The Legal Benchmarking Group is thrilled to announce the shortlist for the Social Impact EMEA Awards 2024.
Following months of in-depth research and submission reviews, our dedicated team has uncovered the most impactful programmes, policies, and initiatives, as well as the lawyers, talent officers, and DEI professionals paving the way and making an impact. These awards aim to recognise leading firms and figures from across Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
Inclusion in this shortlist underscores the significant strides firms have taken towards building a more diverse and inclusive legal profession, as well as developing the legal community at large. The demonstrative commitments of these firms stood out among others, showcasing a dedication to creating an environment where individuals from all backgrounds feel valued, respected, and empowered to join the legal community and do their best work.
Additional category winners are to be announced on the evening, including our Hall of Fame Awards, Emerging Leader Awards, Social Impact Cases of the Year, and more.
Join us on September 12 at The Waldorf Hotel in London to find out which law firms and practitioners are paving the way towards a more inclusive industry.
Congratulations to all of those shortlisted!
AFRICA
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- Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews
- DLA Piper Africa / IKM Advocates
- Olisa Agbakoba Legal
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- Adams & Adams
- Musa Dudhia & Company
- Olaniwun Ajayi
- Templars
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- ENSafrica
- Olaniwun Ajayi
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- ENSafrica
- Werksmans Attorneys
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- CR. Amanya Advocates & Solicitors
- Werksmans Attorneys
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- CR. Amanya Advocates & Solicitors
- LnP Beyond Legal
MIDDLE EAST
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- Dentons Yaqdhan Al Busaidi
- Fischer (FBC & Co.)
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- Pinsent Masons
- Dentons Yaqdhan Al Busaidi
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- Macky O'Sullivan, King & Spalding
- Sarah Mahood, Greenberg Traurig
EUROPE (excluding the UK)
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- Gowling WLG
- PLMJ
- Wolf Theiss
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- A&L Goodbody
- Baker McKenzie
- Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
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- Sayenko Kharenko
- Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
- Simmons & Simmons
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- Bird & Bird
- HGF
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- Loyens & Loeff
- Schellenberg Wittmer
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- A&L Goodbody
- Stephenson Harwood
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- Mason Hayes & Curran
- Simmons & Simmons
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- Loyens & Loeff
- NautaDutilh
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- Esin Attorney Partnership/Baker McKenzie
- Cobalt
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- Ashurst
- Doubinsky & Osharova
- Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
- SRS Legal
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- Abreu Advogados
- Mason Hayes & Curran
- Simmons & Simmons
- Squire Patton & Boggs
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- Cobalt
- Matheson
- McCann Fitzgerald
- Loyens & Loeff
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Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS
Cobalt
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel -
- Esin Attorney Partnership/Baker McKenzie
- Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
- NautaDutilh
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- Arthur Cox
- McCann Fitzgerald
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- Gowling WLG
- Schellenberg Wittmer
- Wolf Theiss
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- Potter Clarkson AB
- Simmons & Simmons
- Sorainen
- Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma AS
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- Can Sözer, Esin Attorney Partnership/Baker McKenzie
- Adam Mycyck, Dentons
- Raquel Flórez, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Europe (UK only)
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- Arnold & Porter
- Dechert
- Hogan Lovells
- Kilburn and Strode
- Osborne Clarke
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- Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
- Slaughter & May
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- Cadwaladar, Wickersham & Taft
- EY Law
- Fieldfisher
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- Fieldfisher
- Linklaters
- Trinity International
- Weil Gotshal & Manges
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- Dechert
- Kilburn and Strode
- Linklaters
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- Arnold & Porter
- Burges Salmon
- Dechert
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- Clifford Chance
- Latham & Watkins
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- Latham & Watkins
- Stephenson Harwood
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- A&O Shearman
- Burges Salmon
- EY Law
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Linklaters
- Trinity International
- Weil Gotshal & Manges
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- Clifford Chance
- Dentons
- Fieldfisher
- Kilburn and Strode
- Linklaters
- Osborne Clarke
- Vinson & Elkins
- Wedlake Bell
- Weil Gotshal & Manges
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- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Hogan Lovells
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- Clifford Chance
- Fieldfisher
- Greenberg Traurig
- Hogan Lovells
- Linklaters
- Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
- Travers Smith
- Weil Gotshal & Manges
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- A&O Shearman
- Cadwaladar, Wickersham & Taft
- Hogan Lovells
- Latham & Watkins
- Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
- Weil Gotshal & Manges
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- Clifford Chance
- Greenberg Traurig
- Hogan Lovells
- Weil Gotshal & Manges
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- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Kilburn and Strode
- Linklaters
- Maples Group
- Stephenson Harwood
- Travers Smith
- White & Case
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- Clifford Chance
- Linklaters
- Slaughter & May
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- Baker McKenzie
- Dentons
- Hogan Lovells
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- DLA Piper
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Slaughter & May
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- Boult Wade Tennant
- CMS
- Osborne Clarke
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- Ashurst
- Dechert
- EY Law
- Hogan Lovells
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- Bindmans
- Doughty Street Chambers
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- Dechert
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Latham & Watkins
- Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
- Weil Gotshal & Manges
- White & Case
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- CMS
- Dechert
- Dentons
- Hogan Lovells
- Latham & Watkins
- Linklaters
- Weil Gotshal & Manges
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Chinwe Odimba-Chapman, Clifford Chance
Dorothea Bannerman-Bruce, Linklaters
Carina Radford, White & Case -
- Mark Henderson, Doughty Street Chambers
- Reena Parmar, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Francesca Cadoux-Hudson, Stephenson Harwood
- Daniel Turgel, White & Case
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- Monica Gogna, EY Law
- Annette Byron, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Chidi Onyeche, Latham & Watkins
- Jivaan Bennett, Linklaters
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- Georgia Dawson, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Jacqui Rhule-Dagher, Hogan Lovells
- Denis Klimentchenko, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
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Justin Farrance, A&O Shearman
Sandra Wallace CBE, DLA Piper
Andrew Jolly, Slaughter & May
For research or awards related questions, please contact Shailyn Tirado, Project Lead & Americas Director of Research.
