Awards

In the past four years we have been regarded as a top-tier law firm across 34 different disciplines, and 10 of our offices have been awarded by the most prestigious law institutions.

2018

  • MPF Awards 2018:
    Winner, Exceptional Achievement by an Individual - David Kerr
    Winner, Best Corporate Culture
    Winner, Best Programme for Leadership Development
    Winner, Best Collaboration with External Specialists - CyberBox

  • China Business Law Awards 2017-18
    Leading International Firm for:
    • Aviation
    • Entertainment & sports
    • Intellectual property (patent and trade secret)
    • TMT

  • Legal Marketing Technology Impact Awards 2018:
    Client Service & Delivery - Honourable Mention

2017

  • CITY A.M. Awards 2017:
    Law Firm of the Year – Highly Commended
     
  • Chambers Latin America Awards 2017:
    Best International Counsel operating in Cuba
     
  • Finance Monthly Global Awards 2017:
    Alison Wong - Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year
  • ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2017:
    IP Law Firm of the Year
  • China Law & Practice Awards 2017:
    International IP Law Firm of the Year
  • Australasian Law Awards 2017:
    IP Specialist Firm of the Year
  • HR Excellence Awards 2017:
    Best Employment Law Firm - Belgium
  • Who's Who Legal Awards 2017:
    Patents Firm of the Year

  • Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders 2017:
    Mark Abell, Franchise, London
    Jan Byok, Government Contracts, Düsseldorf
    Jonathan Taylor, Sports, London

  • Euromoney Women in Business Law 2017:
    Annet van Hooft, Paris - Best in Commercial Arbitration
    Denmark - Best Firm in Country/Region
    The Netherlands - Best Firm in Country/Region
    France - Best Firm in Country/Region
  • MPF Awards 2017:
    Winner, Most Innovative Client service
  • MIP Global Awards:
    Winners Europe Patent Litigation - IP Firm of the Year
    Winners for Italy (Contentious) - IP Firm of the Year

2016

  • Who's Who Legal: 100 - Top 20 Elite Firm in the World (Ranked 13th), and Top Firm in the World for IP

  • Who's Who Legal Award Winner - Firm of the Year for Technology, Media and Telecommunications
  • Global Mobility Immigration and Logistics Awards 2016: Best for Employment Law – UK
  • IJGlobal Awards 2016: Winner, European Telecoms category

  • MIP Global Awards 2016 - UK Firm of the Year for Trade Mark Contentious (Press release)

  • TopLegal Awards – Best Food & Drink Team of the Year – Italy (Press release)

  • ILO Client Choice Awards 2016: (Press release)
  • International Association of Outsourcing Professionals: (Press Release)
    • Recognition of our International Outsourcing practice as "World's Best Outsourcing Advisors 2016"
  • World Trademark Review's (WTR):
    WTR 1000; ranked in 15 jurisdictions across Europe and Asia-Pacific & 26 practitioners selected for their exceptional trade mark expertise.
  • World Trademark Review's (WTR) leading trade mark firm in 15 countries:
    Belgium; China, Czech Republic; Finland; France; Germany; Hong Kong, Hungary; Italy; the Netherlands; Poland; Singapore; Slovakia; Spain; the United Kingdom

2015

  • Asia IP Awards - International Patent Firm of the Year
  • British Legal Awards – Highly Commended – TMT Team of the Year
  • Top Legal Awards: Italy
    Best Law Firm: Patent Litigation
  • Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards
    Law Firm of the Year: Life Sciences - Hong Kong
  • Legal Week
    Best Legal Advisor
    Top for Quality of service delivery
  • ACQ Awards
    Aviation Law Firm of the Year - Spain
  • Finance Monthly
    Aviation Law Firm of the Year

  • FT Europe Innovative Lawyers Awards 2015:
    Top 10 Game-Changing Firm of the Past 10 years
    Top 10 Most Innovative Individuals
    Standout in: Innovation in Dispute Resolution, Innovation in IP, and Innovation in Growth & Business Development

 

  • ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2015:
    "Law Firm of the Year" for Intellectual Property
    "Law Firm of the Year" for Technology, Media and Telecommunications

 

  • Global Mobility Immigration and Logistics Awards 2015: (press release)
    Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year – UK 

 

  • Managing IP 2015: (Press release)
    44 lawyers from our offices worldwide recognised
  • The Lawyer Asia-Pacific 150 2015: (Press release)
    Firm ranked 21st out of the top 50 International Firms
  • Les Trophées du Droit
    Silver Award in Trademarks
    Silver Award in Energy/Natural Resources - Africa
    "Rising Star" in Transfer Pricing & International Tax

 

  • Euromoney Women in Business Law 2015: (Press release)
    Catherine Erkelens, Belgium - Best in Aviation
    Morag Macdonald, UK - Best in Patent
    Ulrike Gruebler, Germany - Rising Star IP
    The Hague Office, The Netherlands - Best Firm in Country/Region
    Paris Office, France - Best Firm in Country/Region
    Prague Office, Czech Republic - Best Firm in Country/Region
  • FT Asia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers Awards 2015:
    FT Law 25 - Internationally headquartered firms placed 15 out of 25.
    Business of Law category recognised as "standout"
  • The Lawyer Asia-Pacific 150:
    Top International Firms: Ranked 21 out of 50

 

  • IAM Patent 1000 2015: (press release)
    International Firm Ranking
    15 jurisdictional rankings in: Belgium, China: foreign, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, International, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
    38 individual lawyer recognitions
  • Trends Legal Awards, Belgium:
    Best IP, IT & TMT law firm
  • Asian Legal Business China Law Awards 2015:
    IP Law Firm of the Year
     
  • Who's Who Legal Awards 2015: (press release)
    Law firm of the Year for Technology, Media and Telecommunications
    Law firm of the Year for Sport
    Law firm of the Year for Patents
    Law firm of the Year for Life Sciences- Patent Litigation
    Jonathan Taylor – Sports Lawyer of the Year 

  • Managing IP (MIP) 2015: (press release)
    Law Firm of the Decade
  • MPF Awards for Management Excellence 2015: (press release)
    Most Innovative Use of Social Media - Won
    Best Use of Systems and Technology – Won
    Best Provision of Know How – Second
    Best Financial Management – Second
  • ILO Client Choice Awards 2015: (press release)
    Hermenegildo Altozano - Winner, Energy & Natural Resources, Spain
    Raquel Ballesteros - Winner, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Spain
    Vojtech Chloupek - Winner, IT & Internet, Czech Republic
    Susan de Silva - Winner, Employment & Benefits, Singapore
    Piotr Dynowski - Winner, Intellectual Property – Patents, Poland
    Javier Fernández-Samaniego – Winner, IT & Internet, Spain
    Andrew Hallgarth - Winner, Banking, United Kingdom
    Andrea Jarolímková - Winner, Intellectual Property – Trademarks, Czech Republic
  • World's Best Outsourcing Advisors 2015: (press release)
    Featured on the "World’s Best Advisors" List

2014

  • 2014 Asia IP Awards:
    'International Patent Firm of the Year'
    'Singapore Patent Firm of the Year'
  • Managing Intellectual Property
    • Europe Firm of the Year – High-Tech
    • Europe Firm of the Year – Trade Marks/Design
  • Who's Who Legal
    • Firm of the year: Telecoms
    • Firm of the year: Information technology
    • Firm of the Year: Patents (third consecutive year)
    • Firm of the Year: Life Sciences (seventh consecutive year)
    • Telecoms and Media Lawyer of the Year – Colin Long
  • World Finance Legal Awards 2014
    • Best Intellectual Property Firm - Singapore

  • FT Asia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers 2014
    • FT Law 25 Internationally headquartered firms
    • Corporate & commercial: Internationally headquartered firms (commended)
    • International strategy (commended)

2013

  • China Law and Practice: (press release)
    • International TMT Firm of the Year 2013
  • The Lawyer Awards: (press release)
  • Euromoney Women in Business Law Awards: (press release) 
  • WTR 1000:
    • Leading trade mark practitioners across 15 jurisdictions: Peter Brownlow, Vojtěch Chloupek, Antonio Cueto, Richard Dissmann, Piotr Dynowski, Joseph Fesenmair, Rachel Fetches, Giovanni Galimberti, Cristina Garrigues, Balint Halasz, Sheena Jacob, Alban Kang, Armand Killan, Matthew Laight, Ai-Leen Lim, Manuel Lobato García-Miján, Ella Mikkola, Massimiliano Mostardini, Fidel Porcuna, Wouter Pors, Sara Sparring, Katharine Stephens, Lorraine Anne Tay, Jean-Christophe Troussel, Alison Wong, Allan Poulter and Rebecca Delorey.
  • Legal Business Awards 2013: (press release)
    • TMT Team of the Year
  • Who's Who Legal Awards 2013:
    • Life Sciences Firm of the Year
    • Patent Firm of the Year
    • Patent Lawyer of the Year: Trevor Cook
    • Internet & e-Commerce & Data Protection Firm of the Year
    • Regulatory Communications Firm of the Year

2012

  • Asian Legal Business and China Law & Practice legal awards ‘Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year 2012’
  • Annual China Law & Practice awards 'International Intellectual Property Firm of the Year 2012'
  • M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards 2012:
    • Cross-Border Deal Of The Year (Middle Market)
    • Divestiture Deal of the Year
  • IAM Patent 1000:
    • Leading Patent Practitioners across 12 jurisdictions: Michael Alt, Yves Bizollon, Trevor Cook, Piotr Dynowski, Blandine Finas-Tronel, Giovanni Galimberti, Michael Groß, Christian Harmsen, Mark Hilton, Neil Jenkins, Oliver Jan Jüngst, Armand Killan, Matthew Laight, Richard Lewinson, Weishi Li, Manuel Lobato, Morag Macdonald, Matthias Meyer, Ella Mikkola, Massimiliano Mostardini, Jane Mutimear, Wouter Pors, Sally Shorthose, Katharine Stephens, Marc van Wijngaarden, Bruno Vandermeulen, Wolfgang von Meibom, Robert Williams and Alison Wong.
  • World Finance 2012 Legal Awards:
    • Best TMT firm: Sweden
    • Best TMT firm: The Netherlands
  • Who's Who legal 2012:
    • World's Leading Firm of the year - Internet and E-commerce
    • World's Leading Firm of the year - Life Sciences
    • World's Leading Firm of the year - Patents
    • World's Leading Firm of the year - Regulatory Communications
    • Global Lawyer of the year - Regulatory Communications (Colin Long)
    • Global Lawyer of the year - Patents (Trevor Cook)
  • Most proactive law firm in Sweden's annual Law Firm of the Year study
  • 2012 Managing Intellectual Property Global Awards:
    • Firm of the Year - European Patent
    • Firm of the Year - Singapore
    • Sweden Firm of the Year - Swedish IP team
    • Firm of the Year - UK Trade Mark Contentious
  • Global Arbitration Review 100: included in the 5th edition of the Global Arbitration Review 100, a guide to the international arbitration capabilities of law firms.

2011

  • Who's Who legal 2011:
    • Firm of the year - Internet and E-commerce
    • Firm of the year - Life Sciences
    • Firm of the year - Patents
    • Firm of the year - Regulatory Communications
    • Lawyer of the year - Regulatory Communications (Colin Long)
    • Lawyer of the year - Patents (Trevor Cook)
  • Managing Intellectual Property Awards 2011:
    • Firm of the year - Europe Patent
    • Firm of the year - Italy Contentious
    • Firm of the year - Singapore
    • Firm of the year - UK Patent Contentious
  • Global Arbitration Review 100: included in the 4th edition of the Global Arbitration Review 100, a guide to the international arbitration capabilities of law firms.
  • Client Choice of the Year 2011:
    • Firm of the Year - Finland
    • Individual of the year - Spanish Information Technology (Javier Fernández-Samaniego)
    • Individual of the Year - German General Corporate (Stefan Münch)
  • TopLegal Awards Italy - Best IP law firm of the year
  • ACQ law awards "Aviation Law Firm of the Year"
  • "Internet and E-commerce Firm of the Year" within the French market.
  • Iberian Lawyer Magazine's '40 under forty 2011' awards - Javier Fernández Samaniego
  • Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2011 - IP Law Firm Of The Year award
  • ATMD Bird & Bird named an ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL 'In-House Community Firm of the Year' in these categories:
    • Environmental Law
    • Intellectual Property
  • Corporate INTL Magazine 2011 Global Awards - Aviation Law Firm of the Year in the UK - 2011
  • The Copyright Society of the 2011 Seton Award - Martin Senftleben, 'Bridging the Differences Between Copyright's Legal Traditions'
  • Euromoney Legal Media Group European Women in Business Law Awards 2011 Marjolein Geus, "Best in Telecommunications"
  • 2011 Golden Sandglass Award - 'fastest growing law firm in the Netherlands'
  • Trophées du Droit, media Group Leaders League and magazine Décideurs, 2011 - Trademarks and Patents: Golden Award

2010

  • Client Satisfaction Report 2010 - rated top 3 internationally for client service
  • The Lawyer HR Awards 2011 - shortlisted for Most Effective Internal Communication
  • Intellectual Property Magazine Awards 2010- shortlisted:
    • Technology team of the year
    • Pharmaceutical team of the year
    • Private practice of the year (regional)
    • IP laywer of the year
  • Asia IP awards - 'Singapore Patent Firm of the Year'
  • "Law Firm of the Year" at the World Leaders International IP Awards! - International Intellectual Property Group led by Morag Macdonald (London) and Christian Harmsen (Düsseldorf)
  • British Legal Awards 2010 - Team of the Year finalist in Litigation and Regulatory
  • The Lawyer European Awards 2010 - Best Overseas Office (Madrid)
  • Legal Business Awards 2010:
    • International office of the year - shortlisted (Madrid)
    • TMT team of the year - shortlisted
  • ILO Client Choice Awards 2010:
    • UK - Banking (Andrew Hallgarth)
    • Spain - Intellectual Property (Manuel Lobato)
    • Spain - Information Technology (Javier Fernández-Samaniego)
    • Spain - Competition (Antonio Creus)
  • Managing Intellectual Property Awards 2010
    • Firm of the year - European Patent
    • Firm of the Year - Singapore
    • Firm of the Year - Italy Contentious
  • Managing Intellectual Property World IP Survey Top Tier Firm
  • ALB's SE Asia 2009 Law Awards: Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year ATMD Bird & Bird
  • Who's Who Legal 2010:
    • Firm of the Year - Regulatory Law
    • Firm of the Year - Internet & e-Commerce Law
    • Lawyer of the Year - Patent (Trevor Cook)