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We are pleased to reveal the winners of the FT Innovative Lawyer Europe Awards 2025, celebrating innovation in the legal industry.
The awards event took place on September 18, hosted by FT Live in association with research partner RSGI.
There are three strands: individuals, law firms and in-house legal teams.
Individuals
INNOVATIVE PRACTITIONER
Tim Johnson, Browne Jacobson
INNOVATIVE LEGAL INTRAPRENEUR
José Rodríguez Coching, KPMG Abogados
Law firms
MOST INNOVATIVE LAW FIRM IN EUROPE
Freshfields
MOST INNOVATIVE LAW FIRM IN EUROPE (OUTSIDE UK)
Garrigues
DEALMAKING
Cravath, Swaine & Moore
DISPUTES AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT
Everlegal
INFRASTRUCTURE
Bracewell
PRIVATE FINANCE
Paul Weiss
RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS
Abreu Advogados
RESTRUCTURING
White & Case
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Latham & Watkins
SUSTAINABILITY
Mayer Brown
UNLOCKING CAPITAL
White & Case
AUTOMATION AND AI TOOLS
Simmons & Simmons
DIGITAL STRATEGY
Ecija
KNOWLEDGE AND DATA
Garrigues
PEOPLE STRATEGY
NautaDutilh
New LEGAL SERVICES
A&O Shearman
STRATEGIC DIRECTION
Broadfield
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Perkins Coie
In-house
MOST INNOVATIVE IN-HOUSE LEGAL TEAM IN EUROPE
National Grid
COMMERCIAL AND STRATEGIC ADVICE
Citibank
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS
ASML
NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Axa
OPERATIONAL TRANSFORMATION
National Grid
OUTSIDE COUNSEL MANAGEMENT
UBS
PEOPLE AND SKILLS
Accenture
SUSTAINABILITY AND IMPACT
FMO