McInnes Cooper Named Finalist in Three Categories at 2025 Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards North America
Published:
October 20, 2025
McInnes Cooper has been named a finalist in three categories for the prestigious Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards North America, marking the firm’s second consecutive year of recognition for its commitment to legal innovation.
The firm has been shortlisted in the following categories:
- Innovation in New Legal Product: MC Corporate Health, a fixed fee bundle that includes annual resolutions, registers of individuals with significant control, virtual minute books and corporate renewals;
- Innovation in Knowledge and Data: an internal project that uses data for strategic planning and growth forecasting; and
- Innovation in Responsible Business: a partnership with the Nova Scotia government to clarify land titles for African Nova Scotians.
“At McInnes Cooper, innovation isn’t just an area of focus, but the driving force behind everything we do. Our five-year vision is powered by a culture where every member is empowered to think boldly, challenge convention, and pioneer new solutions,” said Kevin Kiley, Managing Partner of McInnes Cooper. “By making innovation our mindset, we’ve sparked unprecedented engagement across our teams and are relentlessly reinventing legal services to deliver transformative results for our clients. When you choose McInnes Cooper, you’re partnering with the most forward-thinking, client-focused law firm in the business, where the future of law is being shaped today.”
In 2024, McInnes Cooper was shortlisted in the categories of Innovation in Digital Legal Products for developing legal technology for individual clients and Innovation in Digitising Legal Practice, which recognized MC+, the firm’s suite of client-focused solutions: MC Advisory, MC Training and MC Innovation.
Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Award winners will be announced at a ceremony held December 8th in New York. Other shortlisted firms include Baker McKenzie, DLA Piper and Norton Rose Fulbright. McInnes Cooper is the only Canadian-based law firm to be shortlisted in 2025, underscoring its leadership in legal innovation on the North American stage.
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