Distinguished Leaders
William Bernstein, partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
Daniel Brown, partner, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
Lenora Easter, supervising attorney, The Bronx Defenders
Elizabeth Glazer, founder, Vital City
Joseph M. Hanna, partner, Goldberg Segalla
Richard Hans, partner, DLA Piper
Sean Hecker, partner, Kaplan Hecker & Fink
Karen R. King, partner, Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello
Anthony Kuhn, partner, Tully Rinckey
Carla M. Palumbo, president and CEO, Legal Aid Society of Rochester
Lisa Sotto, partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth
Rebecca Monck Ricigliano, partner, Crowell & Moring
Megan C. Ryan, general counsel/CLO, Nassau Health Care Corp.
Carol C. Villegas, partner, Labaton Sucharow
Brett S. Ward, partner, Blank Rome
Dealmakers
Nesa R. Amamoo and Audrey L. Sokoloff, partners, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Mitch Eitel, partner, Sullivan & Cromwell
Joseph M. Leccese, chairman emeritus, Proskauer Rose
Ken Lefkowitz, partner, Hughes Hubbard & Reed
George F. Schoen, partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Kyle Seifried, partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Rising Stars
Jacqueline Adorno, managing attorney, Mobilization for Justice
Nefertiti Alexander, partner, Kasowitz Benson Torres
Yen-Yi Anderson, partner, Anderson & Associates
Patricia Astorga, chief legal officer, Mintz Group
Noam Biale, counsel, Sher Tremonte
Lina Bensman, partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Kelly Cataldo, partner, Latham & Watkins
Andrew Elken, partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Brett Fleisher, partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Russell Franklin, partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
Amanda Genovese, partner, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders
David Gringer, partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
Michael Hill, special counsel, Covington & Burling
Cheryl James, vice president and associate general counsel, New York Life
Richard Kim, shareholder, Greenberg Traurig
Lena Konanova, partner, Selendy Gay Elsberg
Kelly Newsome, senior associate, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Will Page, staff attorney, The Legal Aid Society
Avni Patel, partner, Walden Macht & Haran
Edward Prokop, partner, Jenner & Block
Shaila Rahman Diwan, partner, King & Spalding
Annie Railton, partner, Goodwin Procter
Heather Ripley, partner, Alston & Bird
Danny Rubens, partner, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Danielle Toalton, partner, Davis Wright Tremaine
Alberta Yan, partner, Norton Rose Fulbright US
In-House Impact
Jennifer Reddin Cassar and Julianne Cohn, JCCA
Neena Reddy, General Counsel and Secretary, Blue Owl Capital
Diversity Initiative
Daniel Brass, partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell
Lisa E. Davis and Terri J. Seligman, partners, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
David Flugman, partner, Selendy Gay Elsberg
Christine Okike and Atif Khawaja, partners, Kirkland & Ellis
Cynthia Shoss, partner, Eversheds Sutherland
Aviva Will, co-chief operating officer, Burford Capital
Jennifer H. Wu, partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Attorney of the Year Finalists
Michael Carlinsky, co-managing partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Caroline Heller, shareholder, Greenberg Traurig
Susan Kohlmann, partner, Jenner & Block
Lifetime Achievement
Max W. Berger, partner, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann
Michael Gerrard, senior counsel, Arnold & Porter
Bennett L. Gershman, distinguished professor of law, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
Robert L. Haig, partner, Kelley Drye & Warren
Cathy Kaplan, retired former partner, Sidley Austin
Scott E. Mollen, partner, Herrick, Feinstein
Rosalyn Richter, senior counsel, Arnold & Porter
Anthony A. Scarpino Jr., partner, Dorf & Nelson
Thomas F. Segalla, founding partner, Goldberg Segalla
Michelle Weston, Associate Justice of the Appellate Term, Second Department, Supreme Court of the State of New York
Innovation (Firms)
Culhane Meadows
Robins Kaplan
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan
Innovation (Individual)
Jacqueline Haberfeld, pro bono counsel, Kirkland & Ellis
Jenny Nieves, partner, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
Lori Pines, partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Michael Schmidt, partner, Cozen O’Connor
Litigation Departments of the Year
General Litigation Winner: Cravath, Swaine & Moore
General Litigation Finalist: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
General Litigation Finalist: Winston & Strawn
Class Action: Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein
Finance: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Insurance: Zuckerman Spaeder
Intellectual Property: Latham & Watkins
Labor and Employment: Jones Day
Products Liability/Mass Torts: Dechert
Professional Liability: Shaub Ahmuty Citrin & Spratt