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We recently became the only firm to be named Law Firm of the Year at both the British Legal Awards and The Lawyer Awards, in the same year. BLP is also the only firm that has ever won the title at The Lawyer’s twice, having previously been named the winners in 2004. Other awards include the Client Service Award from the FT Innovative Lawyers Awards, Managing Partner of the Year, International Office of the Year  (Goltsblat BLP), Real Estate Law Firm of the Year, Best Tax Team in a Law Firm, Planning Team of the Year, PFI/Projects Team of the Year, and Finance Team of the Year and others. 

Please see below for a list of these and other awards:

  • Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) Legal Team of the Year - British Legal Awards 2011
  • In-House Award for Innovation - British Legal Awards 2011
  • InnovAction Award 2011 for Lawyers on Demand
  • IP team named 'Copyright Law Firm of the Year' - Intellectual Property Magazine Awards
  • Listed as Stand-Out submission for Innovation in what constitutes balance-sheet insolvency - FT Innovative Lawyer Awards 2011
  • Listed as Stand-Out and joint winners for Helping to shape the UK Bribery Act - FT Innovative Lawyer Awards 2011
  • Legal Adviser of the Year at the International Hotel Investment Forum Awards 2011
  • Acquisition International Magazine - Outsourcing Team of the Year 2011
  • Best Legal Employer 2011 - Legal Week Employee Satisfaction Report
  • Euromoney Legal Media Group's 'European Women in Business Law' Awards 2011-  BLP Partner Tamara Box name 'Best in Securitisation and Structured Finance'
  • UK Law Firm of the Year 2011 - International Law Office Client Choice Awards
  • Legal Week, Law Student Survey 2011 - Best Graduate Employer
  • Best London Legal Information Service 2011 (Commercial Sector) - Halsbury's
  • UK Law Firm of the Year 2010 - Legal Week
  • UK Law Firm of the Year 2010 - The Lawyer
  • Client Service Award 2010 - Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards
  • Onshore Law Firm of the Year 2010 - EGaming Review B2B Awards
  • Goltsblat BLP awarded International Office of the Year 2010 at the Legal Business Awards
  • European Practice Management Award for Best Use of Technology 2010 - Managing Partners Forum
  • Real Estate Law Firm of the Year 2009 - Acquisition Finance (ACQ) LAW Awards. 
  • Best Tax Team in a Law Firm - LexisNexis Taxation Awards 2009
  • Ranked as one of the Sunday Times Best 100 Companies To Work For in 2008 and 2009. Named “Best for Wellbeing” in 2009
  • Most Innovative Recruitment Initiative - The Lawyer HR Awards 2009
  • Most Effective Employee Benefits Scheme - The Lawyer HR Awards 2009
  • UK Law Firm of the Year 2008 - Chambers Europe Awards for Excellence
  • Client Service Award - FT Innovative Lawyers Awards 2008
  • Best Client Initiative - MPF European Practice Management Awards 2008
  • LawWorks Pro Bono award for Best Contribution by a Partnership 2008
  • Best Internal Communications Initiative - Legal Marketing Awards 2008
  • AIM Lawyer of the Year - Growth Company Investor Awards 2008
  • Janet Day - IT Director of the Year - Legal IT Awards
  • HR Team of the Year - The Lawyer HR Awards 2008
  • Excellence in training - The Lawyer HR Awards 2008
  • Most effective internal communications - The Lawyer HR Awards 2008
  • Property Team of the Year - The British Legal Awards 2007
  • Private Client Team of the Year - The Legal Business Awards 2007
  • HealthInvestor Magazine - Deals of the Year Awards 2006/7 - Legal Award 
  • Ranked overall number one in the Sweet & Maxwell and CRF Top Legal Employers online guide for 2007/08.
  • Topped the 'Top Legal Employers in the UK' Guide for 2007 ahead of other major London law firms.
  • HR Team of the Year - The Lawyer HR Awards 2007
  • Ranked top for management and highly commended for client service in FT Innovative Lawyers Report.  We won top place in the management category in the Financial Times's Innovative Lawyers Report and were also highly commended in the client service category for 'The BLP', our training programme for in-house counsel
  • Project Finance Team of the Year 2006 - Legal Business Awards
  • Best HR Initiative -the Managing Partner's Forum Awards 2006
  • UK Law Firm of the Year 2005 – Chambers Global Awards
  • Lawyer of the Year 2005 – Hilary Stewart-Jones – World Online Gambling Law Report
  • Managing Partners Forum Best Use of Working Capital award 2005
  • Property Team of the Year 2005 – Legal Week
  • Management Partner of the Year 2005 – Neville Eisenberg – Legal Business
  • Marketing Director of the Year 2005 - LEMA’s
  • UK Law Firm of the Year 2004 – The Lawyer
  • Partner of the Year 2004 – Neville Eisenberg – Legal Week
  • Legal Forum IT Department of the Year 2004
  • Planning & Environment Team of the Year 2004 – Legal Business
  • Best knowledge management/information portal 2004 – LOTIES
  • Merit award - biggest contribution to the online legal services market 2004 - Janet Day
  • Best Use of Technology 2004 – MPF – European Practice Management Awards
  • Best IT Director 2004 – Janet Day – British Computer Society

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Neville Eisenberg

Neville Eisenberg

BLP
Managing Partner

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