The New York Law Journal takes a comprehensive approach to judging, and we consider various factors when making decisions, including the amount or significance of the issue at stake in the work described; the impact or innovative nature of the work; diversity; practice area; and pro bono work.

Attorney of the Year Judging Panel

Hank Greenberg
Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig

Benjamin D. White
Founding Partner
Bloch & White

Mark Zauderer
Partner and Co-Chair of Litigation Department  
Dorf Nelson & Zauderer

Rising Stars Judging Panel

Sam Clearwater
SVP & Counsel - AI
The D. E. Shaw Group

Ethan R. Cohen
Member
Rosenberg & Estis

Rachel Fischer
Senior Counsel 
Proskauer Rose

Peter Fountain
Partner
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan


Mark Goldstein
Partner
Reed Smith

Anthony Lauriello
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright

Sylvia Simson
Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig

Anand Sithian
Partner
Crowell & Moring

Brandon Trice
Partner
Kaplan Martin