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Driving Global Excellence and Innovation
Nov 27 2025
Freshfields has enjoyed a standout year, earning a series of prestigious industry accolades that underscore the firm’s strategic progress, global leadership and commitment to innovation.
Recognition across Law.com (British Legal Awards), Legal Business, The Lawyer, and Financial Times reflects the firm’s sustained momentum and its focus on delivering long-term value for clients, colleagues and communities.
Awards & recognition
Freshfields received five major awards, highlighting the breadth of its market-leading work:
- Editor’s Choice – Firm of the Year: Recognising strength across the business and overall excellence.
- Restructuring Team of the Year: For advising GTLK on one of the most complex restructurings encountered in recent times.
- Capital Markets Team of the Year: For advising on the IPO of HBX Group—the biggest stock market debut in Europe this year and the first listing of a UK company in Spain post-Brexit.
- Social Impact Award: For advocacy with Asylum Aid in judicial review proceedings, helping vulnerable individuals secure access to their rights.
- Outstanding Collaboration: Awarded to the firms comprising Legal CORE, reflecting Freshfields’ commitment to industry-wide progress.