Wragge & Co is one of the world's most innovative law firms

Wragge & Co LLP is one of the world's most innovative law firms, according to a Financial Times report. The firm is ranked 11th in the FT's annual list of the 50 most innovative law firms.

Senior partner Quentin Poole says, "Clients want original, commercial thinking that adds value to their businesses. That comes from really understanding what they want to achieve, and why, so we can deliver innovative ways of helping them. A high ranking is a real endorsement of our focus on creative ideas and solutions."

Wragge & Co features in four categories:

• Resourcing - Highly commended for an in-house outplacement team.
• Changing the rules - Commended for pensions law advice during the merger of Dollond & Aitchison and Boots Opticians.
• Client service - Commended for an automated online work approval system.
• Islamic finance - Commended for a Sharia'a compliant foreign exchange swap.

FT Innovative Lawyers is a joint venture with legal research and writing company RSG Consulting. A team of researchers spent six months preparing the report, reviewing more than 600 submissions from firms in Europe and the US. Each one was assessed for its originality, rationale and impact.

Wragge & Co is a UK commercial law firm advising international companies and major public sector organisations on a full range of legal issues. It has offices in Birmingham, Brussels, Guangzhou, London and Munich.

In addition to this ranking for innovation, the firm was named Employment Team of the Year at The Lawyer Awards. It is Managing Intellectual Property's European High-Tech Law Firm of the Year and was named Most Client Focused Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Technology Awards. Wragge & Co is the only law firm to appear in the Top 50 Best Workplaces in the UK.