Awards

2021 awards

The Times: Best Law Firms 2021 - commended for commercial dispute resolution; commercial property; employment; inheritance and succession.

Winner of ‘Private Equity/Venture Capital Deal of the Year’ - Insider Media Central and East of England Dealmakers Awards 2020
Winner of ‘Deal of the Year (below £10m)’ - Insider Media Central and East of England Dealmakers Awards 2020
Winner of 'Human Resources: Firm of the Year (outside London)' - The Legal 500 UK Awards 2020
Winner of 'Law Firm of the Year' - Modern Law Awards 2020
Winner of ‘Excellence in Client Service’ - The Cambridgeshire and District Law Society awards
Winner of ‘Commercial Property Team of the Year’ - The Cambridgeshire and District Law Society awards

Winner of 'Legal Team of the Year' - The EG Awards 2019
Winner of ‘Law Firm of the Year: The Independents – Regional’ - The Lawyer Awards 2019
Winner of 'Corporate Law Firm of the Year' - The Central and East Dealmakers Awards 2019
Winner of 'Deal of the Year (under £10m) - The Central and East Dealmakers Awards 2019
Winner of 'Transport Firm of the Year (Outside London)' - The Legal 500 UK Awards 2019
Winner of the 'Shipping & Transport' category for the UK (Alex Davey) - The Client Choice Awards 2019
Winner of ‘Excellence in Client Service’ - The Cambridgeshire and District Law Society awards
Winner of ‘Commercial Property Team of the Year’ - The Cambridgeshire and District Law Society awards

Winner of 'Corporate Law Firm of the Year' - Insider's Central & East Dealmakers Awards 2018

Winner of 'Private Client Firm (Regional) of the Year' - The Legal 500 UK 2017 Awards
Winner of 'Employed Advocate of the Year' (Matthew Gowen) - The Bar Council Employed Bar Awards

Winner of 'Corporate Law Firm of the Year' - Insider's Central & East Dealmakers Awards 2016
Birketts topped the ‘friendliest firm’ and also won awards for being among the top firms for ‘living up to expectations’, ‘low stress levels’ and ‘diversity’ - Lex 100 Awards 2016

Winner of Private Client Firm (Regional) of the Year - The Legal 500 UK Awards 2015
Winner of ‘Innovation in Knowledge Management Award’ - The Lawyer Business Leadership Awards 2015
Winners of Corporate Team of Pride award for CSR Work - Pride of Essex Awards 2015
Birketts is recognised as the only firm in East Anglia to have achieved ‘National Leaders (outside London)’ status in the real estate category - Chambers [UK 2015]

Winners of 'Corporate Law Firm of the Year' Award - Central & East Dealmakers Awards 2014
Winners of The Legal 500 UK Awards 2014 - category of Corporate and Commercial Firm of the year (regional)