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Attorney of the Year Finalists

  • Felicia Ellsworth, WilmerHale
  • Jonathan Freiman, Wiggin and Dana  — WINNER
  • William Trach, Latham & Watkins

Law Firm of the Year Finalists

  • Day Pitney
  • Latham & Watkins
  • Wiggin and Dana  — WINNER
  • WilmerHale

Lifetime Achievement Award Winners

  • Timothy Conlon, DarrowEverett
  • Nicholas DiGiovanni, Morgan, Brown & Joy
  • James Glasser, Wiggin and Dana
  • Gary Matsko, Davis Malm
  • Robert Morris, Pullman & Comley

Distinguished Leaders Winners

  • Matthew Becker, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider
  • Dillon Brozyna, Morgan & Morgan
  • David Gacioch, McDermott Will & Schulte
  • Samia Kirmani, Jackson Lewis
  • Scott Moskol, Blank Rome
  • Gerald Petros, Hinckley Allen
  • Jack Pirozzolo, Sidley Austin
  • Christopher Sica, Rome Clifford Katz & Koerner
  • Moshe Spinowitz, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
  • David Tolley, Latham & Watkins
  • Richard Vitarelli, Jackson Lewis

Banking and Finance Attorney of the Year Finalists

  • Devon Kinnard, Sassoon Cymrot
  • Ben McGuire, Greenberg Traurig  — WINNER
  • Susan Parker, Latham & Watkins

Best Mentors Finalists

  • Megan Carannante, Pullman & Comley  — WINNER
  • Liane Keister, Berluti McLaughlin & Kutchin
  • Ted Mathias, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider
  • Michael Rose, Rose Kallor

In-House Impact: Individual Finalists

  • Justin Bibee, Refugee Dream Center
  • Ashley Rozes, One Diversified  — WINNER
  • Ronald Sia, SimpliSafe

In-House Impact: In-House Departments of the Year Finalists

  • Dassault Systemes Americas Corp.
  • IDC
  • Nexamp  — WINNER
  • Scholar Rock

Intellectual Property Attorney of the Year Finalists

  • Kevin Prussia, WilmerHale
  • Jane Remillard, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
  • Anthony Sabatelli, Wiggin and Dana  — WINNER
  • Adam Schoen, Brown Rudnick

Legal Innovators & Disrupters Finalists

  • Jeremy Cohen , Boston Dog Lawyers
  • Ashley Picker Dubin, Day Pitney  — WINNER
  • Jack Sousa, wiggin(x) by Wiggin and Dana
  • WilmerHale’s Intellectual Property Litigation group

Litigation Departments of the Year: Appellate Finalists

  • Wiggin and Dana  — WINNER
  • WilmerHale

Litigation Departments of the Year: Arbitration/Mediation Services Winner

  • Pullman & Comley

Litigation Departments of the Year: Business Litigation Finalists

  • Latham & Watkins
  • WilmerHale  — WINNER

Litigation Departments of the Year: Commercial Litigation Winner

  • WilmerHale

Litigation Departments of the Year: Environmental Winner

  • Robinson+Cole

Litigation Departments of the Year: General Litigation Finalists

  • Hurwitz Sagarin Slossberg & Knuff
  • Latham & Watkins
  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
  • Wiggin and Dana  — WINNER
  • WilmerHale

Litigation Departments of the Year: Insurance Winner

  • Wiggin and Dana

Litigation Departments of the Year: Intellectual Property Winner

  • WilmerHale

Litigation Departments of the Year: Labor and Employment Finalists

  • Jackson Lewis
  • Wiggin and Dana
  • WilmerHale  — WINNER

Litigation Departments of the Year: Probate Winner

  • Day Pitney

Litigation Departments of the Year: White Collar/Corporate Compliance Winner

  • Wiggin and Dana

Merger and Acquisition Attorney of the Year Finalists

  • Laurie Cerveny, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
  • Armand Della Monica, Kirkland & Ellis  — WINNER
  • Kristen Grannis, Latham & Watkins
  • Mark Kaduboski, Wiggin and Dana
  • Josef Volman, Blank Rome

Most Promising Newcomer Finalists

  • Mikaela Barbour, MG+M The Law Firm
  • Meagan Cauda, Pullman & Comley
  • Alyssa Coen, Berluti McLaughlin & Kutchin
  • Vanessa DiDomenico, Blank Rome
  • Danielle Erickson, Pullman & Comley  — WINNER
  • Rachel Ferreira Barone, The Flood Law Firm
  • Pamela Fourtounis, Davis Malm
  • Ian Leon, Shipman & Goodwin
  • Lily Malloy, MG+M The Law Firm
  • Genesis Sanchez Tavarez, Proskauer Rose
  • Ellen Stephano, WilmerHale

Outstanding Officiators Finalists

  • Judge Robert Holzberg, Pullman & Comley  — WINNER
  • Judge Randy Kaplan, Ligris + Associates

Partner of the Year Finalists

  • Molly Carey, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
  • Erin Green Comite, Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law  — WINNER
  • Wayne Dennison, Brown Rudnick
  • Amanda Lawrence, Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law
  • John Miller, Latham & Watkins
  • Luke Reid, Blank Rome

Real Estate Attorney of the Year Finalists

  • Ashley Brooks, Sullivan & Worcester
  • Neil Cohen, Barsh and Cohen
  • Christopher Davidson, Berluti McLaughlin & Kutchin
  • Diane McDermott, Holland & Knight  — WINNER
  • Carla Moynihan, Sherin and Lodgen
  • Andrew Sutton, McLane Middleton
  • Christopher Worthy, Berluti McLaughlin & Kutchin

Regional Managing Partner of the Year Finalists

  • Rachelle Dubow, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
  • Elizabeth Fries, Sidley Austin
  • Eric Gold, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
  • Wes Holmes, Latham & Watkins
  • Jaclyn Kugell, Morgan, Brown & Joy
  • Catherine Macris, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
  • Rhonda Tobin, Robinson+Cole  — WINNER

Rising Stars Winners

  • Jonathan Bak, The Flood Law Firm
  • Rachel Canna, Wiggin and Dana
  • Joyce Dos Santos, Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete
  • Jessica Draper, Jackson Lewis
  • Scott Garosshen, Robinson+Cole
  • Marissa Henry, Sidley Austin
  • Daniel Hoffman, Latham & Watkins
  • Emily Jennings, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
  • Alex Loomis, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
  • Michael Polovich, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
  • Brian Reilly, Partridge Snow & Hahn
  • Ryan Rosenblatt, Sullivan & Worcester
  • Erika Schutzman, WilmerHale
  • Jessica Signor , Shipman & Goodwin
  • Tara Singh, Hinckley Allen
  • Daniel Stefany, Hunton Andrews Kurth
  • Benjamin Stein, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
  • Ryan Sullivan, RisCassi & Davis
  • Kelsey Tavares, DLA Piper
  • Zeynep E. Vallance, Wiggin and Dana
  • Emily Willey, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
  • Peter Zarella, McCarter & English

Social Impact Finalists

  • Asseret Frausto, McDermott Will & Schulte
  • Scott O'Connell, Holland & Knight
  • Seth Orkand, Robinson+Cole  — WINNER
  • Kevin Prussia, WilmerHale

Unsung Hero Winners

  • Mark Bellomy, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
  • Matthew Gens, Berluti McLaughlin & Kutchin
  • Kristi Kelly, Suisman Shapiro Attorneys-at-Law