Europe Innovative Lawyers Awards 2022: the winners

We are pleased to reveal the winners of the FT Innovative Lawyer Europe Awards 2022, celebrating innovation in the legal industry.

The awards event took place online on October 14, hosted by FT Live in association with research partner RSGI.

There are three strands: individuals, law firms and in-house legal teams.

Individuals

Innovative Practitioner

Alexander Oddy, Herbert Smith Freehills

Intrapreneur

Christopher Georgiou, Ashurst

Innovative Leader

Jeremy Hoyland, Simmons & Simmons

Law firms

Most innovative law firm in Europe

Ashurst

Most innovative law firm in Europe (outside the UK)

Ecija

Innovation in responsible business

Travers Smith

Sustainable business of law

Pinsent Masons

Innovation Using Data

Cuatrecasas

Digital Legal Services

Norton Rose Fulbright

Challenging traditional models

GunnerCooke

Designing the client experience

Simmons & Simmons

Professionalising business services

Ecija

Innovation in adjacent services

Deloitte Legal

Innovation in creating new standards

Latham & Watkins

Innovation in long term strategies for success

Vieira de Almeida

Innovation in Managing Complexity

Herbert Smith Freehills

Innovation in Market Firsts

Hogan Lovells

Innovation in Multi-disciplinary Teams

Ashurst

Innovation in Overcoming Barriers to Finance

Wiersholm

Innovation in learning and development

Hogan Lovells

Innovation in people management

PwC Tax & Legal Spain

Innovation in diversity and inclusion

DWF

Innovation strategy

DWF

In-house

Most Innovative In-house Legal Team in Europe

Bayer

In-house legal team: Innovation in Talent Management

Ubisoft

In-house legal team: Innovation in Sustainability and Responsible Business

Airbnb

In-house legal team: Digital Innovation

Fujitsu

In-house legal team: Innovation in Risk management

Anheuser-Busch InBev

In-house legal team: Innovative Operational Efficiency

UBS

In-house legal team: Innovative commercial and strategic partners

Aviva