Gazette Business
Foot Anstey scoops top award
9:10am Friday 9th December 2011
SOUTH-West Law Firm Foot Anstey has won the highly prestigious Regional Law Firm of the Year award at the British Legal Awards.
The British Legal Awards recognise the achievements of law firms, teams and individuals who have responded most successfully to the demands being placed on them in the new post-recession business environment.
They celebrate achievement, excellence and innovation in the industry.
The Regional Law Firm of the Year category was open to all UK commercial law firms based outside London which had to convince the judges that they were leaders in their chosen markets, and had made significant progress over the past 12-18 months.
Foot Anstey beat off significant competition to land the award.
Commenting on the announcement, Managing Partner John Westwell, said; “I am delighted with the result which confirms the success of our strategy and further extends our position as one of the region’s premier law firms.
"We believe that this type of objective and independent recognition is particularly important as it helps organisations and professionals to choose the right firm.
"We have grown by 30% in the last five years and by 7% in the recessionary years and have invested heavily in bringing the best talent to the region.
"We pride ourselves on participating with our clients rather than merely commentating and this, I believe, is why we have been so successful.”
He added: “We understand that clients and professionals who use and recommend us have a vested interest in our success and we treat them as valued stakeholders in our business.
"Our approach has helped to secure a growing regional and national client base which includes Halfords, Progressive Digital Media, Odeon/UCI Cinemas, Screwfix, Viridor Waste Management Limited and Which? Ltd.
"This year alone we have had over 30 lawyers recognised as being leaders in their field by independent sources.”