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
- 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)
- Insider South East Dealmakers Awards - named advisers on the ‘Sale of in situ site investigations to CTS group’ which is shortlisted for the Private Equity / Venture Capital Deal of the Year category
- Women and Diversity in Law Awards 2023 - highly commended for the DE&I Champion of the Year in a Legal Role category (Grace Woolford)
- Managing IP EMEA Awards 2023 - shortlisted for Trademark Disputes (Law Firms)
- Managing IP EMEA Awards 2023 - shortlisted for IPEC Firm of the Year
- Managing IP EMEA Awards 2023 - shortlisted for Soft IP Practitioner of the Year (Law Firms) – Giles Parsons
- East Midlands Dealmakers 2023 – Law Firm of the Year
- East Midlands Dealmakers 2023 - Dealmaker of the Year (Sandra Wong)
- East Midlands Dealmakers 2023 – Deal of the Year (Under £10m) - Management buyout of Swann Systems
- East Midlands Dealmakers 2023 – Deal of the Year (£10m+) - Secondary buyout of Littlefish to Bowmark Capital from LDC and management
- Real Deals Private Equity Awards - winner of regional legal adviser of the year
- EducationInvestor Awards 2023 - shortlisted for Legal Advisor of the Year – to Education Institutions
- UKREiiF Festival of Achievement - shortlisted for Apprentice of the Year category
- Manchester Legal Awards 2023 - shortlisted for Team of the Year – Corporate/Commercial
- North West Rainmakers Awards 2023 - shortlisted - Deals - Small Cap (under £15m) - NQ64 Arcade Bars secured £2.5m in growth capital from ThinCats
- South West Dealmakers Awards 2023 - shortlisted - Large Deal of the Year (+ £25m)
- Manchester Legal Awards 2023 - shortlisted for Corporate/Commercial Team of the Year
- West Midlands Rainmakers 2023 - shortlisted for the Legal category
- West Midlands Rainmakers 2023 - shortlisted for Small Cap (under £15m) – InHealth acquired healthcare software provider C7 Health
- West Midlands Rainmakers 2023 - shortlisted for Small Cap (under £15m) – MBO of Logik Logistics International
- West Midlands Rainmakers 2023 - shortlisted for Private Equity Exit – Palatine exit from CTS investment
- West Midlands Rainmakers 2023 - shortlisted for M&A - Palatine exit from CTS investment
- West Midlands Rainmakers 2023 - shortlisted for Private Company – Aceleron £5m investment from BGF and Mercia Asset Management
- West Midlands Rainmakers 2023 - shortlisted for Private Company – Beach Tree PE’s investment in Obsequio Group and acquisition of APS Security & Fire
- Nottinghamshire Law Society - winner of the ‘Lifetime Achievement’ award (Peter Ellis)
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
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