Simon Slater
Practice Management Awards were first introduced by the MPF in 2002 to showcase the contribution of different disciplines (marketing, HR, technology, finance, facilities, KM etc) in managing a professional firm. Judging is the responsibility of a panel of 30 senior management consultants and experts based in the UK, Europe, North America and Australia. The quality of entries is incredibly high, conferring significant prestige on those associated with the competition.
Sir Jackie Stewart
The 2009 Awards have now been presented and the winning firms can be viewed below. The winners were announced at the dinner and ceremony on Wednesday 21 October at the Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square, London. Simon Slater, of First Counsel, was the evening's Master of Ceremonies and motor racing legend Sir Jackie Stewart made the after dinner speech on this year's theme of Teamwork.
Sponsored by: The Royal Bank of Scotland
2009 Winner: Harper Macleod
Sponsored by: Spada
2009 Winner: Tenon
Sponsored by: Beaton
2009 Winner: CB Richard Ellis
Sponsored by: LexisNexis Redwood Analytics
2009 Winner: DLA Piper
Sponsored by: Concep
2009 Winner: Osborne Clarke
Sponsored by: The Association of Legal Administrators
2009 Winner: Garrigues
Sponsored by: The European Lawyer
2009 Winner: A & L Goodbody
Sponsored by: Prime Professions
2009 Winner: Grant Thornton International
Sponsored by: First Counsel
Sponsored by: Hubbard One
2009 Winner: Turner Parkinson
Sponsored by: Claremont Group Interiors
2009 Winner: DTZ
Sponsored by: Business in the Community
2009 Winner: Drivers Jonas
Sponsored by: International Legal Technology Association
2009 Winner: DMH Stallard
Sponsored by: The Managing Partners' Forum
2009 Winner: Ernst & Young
Sponsored by: Financial Times
2009 Winner: Sir Nigel Knowles
Sponsored by: Noble
Best Managed Firm Sponsored by: The Royal Bank of Scotland
2008 Winner: Smith & Williamson
2008 European Winner: Garrigues
Best Client Initiative Sponsored by: Acuigen
2008 Winner: Berwin Leighton Paisner
Best Management of Facilities Sponsored by: Claremont Group Interiors
2008 Winner: Garrigues
Best Financial Management Sponsored by: Barclays
2008 Winner: Taylor Wessing
Best HR Initiative Sponsored by: Fox Rodney Search
2008 Winner: Linklaters
2008 European Winner: Arthur Cox
Best Management of Knowledge Sponsored by: Practical Law Company
2008 Winner: Lovells
2008 European Winner: A&L Goodbody
Best Learning Programme Sponsored by: The Association of Legal Administrators
2008 Winner: Colliers CRE
2008 European Winner: Clifford Chance
Best Marketing Campaign Sponsored by: LexisNexis InterAction
2008 Winner: WSP Environment and Energy
Mould–breaking Initiative Sponsored by: Noble
Best Management of Risk Sponsored by: Prime Professions
2008 Winner: Hammonds
Best Sustainability Report Sponsored by: Business in the Community
Best use of Technology Sponsored by: ILTA (International Legal Technology Association)
2008 Winner: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Exceptional Achievement Sponsored by: The Managing Partners' Forum
2008 Winner: Freshfields
Lifetime Achievement Sponsored by: Financial Times
2008 Winner: Joy Kingsley (Pannone)
New for 2008 – Best Professional Firm to Work For Sponsored by: Best Companies
2008 Winners Large firm: KPMG Mid sized firm: Hydrock Small firm: Lane4 Group
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"The MPF Awards test in a way that others do not – distilling our essence into a 'one pager' gets to what really makes us tick."Deborah Ascott–Jones, Former Director of Marketing, Pannone
"One of the top awards in the professional services sector."Mike Rake, Former Chairman of KPMGInternational and UK Senior Partner
"These Awards endorse our perspective on the importance of an inclusive working environment."Peter Charlton, Former Regional Managing Partner, Clifford Chance
"A valuable opportunity to recognise the significant contribution that practice management professionals make to professional services businesses."John Connolly, Global Managing Director, Deloitte
Judging is the responsibility of a panel of some 30 senior management consultants based in the UK, Europe, North America and Australia, led by Alan Hodgart
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