Citywealth Future Leaders Awards
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Citywealth Future Leaders Awards Shortlist 2026
Accountant of the Year – Associate
- Abbie West-Kelsey, Kingsley Napley
- Caitlin Wheeler, HaysMac
- Justin Kilches, Dixon Wilson
- Robyn Ormesher, Alexander & Co
- Sarah Shrewsbury-Gee, Forbes Dawson
Accountant of the Year – Manager
- Caroline Lino, Blick Rothenberg
- Conor McNicholas, Saffery
- Elizabeth Corkery, Andersen
- Isabelle Smith, Azets
- Joseph Rees, SRLV
- Sanjna Tah, HaysMac
Accountant of the Year – Partner/Director
- Alma Odametey, Blick Rothenberg
- Jamie Nuttall, Myna L2 Accountancy
- Matt Bickerton, Alvarez & Marsal
- Stephen Kenny, PKF Littlejohn
- Valeriy Ilchenko, PwC
Lawyer of the Year – Associate
- Charlie Kassell, Sinclair Gibson
- Charlotte Wardman, Womble Bond Dickinson
- Chloe Barnard, Wiggin Osborne Fullerlove
- Christina N. Romero, Katten
- Krupa Thakker, Druces
- Raveena Dhindsa, Russell-Cooke Solicitors
Lawyer of the Year – Senior/Managing Associate
- Diva Shah, Kingsley Napley
- Lizzie Barclay, Sinclair Gibson
- Matthew James, Bates Wells
- Michael L. Sherlock, Katten
- Mohona Thakur, Khaitan & Co.
- Umar Shaikh, Anthony Gold Solicitors
- Verity Sherwin, Payne Hicks Beach
Lawyer of the Year – Partner
- Aidan Grant, Collyer Bristow
- Divi Dutta, Khaitan & Co.
- Jess Alden, Slateford
- Jonathan Byer, Katten
- Matthew Briggs, Boyes Turner
- Patricia Boon, Forsters
Lawyer of the Year IFC – Associate
- Claire Scott, Bedell Cristin
- Justine Wadhera, Lenz & Staehelin
- Katie Flynn, Mourant
- Livio Kaspar, Schellenberg Wittmer AG
- Theo Hannah, Carey Olsen
- Tom Leveridge, Collas Crill
Lawyer of the Year IFC – Senior/Managing Associate
- Carla Plater, Carey Olsen
- Chiara Mundy, Mourant
- George Yates, Ogier
- Joël Doswald, Wenger Vieli
- Manuel Frei, Fischer Ramp Buchmann AG
- Michael Müller-Zhang, Walder Wyss
Lawyer of the Year IFC – Partner
- Chloe Leung, Zhong Lun Law Firm
- Elliot Aron, Carey Olsen
- Esmond Brown, Harneys
- Ivan Lu, Charles Russell Speechlys
- James Glover, Appleby
- Rébecca Dorasamy, Lenz & Staehelin
Family Lawyer of the Year – Associate
- Alexandra Schippers, Irwin Mitchell
- George Irving, Mishcon de Reya
- Kate Abramson, Hamblin Family Law
- Rachael Wilson, Vardags
- Rebecca Hick, Camilla Baldwin Solicitors
- Rukhma Sohail, Stowe Family Law
Family Lawyer of the Year – Senior/Managing Associate
- Emily Borrowdale, Charles Russell Speechlys
- Kate Pooler, Edwards Family Law
- Kathryn Cassells, Vaitilingam Kay
- Maisie Lockyer, Burgess Mee
- Patrick Dunsmore, Penningtons Manches Cooper
- Selena Arbe, Family Law in Partnership
Family Lawyer of the Year – Partner
- Ali Granville, Newton Kearns
- Amy Barrow, Lowry Legal
- John Davies, Farrer & Co
- Joseph Mulhern, AFP Bloom
- Niamh McCarthy, Stowe Family Law
- Rachel Donald, Mills & Reeve
- Sarfraz Ali, Withers
Barrister of the Year
- Arabella Adams, 5 Stone Buildings
- Cameron Stocks, Gatehouse Chambers
- Elizabeth Atkinson, Ten Old Square
- Jessica Lavelle, XXIV Old Buildings
- Roxane Reiser, Wilberforce Chambers
- Sparsh Garg, Serle Court
Barrister of the Year – Family
- Charlotte Hartley, 1KBW
- Hannah Justiva, 36 Group
- Harry Campbell, QEB
- Jessica O’Driscoll-Breen, QEB
- Luke Nelson, 3PB
- Srishti Suresh, Coram Chambers
Dispute/Litigation Lawyer of the Year
- Catherine Walsh, Irwin Mitchell
- Jack Bailey, Stevens & Bolton
- Lizzie Barclay, Sinclair Gibson
- Sarah Arnold, Russell-Cooke
- Sarah Lee, Penningtons Manches Cooper
- Stephanie Antrobus, Womble Bond Dickinson
Digital Assets Adviser of the Year
- Dan Wyatt, RPC
- Davide Cotroneo, BDO
- Henry Burrows, Hoptrail
- Holly Campbell, Paul Hastings
- Jack Burroughs, Quastels
- Jamie Nuttall, Myna L2 Accountancy
- Kyle Brits, Kybri Consulting Limited
- Pavan Kaur, gunnercooke
Investment Manager of the Year
- Alex Kamieniecki, Weatherbys Private Bank
- Ivan Souvorov, Bellecapital
- Payal Trehan, Holborn Assets
- Phoebe Woods, Sarasin & Partners
- Rafael Steinmetz Leffa, Hanson Asset Management
- Travorn Brown, Tanager Wealth Management
Investment Director of the Year
- Ollie Cutting, MASECO
- Matt Finch, Bentley Reid
- Nigina Abdushukurova, Plurimi Wealth
- Rachel Sutton, Cazenove Capital
- Rosie Sparrowhawk, Greenbank
- Tobias Milfull, Brooks Macdonald
Private Investment/Family Office Individual of the Year
- Bharat Basra, Hassium Asset Management
- Daniel Young, WREN Investment Office
- Gregg Dennis, Delfin Private Office
- Morgan Davies, W1M Wealth & Investment Management
- Xanthe Thompson, Coutts & Co.
UHNW Services Individual of the Year
- Claire O’Connell, Willow Street
- Henry Wood, SPF Private Clients
- Jacob Fay, John Lamb Hill Oldridge
- Michael Harman, Ocorian
- Oliver Scharping, Berenberg Private Bank
Financial Planning Individual of the Year
- Alex Kamieniecki, Weatherbys Private Bank
- Claudia Button, Narrative Wealth
- Connor Sloan, Buzzacott
- Georgina Osborne-Stuart APFS, AES International
- Joe Wicks, Evelyn Partners
- Josh Vincent, Grierson Dickens
- Rebecca Ellis, Titan Wealth International
Assistant Private Banker of the Year
- Adam Dakin, Barclays Private Bank
- Alex Pettitt, UBP
- Dominic Overy-Owen, C. Hoare & Co.
- Georgy Eremin, Barclays Private Bank
- Harry Rook, Arbuthnot Latham
Private Banker of the Year
- Andrew Lin, Arbuthnot Latham
- James Haythornthwaite, Citi Private Bank
- Leigh Hawkes, C. Hoare & Co.
- Olivia Lewis, Barclays Private Bank
- Patrick Peake, Weatherbys Private Bank
- Peter Sakwa, Barclays Private Bank
- Tom Jonason, Weatherbys Private Bank
Senior Private Banker of the Year
- Edson Bato, Deutsche Bank
- James Houstoun, Pictet
- Jeremy Drewett, Coutts & Co.
- Kaan Karakasli, Lombard Odier
- Max Powles, HSBC Private Bank
- Oliver Scharping, Berenberg Private Bank
Tax Adviser of the Year
- Ann Morris, EY
- Assaf Hasson, Hasson & Co.
- Davide Cotroneo, BDO
- Joël Doswald, Wenger Vieli
- Lisa Gray, Blick Rothenberg
- Victoria Baguley-Wood, Saffery
Trust Officer of the Year
- Ellie Marsh, Albany Trustee Company Limited
- Jacob Bisson, Beauvoir Limited
- Jennifer Marolf, Butterfield Trust (Switzerland) Limited
- Julia Dziegiel, Fairway Group
- Michael Fisher, JTC Private Capital Services
- Oliver Berisford, HIGHVERN
- Oliver Mansell, NSM Group
Trustee of the Year – Manager
- Annabel Noel, Alex Picot Trust
- Chelsea Ford, Collas Crill Trust
- Curtis Chilvers, Valla Limited
- Jason Boyle, HSBC Trustee
- Louis Waterman, NSM Trust
- Toby Smale, ZEDRA
Trustee of the Year – Director
- Adam Skinner, Albany Trustee Company Limited
- Alex Le Prevost, Collas Crill Trust
- James Long, R&H Trust
- Nathan Taylor, Cavenwell Group
- Sam Dustow, Belasko
- Zac Hanley, Saffery Trust
Sustainability Adviser/Manager of the Year
- Amy Browne, CCLA
- Claire Hedley, 17 Capital
- Kate MacKenzie, Crowe UK
- Mhairi Poole, Forvis Mazars
- Saskia Blyham, W1M Wealth & Investment Management
Inspirational Individual of the Year
- Laura Langton, JM Finn
- Merav Shor, J.P. Morgan
- Pavan Kaur, gunnercooke
- Rachael Marsden, Brooks Macdonald
Outstanding Individual of the Year
- Emily Collins, Cadro
- Guy Scott-Dalgleish, Brooks Macdonald
- Jessica Kwok, Zhong Lun Law Firm LLP
- Ksenia Shvalova, M/HQ
- Pavan Kaur, gunnercooke
- Ross Annand, Blick Rothenberg
Best Employer – Career Progression
- Beauvoir Limited
- Crypto Legal
- JTC Group
- Maurice Turnor Gardner
- Wedlake Bell
- Winston Taylor
Best Employer – LGBT+/Inclusion
- Barclays Private Bank
- HSBC Private Bank
- Investec
- Katten
- KPMG
- Stephenson Harwood
Best Employer – Working Parents Initiative
- Barclays Private Bank
- Blick Rothenberg
- Equiom
- Hunters Law
- RBC Wealth Management
- Wedlake Bell
Best Employer – Sustainability/Community Engagement
- Cazenove Capital
- Edwin Coe
- Forsters
- JTC Group
- Ocorian
- Rathbones
The Citywealth Future Leaders Awards celebrate rising stars and emerging talent shaping the next generation of the wealth management industry.