TRI Awards winners revealed

Held immediately after the TRI Conference, the awards celebrated the range, variety and best practice of work undertaken by professionals in the TRI space, both as firms and individually.

Overall, 26 awards were given out on a night which highlighted achievement and vital work in an industry which seeks to rescue struggling businesses and provide the best outcome possible for creditors.

Big winners on the evening included DLA Piper, which took the award for Corporate Rescue of the Year – Legal Team for its work on the Conviviality administration, while Rob Lyons and David Ampaw – both of DLA Piper – took the Rising Star and the Diversity Champion gongs respectively.

Meanwhile, PwC was also recognised for its work on the Conviviality administration, picking up the Corporate Rescue of the Year (Large) Award. Mazars took the corresponding Corporate Rescue of the Year (Medium) for its work on the KFS Realisations collapse.

Unusually for these awards, there were joint winners in the Corporate Restructuring Lawyer of the Year category, with the judges unable to separate Shoosmiths’ James Keates and Eversheds Sutherland’s Carl Allen.

Corporate Restructuring Firm of the Year – 11 or more licensed appointment-taking Insolvency Practitioners went to Grant Thornton, while Menzies collected the Corporate Restructuring Firm of the Year – four to 10 licensed appointment-taking Insolvency Practitioners title.

Guests were also entertained by Mock The Week and Eight Out of 10 Cats regular Ed Byrne, who also presented the awards.

Credit Strategy would like to thank all the awards sponsors – CAPA, Gordon Brothers, John Pye, Menzies, Metis, AnyStockBuyer.com, Quantuma, Debenhams Ottaway, Smith & Williamson, Nexia International and Manolete Partners.

The winners of the TRI Awards 2018 are:

1 Asset Valuer/Auctioneer of the Year

Winner: John Pye

2 Corporate Rescue of the Year – Legal Team
Winner: DLA Piper

3 Corporate Restructuring Lawyer of the Year

Joint Winners: Carl Allen, Eversheds Sutherland and James Keates, Shoosmiths

4 Education and Training Provider of the Year
Winner: ICAEW

5 Insolvency and Restructuring Chambers of the Year

Winner: 9 Stone Buildings

6 Insolvency Law Firm of the Year (over three insolvency partners)

Winner: CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

7 Insolvency Law Firm of the Year (up to three insolvency partners)

Winner: Coffin Mew

8 Boutique Insolvency Firm of the Year

Winner: Herron Fisher

Highly commended: LM Insolvency & Advisory

9 Corporate Restructuring Firm of the Year – 4-10 licensed appointment-taking Insolvency Practitioners

Winner: Menzies

10 Creditor Engagement Award

Winner: The Insolvency Panel

11 Chambers and Technology Award

Winner: Wilsons Auctions

12 Insolvency Team of the Year – National

Winner: The Insolvency Service and PwC Carillion Team

13 Turnaround Firm of the Year

Winner: Gibson Hewitt

14 Turnaround of the Year

Winner: AURELIUS Equity Opportunities – Getronics

15 Corporate Rescue of the Year Large

Winner: PwC – Conviviality

16 Corporate Restructuring Firm of the Year – 11 or more licensed appointment-taking Insolvency Practitioners

Winner: Grant Thornton

17 Corporate Restructuring IP of the Year

Winner: Michael Chamberlain, Chamberlain & Co

18 International Firm of the Year

Winner: FTI Consulting

19 Rising Star Award

Winner: Rob Lyons, DLA Piper

Highly commended

Winner: Sam Ballinger, PwC

20 Insolvency Team of the Year – Regional

Winner: Smith Cooper

21 Corporate Rescue of the Year – Medium
Winner: Mazars

22 Insolvency Litigation Funder of the Year

Winner: Therium Capital Management

23 Diversity Champion
Winner: David Ampaw, DLA Piper

24 The TRI Company Award for Diversity and Inclusion

Winner: Pinsent Masons

Highly commended: Grant Thornton

25 Property Valuation Provider of the Year

Winner: John Pye

26 Best Use of Technology

Winner: Pinsent Masons