Michelmores wins prestigious award

Award-winning law firm Michelmores has been named "Regional Firm of the Year" for its national and international work in the technology, media and telecoms sector, by the Legal 500. The technology, media and communications (TMC) team at Michelmores is led by Partner, Rehman Noormohamed, who was also named as a Leader in his field in this year's Legal 500 edition.

Rehman is dual qualified as an electronic and communications engineer and lawyer, with a former life in technology consultant. He leads a team of highly commended, specialist TMC lawyers.

With offices in Exeter, Bristol and London and a local, national and international client base, Michelmores has also achieved the highest Tier 1 ranking for its work in numerous practice areas including corporate and commercial, commercial litigation, private client, real estate, employment and insurance − with 20 additional practice areas also recommended.

The Legal 500 awards independently review and reward the practices of more than 1,000 UK law firms, private practice teams and individuals, and the work that they have undertaken over the last 12 months.

Adrian Whitehead, Group Legal Director for Brakes Group, commented: "I am absolutely delighted to hear of this well-deserved accolade for Rehman's team. Responsiveness, subject matter knowledge, combined IT, technical, commercial and specialist legal expertise were deciding factors for us when appointing Michelmores and Rehman in particular."

Malcolm Dickinson, the Managing Partner of Michelmores, said: "This award is thoroughly deserved. Rehman works incredibly hard, is passionate about his area of law, and absolutely puts his clients at the centre of his world. This is a great achievement for both Rehman and his team, and reflects the quality of the work that he undertakes."

Michelmores is a Top 100 UK law firm, with over 400 staff, recruiting over 100 new joiners in 2013 alone.