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Lovells is shortlisted in The Lawyer Awards 2008 in the following categories: Assistant Solicitor of the Year award (Charles Brasted), Corporate Team of the Year (Equitable Life) and Employment Team of the Year (Deutsche Bahn). The winners will be announced at a dinner on 24 June at The Grosvenor House Hotel, London.
Assistant Solicitor of the Year
Charles Brasted, an associate in the Public Law and Policy practice, specialises in public law and policy including commercial judicial review, contentious procurement and information rights. He has been involved in several high-profile cases including advising the National Air Traffic Services, the British Casino Association (BCA) and Argent (King's Cross) Limited in judicial review proceedings.
Corporate Team of the Year
A team led by Charles Rix advised Equitable Life on the transfer of £1.8 billion of with-profits annuity business to Prudential. The transfer was implemented under Part VII of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and was subject to approval by members of Equitable Life. Charles was assisted by senior associates Steven McEwan, Dan Sails and Catherine McRoberts, while partner Kevin Ashman and senior associate Graham Samuel-Gibbon provided tax advice.
Employment Team of the Year
A team led by Thomas Ubber advised Deutsche Bahn (German Railways) in relation to many months of collective bargaining with the train drivers' union (GDL) in Germany, including litigation against strike actions. He was assisted by associates Bernd Weller, Kerstin Schmidt and Nicola Heil (Frankfurt), counsel Heiko Langer and associate Tim Joppich (both Düsseldorf), associates Andreas Ege and Lars Mohnke (Munich) and associate Matthes Schröder (Hamburg).
Comment: The Lawyer Awards celebrate excellence in the legal profession. Lovells' nomination in these three categories demonstrates the firm's individual and collective talent across a broad range of practice areas.