Wellers Law Group was chosen by Environmental Finance judges as the winner of Law firm of the year category following an eventful year.

Over the past 18 months, the law firm has helped to successfully establish and register Water Unite as a UK-registered charity. It also co-designed its affiliated Financial Conduct Authority-authorised fund, Water Unite Impact, in what it described as a "rare and complex case" linking charitable objects directly to an impact investment vehicle.

Through its close partnership with investment manager Wellers Impact, the adviser to Water Unite Impact, the firm has gained substantial sector insights, allowing it to provide commercial, practical, and timely legal advice.

It also structured and documented a blended finance model of risk-tolerant "catalytic capital" that, it says, has attracted institutional investment, including a $7.5 million commitment from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).