Published September 25 2026. We are pleased to reveal the winners of the FT Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards 2026, celebrating innovation in the legal industry. The awards event took place on September 24, hosted by FT Live in association with research partner RSGI.

There are three strands: individuals, law firms and in-house legal teams. Individuals: Innovative Practitioner Oliver Howley, Proskauer; Legal Intrapreneur Břetislav Šimral, Dentons. Law firms: Most Innovative Law Firm in Europe Freshfields; Most Innovative Law Firm in Europe (Outside UK) KPMG Abogados. Other winners include Addleshaw Goddard, Slaughter and May, McDermott Will & Schulte, Linklaters, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Travers Smith, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Pinsent Masons, Dechert, Three Crowns, Ashurst Perkins Coie, Ambar, Morais Leitão, Browne Jacobson, Norton Rose Fulbright, and Linklaters.

In-house legal teams: Most Innovative In-House Legal Team in Europe Repsol. Other winners include ASML, Nasdaq, Prosus, HSBC, Remote, Revolut, The Adecco Group, and Lloyds Banking Group.