Finalists: Andrew Davies – DLA Piper • Anna Delgado – Ashurst • Gary Attle – Mills & Reeve • Katherine Coates – Clifford Chance • Oliver Bray – RPC • Pamela Thompson – Eversheds • Veronica Roberts – Herbert Smith Freehills • William Underhill – Slaughter and May

Leeds corporate partner Andrew Davies saw off strong competition from seven other partners to take home the client partner of the year award. The award – included for only the second time at the British Legal Awards – went to the partner securing the most recommendations from general counsel in Legal Week’s 2015 Best Legal Adviser Survey, which canvassed the opinion of more than 500 GCs and other buyers of legal services.