International Management Excellence Awards 2018
The winners of the 16th Annual MPF Awards were announced at a gala dinner and awards ceremony at the London Marriott, on the 7th March 2018.


Hosting this year’s Awards was Jo Caulfield, stand-up comedian, host and comedy writer.
Judges
Sponsorship
Press release
Winners
Category: Leadership & Strategy
Best managed international firm or network
Dentons
(Sponsor – Allied Irish Bank (GB))
Best managed national firm or ogranisation
Best strategic leadership
ARC Pensions Law
(Sponsor – Lloyds Bank)
Best thought leadership
Best leadership of a mould-breaking firm
Xinfu
(Sponsor – Infinite Global)
Best programme for leadership development
Best strategy implementation
Thommessen
(Sponsor – Santander)
Category: Operational Excellence
Best corporate culture
Best implementation of systems and technology
Brodies
(Sponsor – HighQ)
Best collaboration with external specialists
Bird & Bird
(Sponsor – Aon)
Category: The client journey
Best co-ordination in winning new work
Most innovative client service
Best provision of knowledge to clients
DLA Piper
(Sponsor – Vuture)
Category: Responsible Business
Best community engagement
A&L Goodbody
(Sponsor – Business in the Community)
Most inclusive firm
Best philanthropy engagement
Prism the Gift Fund
(Sponsor – Philanthropy Impact)
Merit Categories
Exceptional achievement by an individual
David Kerr (Bird & Bird)
(Sponsor – Financial Times)
Exceptional achievement by a management team
Exceptional achievement by a firm
Foster + Partners
(Sponsor – MPF)
Headline Sponsor
