Emma Wright, Harbottle & Lewis
Grace Brown, Garden Court Chambers
Laura Brunnen, March Women
Leena Birdi, Birdi & Co Solicitors
Lloydette Bai-Marrow, Parametric Global Consulting
Mary Bonsor, Flex Legal
Sharon Thomas, Black Counsel Forum
Law Firm Leader of the Year – Large Practice
Alison Eddy, Irwin Mitchell
Fiona Adams, Greenberg Traurig
Helen Bourne, Clyde & Co
Kate Robottom, Spencer West
Kelly Thomson, RPC
Kirsty Harrower, Locke Lord
Mei Lian, Paul Hastings
Nadine Goldfoot, Fragomen
Natalie Lewis, Travers Smith
Law Firm Leader of the Year – Small-to-Medium-Sized Practice
Alison Lobb, Morecrofts Solicitors
Anna Wilson, Barcan+Kirby
Catherine Bedford, Harbottle & Lewis
Claire Kelly, Oracle Solicitors
Crystal Dias , Lawyery
Emma Wright, Harbottle & Lewis
Florence Brocklesby, Bellevue Law
Jodie Hill, Thrive Law
Laura Devine, Laura Devine Immigration
Natasha Pearman, Milberg London
General Counsel of the Year
Aarti Thakor, Charity Commission
Emily Coupland, AXA
Hannah Constantine, Smiths Group
Sabrina Nguyen, Danone
Salima Fajal
Innovator of the Year
Ayse Yazir, Bench Walk Advisors
Carla Hoppe, Wealthbrite
Dee Kundi, Find Me a Solicitor
Mary Bonsor, Flex Legal
Miranda Perkins, WilmerHale
Natalie Salunke, Zilch
Samantha Woodham, The Divorce Surgery
Victoria Cromwell, BARBRI
Unsung Hero
Anna Cotgreave, Clifford Chance
Carol Alison Withey, University of Greenwich - School of Law and Criminology
Emma George, BCLP
Emma Sosner, Spencer West
Hayley Duggan, Wilberforce Chambers
Judy Goodman, West Northamptonshire Council
Kalela Mwenya, Clifford Chance
Rebecca Owen, Ashurst
Sharon Thomas, Black Counsel Forum
Sophie Gould, Flex Legal
Returner of the Year
Alys Sciannaca, Transperfect Legal Solutions
Emily Miles, Harbottle & Lewis
Laura Newton, Brick Court Chambers
Lisa Lee Lewis, Addleshaw Goddard
Sabra Ferhat, Clifford Chance
Dealmaker of the Year
Alyssa Caples, Cravath Swaine & Moore
Anu Balasubramanian, Paul Hastings
Eleni Zodiates, Brown Rudnick
Helena Potts, Paul Hastings
Katja Butler, Skadden
Sage Revell, Brown Rudnick
Disputes lawyer of the Year
Catherine Bedford, Harbottle & Lewis
Claire Kelly, Oracle Solicitors
Emma Ager, Clyde & Co
Kate Davies KC, Skadden
Kate Gee, Signature Litigation
Lizzie Williams, Harbottle & Lewis
Louise Clare Taylor, Penningtons Manches Cooper
Morag Ofili, Harbottle & Lewis
Paula Hodges KC, Herbert Smith Freehills
Suzanne Horne, Paul Hastings
Advocate of the Year
Charlotte Proudman, Goldsmith Chambers
Christina Warner, 33 Bedford Row
Danielle Manson, Matrix Chambers
Grace Brown, Garden Court Chambers
Lucinda Nicholls, Nicholls & Nicholls
Nageena Khalique KC, Serjeants’ Inn Chambers
Commercial Lawyer of the Year
Elizabeth Bradley, BCLP
Eve-Christie Vermynck, Skadden
Louise Skinner, Morgan Lewis
Natalie Lewis, Travers Smith
Nicola Conway, Bird & Bird
Suzanne Horne, Paul Hastings
Zoe Jacob, Boodle Hatfield
In-house Counsel of the Year
Jennifer Phillips, Tate & Lyle
Lorna Gibb, Nokia
Lynda Horgan, SoftBank Investment Advisers
Mia Morgan, Trainline
Simran Delfino, Manulife Investment Management
Sirah Abraham, Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office
Timiko Cranwell, AB InBev
Rising Star – Large Law Firm
Amita Chohan, Locke Lord
Jee Yoon Chung, Paul Hastings
Josephine Healy Russell, Osborne Clarke
Kathryn Palmer, Clyde & Co
Mariia Artemenko, Herbert Smith Freehills
Nicola Conway, Bird & Bird
Sabra Ferhat, Clifford Chance
Sonia Gaddu, Penningtons Manches Cooper
Sophie Nehammer, Clyde & Co
Rising Star – Small-to-Medium-Sized Practice
Eleanor Haidon, Harbottle & Lewis
Gabriela Goldberg, George Green
Genevieve Smith, Boodle Hatfield
Jessica Pinches, Black Antelope Law
Lesley-Ann Ainsworth, Keller Postman UK
Lucy Burrows, Keller Postman UK
Micah Lee, Lawyery.co
Polly Broad, Harbottle & Lewis
Robyn Adams, Debenhams Ottaway
Rising Star – In-house Lawyer
Farah Ali, Vodafone
Phoebe Whitlock
Susan Desfontaines, West Northamptonshire Council
DE&I Champion of the Year in a Legal Role
Aman Sahota-Dhatt, Higgs
Bridget Tatham, Browne Jacobson
Caroline East, Penningtons Manches Cooper
Danielle Manson, Matrix Chambers
Lisa Ardley-Price, NatWest
Maiko Adachi, Aviva
Pauline Campbell, Waltham Forest Council
Shanika Haynes, Stowe Family Law
Sophie Garner, St Philips Chambers
Tanya Dolan, AstraZeneca
Theresa Mohammed, Watson Farley & Williams
Tracey Dovaston, Pallas Partners
DE&I Champion of the Year in a Specialist Role
Alice Brighouse, Matrix Chambers
Claire Rason, Client Talk
Danielle Gleicher-Bates, neurodiversikey
Irene-Mary Adeyinka, DLA Piper
Joanne Conway, DLA Piper
Julian McCombe, Euporos Consulting
Katie Horn, RPC
Nina Goswami, Clifford Chance
Rachel Pears, RPC
Yvette Croucher, Paul Hastings
Mentor of the Year
Alex Anderson, RPC
Anthony Metzer KC, Goldsmith Chambers
Crystal Dias, Lawyery
Egbe Manton, Inspire Law Global
Emma Clark, CMS
Jane Colston, Brown Rudnick
Julian McCombe, Euporos Consulting Limited
Lisa Ardley-Price, NatWest
Maxine Purcell, Clifford Chance
Nicola Conway, Bird & Bird
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programme of the Year
Clyde & Co
Female Lawyer Breakfast Networking
March Women
Nokia
Penningtons Manches Cooper
Standard Chartered
STRIVE
Taylor Wessing
University of Greenwich; School of Law and Criminology
Virgin Media O2
Age and Life Stage Initiative of the Year
Briefed
Farrer & Co
In/Fertility in the City
Mimoza Fleur Recruitment
Reignite Academy
Disability and/or Neurodiversity Initiative of the Year
Fieldfisher
neurodiversikey
The Law Society of England & Wales
Environmental Sustainability Initiative of the Year
Fragomen
Protect
RPC
Sonnedix
Faith Initiative of the Year
This award will be announced on the night
Gender Equality Initiative of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
Carter-Ruck
International Bar Association
March Women
Mimoza Fleur Recruitment
Right to Equality Limited
ThoughtLeaders4
LGBT+ Initiative of the Year
General Counsel for Diversity & Inclusion OUT@work program
Standard Chartered
Mental Health and Wellbeing Initiative of the Year
Farrer & Co
Harbottle & Lewis
In/Fertility in the City
Kingsley Napley
Mimoza Fleur Recruitment
Thrive Law
Wealthbrite
Race Equality Initiative of the Year
Black Counsel Forum
Garden Court Chambers
Reed Smith
Social mobility Initiative of the Year
Aviva
BARBRI
City Century
Clyde & Co
CMS
Flex Legal
Garden Court Chambers
STRIVE
University of Greenwich; School of Law and Criminology
Responsible Business of the Year
Locke Lord
March Women
RPC
Responsible Leader of the Year
Arun Birla, Paul Hastings
Ayse Yazir, Bench Walk Advisors
Jane Colston, Brown Rudnick
Laura Brunnen, March Women
Mila Trezza, Coaching Lawyers
Rachel Holmes, Matrix
Not for Profit Organisation of the Year
International Bar Association
Protect
STRIVE
Support Send Kids
Supplier of the Year