Ropes & Gray Shortlisted for the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards North America 2025

Rankings & Awards
October 17, 2025

Ropes & Gray has been shortlisted for “Most Innovative Law Firm in North America” as part of the Financial Times’ Innovative Lawyers Awards North America 2025. This prestigious award recognizes the firm's overall excellence and highlights the quality of service we provide to our clients in their most complex, novel and challenging matters.

In addition to “Most Innovative Law Firm,” Ropes & Gray was also shortlisted in three other categories:

  • “Innovation in New Legal Products” for developing a new real estate asset management solution that uses a human/AI process to efficiently extract data points from joint venture agreements in a consistent format, significantly reducing time and cost while maintaining accuracy.
  • “Innovation in People Strategy” for the firm’s Thrive program. The Thrive program was designed to address the unique challenges new associates face through a science-backed curriculum that equips associates with tools and techniques from positive psychology, tailored to the unique demands of law firm life, helping them to maximize performance and thrive as lawyers.
  • “Innovative Lawyers in Dealmaking” for the firm’s work advising Nippon Steel Corporation on its definitive agreement to acquire U.S. Steel for a total enterprise value of $14.9 billion.

The annual Innovative Lawyers Awards North America celebrate the innovative ways lawyers are delivering value for clients and driving positive change in the profession. This year’s winners will be announced at the Innovative Lawyers Awards North America event on December 8.