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Magic Circle Awards - 2026

Accountant of the Year

Dipan Shah, PWC
Gary Heynes, RSM UK
Jamie Sherman, Moore Kingston Smith
Mark Dawes, Wilder Coe
Oliver Morgan-Crosby, S&W
Pete Fairchild, Crowe UK
Simon Bayliss, BDO UK

Lawyer of the Year

Andrea Vicari, Vicari Avvocati
Claudia Suter, Homburger
Fiona Smith, Forsters
Matthias Bizzarro, Bär & Karrer
Nicola Saccardo, Charles Russell Speechlys
Paula Myers, Irwin Mitchell
Rosalyn Breedy, Breedy Henderson
Suzanne Johnston, Stephenson Harwood (Singapore)
Yorke Eaton, Addleshaw Goddard

Family Lawyer of the Year

Emma Hatley, Stewarts
Julian Hawkhead, Stowe Family Law
Lucy Loizou, The International Family Law Group
Patrick Kearns, Newton Kearns
Renato Labi, Hughes Fowler Carruthers
Tessa Bray, Simons Muirhead Burton
William Healing, AFP Bloom

Tax Barrister of the Year

Ben Elliott, Pump Court Tax
David Pievsky, Blackstone
Dov Ohrenstein, Radcliffe Chambers
George Rowell, Exchange Chambers
Georgia Bedworth, Ten Old Square
Harriet Brown, Old Square Tax Chambers
Scott Redpath, Temple Tax

Family Barrister of the Year

Anita Mehta, 4PB
Ann Osborne, 42BR
Annie Ward, Pump Court
Daniel Lightman KC, Serle Court
Denise Gilling KC, 1GC
Jason Green, Harcourt Chambers
Nicholas Bennett, 29 Bedford Chambers

Impact/Sustainability Adviser of the Year

Agata Raszkiewicz, Deutsche Bank
Carlo Funk, State Street
Caroline Piraud, Julius Baer
Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor, Canaccord Wealth
Jennifer Ayer, AlTi
Lyn Tomlinson, Schroders
Oliver Bates, Sarasin & Partners

Private Banker of the Year

Gary Knight, Arbuthnot Latham
Mark Bartin, Coutts & Co
Nicholas Brandram, HSBC Private Banking
Peter Gale, C Hoare & Co
Robert Currie, Nedbank Private Wealth
Winnie Siu, UBP
Yovan Dabee, Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management

Investment Manager of the Year

Alex Balfour, Evelyn Partners
David Curier, Coutts & Co
Jonathan Moon, Rathbones Greenbank
Nick Grant, Canaccord Wealth
Nick Rolf, Investment Quorum
Serena Doshi, LGT Wealth Management

Philanthropy Advisor of the Year

Alana Petraske, Withers
Amy Blackwell, Amy Blackwell
Joe Crome, Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)
John Pepin, Philanthropy Impact
Nina Hoas, Pictet Wealth Management
Rennie Hoare, C Hoare & Co

Trustee of the Year

Ariane Slinger, ACE International / ACE Trustees
Dominique Burnett, Fairway Group
Emma Roberts, Entrust
Philip Carlton, HIGHVERN
Rhona Humphreys, Imperium Group
Stuart Dowding, OAK Group

Woman of the Year

Alicea Castellanos, Global Taxes LLC
Ceri Vokes, Withers
Charlotte Thorne, Capital Generation Partners
Emma Sterland, Evelyn Partners
Ronni Davidowitz, Katten Muchin Rosenman
Sarah Farrow, EY Private Client Services

Tomorrow Club Award

Annabel Knibb, Dixon Wilson
Antonia Church, Expatriate Law
Cameron Brock, Imperium Group
Charles Donegan, Weatherbys Private Bank
Charlotte McIntyre, W1M Wealth & Investment Management
Matilda Smeeton, Vermeer Partners
Ulyana Yahnyuk, Barclays Private Bank

Wealth Professional Award

Alicea Castellanos, Global Taxes LLC
David McGuire, Weightmans
Dominic Tayler, Oakglen Wealth
Gintare Nedelec, Guardian Trust Company Limited
Jake Stanley, Barclays Private Bank
Madni Chaudhary, Michelmores
Natalia Alvarez, Harneys Fiduciary
Peter Broadley, Connor Broadley
Suzanne Johnston, Stephenson Harwood (Singapore)

Outstanding Individual of the Year

Andrea Montague, Brooks Macdonald
Ashley Crossley, Baker McKenzie
Clare Archer, Penningtons Mancher Cooper
Gina M. Pereira, Dana Stewardship Advisory
Joshua Rubenstein, Katten Muchin Rosenman

Accountancy Firm of the Year

Buzzacott
Crowe UK
Dixon Wilson
EY Private Client Services
Global Taxes LLC
Mercer Hole
S&W

Law Firm of the Year – Boutique

Fischer Ramp Buchmann
Laura Devine Immigration
Maurice Turnor Gardner
MNF Legal
Seddons GSC
Wiggin Osborne Fullerlove

Law Firm of the Year – London

Baker McKenzie
Broadfield
Farrer & Co
Forsters
Macfarlanes
Mishcon de Reya
Taylor Wessing
Wedlake Bell

Law Firm of the Year – UK wide

Brodies
Irwin Mitchell
Michelmores
Penningtons Mancher Cooper
Stevens & Bolton
Thomson Snell & Passmore
Womble Bond Dickinson

Law Firm of the Year – Switzerland

Bär & Karrer
Homburger
LALIVE
Lenz & Staehelin
Schellenberg Wittmer
Staiger

Law Firm of the Year – USA

Cadwalader
Katten Muchin Rosenman
Loeb & Loeb
McDermott Will & Emery
Proskauer Rose
Skadden
Sullivan & Cromwell

International Law Firm of the Year

Addleshaw Goddard
Baker McKenzie
Charles Russell Speechlys
Holland & Knight
Katten Muchin Rosenman
Mourant
Taylor Wessing

Art Advisory Law Firm of the Year

Art Law Studio
Boodle Hatfield
Fieldfisher
Fladgate
Payne Hicks Beach
Pinsent Masons
Wedlake Bell

Family/Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year

Broadfield
Camilla Baldwin
Dawson Cornwell
Levison Meltzer Pigott
London Family Solicitor Ltd
Penningtons Manches Cooper
Stewarts

Immigration Practice of the Year

Bates Wells
Fragomen
Hudson McKenzie
Kingsley Napley
Laura Devine Immigration
Mishcon de Reya
Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law

Reputation Management Law Firm of the Year

Carter-Ruck
Mishcon de Reya
Pennington Manches Cooper
Simons Muirhead Burton
Vardags
Withers

Property Law Firm of the Year

Boodle Hatfield
Druces
Edwin Coe
Farrer & Co
Kingsley Napley
Stephenson Harwood

Chambers of the Year

18 St John Street
Devereux Chambers
Gray's Inn Tax Chambers
New Square Chambers
Pump Court Tax Chambers
Ten Old Square
Terra Firma Chambers
Wilberforce Chambers
XXIV Old Buildings

Tax Advisory Firm of the Year

Alvarez Marsal
BDO
Blick Rothenberg
Buzzacott
Forvis Mazars
Global Taxes LLC
KPMG Law

Financial Planning Firm of the Year

Brooks Macdonald
David James Wealth
Partners Wealth Management
Saltus
Stonehage Fleming Wealth Planning
Tanager Wealth Management
The Private Office

Charity Investment Management Company of the Year

BlackRock
Cannacord Wealth
James Hambro & Partners
RBC Brewin Dolphin
Rothschild & Co
Ruffer
W1M Wealth & Investment Management

Impact/Sustainability Investment Management Company of the Year

Cazenove Capital
CCLA Investment Management
Fidelity
Rathbones Greenbank
LGT Wealth Management
Sarasin & Partners
Tribe Impact Capital

Investment Management Company of the Year

7IM
Cazenove Capital
Evelyn Partners
JM Finn
Oakglen Wealth
Saltus
W1M Wealth & Investment Management

Investment Management Company of the Year – USA

BNY Wealth
Charles Schwab
Evercore Wealth Management
Fidelity Investments
Goldman Sachs
Neuberger Berman
State Street

Private Client Asset Manager of the Year

Bain Capital
Cazenove Capital
Evelyn Partners
GAM
Maseco Private Wealth
Rathbones
W1M Wealth & Investment Management

Private Bank of the Year

Arbuthnot Latham
Barclays Private Bank
C. Hoare & Co.
Clarien Bank
Coutts & Co.
Hampden & Co.
UBP
Weatherbys Private Bank

Private Bank of the Year – USA

Bank of America Private Banking
Citi National
Citi Private Bank
Deutsche Bank
JP Morgan Private Banking
Safra National Bank
Wells Fargo

UHNW Private Client Services of the Year

Broadfield
Daysium
Global Taxes LLC
John Lamb Hill Oldridge
Plumb Bill Pay
RBC Wealth Management

Global Custody Provider

Copper
Goldman Sachs
Liberum Wealth
Wealth Kernel
Zodia Custody

Family Office Services of the Year

Altum Group
Crestbridge Family Office Services
IQ-EQ
JTC Private Office
Stonehage Fleming
VAR Capital
ZEDRA

Private Investment Office of the Year

AlTi
Bellecapital
Capital Generation Partners
Delfin Private Office
Lincoln Private Investment Office
Wren Investment Office

Trust Company of the Year

ACE International / ACE Trustees
Altum Group
Fairway Group
IQ-EQ
JTC Group
Members Trust Company
OAK Group
R&H Trust Co. (Switzerland) AG
RBC Wealth Management

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IFC Awards - 2026

IFC of the Year

Cayman
Delaware
Guernsey
Isle of Man
Jersey
Monaco
UAE

Advisor of the year – Succession Planning

Bruno Bächli , Wenger Vieli
Clifford Ng, Zhong Lun Law Firm LLP
Francisco Martinelli, Signia Legal
Gerd D. Goyvaerts, Tiberghien.
James Schaefer, LOM
João Riscado Rapoula, Vieira de Almeida
Nicolas Papapanayiotou, COSTAS TSIELEPIS & CO
Paolo Panico, Private Trustees

Boutique Law Firm of the Year

Campbells
Corbett Le Quesne
Davidoff Law
Fischer Ramp Buchmann
GASSER PARTNER Attorneys at Law

Law Firm of the Year – Caribbean

Appleby
Conyers
Harneys
Maples Group
Mourant
Ogier

Law firm of the Year – Cyprus

A.G. Erotocritou LLC
Chrysses Demetriades & Co
Elias Neocleous & Co LLC
Michael Kyprianou Law Firm
Patrikios Pavlou & Associates LLC
SPENCER WEST

Law Firm of the Year – Guernsey

Babbé LLP
Bedell Cristin
Carey Olsen
Collas Crill
Mourant
Ogier
Walkers

Law Firm of the Year – Hong Kong & Singapore

Drew & Napier LLC
Harneys
Rajah & Tann Asia
Stephenson Harwood
Withers KhattarWong
Zhong Lun Law Firm LLP

Law Firm of the Year – Isle of Man

Appleby
Cains
DQ Advocates
Simcocks
SW LEGAL
Whittles.

Law Firm of the Year – Jersey

Baker & Partners
Bedell Cristin
Dickinson Gleeson
Mourant
Ogier
Sinels
Walkers

Law Firm of the Year – Monaco

Artieri & Rohmer
CMS Pasquier Ciulla Marquet Pastor & Svara
Donald Manasse Law Offices
Etude Régis Bergonzi
GARDETTO LAW OFFICES
ZABALDANO AVOCATS

Law Firm of the Year – Switzerland

Bär & Karrer
Homburger
LALIVE
Lenz & Staehelin
MLL Legal
Niederer Kraft Frey
PESTALOZZI Attorneys at Law
Schellenberg Wittmer

Law Firm of the Year – UAE

Al Tamimi & Company
Baker McKenzie
Charles Russell Speechlys
Kobre & Kim
Stephenson Harwood
Trowers & Hamlins

Law Firm of the Year – Litigation

Babbé LLP
Bär & Karrer
Conyers
Dickinson Gleeson
Mourant
Sinels

Lawyer of the Year – Caribbean

Christopher McKenzie, O’Neal Webster
Daniel Altneu, Bedell Cristin
Keith Robinson, Carey Olsen
Kevin Taylor, Walkers

Lawyer of the Year – Channel Islands & Isle of Man

Agnieszka Bielanska, Lexstone Lawyers
Alexa Saunders, Carey Olsen
Angela Calnan, Collas Crill
Gilly Kennedy-Smith, Mourant
Katherine Neal, Harneys
Matt Guthrie, Ogier
Nancy Chien, Bedell Cristin
Nick Marshall, Nicolle Marshall
Rajah Abusrewil, Walkers
Simon Lofthouse, Corbett Le Quesne

Lawyer of the Year – Switzerland

Andrea Dorjee-Good, Schellenberg Wittmer
Catherine Grun Meyer, Niederer Kraft Frey
Claudia Suter, Homburger
Dr Helmut Schwärzler, Schwärzler Rechtsanwälte
Indrani Veronica Vesin, Bonnard Lawson International Law Firm
Matthias Bizzarro, Bär & Karrer
Stéphanie La Roche, BOREL & BARBEY AVOCATS
Werner Jahnel, LALIVE

Lawyer of the Year – Litigation

Elliott Phillips, Signature Litigation
Erin Trimble-Cregeen, Appleby
Fritha Ford, Collas Crill
Jeremy Wessels, Mourant
Stephen Baker, Baker & Partners
William Grace, Carey Olsen

Investment Management Company of the Year – Channel Islands & Isle of Man

Barclays Private Bank
Canaccord Wealth
Julius Baer
LGT Wealth Management
Melville Douglas
Rathbones Investment Management International

Investment Professional of the Year – Channel Islands & Isle of Man

Andy Finch, Canaccord Wealth
Euan Dangerfield, Cazenove Capital
Grant Hamilton, UBS
Jason Downie, Evelyn Partners
Karl Holden, Melville Douglas
Scott Spencer, LGT Wealth Management
Tiffany Gervaise-Brazier, Rathbones Investment Management International

Private Bank of the Year – Channel Islands & Isle of Man

Butterfield Bank
EFG Private Bank
Investec
Julius Baer
Nedbank Private Wealth
RBC Wealth Management
UBP

Private Bank of the Year – Europe

Banca Generali
Berenberg
Delen Private Bank
Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking
Kathrein Privat Bank
LGT Private Bank
UBS

Private Bank of the Year – Monaco

Barclays Private Bank
CFM Indosuez Wealth Management
CMB Monaco
Edmond de Rothschild
J. Safra Sarasin
Rothschild & Co Wealth Management
Societe Generale Private Banking

Private Bank of the Year – Switzerland

HSBC Private Banking
Julius Baer
LGT Private Bank
Lombard Odier
Mirabaud Group
UBS
Vontobel

Private Banker of the Year – Channel Islands & Isle of Man

David Woodhead, Butterfield Bank
Eduar Klein, UBP
Emily Dawson, Investec
Henry Baye, Standard Chartered
Kathleen Crozier, Nedbank Private Wealth
Lloyd Maxwell, RBC Wealth Management

Private Banker/ Investement Manager of the Year – Switzerland

Chris Bonello, Lombard Odier
Frank Hoheisel, Julius Baer
Lionel Aeschlimann, Mirabaud Group
Matthew Barrett, Bellecapital
Michael Welti, Banque Heritage
Savvas Mallas, Stonehage Fleming
Will Easter, UBS

Family Office Services and UHNW Services of the Year

1875 Finance
Crestbridge Family Office Services
FAM (Monaco) Multi Family Office Sam
Landmark Family Office
Patrimium
PFIS GROUP
Stonehage Fleming

Independent Trust Company of the Year

Accuro
ACE International/ACE Trustees
Beauvoir Group
Charterhouse Lombard
Fairway Group
JTC Group

Trust Company of the Year – Caribbean

Butterfield Trust
Corvalier Trust Company
Harneys Fiduciary
HIGHVERN
JTC Group
Meritus Trust Company
Ocorian
Trident Trust

Trust Company of the Year – Cyprus

AGPLAW
Anemi Trustees
Harneys Fiduciary
The Aspen Trust Group
Trident Trust Company
Vistra

Trust Company of the Year – Guernsey

Albany Trustee Company
Beauvoir Limited
Imperium Trust Company Limited
New Street Management
Oak Group
Praxis
Summit Trust

Trust Company of the Year – Hong Kong & Singapore

HSBC Trust & Fiduciary Services (Hong Kong and Singapore)
Maples Group
Nomura Trust Company (Singapore) Ltd.
Praxis
TMF Group
ZEDRA

Trust Company of the Year – Isle of Man

Charterhouse Lombard
Equiom
IQ-EQ
JTC Group
Suntera
Trident Trust Company

Trust Company of the Year – Jersey

Equiom
HIGHVERN
HSBC Trustee (C.I.) Limited
JTC Group
Ocorian
Suntera

Trust Company of the Year – Switzerland

ACE International/ACE Trustees
Butterfield Group
JTC Group
R&H Trust
Reliance
Rhone Trust
Summit Trust
ZEDRA

Trust Company of the Year – UAE

Cavenwell Group
Equiom
JTC Group
Maples Group
Ocorian
Summit Trust

Trustee of the Year – Caribbean

Fiona Crellin, Ocorian
Gwen Mclaughlin, Trident Trust Company
Miles Evans, Corvalier Trust Company
Peter Goddard, IMG Trust Company
Richard Gordon, Harneys Fiduciary
Sean Moran, Meritus Trust Company
Tamara Hill, Hawksford

Trustee of the Year – Channel Islands & Isle of Man

Áine O’Reilly, Baccata
Daniel Channing, Whitmill
David Stearn, Affinity Private Wealth
Ian Rumens, Ocorian
Paul Douglas, Accuro
Rhona Humphreys, Imperium Group
Richard Joynt, HIGHVERN
Siobhan Crick, Collas Crill

Trustee of the Year – Switzerland

Anna Steward, Sequent Group
Annemarie De Wit, Reliance Trust
Ariane Slinger, ACE International/ACE Trustees
Geoff Melamet, HMSA Group
Leon Keen, Rawlinson & Hunter
Natacha Onawelho-Loren, Accuro Trust (Switzerland) SA
Ralph Stierli, Rhone Trust
Vadim Neumann, ZEDRA

Fund Administration Company of the Year

APEX Group
Citco
Fairway Group
JTC Group
Ocorian
TMF Group

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Citywealth Future Leaders Awards - 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
Ines Dawson, Corient
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

Adam Turner, Corient
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

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Brand & Marketing Awards - 2026

Best Digital Marketing Individual

Jess Hamilton, Taylor Wessing
Lucy Bailey, Michelmores
Michele Morgan, Mishcon de Reya
Ricardo Rosa, The Private Office
Tony Rea, Nedbank Private Wealth

Best CRM Individual

Craig Martin, Stewarts
Howard Knight, Taylor Wessing
Jesna Tomy, RSM UK
Loreen Jamieson, RPC
Robert Webb, HFW
Shelley Noonan, Withers

Best Marketing Executive

Alexander Fumaneri, Quilter Cheviot
Chloe George-Hill, Wedlake Bell
Elizabeth Belmonte, Forsters
George Musgrove, Thomson Snell & Passmore
Idrees Safdar Clough, W1M Wealth & Investment Management
Olivia Taylor, Tanager Wealth Management
Scarlett Creedon, Womble Bond Dickinson

BD / Relationship Manager of the Year

Ben Hutton, 7IM
Clare Caldwell, Ogier
Daniela Jaume, Rothschild & Co
Ian Coptcoat, W1M Wealth & Investment Management
Iram Khan, Irwin Mitchell
Stuart May, Coutts Institute

Best Marketing & Communication Manager / Associate Director

Anna-Maria Wilkins, EY Private Client Services
Becks Grant-Jones, Irwin Mitchell
Charlie Bone, Nedbank Private Wealth
Chiara Cervasio, Seddons GSC
Holly Jeffrey, Arbuthnot Latham & Co.
Leanne Hollington, Taylor Wessing
Lindsay Stark, Buzzacott
Sabina Sheehan, Quilter Cheviot

Best Marketing & Communication Director

Catherine Steele, Brooks Macdonald
Kate Mullan, Harneys Fiduciary
Katherine Harris, Farrer & Co.
Kirsten Burt, RBC Wealth Management
Matthew James, Rothschild & Co.
Ngozi Akinyele, Coronation Group
Sarah-Jane Howitt, Weightmans

Rising Star

Lena Jadou, Quilter Cheviot
Lucy McGinley, Forsters
Millie Raftery, Maurice Turnor Gardner
Milo Osborne-Young, Infinite
Nicole Leder, W1M Wealth & Investment Management

Best Product / Service of the Year

Bravura
Comnexa
Intapp CRM
Quantios
Upslide
Wealth Dynamix

Best Events Programme of the Year

Jersey Finance
Mishcon de Reya
Nedbank Private Wealth
Quilter Cheviot
Stonehage Fleming
Weatherbys Private Bank

Best Webinar of the Year

Brodies
Nedbank Private Wealth
Partners Wealth Management
Quilter Cheviot
RBC Wealth Management
The Private Office

Best Blog / Podcast of the Year

Cadro
Cazenove Capital
Evelyn Partners
Grant Thornton
Russell Cooke
Saffery

Best Social Media Marketing

IQ-EQ
JTC Group
LGT Wealth Management
Mishcon de Reya
Nedbank Private Wealth
Ogier

Best Marketing Campaign

Altum Group
Brooks Macdonald
Fairway Group
Quilter Cheviot
S&W
Standard Bank

Brand of the Year

Howden Insurance
JTC Group
Ocorian
Quilter Cheviot
Stonehage Fleming
W1M Wealth & Investment Management

Best Employee Brand of the Year

Barclays Private Bank
Evelyn Partners
Fairway Group
HSBC CI
Ogier
PwC CI

Best Rebranding

Broadfield
Buzzacott
Edwin Coe
McInroy & Wood
Weatherbys Private Bank
Wedlake Bell

Best Communications Campaign

BDO UK
IQ-EQ
JM Finn
LGT Wealth Management
Ogier
UBP

Best Sustainability Communication Campaign

Barclays Private Bank
Coutts
JTC Group
LGT Wealth Management
Quintet
Schroders

Corporate Thought Leadership

Blick Rothenberg
Citi Private Bank
Lombard Odier
Maseco Private Wealth
Nedbank Private Wealth
Quilter Cheviot

Corporate Thought Leadership – Crypto

Andersen UK
Baker McKenzie
Cummings Pepperdine
Mishcon de Reya
Myna Accountants
PwC

Marketing & Communication Team of the Year

EY Private Client Services
KPMG Law
Ocorian
Ogier
Quilter Cheviot
W1M Wealth & Investment Management

Communications & PR Agency of the Year

Infinite
MRM - London
Orchard PR
Quill PR
Rostrum
Schnyder360 Legal Marketing
Wachsman PR

Best Overall PR

7IM
Evelyn Partners
Quintet
RBC Wealth Management
Rothschild & Co.
Standard Bank

Best Sponsorship/Partnership

HIGHVERN
HSBC
Investec
JM Finn
Quilter Cheviot
Taylor Wessing

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Powerwomen Inernational Awards - 2025

Champion of the Year

Anna Murdock, JM Finn
Dawn Quek, Baker McKenzie
Isadora Katsis, Sotheby's
Robert Kitchen, Brown Shipley
Sean Taylor, Arbuthnot Latham

Career Initiative

Emily Yiolitis, The Firm Trustees
Geraldine Noel, Acumum
Julie Hutchison, LGT Wealth Management
Medhah Dwarka, Standard Bank

Mentor of the Year

Alexandra Tribe, Expatriate Law
Alina Lobacheva, Barclays
Caroline Barkham, Smyth Barkham LLP
Eva Sheppard, Stonehage Fleming
Jonathan Conder, Stephenson Harwood
Neha Bissonauth-Ballah, Standard Bank

Inspirational Woman of the Year

Amanda Nelson, Lester Aldridge
Andrea Montague, Brooks Macdonald
Chloe Leung, Zhong Lun Law Firm LLP
Gillian Christian, Whittles
Jenny McKeown, Stephenson Harwood
Zoe Bloom, AFP Bloom

Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year

Annamaria Koerling, Delfin Private Office
Barbara Corbett ,Corbett LeQuesne
Klara Dvorakova, Holubova advokati
Melanie Goodman, Trevisan
Nicki Staff, NAS Tax Solutions Ltd

Woman of the Year – Rising Star

Annie Bouch, Mishcon de Reya
Fei Ren, HSBC
Fiona Stewart, Queen Elizabeth Building (QEB)
Jaime McLemore, Withers
Jennifer Eathorne, MASECO Private Wealth
Laura Burrows, KJ Smith Family Law
Maya Tabaqchali, Barclays
Ottilie Windsor, Sotheby’s
Sarah Green, Michelmores

Woman of the Year – Rising Star IFC

Charlotte Cormack, Cavenwell Group
Gintare Nedelec, Guardian Trust Company Limited
Grace Gao, Ogier
Imogen Thomas, Harneys
Nichola Brennan, Walkers Global
Suzanne Cassin, Altum Group

Woman of the Year – Professional Services

Ami Sweeney, Grant Thornton
Emma Gillies, Forsters
Harriet Campbell, Womble Bond Dickinson (UK)
Hema Anand, Broadfield Law
Holly Caulder, Buzzacott
Jade Fellowes, Suntera Global
Jo Bateson, Mercer & Hole
Suzanne Briggs, Blick Rothenberg

Woman of the Year – Professional Services IFC

Alexia Egger Castillo, Charles Russell Speechlys
Caroline Brown, Fairway Group
Jacqueline Shek, Zedra (Hong Kong) Limited
Katherine Neal, Harneys
Katie Douglas, HIGHVERN
Michele Carby, Holborn Assets Dubai

Woman of the Year – FinTech/Crypto

Charlotte Hill, Penningtons Manches Cooper
Charlotte Hill, Charles Russell Speechlys
Joanna Bailey, Giambrone & Partners
Kathryn Dodds, gunnercooke LLP
Louise Abbott, Keystone Law
Pavan Kaur 'PK', gunnercooke LLP

Woman of the Year – Government, Regulatory and Not-for-profit Organisations

Amy Bryant, Jersey Finance
Gillian Browning, GFSC
Kay McCarthy, The International Stock Exchange (TISE)
Louise Richardson, Government of Jersey Financial Services
Sue Preskey, Finance Isle of Man

Woman of the Year – Business Growth

Dominique Burnett, Fairway Group
Estella Newbold-Brown, Lester Aldridge
Isadora Katsis, Sotheby's
Naomi Rive, HIGHVERN
Nicola Roberts, Harneys
Nicola Simmons, Mishcon de Reya
Vandana Chitroda, Broadfield Law

Woman of the Year – Leadership

Beatrice Puoti, Stephenson Harwood
Grainne McGinley, VALLA Limited
Jodie Gray, Fairway Group
Judith Millar, Broadfield Law
Lisa Gray, Blick Rothenberg
Marina Zevedeou, The Aspen Trust Group
Nicola Roberts, Harneys
Penny Lovell, Hottinger Group
Valerie Wu, Pinsent Masons

Woman of the Year – IFC

Alice Quek, Hawksford
Asel Omorova, Praxis UAE
Christine Tan, Vistra
Gilly Kennedy Smith, Mourant
Julie Yacyshyn, HIGHVERN
Nicola Roberts, Harneys
Sandie Lyne, Ogier

Woman of the year - Private Banking /Investment Management

Chloe Stages, UBP
Hannah Berridge, Hampden Bank
Jenny Tan, Coutts
Olaya Jordan, Bellecapital
Rebecca Lain, LGT Wealth Management
Sarah Keltie, W1M
Victoria Filatova, EFG Bank

Best Employer – Career Progression

Baker McKenzie
Bär & Karrer
Barclays Private Bank
Charles Russell Speechlys
JTC Group
KPMG
W1M

Organisation of the Year – Creating Change for Women

Camilla Baldwin Solicitors
Equiom
Irwin Mitchell
JM Finn
JTC Group
Michelmores

Organisation of the Year – Female Leadership

Altum Group
Harneys Fiduciary
Laura Devine Immigration (LDI)
Ogier
Prism the Gift Fund
RBC Wealth Management
Withers

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Powerwomen USA Awards - 2025

Champion of the Year

Carlyn S. McCaffrey, McDermott Will & Schulte
Catherine Lapadula, UBS Wealth Management
Lisette Cooper, Fiduciary Trust International
Liz Nesvold, Emigrant Bank
Mellody Hobson, Ariel Investments

Mentor of the Year

Emily Dreas, Bank of America Private Banking
Joshua Rubenstein, Katten Muchin Rosenman
Lisa A. Schneider, Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart P.A.
Marina Cristiani, JTC Group
Stacey Prince-Troutman, Akerman
Vanessa Schrum, Appleby (Bermuda)

Inspirational Woman of the Year

Carolyn A. Reers, Wiggin and Dana
Diana S.C. Zeydel, Greenberg Traurig
Michelle Albrecht, Loeb & Loeb
Michelle Wolfe, Meritus Trust Company
Ronni Davidowitz, Katten Muchin Rosenman
Toni Ann Kruse, McDermott Will & Schulte

Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year

Anneke Stender, Plumb Bill Pay
Georgie Loxton, Liberty Wealth Partners
Gretchen Beall Schumann, Schumann Law
Helen Carvallo, Carvallo Family Law
Louise Forlenza, Forlenza CPA Advisory Services
Tara Frater, FT Legal

Woman of the Year - Business Growth

Alejandra Morante, ALTHUM ADVISORS (Peru, Lima)
Kathryn von Matthiessen, Katten Muchin Rosenman
Laura K. Barooshian, CPA, PKF O’Connor Davies
Moira McKee, J.S. Held
Paula Vásquez, Beyond Consulting
Shaina Kamen, Holland & Knight
T. Sandra Fung, Withers

Woman of the Year – Leadership

Bonnie Lynn Chmil, Katten Muchin Rosenman
Carece Rufe, JTC Trust Company
Christina Baltz, Withers
Laurie S. Ruckel, Loeb & Loeb
Maria Pia Buchi, Harneys Fiduciary
Mariia Eroshin, Certuity
Rachel Harris, Proskauer Rose

Woman of the Year – Boston

Anne Neylon, BNY Wealth
Eliza Rowe, The Boston Family Office
Maria Cappadona, Walter Shuffain
Michelle Skrobacz, PKF O’Connor Davies
Patricia M. Annino, Rimon PC
Shari A. Levitan, Holland & Knight

Woman of the Year – Caribbean

Ayana Hull, Harneys (BVI)
Cassandra Powell, Harbour Trust Co.
Claire Abrehart, Harneys Fiduciary
Helen E. Cooper, Conyers
Maxine Bodden Robinson, IMG Trust Company
Monique Bhullar, Walkers (Cayman Islands)
Nicola Bruce, Appleby (Bermuda)

Woman of the Year - Chicago

Janie Strasser, Chicago Partners
Jeanette Suarez Hunter, McDermott Will & Schulte
Julie Sirlin Pleshivoy, Taft Law
Lauren R. Wolven, Arent Fox
Lindsey Holton, William Blair Private Wealth
Lucy Park, Dorsey

Woman of the Year - Florida

Cathy Alexander, TD Wealth
Delia Espinosa- Narus, UBS Wealth Management
Diana Sol, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Jennifer J. Wioncek, Bilzin Sumberg
Maria Pia Leon, FFT Wealth Management
Shelly Wald Harris, Shutts & Bowen

Woman of the Year - LATAM

Ana Sophia Rios, Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
Berenice Carrasquedo, BFC Asesores SC
Fernanda de Arruda Camargo, Wright Capital
Flavia Gerola, Humberto Sanches
Mariana Ioticica, BTG Pactual
Mercedes Morris Garcia, Trusted Advisors Group

Woman of the Year - New York

Amy E. Heller, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Cynthia Wolff, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Elizabeth Zabludoff, Anchin
Kimberley Hatchett, Morgan Stanley
Laura X. Twomey, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Liz Weikes, J.P. Morgan Wealth Management
Maria del Pilar Lopez, Citrin Cooperman

Woman of the Year – Philadelphia

Erin E. McQuiggan, Duane Morris
Larissa R. Whitman, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Lori Lazorik, UBS Wealth Management
Melissa B. Paszamant, Fox Rothschild

Woman of the Year – USA

Alyse Pelavin, Loeb & Loeb
Christiana Lazo, Proskauer Rose
Francesca Boschini, Deutsche Bank Wealth Management Americas
Joshua Ashley Klayman, Linklaters
Karen L. Goldberg, EisnerAmper (Eisner Advisory Group LLC)
Marsha Dungog, Withers

Next-Gen Woman of the Year

Allison Sweeney, Withers
Carolina M. Nuche, Holland & Knight
Grace Quinn, Conyers
Melissa A. Rodriguez, Day Pitney
Natalia Vasquez, Citi Private Bank
Talia G. Metson, Loeb & Loeb

Best Employer - Career Progression

Anchin
Bank of America Private Banking
Bernstein
Deutsche Bank Wealth Management Americas
Itaú Unibanco S.A.
Katten Muchin Rosenman

Organization of the Year - Creating Change for Women

BDO USA
Cresset
J.P. Morgan Private Banking
Loeb & Loeb
Sullivan & Cromwell
UBS Wealth Management

Organization of the Year - Female Leadership

Bessemer Trust
Fiduciary Trust International
HSBC Private Banking
J.P. Morgan Private Banking
Skadden
Willow Street

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