RESULTS 2021
Congratulations to all finalists and winners!
UK Diversity Legal Awards 2021 ceremony highlights
BSN Lifetime Achievement Award winner’s speech – Dr Grace Ononiwu CBE
WINNERS

BSN Lifetime Achievement Award
Grace Ononiwu CBE

Recruiting Diverse Talent
London Borough of Hackney – Legal and Governance Services

Managing Diverse Talent
Doughty Street Chambers

BSN Rising Star (Private Practice)
Jivaan Bennett, Associate, Linklaters LLP

BSN Rising Star (Chambers)
Natasha Shotunde, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers

Diversity Champion
Raggi Kotak, Barrister, One Pump Court Chambers

Law Firm Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year
Burness Paull LLP

Chambers Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year
Harry Matovu QC, Brick Court Chambers (Charter for Black Talent)

In-house Legal Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year
Accenture

Outstanding Race & Ethnicity Employee Network
Kingsley Napley

BSN Sole Practitioner / High Street Firm of the Year
Lubna Shuja (Legal Swan Solicitors)

Access to Justice
MTC Solicitors (Naga Kandiah)

Mental Health & Wellbeing
Linklaters LLP

Disability Inclusion Award
Mills & Reeve LLP

BSN Lawyer of the Year (Private Practice)
Kem Ihenacho, Partner, Latham & Watkins

BSN Lawyer of the Year (Chambers)
Grace Brown, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers

BSN Lawyer of the Year (In-house Legal)
Ofei Kwafo-Akoto, Senior Legal Counsel, GLP Europe
HIGHLY COMMENDED

In-house Legal Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year
BBC

Outstanding Race & Ethnicity Employee Network
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Access to Justice
Dr. Imranali Panjwani, Diverse Legal Consulting

BSN Rising Star (Private Practice)
Warren Wellington, Associate, Latham & Watkins

Mental Health & Wellbeing
Shoosmiths LLP
2021 Finalists
ORGANISATION/TEAM AWARDS
Recruiting Diverse Talent
- London Borough of Hackney – Legal and Governance Services
- Maitland Chambers
- Mills & Reeve LLP
Managing Diverse Talent
- Doughty Street Chambers
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- White & Case
Law Firm Diversity & Inclusion Initiative
- Burness Paull LLP
- Macfarlanes
- Norton Rose Fulbright
Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Initiative
- Harry Matovu QC, Brick Court Chambers (Charter for Black Talent)
- Maitland Chambers
- New Square Chambers
In-house Legal Diversity & Inclusion Initiative
- Accenture
- BBC
BSN Sole Practitioner / High Street Firm of the Year
- Michael Herford (Legal Lifelines)
- Lubna Shuja (Legal Swan Solicitors)
Outstanding Race & Ethnicity Employee Network
- Allen & Overy
- Hogan Lovells
- Kingsley Napley
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Eversheds Sutherland
Access to Justice
- Dr. Imranali Panjwani, Diverse Legal Consulting
- Sidley Austin LLP
- Al-HQ Law (Yasmin Hoque)
- MTC Solicitors (Naga Kandiah)
Mental Health & Wellbeing
- Linklaters LLP
- Russell-Cooke
- Shoosmiths LLP
- Sidley Austin LLP
Disability Inclusion Award
- Goldsmith Chambers (Christina Warner)
- Mills & Reeve LLP
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Diversity Champion
- Samuel Clague, The Stephen James Partnership
- Raggi Kotak, Barrister, One Pump Court Chambers
- Shannett Thompson, Partner, Kingsley Napley
- Christina Warner, Barrister, Goldsmiths Chambers
BSN Rising Star (Private Practice)
- Jivaan Bennett, Associate, Linklaters
- Stephanie Lartey, Trainee Solicitor, White & Case
- Qalid Mohamed, Associate, Sidley Austin LLP
- Warren Wellington, Associate, Latham & Watkins
BSN Rising Star (Chambers)
- Natasha Shotunde, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers
- Alexandra Wilson, Barrister, 5 St Andrew’s Hill
BSN Lawyer of the Year (Private Practice)
- Kem Ihenacho, Partner, Latham & Watkins
- Inez Brown, Partner, Harrison Clark Rickerbys
BSN Lawyer of the Year (Chambers)
- Grace Brown, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers
- Harry Matovu QC, Barrister, Brick Court Chambers
- Sultana Tafadar, Barrister, No. 5 Chambers
BSN Lawyer of the Year (In-house Legal)
- Netanya Clixby, Legal Counsel, formerly G-Research
- Ofei Kwafo-Akoto, Senior Legal Counsel, GLP Europe