Practice Area Awards 2012
Arbitration
- Firm of the Year
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Lawyer of the Year
- V V Veeder QC
Essex Court Chambers
Aviation
- Firm of the Year
- Clyde & Co
- Lawyer of the Year
- Sean Gates
Gates and Partners
Banking
- Firm of the Year
- Allen & Overy LLP
- Lawyer of the Year
- Rodgin Cohen
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Business Crime Defence
- Firm of the Year
- Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason Anello & Bohrer
- Lawyer of the Year
- Reid Weingarten
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Capital Markets
- Firm of the Year
- Linklaters LLP
- Lawyer of the Year
- Hendrik Haag
Hengeler Mueller
Commercial Litigation
- Firm of the Year
- Clifford Chance LLP
- Lawyer of the Year
- David Boies
Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP
Commercial Mediation
- Firm of the Year
- JAMS
- Lawyer of the Year
- Tony Willis
Brick Court Chambers
Competition
- Firm of the Year
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Lawyer of the Year
- Frank Montag
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Construction
- Firm of the Year
- Pinsent Masons LLP
- Lawyer of the Year
- Robert S Peckar
Peckar & Abramson PC
Corporate Governance
- Firm of the Year
- Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
- Lawyer of the Year
- Martin Lipton
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
Corporate Immigration
- Firm of the Year
- Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy LLP
- Lawyer of the Year
- Bernard Wolfsdorf
Wolfsdorf Immigration Law Group
Corporate Tax
- Firm of the Year
- Loyens & Loeff
- Lawyer of the Year
- Steve Edge
Slaughter and May
Environment
- Firm of the Year
- Hunton & Williams LLP
- Lawyer of the Year
- Theodore Garrett
Covington & Burling LLP
Franchise
- Firm of the Year
- DLA Piper
- Lawyer of the Year
- Philip F Zeidman
DLA Piper
Insolvency and Restructuring
- Firm of the Year
- Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
- Lawyer of the Year
- Marcia L Goldstein
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
Insurance & Reinsurance
- Firm of the Year
- Clyde & Co LLP
- Lawyer of the Year
- Peter Rogan
Ince & Co
Internet & e-Commerce & Data Protection
- Firm of the Year
- Bird & Bird
- Lawyer of the Year
- Steven De Schrijver
Astrea Advocaten
Life Sciences
- Firm of the Year
- Bird & Bird
- Lawyer of the Year
- Ian Dodds-Smith
Arnold & Porter LLP
Management Labour & Employment
- Firm of the Year
- Littler Mendelson PC
- Lawyer of the Year
- Gerlind Wisskirchen
CMS Hasche Sigle
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Firm of the Year
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Lawyer of the Year
- David Katz
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
Mining
- Firm of the Year
- Norton Rose/Norton Rose Canada
- Lawyer of the Year
- Michael Bourassa
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Oil & Gas
- Firm of the Year
- Vinson & Elkins LLP
- Lawyer of the Year
- David Asmus
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Patents
- Firm of the Year
- Bird & Bird
- Lawyer of the Year
- Trevor Cook
Bird & Bird LLP
Private Funds
- Firm of the Year
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
- Lawyer of the Year
- Jason Glover
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Product Liability Defence
- Firm of the Year
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
- Lawyer of the Year
- Sheila Birnbaum
Skadden Arps Meagher & Flom LLP
Project Finance
- Firm of the Year
- Clifford Chance LLP
- Lawyer of the Year
- Phillip Fletcher
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy
Public Procurement
- Firm of the Year
- Allen & Overy LLP
- Lawyer of the Year
- Susie Smith
Bevan Brittan LLP
Real Estate
- Firm of the Year
- DLA Piper
- Lawyer of the Year
- Joseph Forte
Alston & Bird LLP
Regulatory Communications
- Firm of the Year
- Bird & Bird
- Lawyer of the Year
- Colin Long
Bird & Bird
Trade and Customs
- Firm of the Year
- Sidley Austin LLP
- Lawyer of the Year
- Gary Horlick
Law Offices of Gary N Horlick
Trademarks
- Firm of the Year
- Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu PC
- Lawyer of the Year
- Daniel Bereskin QC
Bereskin & Parr
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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.