The British Legal Awards 2007
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2007 Winners & finalists

City of London Law Society Lifetime Achievement Award: Tony Angel, Linklaters

International firm of the year:
Allen & Overy
Clyde & Co
DLA Piper UK
Eversheds
Salans
White & Case

UK firm of the year: Travers Smith
Ashurst
LG
Mishcon de Reya
Nabarro
Stephenson Harwood

Regional firm of the year: Mills & Reeve
Anderson Fyfe
Brodies
Michelmores
Pannone
TLT

Legal department of the year: ASDA
Accenture
Barclays
The Carphone Warehouse
Goldman Sachs
Kimberly-Clark

Chambers of the year: Wilberforce Chambers
3 Verulam Buildings
Essex Court Chambers
Maitland Chambers
Monckton Chambers
Serle Court

Offshore firm of the year: Cains
Appleby
Carey Olsen
Mourant
Ogier

Managing/senior partner of the year: David Pester, TLT
Peter Crossley, Hammonds
Kevin Gold, Mishcon de Reya
Moira Gilmour, Field Fisher Waterhouse
David Gray, Eversheds
Joy Kingsley, Pannone

Deal lawyer of the year: Alan Paul, Allen & Overy
Peter Charlton, Clifford Chance
Iain Fenn, Linklaters
Gary Howes, Fasken Martineau
Guy Norman, Clifford Chance
Todd Schafer, Hogan & Hartson

General counsel of the year: Josh Bayliss, Virgin Group
Justine Campbell, O2
Sabine Chalmers, InBev
Simon Dodds, Deutsche Bank
Rufus Ogilvie-Smals, GKN
Stephen Ross, Man Investments

Young corporate counsel of the year: Beverley Robertson, 02
Joanne Cross, BP
Helen Moyes, ABN Amro
Ed Rash, Burberry
Mark Smith, Convergys
Duncan Wales, ICAP

Young solicitor of the year: Nicole Kar, Linklaters
Andrew Campbell, Withy King Solicitors
Sophie Chandauka, Baker & McKenzie
Matthew Giles, Hammonds
Peter Hughes, Salans
Louise Lamb, Lovells

M&A team of the year: Herbert Smith
Allen & Overy
Ashurst
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Linklaters
Macfarlanes

Mid-market M&A team of the year: Travers Smith
DLA Piper
Eversheds
LG
SJ Berwin
Stephenson Harwood

Banking team of the year: Allen & Overy
DLA Piper
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith
Jones Day
Linklaters

Securities team of the year: Linklaters
Allen & Overy
Dewey & LeBoeuf
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Norton Rose
White & Case

Property team of the year: Berwin Leighton Paisner
Clifford Chance
Davies Arnold Cooper
DLA Piper
Eversheds
SJ Berwin

Litigation and regulatory team of the year: Clifford Chance
Baker & McKenzie
Herbert Smith
Irwin Mitchell
Linklaters
Nabarro

TMT/IP team of the year: DLA Piper
Denton Wilde Sapte
Lovells
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy
Shoosmiths
Wragge & Co

Employment, pensions, benefits and tax team of the year: Sacker & Partners
Blackstone Chambers/Lewis Silkin
Hammonds
Lovells
Russell Jones & Walker
TLT

Private client team of the year: Withers
Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
Harcus Sinclair
LG
Mishcon de Reya

Corporate counsel deal team of the year: Royal Bank of Scotland
3i
GE
Macquarie
Rio Tinto
Royal & SunAlliance

Corporate counsel commercial team of the year: Avanade
HSBC
National Grid
Pfizer
Sky
VT group

Best use of technology: Lovells
Bird & Bird
Eversheds
Norton Rose
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
Simmons & Simmons

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