Abreu Advogados shorlisted Most Innovative Law Firm by the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards Europe 2024

The Financial Times has published the shortlist for the 2024 edition of the FT Innovative Lawyers Europe awards and Abreu Advogados has been nominated as “Most Innovative Law Firm in Europe (Headquartered outside the UK)” for the second year running. The firm also stands out in the 2024 edition of these awards with two other nominations in the areas of invocation and has seen its innovation and work over the last year recognised, being nominated for:

“Most Innovative Law Firm in Europe (HQ outside the UK)”;
“Innovation in Regulatory Solutions”;
“Innovative Practitioner”.

In the 2023 edition, Abreu was considered the 16th most innovative law firm in Europe, having been nominated in five categories and the only Portuguese firm to win one of these renowned international awards.

The awards ceremony will take place on 12 September at the Natural History Museum in London and will include a reception attended by the most innovative law firms from across Europe.

Financial Times Europe Awards

The FT Innovative Lawyers Awards Europe celebrate the best in innovation in European law firms and in-house legal teams. There are more than 20 awards to honour leaders in digital innovation, strategic advice, talent management and promoting positive change in the sector.

In order to validate the nominations, the Financial Times evaluates all the applications based on three key criteria:

Technical-legal innovation: the solutions found with the client, highlighting the skills developed through counselling, for example in sectors that are poorly regulated and require ad hoc and pioneering solutions;

Innovation in the firm’s management: valuing strategies that increase efficiency, reduce costs and allow legal teams to manage complexities, such as ensuring that everyone is aligned with the firm’s environmental, social and governance commitments, as well as strategies for labour relations.

Impact: evaluation of the results and impact for the client and/or the sector when advising on matters that, in the eyes of the regulator or government bodies, benefit all companies in the sector for the future (for example, advice on matters relating to crypto-assets). On the other hand, the socio-economic impact of the advice will also be evaluated, for example, on major projects of national interest, important for the economy and attractive to international investors.