Member of the Year

Every year, IR Global recognise our most successful, influential and active members of the group via our ‘Member of the Year’ (MOTY) awards process.

We reach out to all IR Global members and ask for their nominations of the individuals and firms who they believe have made a significant contribution to the group. These are then shortlisted to 15 firms.

The criteria starts with referrals, both inbound and outbound. However, it is not just based on the highest level of referrals, but also other innovative and creative ideas that have been put into practice, how they are helping us and their fellow members and finally what their IR membership means to them.

Meet our 2024 Member of the Year:

  • Katherine Evans
    Commercial Law and Tech-Media-Telecoms in England

    Katherine Evans

    gold Katherine is a gold member
    MOTY 2024 Katherine was Member of the Year winner in 2024
    PAC Katherine is a committee member

Meet our previous Members of the Year:

  • Paul Beare
    Company Formations and Foreign Direct Investment in England

    Paul Beare

    gold Paul is a gold member
    Digital Partner Paul is a Digital Partner
    MOTY 2023 Paul was Member of the Year winner in 2023
    PAC Paul is a committee member
  • Howard Colman
    Commercial Arbitration and Commercial Litigation in England

    Howard Colman

    gold Howard is a gold member
    MOTY 2022 Howard was Member of the Year winner in 2022
    Finalist 2015 Howard was Member of the Year finalist in 2015
    PAC Howard is a committee member
  • Wissam Abousleiman
    Tax (Accountants) in Lebanon

    Wissam Abousleiman

    gold Wissam is a gold member
    MOTY 2021 Wissam was Member of the Year winner in 2021
  • Alex Canham
    Banking & Finance in England and Banking & Finance in England

    Alex Canham

    gold Alex is a gold member
    MOTY 2019 Alex was Member of the Year winner in 2019
    PAC Alex is a committee member
  • João Valadas Coriel
    Commercial Litigation , Real Estate and Tax (Private Client) in Portugal

    João Valadas Coriel

    gold João is a gold member
    MOTY 2018 João was Member of the Year winner in 2018
    PAC João is a committee member
  • Noreen Weiss
    Banking & Finance in New York and Crypto and Digital Asset Advisory in New York

    Noreen Weiss

    gold Noreen is a gold member
    MOTY 2018 Noreen was Member of the Year winner in 2018
    PAC Noreen is a committee member
  • Lorenzo Bacciardi
    Commercial Law in Italy

    Lorenzo Bacciardi

    gold Lorenzo is a gold member
    MOTY 2017 Lorenzo was Member of the Year winner in 2017
  • John Wolfs
    Cannabis Advisory , Commercial Law and Commercial Litigation in Netherlands

    John Wolfs

    gold John is a gold member
    MOTY 2016 John was Member of the Year winner in 2016
    PAC John is a committee member
  • Christian Roth
    Corporate Law and IP – Trademark & Copyright in France

    Christian Roth

    gold Christian is a gold member
    MOTY 2015 Christian was Member of the Year winner in 2015
    PAC Christian is a committee member
  • Nicholas V. Chen
    Mergers & Acquisitions in China and Mergers & Acquisitions in Taiwan

    Nicholas V. Chen

    gold Nicholas V. is a gold member
    MOTY 2014 Nicholas V. was Member of the Year winner in 2014

For more information about the IR Global Member of the Year selection process
please contact Rebecca Benbow

  • Rebecca Benbow

    Rebecca Benbow

    Head of Operations & Culture