RESULTS 2018
Presented by accomplished BBC Presenter and Correspondent, Reeta Chakrabarti, the UK Diversity Legal Awards (a BSN initiative) recognise and promote excellence and good practice in the areas of equality, diversity and inclusion across the legal profession. It was an evening of celebration of the exceptional achievements of the Award finalists, winners and those highly commended in driving positive change in the sector.
Congratulations to all finalists and winners!
Welcome address – Paulette Mastin
2018 UK Diversity Legal Awards highlights
WINNERS
BSN Lifetime Achievement Award
Courtenay Griffiths QC, 25 Bedford Row
Recruiting Diverse Talent
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Managing Diverse Talent
Freemans Solicitors
BSN Rising Star (Private Practice)
Claudine Adeyemi, Associate, Mischon de Reya LLP
BSN Rising Star (Chambers)
Abimbola Johnson, Barrister, 25 Bedford Row
BSN Rising Star (In-house Legal)
Coleen Mensa, Trainee Solicitor, Ernst & Young
BSN Rising Star (Entrepreneurship)
Isaac Eloi, Trainee Solicitor, Freeths LLP
Diversity Champion
Rachel Crasnow QC, Cloisters
Law Firm Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year
Latham & Watkins LLP (Social Mobility initiative)
Chambers Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year
Radcliffe Chambers (Social Mobility initiative)
Access to Justice
Latham & Watkins LLP
Outstanding BAME Employee Network of the Year
Clifford Chance LLP
BSN Lawyer of the Year
Sonali Naik QC, Garden Court Chambers
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Diversity Champion
Jonathan Andrews, Trainee Solicitor, Reed Smith LLP
BSN Lifetime Achievement
Kishoree Kotecha-Pau, Partner, Freemans Solicitors
2018 Finalists
ORGANISATION/TEAM AWARDS
Recruiting Diverse Talent
- Burges Salmon LLP
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
- Reed Smith LLP
Managing Diverse Talent
- Freemans Solicitors
- Latham & Watkins LLP
- Shearman & Sterling LLP
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
Law Firm
- Hogan Lovells LLP
- Latham & Watkins LLP
- Linklaters LLP
- Trowers & Hamlins LLP
Chambers
- Justitia Chambers
- Radcliffe Chambers
Outstanding Multi-cultural / BAME Employee Network
- Clifford Chance LLP
- Duncan Lewis Solicitors Ltd
Access to Justice
- Clifford Chance LLP
- Duncan Lewis Solicitors Ltd
- Latham & Watkins LLP
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Diversity Champion
- Christina Warner, Barrister, 1 MCB Chambers
- Isabelle Cox, University of Manchester
- Jonathan Andrews, Trainee Solicitor, Reed Smith LLP
- Rachel Crasnow QC, Cloisters
BSN Rising Star (Private Practice)
- Claudine Adeyemi, Associate, Mischon de Reya LLP
- Ademola Bamgbose, Trainee Solicitor, Hogan Lovells LLP
- Fameeda Shafiq, Solicitor, Ward Hadaway
- Rachel Welch-Phillips (née Callender), Associate, Bird & Bird LLP
BSN Rising Star (Chambers)
- Abimbola Johnson, Barrister, 25 Bedford Row
- Una Morris, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers
BSN Rising Star (In house legal)
- Coleen Mensa, Trainee Solicitor, Ernst & Young
- Stephanie Amoah, AVP, Barclays Bank
BSN Rising Star (Entrepreneurship)
- Aji Ayorinde, Associate, Ashurst LLP
- Isaac Eloi, Trainee Solicitor, Freeths LLP
- Shaheen Mamun, Solicitor, Black Antelope Law
BSN Lawyer of the Year
- Christina Warner, Barrister, 1 MCB Chambers
- David Ampaw, Partner, DLA Piper
- Sonali Naik QC, Garden Court Chambers
BSN Lifetime Achievement
- Courtenay Griffiths QC, 25 Bedford Row
- Kishoree Kotecha-Pau, Partner, Freemans Solicitors