Awards

• Awards and accolades in 2013
• Awards and accolades in 2012
• Awards and accolades in 2011
• Awards and accolades in 2010
• Awards and accolades in 2009

Awards and accolades in 2013

The Lawyer Awards 2013

• Shortlisted - Competition Team of the Year
• Shortlisted - Litigation Team of the Year
• Shortlisted - Restructuring Team of the Year
• Shortlisted - Private Wealth Team of the Year
  News: Shortlisted among “true market-leaders” for premier industry awards

European Pensions Awards 2013

• Shortlisted - European Pensions Law Firm of the Year
  News: Shortlisted among “true market-leaders” for premier industry awards

LawCareers.net Awards

• Best Recruiter Award - national firm winner for ninth consecutive year

Knowlist Awards 2013

• Winner – Team Achievement Award
• News: National accolade for IT excellence 

Legal Business Awards 2013

• Shortlisted – Competition Team of the Year
• Shortlisted – Energy and Natural Resources Team of the Year
• News: National recognition for Burges Salmon's Energy and Competition law expertise

Awards and accolades in 2012

British Legal Awards 2012

• Winner – Commercial Team of the Year
• Shortlisted – Litigation and Regulatory Team of the Year
• News: Burges Salmon Lawyers win Commercial Team of the Year

Bristol Law Society Awards

• Winner – Law Firm of the Year

The Lawyer Awards 2012

• Joint winner – Competition / Regulatory Team of the Year
• News: Industry accolade for competition excellence

European Pensions Awards 2012

• Shortlisted – Pensions Law Firm of the Year

National Council for Work Experience (NCWE) Awards

• Shortlisted – Work Placement of the Year
• News: Shortlisted for work placement excellence

LawCareers.net Awards

• Best trainee solicitor recruiter - national firm winner for seventh consecutive year.
• News: Burges Salmon takes Gold at the TARAs

FT Pensions and Investment Provider Awards 2012

• Shortlisted – Pensions Law Firm of the Year

The Lawyer – Top 20 Litigation Cases 2012   

• Chosen as one of the magazine’s Top 20 cases in 2012
• News: Double accolade for Burges Salmon’s first class IP team

The Lawyer – Hot 100

• Partner Jeremy Dickerson placed in the ‘Hot 100’ lawyers for 2012
• News: Double accolade for Burges Salmon’s first class IP team

Awards and accolades in 2011

Real Business Women of the Future Awards 2011

• Brioney Thomas shortlisted – ‘Professional Woman of the Future’ category

STEP Excellence Awards 2011

• Partner Jim Aveline won the President’s Prize for his thesis on International Issues

The Renewable Energy Infrastructure Awards 2011

• Winner – Adviser of the Year: Legal & Financial
• News: Flagship deals secure top renewable energy award for Burges Salmon

Bristol Law Society Awards 2011

• Joint Winner – Environment & Legal Sector Alliance Award

West of England Carbon Challenge 2011

• Awarded 'Carbon Champion' status for the successful work the firm has undertaken to reduce its energy usage
• News: We are the (carbon) champions!

The Lawyer Awards 2011

• Winner – Real Estate Team of the Year

LawCareers.net Awards

• Best Recruiter – National Firm winner for sixth consecutive year

Taxation Awards 2011

• Winner – Best Tax Team in a Law Firm

FT Pensions and Investment Provider Awards 2011

• Commended – Pensions Law Firm of the Year

European Pensions Awards

• Shortlisted – European Pensions Law Firm of the Year

Growth Company Awards

• Shortlisted – AIM Lawyer of the Year

UK Pensions Awards 2011

• Shortlisted – Pension Lawyer of the Year

Hot 100 - The Lawyer

• Stephen McNulty was named in the Making a Difference category for the Halliwells' trainees rescue plan

Legal Business Awards

• Shortlisted – Real Estate Team of the Year

Lawyer HR Awards

• Shortlisted – HR Team of the Year

Awards and accolades in 2010

British Legal Awards 2010

• Winner – Property Team of the Year

FT Innovative Lawyers 2010

• Highly commended – Climate change and sustainability (Pay as You Save Scheme for Greening UK properties – Environment Team)
• Commended – Client Service (BAE Systems helpline service – Employment Team)

Insider Property Awards 2010 South West

• Winner – Commercial Property Law Firm of the Year

Bristol Law Society Awards 2010

• Winner – Junior Lawyer of the Year (Holly Durrant – real estate solicitor)
• Shortlisted – Environment and Legal Sector Alliance Award

The Lawyer Awards 2010

• Third place – Employment Team of the Year
• Shortlisted – Private Client Team of the Year

LawCareers.net Awards

• Best Recruiter – National Firm winner for fifth consecutive year

Legal Business Awards 2010

• Shortlisted – Private Client team of year
• Shortlisted – Energy and Natural Resources team

The KnowList Awards 2010

• Carol Aldridge was shortlisted for Project of the Year based on the deployment of a fully customised Knowledge Management Solution (KMS) throughout Burges Salmon in 2008/09

The Lawyer's HOT 100

• Partners Beatrice Puoti and Ian Salter were ranked in the The Lawyer's Hot 100 list of up and coming lawyers and lawyers at the top of their game

Private Client accolades in 2009/10

• Private Client Practitioner magazine: Top 25 Private Client firms in the UK (2010)
• The Lawyer Hot 100: partner Beatrice Puoti
• The Citywealth Leaders List 2010: partner Beatrice Puoti (Honours list), partner Michael Evans (Prominent Figure list)
  Citywealth Top 100 "Up & Coming" Leaders List: senior associate Suzanna Harvey (International Tax 
• and Trusts), associate Clare Henderson (Private Client Wealth Structuring)
• Legal Business Awards 2010: shortlisted for Private Client Team of the Year
  The Lawyer Awards: shortlisted for Private Client Team of the Year in 2009 AND 2010
• PLC Cross-Border Private Client Handbook 2009/10: partners Beatrice Puoti, Michael Evans and John Barnett are listed as Leading Individuals
• Private Client Practitioner "Top 35 under 35": senior associate Sarah Woodsford (Family), associate Clare Henderson (Private Client Wealth Structuring)
• Spears Magazine Top 25 UK Private Practice Lawyers: partner Beatrice Puoti
  

Awards and accolades in 2009

Fast 50 website awards

• Shortlisted for an award based on the quality of our website content

The Lawyer Awards

• Winner – Infrastructure and Energy Team of the Year
• Shortlisted – Private Client Team of the Year

ACQ Finance Magazine Law Awards

• Winner – Environmental Law Firm of the Year

Institute of IT Training

• Reaccredited with Gold Standard. We were the first law firm in the UK to be awarded this standard, in 2004

LawWorks Pro Bono Awards

• UK Top 10 ranking for our Planning Team
• For planning and environmental services in the Planning Legal Survey 2009, carried out by Planning Resource and considered the be the premier industry survey.

LawCareers.net Awards

• Best Recruiter – National Firm winner for fourth consecutive year