Sydney Mitchell shortlisted for three Birmingham Law Society Awards

Sydney Mitchell, leading Midlands’ law firm, has been short-listed for three awards in the Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards for 2016.

The awards shortlisted are:

• Sydney Mitchell for Law Firm of the Year (5-15 partner category)
• Corporate Team of the Year
• Tina Chander as Associate Lawyer of the Year

Sydney Mitchell previously won the prestigious award of the Law Firm of the Year in 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Senior Partner, Div Singh commented:

“It is great to see the firm once again shortlisted  for  the Legal Firm of the Year and a fantastic achievement for our corporate team to be recognised for the outstanding work they have done over the past few years. 

“The team has gone from strength to strength and has seen the size and the quality and quantity of corporate work grow consistently. It is very pleasing to see our corporate team being shortlisted alongside the much larger national firms such as DLA Piper, Eversheds, Gateley and Mill & Reeve.

“It is excellent news also that Tina Chander has been shortlisted as Associate of the Year; Tina specialises in Employment Law and she has been outstanding this year leading the way with the new Sydney Mitchell Employment Armour product. This is an insurance backed policy to deal with employment issues. She is a valued and committed member of the Team.”

Sydney Mitchell specialist teams include employment, commercial property, company and commercial services, litigation, insolvency, licensing and gambling law. Private client teams include family law, residential property, dispute resolution and wills and probate, tax and trusts and personal injury.

Picture: John Irving, Corporate Partner; Tina Chander, Associate;

Karen Moores, Head of Family; Tracy Creed, Head of Private Client

All nominations for the Awards:

ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR OF THE YEAR

CORPORATE TEAM OF THE YEAR 

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR (5-15 PARTNERS)