Download the 2024 New York Legal Awards Program

In-House Impact Award Finalists

• Delisha Grant, Addepar    
• Winnie Ling, Blend    
• Exl Service    
• Grayscale Investments    
• Alesya Nasimova, Brex
• David P. Miranda, New York State Bar Association    
• Pepsi Beverages North America Legal Department, PepsiCo Inc — WINNER 
• Regeneron
• Stevi Siber-Sanderowitz, SterlingRisk

Innovation Awards: Firm Finalists

• Baker McKenzie
• Cahill Gordon    
• Dechert  — WINNER
• Hecker Fink 
• Kirkland & Ellis
• Milbank  — WINNER
• Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison 

Innovation Awards: Individuals Finalists

• Eric Gang, Gang & Associates    
• Neil Getnick, Getnick Law    
• Erin Hanson, White & Case  — WINNER
• Ryan Hayward, New York State Offices of the Inspector General    
• Charlie Hernandez, My Pocket Lawyer    
• Farrah Pepper, Marsh McLennan  

Diversity Initiative Finalists

• Denise Plunkett, Axinn
• Sharon Brown, Barclay Damon
• Dr. Kabir Duggal, Columbia Law School and Arnold and Porter    
• Satra Sampson-Arokium, Dechert    
• Saee Muzumdar, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher    
• Kelly M. Purcaro, Greenspoon Marder    
• Hecker Fink 
• NYSBA Task Force on Advancing Diversity, Launch of DEI Strategic Advisory Group 
  Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison  — WINNER
• Adam Banks, Weil, Gotshal & Manges 
• Kim A. Walker, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
     

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Distinguished Leaders Winners

• Barbara Becker, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher    
• Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanly Conroy    
• Ilene S. Farkas, Pryor Cashman    
• Dianna El Hioum, Fox Rothschild    
• Jeffrey Hagen, Offices of the New York State Inspector General
• Michael Macomber, Tully Rinckey    
• E. Danya Perry, Perry Law
• Scott Musoff, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
• Jennifer Wu, Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone

Dealmakers of the Year Finalists

• Jayme Goldstein, Paul Hastings
• Michael Kaplan, Davis Polk    
• Iliana Ongun, Milbank    
• Zach Podolsky, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen, & Katz  — WINNER   
• Christy Rivera, Norton Rose Fulbright    
• Christopher Robinson, Proskauer        
• Jennifer St. John Yount, Paul Hastings  — WINNER

Litigation Departments of the Year, General Litigation Finalists

• Boies Schiller Flexner        
• Cravath, Swaine & Moore  — WINNER    
• Hecker Fink    
• Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison    
• Selendy Gay
• Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom    
• Sullivan & Cromwell
   

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Litigation Departments of the Year, Specialty: Class Action Finalists

• Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann
• Labaton Keller Sucharow    
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein — WINNER
• Pomerantz
• Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Litigation Departments of the Year, Specialty: Finance Finalists

• Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison  — WINNER
• Simpson Thacher & Bartlett    
• Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom    
• Willkie Farr & Gallagher
   

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Litigation Departments of the Year, Specialty: Insurance Finalists

• Blank Rome    
• Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna        
• Simpson Thacher & Bartlett  — WINNER

Litigation Departments of the Year, Specialty: Intellectual Property Finalists

• Baker Botts    
• Desmarais    
• Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone    
• Kirkland & Ellis  — WINNER

Litigation Departments of the Year, Specialty: Labor & Employment Winner

• Jones Day  — WINNER

Litigation Departments of the Year, Specialty: Products Liability/Mass Torts Finalists

• Dechert    
• King & Spalding    
• Sidley Austin  — WINNER

Litigation Departments of the Year, Specialty: Professional Liability Winner

• Latham & Watkins   — WINNER

Litigation Departments of the Year, Specialty: Real Estate Finalists

• Fried Frank   — WINNER
• Rosenberg & Estis

Office Managing Partner of the Year Finalists

• Nancy Chung, Sidley Austin   — WINNER
• Jeanette Dixon, Manning Kass
• Kristin Going and Frank Steinherr, McDermott Will & Emery
• Matthew Ingber, Mayer Brown
• Barbaros M. Karaahmet, Herrick, Feinstein
• Anthony Kuhn, Tully Rinckey
• Amy Leder, Holland & Knight
• Abid Qureshi, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
• Megan Rha and Dujeong “Jenny” Kim, Rha Kim Grossman & McIlwain
• Alan M. Tarter, Tarter Krinsky & Drogin

Rising Stars Winners

• Benjamin S. Arfa, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz    
• Candace Arthur, Weil, Gotshal & Manges 
• Chirag Dedania, Latham & Watkins    
• Nathan Denning, Wiggin & Dana    
• Maggie D. Flores, Kirkland & Ellis    
• Beatrice Franklin, Susman Godfrey    
• Helam Gebremariam, Cravath, Swaine & Moore 
• Devon Goodrich, NYC Law Department    
• Ariel Gursky, Morgan Lewis    
• Dustin Guzior, Sullivan & Cromwell    
• Kyle Harris, Cleary Gottlieb
• Adam Hunt, Morrison & Foerster    
• Mark Jansen, Fenwick
• Amanda Levine, Davis Wright Tremaine    
• Kerri-Ann Limbeek, Desmarais
• Christina C. Ma, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz    
• Silpa Maruri, Elsberg Baker & Maruri    
• Evan Minsberg, Morrison & Foerster
• Erin Morgan, Paul Weiss    
• Charlotte Newell, Sidley Austin 
• Robert Niles-Weed, Weil, Gotshal & Manges 
• Malissa Osei, Krauss Shaknes Tallentire & Messeri
• Sara N. Raisner, A&O Shearman
• Kristen Rohr, White & Case    
• Lauren Schorr Potter, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler    
• David Tracey, Sanford Heisler Sharp    
• Marissa Washington, NYS Unified Court System    
• Benjamin H. Weissman, Foley Hoag    
• Benjamin D. White, Bloch & White        
• Dr. Diora Ziyaeva, Dentons