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Awards

AWARDS 2011


The Renewable Energy Infrastructure Awards 2011

Adviser of the Year: Legal & Financial - Winner

Bristol Law Society Awards 2011

Environment & Legal Sector Alliance Award - Joint Winners

West of England Carbon Challenge 2011

Awarded 'Carbon Champion' status for the successful work the firm has undertaken to reduce its energy usage

The Lawyer Awards 2011

Real Estate Team of the Year - Winners 

LawCareers.net Awards

Best Recruiter – National Firm WINNERS for sixth consecutive year.

Taxation Awards 2011

Best Tax Team in a Law Firm - Winners

FT Pensions and Investment Provider Awards 2011

Pensions Law Firm of the Year - Commended

European Pensions Awards

European Pensions Law Firm of the Year - Shortlisted

Growth Company Awards

AIM Lawyer of the Year - Shortlisted

UK Pensions Awards 2011

Pension Lawyer of the Year – Shortlisted

Hot 100 - The Lawyer

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

Legal Business Awards

Real Estate Team of the Year – Shortlisted

Lawyer HR Awards

HR Team of the Year – Shortlisted

AWARDS 2010

British Legal Awards 2010

Property Team of the Year - Winners

FT Innovative Lawyers 2010

Climate change and sustainability - Highly commended (Pay as You Save Scheme for Greening UK properties - Environment Team)

Client Service - Commended (BAE Systems helpline service - Employment Team)

Insider Property Awards 2010 South West

Commercial Property Law Firm of the Year - WINNER

Bristol Law Society Awards 2010

Junior Lawyer of the Year - WINNER Holly Durrant (real estate solicitor)

Environment and Legal Sector Alliance Award - Shortlisted

The Lawyer Awards 2010

Employment Team of the Year - third 

Private Client Team of the Year - Shortlisted

LawCareers.net Awards

Best Recruiter – National Firm  WINNERS for fifth consecutive year.

Legal Business Awards 2010 

Private Client team of year - Shortlisted 

Energy and Natural Resources team - Shortlisted

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-ffiske 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-ffiske
  • The Citywealth Leaders List 2010: partner Beatrice Puoti-ffiske (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-ffiske, 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 UKPrivate Practice Lawyers: partner Beatrice Puoti-ffiske

AWARDS 2009

Fast 50 website awards

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

The Lawyer Awards

Infrastructure and Energy Team of the Year - WINNERS

Private Client Team of the Year - Shortlisted

ACQ Finance Magazine Law Awards

Environmental Law Firm of the Year 

Legal Technology Awards

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  WINNERS for fourth consecutive year.