We have been named as the winner of the Business Development Award at the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2026.

The LexisNexis Legal Awards highlight excellence, innovation and impact across the legal profession, celebrating organisations and individuals who are making a positive contribution to the industry.

This award recognises our innovative approach to business development and client engagement in which we place our clients’ needs at the centre of everything we do.

Our Client Sight framework underpins how we understand and respond to client needs. By taking an ‘outside-in’ approach and looking at our services through the lens of those we work with, we are able to shape strategies that are genuinely aligned with what our diverse client base values most. This includes globally recognised brands, large corporates, entrepreneurs, startups, high net worth individuals and prominent talent.

Sarah Zokay-West, director of business development and marketing, said:

“We are delighted to have been recognised for the enormous progress we have made in elevating the firm’s approach to business development in recent years. This is a significant achievement which reflects our commitment to shaping how we take the firm to market in ways that genuinely align with what our clients value most. This success is not only down to the hard work of everyone in the BD & marketing team, but also achieved in collaboration with everyone across the firm adopting a shared mindset of aligning our strategy and all of our processes and decisions with the wants and needs of our clients.”

View the full list of winners here. 

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Sarah Zokay-West Director

Sarah is the firm’s director of business development and marketing. She works in close collaboration with other senior leaders in the business to identify and achieve the firm’s strategic objectives.

Sarah is the firm’s director of business development and marketing. She works in close collaboration with other senior leaders in the business to identify and achieve the firm’s strategic objectives.

Sarah and her team are responsible for the provision of all business development, marketing and communications activity. Embedded largely within the legal teams, they play a key role in the development of client relationships, the expansion of the firm’s network, and the advancement and promotion of the brand.

Sarah has been a core member of the London International Disputes Week (LIDW) strategy committee since 2021.