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gunnercooke wins Law Firm of the Year at Modern Law Awards
gunnercooke has taken home the top prize of Law Firm of the Year at the 2022 Modern Law Awards.
This is the 48th award recognition for the firm, including Law Company of the Year at The Lawyer Awards, Large Law Firm of the Year at the Manchester Legal Awards, and being listed in The Times Best Law Firms 2022.
The Access Legal Modern Law Awards aim to identify and celebrate the greatest talent and achievements in the UK legal sector, with categories for innovation, client service and marketing initiatives. gunnercooke won the ABS of the Year in both 2015 and 2016 and was also Highly Commended for Law Firm of the Year in 2015.
Founder Darryl Cooke comments: “It’s an honour to take home the Law Firm of the Year award. 2021 was undoubtably our best year yet at gunnercooke, with revenue increasing by 50%, 45 new partners joining and seven new offices opening across England, Scotland and Germany. Thank you to all of the fantastic people within our firm whose hard work has helped us achieve so much.
“The event was a fantastic evening celebrating some of the best achievements in the legal sector — congratulations to all winners and nominees.”
The ceremony took place on Thursday 7th April at The Brewery in London. View the full list of winners on the Modern Law website.
