Shortlist 2025
Woman of the Year
Charlotte Harris, Brown Rudnick
Charlotte Proudman, Goldsmith Chambers
Christina Warner, 33 Bedford Row
Claire Keast-Butler, Cooley
Clare Jennings, Gold Jennings
Leigh-Ann Mulcahy KC, Fountain Court Chambers
Lucie Allen, BARBRI
Monica Feria-Tinta, Twenty Essex
Olivia Piercy, Hunters Law
Sara Carnegie, International Bar Association
Sharon Thomas, Black Counsel Forum
Somaya Ouazzani, Mimoza Fleur
Law Firm Leader of the Year – International Law Firm
Beatrice Puoti, Stephenson Harwood
Claire Kelly, Oracle Solicitors
Frances Murphy, Morgan Lewis
Georgina Thorpe, Herbert Smith Freehills
Jo Evans, Lewis Silkin
Kelly Thomson, RPC
Kizzy Augustin, Mishcon De Reya
Nadine Goldfoot, Fragomen
Taslima Salam, BCLP
Law Firm Leader of the Year – National/Regional Law Firm
Davina Gillyon, rradar
Laura Hughes, Browne Jacobson
Lindsey Kidd, HM3 Legal
Louise Goodsell, Stobbs
Louise Lumley, Irwin Mitchell
Mary Elliott, Fox Williams
Philippa Dempster, Freeths
Sarah Parkinson, Browne Jacobson
Susan Glenholme, Debenhams Ottaway
Law Firm Leader of the Year – Boutique or Chambers
Alison Berryman, Biztech Lawyer
Bree Taylor, Alius Law
Buket Erdogan, Ashton Ross Law
Carolina Marín Pedreño, Dawson Cornwell
Clare Jennings, Gold Jennings
Dipti Shah, Quastels
Edie Bowles, Advocates for Animals
Kate Bennett, Arbor Law
Reena Popat, Carter Bond Solicitors
General Counsel of the Year
Alex Olive, Payment Systems Regulator
Frances Coats, Howden
Kate Preston, GP Bullhound
Zaffrin O'Sullivan, ITN
Business Leader of the Year
Amanda Bell, SeparateSpace
Becky James, Ankura Consulting
Catherine Bamford, BamLegal
Desiree Maghoo, Questor Consulting
Ellie Hecht, Inn Legal
Mila Trezza, Coaching Lawyers by Mila Trezza
Nina Bryant, FTI Technology
Nina Stewart, Astraea
Norah Durrant, Norah Durrant Recruitment
Sharon Thomas, Black Counsel Forum
Unsung Hero
Adele Slough, Stobbs
Amy McClean, Gatehouse Chambers
Asli Ozalgan, Goldsmith Chambers
Fiona Worsnup, Fragomen
Nadia Carby, Gatehouse Chambers
Ranjit Kaur, Geldards
Sarah Woodward, Browne Jacobson
Tajinder Kaur, E.ON
Tara Gurry, Stobbs
Returner of the Year
Allegra Benitah, BCLP
Laura Lintott, Watson Farley & Williams
Kelsey Murrell, CM Murray
Liz Burley, Burley Law
Lucy Haynes, Shakespeare Martineau
Rashida Abdulai, DLA Piper
Sara Anzani, Goldsmith Chambers
Sophie Wellings, Courtney Legal
Tanya Costello, Astraea
Taylor Jones, Fragomen
Dealmaker of the Year
Carol Hopper, Greenberg Traurig
Hannah Kendrick, Squire Patton Boggs
Helena Potts, Partner Paul Hastings
Nallini Puri, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Naomi Jones, Quastels
Sandra Wong, Browne Jacobson
Disputes lawyer of the Year
Adina Ezekiel, Paul Hastings
Claire Kelly, Oracle Solicitors
Hayley Lund, Weil
Jane Colston, Brown Rudnick
Jess Alden, Slateford
Joanna Bailey, Giambrone & Partners
Juliet Schalker, Debenhams Ottaway
Mouna Moussaoui, Akin
Rachel Ziegler, BCLP
Raeesa Rawal, Herbert Smith Freehills
Rebecca Campbell, BCLP
Victoria Leigh, Squire Patton Boggs
Advocate of the Year
Amanda Meusz, Garden Court Chambers
Catherine Dobson, 39 Essex Chambers
Charlotte Proudman, Goldsmith Chambers
Emily Formby KC, 39 Essex Chambers
Gráinne Mellon, Garden Court Chambers
Leigh-Ann Mulcahy KC, Fountain Court Chambers
Monica Feria-TInta, Twenty Essex
Tamara Oppenheimer KC, Fountain Court Chambers
Commercial Lawyer of the Year
Alison Berryman, Biztech Lawyers
Carly Caton, Browne Jacobson
Dipti Shah, Quastels
Farida Isaji, Napthens
Guadalupe Sampedro, Cooley
Olivia Bedell-Pearce, Stobbs
Rebecca Andersen, Six Pump Court Barristers' Chambers
Sage Revell, Brown Rudnick
Sarah Fellows, Stobbs
Victoria Leigh, Squire Patton Boggs
In-house Counsel of the Year
Emma Readman, Vodafone
Jennifer Mitchell, Virgin Media O2
Natasza Shilling, Vodafone
Nicola Philp, Syneos Health
Sherisa Rajah, Vista
Rising Star – International Law Firm
Abgail Kalonga, Weil
Abigail Hung, Paul Hastings
Amelia Platton, Clifford Chance
Fortune Elenwa, DWF
Hannah-Mei Grisley, Squire Patton Boggs
Iffat Ahmad, Akin
Jorja Vernon, DWF
Natalie Coulton, Paul Hastings
Natasha Warby, BCLP
Sinead Cuthill, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Sonia Martinez, Herbert Smith Freehills
Rising Star – National/Regional Law Firm
Aishah Areej, Buckles Solicitors
Cherry Shin, HGF
Gabriela Goldberg, George Green
Hebah Lina Berhan, EIP
Laura Thomas, Browne Jacobson
Mariam Shah, rradar
Rising Star – Boutique Law Firm
Buket Erdogan, Ashton Ross Law
Jess Alden, Slateford
Louise Eardley, Gold Jennings
Jessica Pinches, Black Antelope Law
Oliwia Woznica, LXL
Reccy Midigo, Burley Law
Rising Star – In-house Lawyer
Charlotte Moar, Vodafone
Lina Khanom, Cafcass
Niresha Umaichelvam, Release
Rebecca Swinton-Bland, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Sara Mehak, Animal Alliance Project
Law Firm of the Year
Anthony Collins
Birketts
Dawson Cornwell
Dechert
Farrer & Co
Fragomen
In-House Legal Solutions
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Quastels
RPC
Stobbs
In-house Legal Department of the Year
EON
Virgin Media O2
Not-for-Profit Organisation or Representative Body of the Year
#MenopauseMatters
Black Women Aspiring Lawyers
City of London Solicitors' Company
GROW Mentoring
In/Fertility in the City
Ladies of Law
Lawyers Who Care CIC
Legal Neurodiversity Network
LGBTQ+ Law Clinic CIC
London Court of International Arbitration
neurodiversikey®
The Legal Lynk
The Tyro Lawyer
Supplier of the Year
BlueSky
Courtney Legal
FTI Consulting
TBD Marketing
The Legists
DE&I Champion of the Year – Barrister
Christina Warner, 33 Bedford Row
Ebony Alleyne, Gatehouse Chambers
Leigh-Ann Mulcahy KC, Fountain Court Chambers
Lola-Rose Avery, Setfords
Lucy Barnes, East Anglian Chambers
Lynne McCafferty KC, 4 Pump Court
Tamara Oppenheimer KC, Fountain Court Chambers
DE&I Champion of the Year - In-House Lawyer
Chrisphina Wreh, Vodafone
Farnaz Massoumian, Vodafone
Roshni Thakrar, Flood Re
Joan Scott, Nissan
Maiko Adachi, Aviva
Mary Bowie, Verisk
Sofia Abbas, Aviva
DE&I Champion of the Year - Legal Services Professional
Axana Soltan, Oxford University
Emma Llanwarne, Neurodiversikey
Farzana Aslam, Stanford Resourcing
Gbemi Akanbi, BlackWomenAspiringLawyers
Liz Dux, Littleton Chambers
Sarah de Gay, City of London Solicitors' Company
Sian Huckett, Fountain Court Chambers
DE&I Champion of the Year - Private Practice Lawyer
Amelia Platton, Clifford Chance
Asha Patel, Browne Jacobson
Aysha Chouhdary, Geldards
Bridget Tatham, Browne Jacobson
Dipti Hunter, HCR Law
Emily Cox, Womble Bond Dickinson
Mandip Sagoo, Clyde & Co
Michelle Essen, Womble Bond Dickinson
Reena Parmar, Freshfields
Yanoulla Kakoulli, Judge & Priestley
DE&I Champion of the Year - Specialist Law Firm DE&I Role
Charlotte Hall, Womble Bond Dickinson
Chris Fawcett, Clifford Chance
Fiona Fleming, Farrer & Co
Megan Mosey, Penningtons Manches Cooper
Meleesha Perera, Clyde & Co
Rachel Pears, RPC
Mentor of the Year
Alison Berryman, Biztech Lawyers
Anthony Metzer KC, Goldsmith Chambers
Ashley Brickles, FTI Technology
Brie Stevens-Hoare KC, Gatehouse Chambers
Catherine Bamford, BamLegal
Gabriela Goldberg, George GReen
Hilda Kwoffie, The BAME Woman in Law
Jane Colston, Brown Rudnick
Kate Andrews, Carey Olsen
Lina Khanom, Cafcass
Reena Parmar, Freshfields
Siobhan Owers, Fragomen
Age and Life Stage Initiative of the Year
HGF
Squire Patton Boggs
Disability Initiative of the Year
Clifford Chance
Irwin Mitchell
Gender Equality Initiative of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
Boodle Hatfield
Clyde & Co
Fountain Court Chambers
Penningtons Manches Cooper
LGBT+ Initiative of the Year
Browne Jacobson
The LLP! (multi-firm initiative)
Fragomen
Project Uplift (multi-firm initiative)
Mental Health and Wellbeing Initiative of the Year
Clifford Chance
Quastels
Stobbs
Race Equality or Faith Initiative of the Year
BCLP
Browne Jacobson
Farrer & Co
Geldards
Harbottle & Lewis
Social mobility Initiative of the Year