Pinsent Masons wins Europe innovation award

International law firm Pinsent Masons been named the most innovative law firm of 2015 in awards organised by the Financial Times.

The firm, which has a major presence in Scotland through its Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen offices, was selected as Europe’s most innovative lawyers in the FT Innovative Lawyers Awards.

It also won the Innovation in Technology category for its Glasgow-based regulatory compliance business, Cerico, along with the Innovation in Client Service category, and was shortlisted in the Corporate and Commercial, Dispute Resolution, Strategic Resourcing and Business Development, and Finance and Social Responsibility categories. The firm's overall ranking rose from 16th last year to number one this year.

Senior partner Richard Foley commented: "This is a landmark achievement for the firm. Our people have listened closely to our clients to gain real insight into their needs, and responded with imagination and flair. We will continue to work in partnership with our clients, and help them to lead through disruptive innovation."

The FT Innovative Lawyers Report states: “If the story of the legal sector over the past 10 years has been dominated by the financial crisis, the rise of the client and globalisation, the one for the next decade is likely to be how the profession deals with new technologies.”