Three WSG Members Awarded Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer European Awards 2016

March, 2016 - Houston, Texas

Over 350 of the best lawyers from across Europe and the globe gathered in London last week to celebrate the winners of the seventh annual The Lawyer European Awards, which included WSG members ENSafrica, Garrigues and Plesner. The Lawyer European Awards recognize best practice in business law in the European legal profession and the success of leading independent and global law firms in Europe’s main markets. This year’s awards further focused on a firm’s vision and strategy for the future, along with the strength of their cross-border relationships and how they are expanding their international reach.

As one of the world’s largest and leading networks of premier, independent professional services firms, the consistently high quality of WSG’s members are its most significant success factors. Member recognition is an important part of demonstrating the network’s high standards and WSG would like to congratulate ENSafrica, Garrigues and Plesner, for winning Law Firm of the Year in their respective regions.

Law Firm of the Year: Africa, ENSafrica
This inaugural award was presented to South African firm ENSafrica for its efforts to create a unified pan-African practice. Over the last few years, ENSafrica has significantly expanded its practice to cover seven African countries merging with two different firms in Tanzania and Ghana. Transforming from an exclusive South African firm to a major African firm, ENSafrica has set the benchmark for other firms to follow.

Law Firm of the Year: Iberia, Garrigues
The largest law firm in Iberia, Garrigues consistently stands out in the market for its innovation and vision. Even in a tough market, the firm built on financial growth with different strategic initiatives to position itself for more international work in the future. As a result, revenue per lawyer rose by a greater amount than global turnover. With the implementation of a new ‘mobility plan’ designed to encourage collaboration between offices, Garrigues shows no signs of slowing down on its plans to grow and succeed.

Law Firm of the Year: Nordics, Plesner
Over the recent years, Denmark’s Plesner has reported significant growth and is setting a vision for further expansion. In addition to previous aims to place among the top five law firms in the Nordic region, Plesner is in the midst of developing a strategic plan to be “an absolute market leader” across legal advisory services, M&A and complex litigation. With this plan also comes an extension of growing relationships with a selected group of referral partners in key jurisdictions. Described by the judges as “refreshing”, Plesner has successfully demonstrated their strategic plans to deliver their vision.

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