Awards and accreditations

As a firm, we believe in being judged by what our people have achieved and not what we say, so we thought we’d share with you just some of our recent successes.

2023

• Social Mobility Employer Index 2023 - ranked ‘one of UK’s top five employers’
• People in Law Awards 2023 - winner of Best Social Mobility Initiative
• People in Law Awards 2023 - winner of Grand Prix award
• Women and Diversity in Law Awards 2023 - winner of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programme of the Year (FAIRE)
• The Times Best Law Firms 2023 - rated as one of the UK’s leading law firms
• Made in Manchester Awards 2023 - winner of Lawyer of the Year category (Rebecca Hainsworth)
• East Midlands Dealmakers 2023 - winner of Law Firm of the Year
• East Midlands Dealmakers 2023 - winner of Dealmaker of the Year (Sandra Wong)
• East Midlands Dealmakers 2023 - winner of Deal of the Year (Under £10m) - Management buyout of Swann Systems  
• East Midlands Dealmakers 2023 - winner of Deal of the Year (£10m+) - Secondary buyout of Littlefish to Bowmark Capital from LDC and management 
• Insider Midlands Dealmakers - winner of SME Deal of the Year
• Insider Midlands Dealmakers - winner of Deal of the Year
• Real Deals Private Equity Awards - winner of regional legal adviser of the year
• EducationInvestor Awards 2023 - winner of Legal Advisor of the Year to - Education Institutions
• West Midlands Rainmakers 2023 - winner of Private Equity Exit - Palatine exit from CTS investment
• Exeter Property Awards 2023 - winner of the Legal category
• British Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2023 - regional winner of the Equality Trailblazer, Diversity and Inclusion Award
• Nottinghamshire Law Society - winner of the ‘Lifetime Achievement’ award (Peter Ellis)
• Women and Diversity in Law Awards 2023 - highly commended for the DE&I Champion of the Year in a Legal Role category (Grace Woolford)
• Insider East Midlands Property Dinner Awards - commended in the Regeneration and Restoration Project of the Year category
• Wales Legal Awards 2023 - shortlisted for Public Law Team of the Year
• Wales Legal Awards 2023 - Eleri Griffiths shortlisted for Rising Star of the Year
• Personnel Today Awards 2023 - shortlisted in the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award (Smaller employers) category
• North East Dealmakers Awards 2023 - shortlisted for Deal of the Year (below £10m) category
• Insider NW Dealmakers Awards 2023 - shortlisted for Mid-size law firm of the year
• Insider NW Dealmakers Awards 2023 - shortlisted for Deal of the year (Under £10m)
• Insider NW Dealmakers Awards 2023 - shortlisted for Deal of the Year (£10 - £50m)
• Insider NW Dealmakers Awards 2023 - shortlisted for Emerging Dealmaker of the Year
• European Diversity Awards 2023 - shortlisted in Social Mobility Initiative of the Year for FAIRE
• LaingBuisson Awards 2023 - shortlisted for Public Legal Adviser of the Year and Private Legal Adviser of the Year
• British Private Equity Awards 2023 - shortlisted in the Law Firm of the Year - Transactions category

2022

• Social Mobility Employer Index 2022 – ‘ranked UK’s number one employer’
• The Times Best Law Firms 2022 – ‘rated as one of the UK’s leading law firms’
• Franco British Business Awards — ‘Diversity & Inclusion Award’
• Education Investor Awards — ‘Legal Advisor to Education Institutions’
• British Diversity Awards 2022 – ‘Social Mobility Initiative of the Year’
• National Insurance Awards 2022 – ‘Inclusion and Diversity Award’
• Lexis Nexis Awards – ‘Award for Diversity and Inclusion’
• Lexis Nexis Awards – ‘Legal Personality of the Year’ (Tom Lyas)
• Manchester Young Talent Awards 2022 — ‘Legal Professional of the Year’ (Holly Quirk)
• Birmingham Black Lawyer (BBL) Excellence Awards – ‘Lawyer of the Year’ (Bridget Tatham)
• Genius Within – ‘Celebrating Neurodiversity Awards’ – ‘Community Choice category’ (Lynette Wieland)
• WeAreTheCity Rising Star Awards 2022 - 'Law' (The Lynne Freeman Award) category (Lynette Wieland)
• WeAreTheCity Rising Star Awards 2022 - 'All Other Industries' category (Laura Mahoney)
• Nottinghamshire Law Society Awards – ‘Junior Lawyer of the Year’ (Hannah Collins)
• East Midlands Dealmakers Awards 2022 – ‘Corporate Law Firm of the Year’
• East Midlands Dealmakers Awards 2022 – ‘Emerging Dealmaker of the Year’ (Sandra Wong)
• South West Dealmakers Awards 2022 – ‘Large Deal of the Year’ (More than £25m)
• Northern Ireland Dealmakers Awards 2022 – ‘Private Equity/Venture Capital Deal of the Year’ - Buyout of investors and investment in Selazar by a global private equity firm
• Insider Midlands Dealmakers Awards - ‘Refinance Deal of the Year’ - the £40m refinancing of Construction Testing Solutions
• Insider Midlands Dealmakers Awards - ‘Mid-Market Deal of the Year’ – the MBO of Kingswood Corporation
• Insider Wales Dealmakers Awards – ‘Deal of the Year’ - Highly Commended - Acquisition of Tillery Valley Foods by Joubere Food Group (Grant Thornton, Browne Jacobson, Addleshaw Goddard)

2021

• Social Mobility Employer Index 2021 - ranked UK’s number one employer
• FT Innovative Lawyers Europe 2021 – Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion
• British Legal Awards 2021 - D & I Initiative of the Year
• UK Social Mobility Awards 2021 - Innovation Award
• The Lawyer Awards - Best Talent and Inclusion Initiative
• Laing Buisson Awards 2021 – Private Legal Advisor
• The Private Equity Awards - Regional Legal Adviser of the Year
• Midlands Dealmakers Awards 2021 - Corporate Law Firm of the Year
• Midlands Awards - International Deal of the Year
• First Hundred Years – The Inspirational Women in Law Awards 2021- Champion of the Year (Lynette Wieland)
• OUTstanding LGBT+Role Model Lists 2021– listed as making a significant contribution to LGBT+ inclusion in the workplace (Hannah Collins)
• POC in Play SAHM Games 2021 - ranked among the Top 100 in the South Asian Heritage Month Games (Kulpreet Virdi)
• Nottingham Law Society Awards 2021 – Solicitor of the Year (Sam Sharp)
• Accredited as a Living Wage Employer by the Living Wage Foundation