2009 ALB Legal Awards

The Legal Communities "Oscars night-of night" event for 2009 took place in Sydney recently delivering two new award categories - the Corporate Citizen of the Year and CSR Firm of the Year.

Organised annually by the Asia-Pacific's leading magazine for legal professionals, the ALB Law Awards recognise and promote outstanding professional achievement and some of the best legal work of the year throughout the region.

The Awards ceremony was attended by up to 500 leading investment bankers, solicitors, in-house counsel, barristers, judiciary and business leaders.

The finalists in the category of Corporate Citizen Firm of the Year were:
• Gilbert + Tobin
• Henry Davis York
• Blake Dawson
• Mallesons Stephen Jaques
• Minter Ellison
• Russell McVeagh

and for CSR Firm of the Year
• Mallesons Stephen Jacques
• DLA Phillips Fox
• Baker & McKenzie
• Blake Dawson
• Freehills

And the winners are: Corporate Citizen Firm of the Year
Winner: Gilbert + Tobin

CSR Firm of the Year
Winner: Mallesons Stephen Jaques

Visit the site at au.albawards.legalbusinessonline.com