Client Choice is delighted to announce that all 2016 winners have now been inducted to our fully searchable online resource. Drawing on more than 10 years of research carried out for the Client Choice Awards, Client Choice now offers direct feedback from clients on more than 800 of the best legal service providers in over 50 jurisdictions. To go directly to the full list of 2016 winners please click here.

The winners were honoured last week at a celebratory dinner in London.

Client Choice recognises those law firms and partners around the world that stand apart for the excellent client service they provide. 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. A full press release follows:

Client Choice 2016 – winners announced
London, United Kingdom – The winners of the 2016 Client Choice awards were announced on February 17.
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.
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.
Winners were honoured at a gala dinner held at One Great George Street in London on February 10 2016.
Client Choice 2016
This year, Client Choice recognises 383 winners across 68 jurisdictions worldwide.
Client Choice also recognises winners at state and province level in the United States and Canada. This year,
223 winners across 34 US states and four Canadian provinces have been recognised.
Methodology
Our research begins with a readership survey of International Law Office (ILO) and Lexology in-house
counsel subscribers. Clients are asked to rate individual lawyers and law firms on the following client service
criteria: quality of legal advice, value for money, commercial awareness, effective communication, billing
transparency, tailored fee structures, response time, sharing of expertise and use of technology.
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

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About Client Choice

Established in 2005, Client Choice recognizes those law firms and partners around the world that stand apart for the excellent client care they provide and the quality of their service. The criteria for this recognition focus on an ability to add real value to clients’ business above and beyond the other players in the market. Uniquely, law firms and partners can only be nominated by corporate counsel. The Client Choice website is a fully searchable online resource, listing partners and law firms that have been recognized by their clients for the quality of their service, 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 to facilitate referrals between client service-focused law firms. Each year Client Choice selects winners based on thousands of individual assessments received worldwide.

About ILO

Launched in 1998, ILO is the nexus where global corporate counsel engage with the world’s pre-eminent law firms, and each other. ILO provides a multifaceted online resource for senior international corporate counsel, which provides tailored, quality-assured updates on global legal developments, a database of the world’s major deals and the legal advisers involved, and a comprehensive directory of firms and partners. Recognising its unique relationship with global corporate counsel, many of the world’s premier associations have chosen to partner with ILO.

About Lexology

Launched in 2007, Lexology is a daily newsfeed of law firm client alerts, articles and blogs delivered to the desktops of senior business lawyers worldwide on a daily basis. Lexology has built a unique audience of over 260,000 subscribers, over 60% of whom are in-house corporate counsel representing the vast majority of Fortune 500, FT Global 500 and FT Euro 500 companies – including all members of the Association of Corporate Counsel.