RESULTS 2017
The 2017 UK Diversity Legal Awards celebration took place on Tuesday 28th November at the prestigious Grange St Paul’s Hotel in London. The Awards were presented by award-winning author, broadcaster and journalist, Afua Hirsch. Congratulations to all winners, you are an inspiration for our continuing efforts in striving for an equal profession!
WINNERS
Dr Leslie Thomas QC Speaking at UKDLA
Large Law Firm Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year
Hogan Lovells (Trans inclusion initiative)
SME Law Firm Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year
Descartes Solicitors (Evelyn Ofori-Koree)
In-house Legal Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year
ITV – Legal Social Mobility Partnership
Chambers Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year
Garden Court Chambers (Social Mobility/BAME)
2017 Finalists
ORGANISATION/TEAM AWARDS
Recruiting Diverse Talent
- Menzies Law
- Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Managing Diverse Talent
- Addleshaw Goddard LLP
- Eversheds Sutherland
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
Law Firm (Large)
- Gowling WLG (UK) LLP
- Hogan Lovells International LLP
- Latham & Watkins LLP
- Linklaters LLP
Law Firm (Sole practitioner or SME)
- Descartes Solicitors – Evelyn Ofori-Koree (Principal and Director)
- Fortune Law – Shainul Kassam (Founder)
Chambers
- Garden Court Chambers
- Western Circuit Women’s Forum
In-house Legal
- Barclays – BLEW Programme
- BNP Paribas
- ITV – Legal Social Mobility Partnership
Outstanding Multi-cultural / BAME Employee Network
- InterLaw Diversity Forum BAME Network
- NOTICED (UK law firm diversity network – multiculturalism)
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Diversity Champion
- Caroline Newman (African Women Lawyers’ Association)
- Rashda Rana SC (6 St James Hall Chambers)
- Macky O’Sullivan (King & Spalding LLP)
- Segun Osuntokun (Berwin Leighton Paisner)
BSN Rising Star
- Charlene Brown (BNY Mellon)
- Omosuyi Fred-Omojole (Dentons UKMEA LLP)
- Zeenat Islam (25 Bedford Row)
- Ofei Kwafo-Akoto (Proskauer Rose (UK) LLP)
BSN Lawyer of the Year
- David Ampaw (DLA Piper)
- Karen Cargill (Aon)
- Millicent Grant (CILEx)
- Ijeoma Okoli (JPMorgan Chase & Co)
BSN Lifetime Achievement
- Dr Leslie Thomas QC (Chair and Joint Head, Garden Court Chambers)
- Sarosh Zaiwalla (Founder & Senior Partner, Zaiwalla & Co)