The Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards is taking place for the first time on the 2 March 2023 in Manchester and we are delighted that Annie Hui-Gillen, Director at Schofield Sweeney has been shortlisted for ‘Rising Star of the Year’ in the Dispute Resolution category.

“I’m incredibly excited to be shortlisted. I am honoured to have been selected from all the great law firms that we have in this region. It is also a reflection of our Dispute Resolution team’s excellent standing in the Northern Legal Sector and the high quality of work and service that I, our team and everyone in our firm strive to provide to our clients. Thank you to Legal 500 for the recognition and most of all, thank you to our fantastic clients and their wonderful support and feedback.” Annie Hui-Gillen,  Director.

Annie joined the firm in 2015 and specialises in commercial contracts, professional negligence and intellectual property disputes.

Annie was promoted in January 2023 to Director, demonstrating her outstanding achievements to client service and the development of her practice areas. Her success and dedication are re-iterated with being recognised for these awards. We would like to thank our clients for their feedback which contributes to shortlisting lawyers for the celebratory awards.

“We are all extremely proud of Annie’s individual recognition in this category. She is a key member of our Dispute Resolution team, and has carved out a real niche in Intellectual Property disputes. We will be crossing our fingers for Annie at the awards ceremony.”  Leo Jones-Rowe, Partner.

We look forward to continuing to support Annie as she reinforces her already excellent reputation in the market.