The American Lawyer Industry Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
- Dr. Clarence B. Jones, retired emeritus director, The USF Institute for Nonviolence and Social Justice and former personal counsel and speechwriter for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky, Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr
- James Sandman, Legal Services Corporation & the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law Future of the Profession Initiative
- Harriet Miers, Locke Lord
- Carter Phillips, Sidley Austin
Law Firm Distinguished Leader
- Gordon “Gordy” Davidson, Fenwick & West
Attorney of the Year Finalists
- Jeffrey Kessler, Winston & Strawn, for his groundbreaking work in the area of sports law, impacting the rights and financial opportunities of thousands of athletes
- Sigrid McCawley, Boies Schiller Flexner, for her steadfast work representing victims of sexual abuse
- Rep. Jamie Raskin, U.S. House of Representatives, for his passionate work supporting mental health in the profession and rule of law — WINNER!
- Debra Wong Yang, of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Tai Park of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, for their dedicated work leading the industry's Alliance for Asian American Justice
Law Firm of the Year Finalists
- Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
- Davis, Polk & Wardwell
- McDermott Will & Emery
- Paul Hastings
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
- Ropes & Gray — WINNER!
- Sidley Austin
Best Business Team Finalists
- Ballard Spahr — WINNER!
- Greenberg Traurig
- McGuireWoods
- Reed Smith
- Troutman Pepper
Best Client-Law Firm Team Finalists
- Davis Wright Tremaine and Flynn Restaurant Group — WINNER!
- McDermott Will & Emery and Meta
- Morgan Lewis & Bockius and 23andMe
- Ropes & Gray and Audax Group
- Steptoe & Johnson LLP and DISH Networks
- Williams & Connolly and CVS Health Corporation
Best Diversity Initiative Finalists
- Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
- McDermott Will & Emery
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe — WINNER!
- Shook Hardy & Bacon
- Sidley Austin
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
Best Mentor Finalists: In-House
- Dorothy Capers, Xylem — WINNER!
- Shelley Webb, PagerDuty
Best Mentor Finalists: Law Firm
- Daniel Bookin, O’Melveny & Myers
- David Farhat, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
- Dionysia Johnson-Massie, Littler Mendelson — WINNER!
- Coral Negron, Jenner & Block
- Ellen Dwyer, Crowell & Moring
- Scott Ellis, Foley & Lardner
- Joseph Centeno, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
Best Provider Collaboration Finalists
- Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld and CASA
- Kaplan Hecker & Fink; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; and Cooley — WINNER!
- McGuireWoods, VCU Health, and Dominion Energy
Best Use of Technology Finalists
- Ballard Spahr
- McDermott Will & Emery
- Fox Rothschild
- Berry Appleman & Leiden
- Goodwin — WINNER!
- DLA Piper
Corporate Purpose Award Finalists
- Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld — WINNER!
- Greenberg Traurig
- Latham & Watkins
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
- Ropes & Gray
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Legal Services Innovation Finalists
- Honigman
- McGuireWoods
- Reed Smith
- NEXT powered by Shulman Rogers
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett — WINNER!
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Litigator of the Year Finalists
- Allison Brown, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom — WINNER!
- Daralyn Durie, Durie Tangri
- John Hueston, Hueston Hennigan
- Richard Jones, Sullivan & Worcester
- Enu Mainigi, Williams & Connolly
- Josh Rosenkranz, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
- Kannon Shanmugam, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
National Boutique / Specialty Litigation Dept. of the Year Finalists
- Bartlit Beck — WINNER!
- Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna
- Durie Tangri
- Kaplan Hecker & Fink
- Irell & Manella
- Rivero Mestre
- Stris Maher
Regional Litigation Finalists—California
- Cooley
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher — WINNER!
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Hunton Andrews Kurth
- Covington & Burling
Regional Litigation Finalists—Florida
- Hogan Lovells
- McDermott Will & Emery
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon — WINNER!
Regional Litigation Finalists—New Jersey
- Greenberg Traurig — WINNER!
- McCarter & English
Regional Litigation Finalists—Pennsylvania
- Cozen O’Connor
- Jones Day
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius — WINNER!
Regional Litigation Finalists—Texas
- Baker Botts
- Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
- Jones Day — WINNER!
- Sidley Austin
Regional Litigation Finalists—Georgia
- Greenberg Traurig
- King & Spalding — WINNER!
- Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough
Tony Mauro Award Winners
- George Freeman and Lee Levine of the Media Law Resource Center
- Ashley Messenger of NPR
Young Lawyer of the Year Finalists (Beyond Practice)
- Andrew Clark, Latham & Watkins
- Devon Galloway, Zuckerman Spaeder
- Lauren Champaign, Foley & Lardner
- Kimberlynn Davis, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
- John Gray, Perkins Coie
- Kyle Kimpler, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
- Shelisa Thomas, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom — WINNER!
- Mary Olson, Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Young Lawyer of the Year Finalists (Corporate)
- C.J. Fisher, Fox Rothschild
- Darwin Huang, Kasowitz Benson Torres
- Emily Johnson, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
- Dohyun Kim, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
- Daniel Lynch, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld
- John Pitts, Kirkland & Ellis — WINNER!
- Laura Turano, Paul Weiss
- Lawrence Lee, Baker McKenzie
- Oulu (Lulu) Wang, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Young Lawyer of the Year Finalists (Litigation)
- Eugene Novikov, Durie Tangri
- Gary S. Ward, Wiley Rein
- Jonathan Tam, Dechert
- Joseph Reiter, Hueston Hennigan
- Megan Gerking, Morrison & Foersterv
- Lee Popkin, Proskauer — WINNER!
- Matthew Zorn, Yetter Coleman
Law Firm Corporate Practices of the Year
Corporate Attorney of the Year Finalists
- Michael Aiello, Weil, Gothsal & Manges
- Atif Azher, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett — WINNER!
- Scott Barshay, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
- Cheryl Chan, Davis Polk & Wardwell
- Tad Freese, Latham & Watkins
- Ken Lefkowitz, Hughes Hubbard & Reed
- Rezwan Pavri, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Tessa Schwartz of Morrison & Foerster
General Category Finalists
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore
- Davis Polk & Wardwell
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Latham & Watkins — WINNER!
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Health Care/Pharmaceuticals Category Finalists
- Goodwin
- McDermott Will & Emery
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
- Ropes & Gray — WINNER!
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
Energy Category Finalists
- Bracewell
- Latham & Watkins
- Vinson & Elkins — WINNER!
Tech/Telecom Category Finalists
- Cooley — WINNER!
- Davis Polk & Wardwell
- Goodwin
- Latham & Watkins
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
- Sullivan & Cromwell
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Mid-/Small-Cap Category Finalists
- Akerman
- Cozen O’Connor
- King & Spalding
- McDermott Will & Emery — WINNER!
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
- Reed Smith
- Ropes & Gray
Corporate Counsel Best Legal Departments
Finalists for Legal Department of the Year
- KPMG
- McDonald's — WINNER!
- Moderna, Inc.
- UPMC
Finalists for GC of the Year
- Raj Aji, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, Bill — WINNER!
- Daniel M. Gallagher, Chief Legal Officer, Robinhood Markets, Inc.
- Nicole Linda Kelsey, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Amyris, Inc.
- Kelli Roach, General Counsel, Black Mountain Sand
Finalists for Best Deputy or Associate GC
- Stan Ball, Eaton Corporation
- Ryan Chen, Affirm, Inc. — WINNER!
- Rachel Mantz, TransUnion
- Josh Parecki, Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
Finalists for Best Legal Ops Team
- General Motors — WINNER!
- Marsh McLennan
- Salesforce, Inc
- Xcel Energy Inc.
Finalists for Best Use of Technology
- Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company
- Lumen Technologies, Inc. and Epiq
- Rubrik, Inc. — WINNER!
- Splunk Inc.
Finalists for Champion of Diversity Award
- Samrat (Sam) S. Khichi, EVP, Corporate Development, Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs and GC, Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD)
- Amy Tu, EVP, CLO & Secretary, Tyson Foods, Inc. — WINNER!
- Rishi Varma, SVP & GC, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
Finalists for Purpose and Wellbeing Award
- Shanti Ariker, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Zendesk
- Jacqueline Lee, VP & General Counsel at Flynn Restaurant Group
- Jeff True, General Counsel, Zoom Video Communications, Inc. — WINNER!
Finalists for Compliance Department of the Year
- Nouryon
- Tenneco Inc. — WINNER!
- Zebra Technologies Corp.
Finalists for Startup Solo GC of the Year
- Christi Cox, General Counsel, Epirus — WINNER!
- Kirupa Pushparaj, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Step Mobile Inc.