2020 year in review
2020 certainly wasn't the year we anticipated, however there were some positives. We are proud to share a selection of our achievements below. Click on each of the highlights to read the full story.
2020 Year in Review
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AWARDS
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NEWS
Relocated Abu Dhabi office to Abu Dhabi Global Market Expanded offering in US with launch of new office in Los Angeles
- Jan/Feb
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NEWS AND AWARDS
Launched the COVID-19 Hub Law Firm of the Year Europe at the 2019 Private Debt Investor Awards Ashurst Consulting launched
- March
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NEWS AND AWARDS
Stronger Together programme launched to ensure the firm's financial resilience during and beyond the COVID-19 health crisis Recognised in Best Lawyers Australia 2021
- April
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NEWS AND INSIGHTS
Powering Change: Energy in Transition Research Report launched Ashurst moved to new Luxembourg premises
- May
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NEWS
Collaboration with 5 other international law firms to accelerate tech adoption in international arbitration Ashurst signs Race Fairness Commitment to combat career obstacles faced by Black, Asian and minority ethnic lawyers Results for financial year ending 30 April 2020: Revenue of £644 million Ashurst joins major cross-sector consortium to deliver AI-driven data access platform for regulated industries
- July
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INSIGHTS AND AWARDS
The Future of LNG and Natural Gas Infrastructure Report launched Won six awards in Australasian Law Awards 2020
- August
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NEWS AND INSIGHTS
New Board appointments: Phil Breden (Sydney) and Kylie Lane (Melbourne) elected and Karen Davies (London) r-elected to the Board, with effect from 1 November ESGReady launched: Solution to simplify readiness and compliance with new EU ESG regulation
- September
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NEWS AND AWARDS
Hilary Goodier appointed as Partner and global Chief Operating Officer of its NewLaw division, Ashurst Advance Paul Jenkins named Management Partner of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2020 CSR Innovation (Collaboration) and the CSR Innovation (Multi-Firm) awards at the Legal Week Legal Innovation Awards 2020 Greece Collaborative Project wins Innovation in Social Responsibility award at the Financial Times Innovative Lawyer Awards Europe 2020 Ashurst wins Recruitment Programme of the Year at UK Social Mobility Awards 15 appointed to partnership - 67% of the partners promoted were female Modern Slavery Action Plan launched
- October
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AWARDS AND EVENTS
British Legal Technology Awards: Most Innovative Firm of the Year in recognition of role advising Santander on the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) Ashurst partners with The 5th Annual Australian FinTech Awards to Celebrate FinTech Success Stories
- November
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NEWS AND AWARDS
Collaboration with Social Mobility Commission on launch of first sector-specific toolkit Ashurst wins Silver Legal Adviser of the Year at the Partnerships Awards 2020 Ashurst advised on four prize-winning deals at PFI Awards
- December
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