Download the 2024 California Legal Awards Program

Attorney of the Year Award Finalists

  • Paul Loh, Willenken
  • Michael Rubin, Latham & Watkins 
  • Kalpana Srinivasan, Susman Godfrey — WINNER

Law Firm of the Year Finalists

  • Covington & Burling 
  • Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher 
  • Latham & Watkins  — WINNER

Women Leaders in Tech Law Winners

(Corporate/Transactions)

  • Natasha Allen, Foley & Lardner 
  • Barbara A. Jones, Greenberg Traurig
  • Emily Karlberg, Ropes & Gray

Women Leaders in Tech Law Winners

(Intellectual Property)

  • Michelle Armond, Armond Wilson 
  • Karen Ballack, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
  • Arpita Bhattacharyya, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
  • Karen Boyd, Turner Boyd Seraphine 
  • Rebecca Carson, Irell & Manella 
  • Angela Dunning, Cleary Gottlieb
  • Jennifer Estremera, Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg
  • Jennifer Fisher Golden, The Boeing Company
  • Rachael Lamkin, Baker Botts
  • Bita Rahebi, Morrison Foerster
  • Manita Rawat, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
  • Jennifer Stanley, Fenwick 

Women Leaders in Tech Law Winners

(Litigation)

  • Melanie Blunschi, Latham & Watkins 
  • Miriam Kim, Munger, Tolles & Olson
  • Lindsay Llewellyn, Lyft 
  • Rachael Meny, Keker, Van Nest & Peters 
  • Ann Marie Mortimer, Hunton Andrews Kurth
  • Rose Ring, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
  • Quyen Ta, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
  • Viola Trebicka, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
  • Michelle Ybarra, Keker, Van Nest & Peters

Women Leaders in Tech Law Winners

(Other Practice Areas)

  • Jennifer Broxmeyer, Meta Platforms 
  • Cindy Jen, Fragomen
  • Tia Sherringham, DoorDash, Inc.
  • Karen Ubell, Goodwin Procter 

Women Leaders in Tech Law Winners

(Regulatory)

  • Jane Lee, Uber Technologies, Inc.
  • Lindsey Tonsager, Covington & Burling 
  • Shannon Yavorsky, Orrick 

Tech Industry Advisory Team of the Year Finalists

  • Covington & Burling
  • Fenwick 
  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 
  • Latham & Watkins 
  • Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 
  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom — WINNER
  • Willkie Farr & Gallagher 

Tech Industry Litigation Department of the Year Finalists

  • Covington & Burling
  • Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
  • Latham & Watkins 
  • King & Spalding — WINNER
  • Munger, Tolles & Olson

Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion Finalists

  • Atheria Law
  • BakerHostetler
  • Dechert  — WINNER
  • Duane Morris 
  • Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher 
  • Hopkins & Carley
  • Turner Boyd Seraphine

Mentorship Award Finalists

  • Aaron J. Capron, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner 
  • Annick M. Persinger, Tycko & Zavareei 
  • Ronald I. Raether, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders  — WINNER 
  • Chahira Solh, Crowell & Moring 
  • Abe Tabaie, Debevoise & Plimpton 
  • Kahlil Yearwood, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher 

Environmental, Social, and Governance Initiative Finalists

  • Covington & Burling  — WINNER
  • Dechert 
  • Singleton Schreiber

Vanguard Award Finalists

  • Danielle Benecke, Baker McKenzie — WINNER
  • Michael Rubin, Latham & Watkins 
  • Van Dermyden Makus Law Corporation

Distinguished Leader Award Winners

  • Jeffrey Atkin, Foley & Lardner 
  • Ed Dudensing, Dudensing Law
  • Terrance J. Evans, Duane Morris 
  • Steve Franco, Franco Muñoz Law Firm
  • Emily Henn, Covington & Burling 
  • Michele Johnson, Latham & Watkins 
  • Hamid Kohan, Legal Soft
  • Josh Maxwell, Hone Maxwell 
  • Rich Reinis, Thompson Coburn 
  • Chahira Solh, Crowell & Moring 
  • Sabita J. Soneji, Tycko & Zavareei 
  • Tony Huy Vu, First Consulting Group
  • Jeremiah Welch, Saxe Doernberger & Vita

Entertainment Lawyer of the Year Finalists

  • Victor Jih, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
  • Daniel Petrocelli, O’Melveny & Myers 
  • Marvin Putnam, Latham & Watkins  — WINNER
  • Neema Sahni, Covington & Burling 
  • Sophia Yen, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

Real Estate Lawyer of the Year Finalists

  • Susan Booth, Holland & Knight
  • Karen McCay, Spencer Fane 
  • Farshad Morè, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher  — WINNER
  • Mal Serure, McDermott Will & Emery
  • Al Stemp, Kirkland & Ellis
  • Hilary Strong, Latham & Watkins 

Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year Finalists

  • Adam Alper and Michael De Vries,Kirkland & Ellis
  • Mike Hendershot, Jones Day  — WINNER
  • Courtland Reichman, Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg 
  • Clem Roberts, Orrick
  • Jason Sheasby, Irell & Manella 
  • Bob Van Nest, Keker, Van Nest & Peters

Office Managing Partner of the Year Finalists

  • Tad Freese, Latham & Watkins 
  • Bryan Hawkins, Stoel Rives  — WINNER
  • Victoria Maroulis, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
  • Rollin A. Ransom, Sidley Austin 
  • Dan Shallman, Covington & Burling 
  • Gerald ”Jerry” Singleton, Singleton Schreiber

Lawyers on the Fast Track Winners

  • Charlene Azema, Knobbe Martens
  • Rose Leda Ehler, Munger, Tolles & Olson 
  • Kristian Herrmann, Proskauer Rose 
  • Benjamin Kassis, Eisner
  • Sarah Kelly-Kilgore, Holland & Knight
  • Patrick Klingborg, Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith
  • Arsen Kourinian, Mayer Brown
  • Brent Lehman, Munck Wilson Mandala
  • Bradley Libuit, Instacart
  • Kelly M. Matayoshi, Farella Braun + Martel
  • Sadia Mirza, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders 
  • Esteban Morales, Mintz
  • David Niemeyer, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 
  • Thuy T. Nguyen, Reed Smith 
  • Ryne Posey, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 
  • Brandon Reilly , Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
  • Benjamin Rogers, Ropes & Gray 
  • Nick Spear, Susman Godfrey
  • Nana Wilberforce, WilmerHale
  • Brandon D. Young, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips