Firm of the Year 2009
With the benefit of eleven years of independent research, Who's Who Legal used the thousands of nominations it has received from clients and private practice professionals to identify the Global Law Firm of the Year 2009
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been named Global Law Firm of the Year 2009 in the Who's Who Legal Awards. This is the third time the firm has been recognised in this way, having previously picked up the award in 2005 and 2006.
With the benefit of over eleven years of independent research, Who's Who Legal used the thousands of nominations it has received from clients and private practice professionals to identify the leading firms in over 50 countries and five US states. The winners were formally announced in The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers 2009, a compendium edition of all the individual Who's Who Legal publications, which was released in May and covers 30 practice areas and over 100 countries.
Editor in chief Callum Campbell said, "In a highly competitive field, receiving the Who's Who Legal Global Law Firm of the Year Award for a third time is an outstanding achievement. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's continuing success is reflected in the consistently positive feedback we received recognising the firm's exceptional individual and collective talent. We have no hesitation in declaring Freshfields the leading firm in our international research".
Who's Who Legal lists only the leading practitioners in each field, based exclusively on the findings of an independent six-month research process. Partners from the firm received sufficient nominations from their clients and peers to be listed 181 times across 25 practice areas and 14 countries in the publication. No other firm is better represented worldwide.
In addition, in this year's awards Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer was also recognised as the leading firm in the world in the areas of commercial arbitration, corporate tax and competition - indeed it is the only firm ever to have won these awards since their inception in 2005.
A list of the Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer lawyers featured in The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers can be found here.
The awards are based on a number of factors, including the feedback received in the ongoing research process, past performance in the research and the overall aggregate number of weighted votes cast in their favour. In addition to identifying the overall leading firm in more than 50 countries and five US states, the awards also recognise the leading firm and individual in each practice area. The compendium edition is distributed free of charge to thousands of corporate counsel and private practice lawyers from around the world.
In 2008, Who's Who Legal was named Strategic Research Partner of the ABA Section of International Law in addition to its position as Official Research Partner of the International Bar Association. In 2006, Who's Who Legal's parent company Law Business Research was recognised by The Queen's Award for Enterprise in the area of international trade. These awards are the most prestigious a British company can receive.
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Nominees have been selected based upon comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practice lawyers worldwide. Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.