London, United Kingdom – The winners of the 2019 Client Choice Awards were announced on 7 February

1. Established in 2005, the Client Choice Awards recognise those partners around the world that stand
   apart for the excellent client service they provide. The criteria for the awards focus on the ability to add real
   value to clients’ business above and beyond other players in the market. Uniquely, these awards survey
   senior corporate counsel only, with this year’s winners chosen from a pool of more than 2,000 individual
   client assessments.
   
2. The Client Choice website is a fully searchable online resource and includes quotes from satisfied customers
   in the “What clients said” section. Our extensive research has been specially designed to assist clients in
   finding the best lawyers for client service worldwide and facilitate referrals between client service-focused
   law firms.
   
3. Winners were honoured at a gala dinner held at One Great George Street in London on 7 February 2019.
   
4. Client Choice 2019
   This year, Client Choice recognises 369 winners across 67 jurisdictions worldwide.
   
5. Client Choice also recognises winners at state and province level in the United States and Canada. This year,
   160 winners across 30 US states and four Canadian provinces have been recognised.
   
6. To view all 2019 winners, please visit www.ClientChoice.com.
   
7. Methodology
   Our research begins with a readership survey of in-house counsel subscribers to Lexology, but we also
   gather feedback at several international in-house counsel events and via the Client Choice website. Clients
   are asked to rate individual lawyers and law firms on the following client service criteria: quality of legal
   advice, commercial awareness, industry knowledge, strategic thinking, billing transparency, tailored fee
   structures, value for money, responsiveness, effective communication, clarity of documentation, sharing of
   expertise, appropriate staffing, project management, use of technology, loyalty and ethics.
   
8. To ensure that the results cannot be influenced, law firms are not informed when this initial round of
   research is conducted. The results of this survey are used to draw up shortlists for each work area.
   Shortlisted candidates are then invited to submit up to five referees. The research team conducts follow-up
   interviews and additional research where necessary. While based on thorough and coherent research, the
   results remain the subjective views of the Client Choice team.
   
9. About Lexology
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   450 articles every day from over 800 leading law firms and service providers worldwide across 50 work areas in 25 languages.
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