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2020 Winners – Lawyers & Law Firms
Law Firm of the Year 2020:
Clifford Chance
We are delighted to announce Clifford Chance as WWL’s Law Firm of the Year for 2020.
Clifford Chance retains its title after amassing a total of 271 lawyers listed globally, including listings in an incredible 30 of our practice area guides. While the UK and Europe remain its centres of strength, we feature numerous practitioners in the USA and across the Middle East and Asia.
As well as being the winner of our Law Firm of the Year Award, the firm has also won four practice area awards: Banking – Finance, Banking – Regulatory, Capital Markets and Project Finance.
Practice Area Awards 2020
Asset Recovery, Business Crime Defence & Investigations
Asset Recovery |
Business Crime Defence |
Investigations |
| Firm of the Year Harney Westwood & Riegels
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Firm of the Year Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom |
Firm of the Year Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher |
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Lawyer of the Year |
Lawyer of the Year Peter Binning Corker Binning |
Lawyer of the Year Stephen Gentle Simmons & Simmons |
Competition & Trade
Competition |
Competition Plaintiffs |
Trade & Customs |
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Construction, Government Contracts & Real Estate
Construction |
Government Contracts |
Real Estate |
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Corporate
Corporate Governance |
M&A |
Restructuring & Insolvency |
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Data, Sports & Entertainment
Data |
Data - IT |
Data - Privacy & Protection |
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Data - Security |
Data - Telecoms & Media |
Entertainment |
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Sports |
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Dispute Resolution
Arbitration |
Litigation |
Mediation |
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Product Liability Defence |
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Energy & Natural Resources
Energy |
Environment |
Climate Change |
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Mining |
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Finance
Banking |
Banking - Finance |
Banking - Fintech |
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Banking - Regulatory |
Capital Markets |
Private Funds |
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Project Finance |
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Franchise, IP & Life Sciences
Franchise |
Life Sciences - Patent Litigation |
Life Sciences - Product Liability |
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Life Sciences - Regulatory |
Life Sciences - Transactional |
Patents |
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Labour, Employment & Immigration
Labour, Employment & Benefits |
Labour & Employment |
Pensions & Benefits |
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Tax & Insurance
Corporate Tax |
Insurance |
Private Client |
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Transport
Aviation |
Aviation - Contentious |
Aviation - Finance |
| Firm of the Year Clyde & Co LLP
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Lawyer of the Year Andrew Harakas Clyde & Co US LLP |
Lawyer of the Year John Pritchard Holland & Knight |
Aviation - Regulatory |
Shipping |
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| Lawyer of the Year Robert Lawson QC Clyde & Co LLP |
Firm of the Year HFW |
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| Lawyer of the Year Vivian Ang Allen & Gledhill LLP |
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