Eversheds awards and commendations

Eversheds has a distinguished history or winning awards and accolades over the years. Here are just a few:

October 2011
  • Dave Adams received a Best Lawyers of South Africa award for Construction
  • Clive Rumsey received a Best Lawyers of South Africa award for Construction
September 2011
  • Eversheds has been ranked No 1 for Real Estate in the UK by The Lawyer
August 2011
  • Eversheds has been ranked as the number one European law firm in an independent listing of the top ten law firms providing services to the cleantech industry by Atlanta-based Watershed Capital Group
June 2011
  • Eversheds achieves gold ranking in Business in the Community’s 2011 Corporate Responsibility Index, the UK’s leading voluntary benchmark of corporate responsibility
October 2010
  • Eversheds receives Law Firm Innovation Award at the Law Society Excellence Awards in the UK
  • Eversheds named Most Innovative Law Firm at FT Innovative Lawyers Awards and ranked number one in the Financial Times’ Law 50 report
  • Dave Adams received a Best Lawyers of South Africa award for Construction
  • Clive Rumsey received a Best Lawyers of South Africa award for Construction
June 2010
  • Eversheds achieves silver ranking in Business in the Community’s 2010 Corporate Responsibility Index, the UK’s leading voluntary benchmark of corporate responsibility
  • Wierzbowski Eversheds won the title of the Best Law Firm in Poland in the field of Media and Telecommunications by the Polish edition of Forbes magazine
February 2010
  • Eversheds named as number one legal Superbrand in the UK for 2010
January 2010
  • Ranked 85th in Stonewall 2010 Top 100 Employers and 20th in the Top 20 Private Sector Employers in the UK
  • Warren Drue recommended in Chambers are leader in Corporate/M&A for 2010
November 2009
  • Awarded Top Women in Business and Government certificate by TOPCO Media in recognition of the firm’s achievement and commitment to the promotion of workplace equality for women
  • Maryann Middleton was selected by The International Who’s Who of Mining Lawyers as being among the world’s leading mining lawyers
  • Ian Jacobsberg received RASA Rosetta Award for Best Industry Personality 2009
October 2009
  • Listed in The Times "Where women want to work Top 50"
  • Maryann Middleton recognised by the University of the Witwatersrand for the legal and financial support she provides pro bono for the St Vincent Charitable Trust
August 2009
  • Winner of leading law journal Asian Counsel "Law firm of the year 2009"
  • Received Best Employer accreditation from CRF, South Africa
  • Dave Adams received a Best Lawyers of South Africa award for Construction
  • Clive Rumsey received a Best Lawyers of South Africa award for Construction
June 2009
  • Winner of the Health Investor "Law firm of the year"
April 2009
  • Winner of the "AIM Lawyer of the Year" at the Growth Company Investor Awards
  • Winner of the British Council for Offices Award "Corporate Workplace" for One Wood Street
February 2009
  • Winner of The Lawyer Awards for "Diversity"
January 2009
  • An honourable mention in the CPR Law Firm Excellence in ADR Awards
November 2008
  • Winner of Yorkshire Insider Dealmakers Award "Corporate Law Firm of the Year"
  • Winner of Financial News Legal Awards "Law Firm of the Year", "Fund Management Team of the Year" (for the second year running), "Energy Team of the Year", and "Partner of the Year: David Glover"
  • Winner of British Legal Awards "Law firm of the year" and "Best use of technology"
  • Highly commended by National Business Awards for "Business of the year"
  • Highly commended by British Expertise Annual Awards for "Innovation category for GAMS"
  • Commended by Private Equity Unquote Awards as "Law firm of the Year"
October 2008
  • Winner of FT Innovate Law Firm Awards for billing/fees (Eversheds was recognised as using "groundbreaking" comprehensive metrics to offer its clients a range of à la carte billing options)
  • Winner of Law Society Excellence Awards for "Diversity" and "CSR"
  • Winner of IFLR "National Law Firm of the Year" award in Qatar
  • Listed in The Times "Where women want to work" feature
August 2008
  • Winner of leading law journal Asian Counsel "Law firm of the year 2008"
June 2008
  • Winner of The Lawyer Awards "Management team of the year"
  • Winner of the Health Investor "Law firm of the year"
May 2008
  • Winner of Reactions "Insurance – Best law firm in the Middle East and Africa Regions for regulatory work", "Insurance – Best law firm in the Middle East and Africa for litigation an dispute management capabilities", and "Insurance – Best law firm in Europe for insurance-linked securities"
  • Winner of Legal Marketing Awards (hosted by Legalease) "Best CRM Initiative" (for GAMS), and highly commended for "Best PSMG Newcomer" (Amanda Bibbey), "Best Global PR Professional" (Imogen Lee), and "Best Press Campaign" (21st Century Law Firm)
April 2008
  • Winner of 2008 "Lloyds TSB's Northern Jewel Awards for Professional Excellence"
March 2008
  • Eversheds finished at 309 and takes 3rd place among law firms, just behind Linklaters and Clifford Chance in Sunday Telegraph Top 500 Superbrands
February 2008
  • Winner of Legal Business "Partner or the Year" (Paul Smith)
  • Winner of Society of Asian Lawyers "Young Lawyer of the Year"
January 2008
  • Voted "No 1 Law Firm to Work for" by Magnet Graduate Survey (South Africa)
  • Winner of Legal Technology Award "City/National Knowledge Officer of the Year"