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Awards Frohlinger

Here's where you can find details of all the winners of the Global Awards 2016, held at The Savoy London on March 10

Awards Frohlinger

Margot Frohlinger


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Prof Joachim Bornkamm


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Imperial Innovations


Awards were presented to the firms of the year in 70 national and nine regional categories, and there were also three special awards.

Notable winners included:

  • Margot Fröhlinger of the EPO and Joachim Bornkamm, formerly of the German Federal Court of Justice, who were both presented with outstanding achievement awards

  • Imperial Innovations, which received the In-House Team of the Year award

  • Finnegan, named Global Firm of the Year for the first time

  • Baker & McKenzie, Hogan Lovells, Hoyng Rokh Monegier and King & Wood Mallesons, which each picked up two awards

  • Kim & Chang, which won both awards categories in Korea

Read the list of all the winners online, as well as those shortlisted.

You can also see all the photos from the evening on our Facebook page and read some of what guests were saying during and after the event on Twitter under the hashtag #mipawards.

The North America Awards took place in Washington DC on March 17. You can see the categories and shortlisted firms here and the winners here.


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