Attorney of the Year Finalists
Kathleen Hartnett, Cooley
Shawn Rabin, Susman Godfrey
Andrew Rossman, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Best Mentor Finalists
Jessie Beeber, Venable
Erika Collins, Faegre Drinker
Richard Kim, Greenberg Traurig
Isabelle Kirshner, Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder
Michael Kraut, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
Angela Liu, Dechert
Heather McDonald, BakerHostetler
Jenny Montana-O'Connor, NYC Law Department
Katie Sinderson, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann
Daniel Smyth, Sutton & Smyth
Carol Villegas, Labaton Keller Sucharow
Dealmakers of the Year Finalists
Michael J. Aiello, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Daniel Cerqueira, Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Ariel Deckelbaum and Suni Sreepada, Ropes & Gray
Vincent Indelicato, Proskauer
Vanessa Jackson, Davis Polk & Wardwell
David Lam, Jake Kling, and Steven Green, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Ian Nussbaum, Latham & Watkins
George Sampas, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Gabriel Silva, Sam Rudik, Whitney Salinas and Sam Saunders, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Brandon Van Dyke, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Distinguished Leaders Winners
Julie Bédard, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Jean Carsey, Offices of the New York State Inspector General
Mark Chorazak, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Nancy Chung, Sidley Austin
Kelley Cornish, Selendy Gay
William Devaney, Baker McKenzie
Wanda French-Brown, Fox Rothschild
Ken Frenchman, Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna
David Greenspan, Winston Taylor
Mandee Gruen, Goodwin
Elizabeth L. McGinley, Bracewell
Ray Schrock, Latham & Watkins
Lary Stromfeld, Cadwalader
In-House Impact Award Finalists
Ashley Miller, Capgemini America
Ajay Ayyappan, ExlService Holdings Inc.
Matt Kapitanyan, Authentic Brands Group
Matthew Matule, Ericsson
Hazel-Ann Mayers, Turnitin
Peloton Interactive Legal Department
Mark Sauchelli, U.S. Bank
Anand Shah, YAI
Innovation Awards: Firms Finalists
Akin
Cyber Law Firm
Debevoise & Plimpton
Labaton Keller Sucharow
Latham & Watkins
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Riemer Hess
Seyfarth Shaw
Innovation Awards: Individual Finalists
Scott Brandman, Baker McKenzie
Carrie Goldberg, C.A. Goldberg
Katherine Forrest, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Mara Cusker Gonzalez, Dechert
Robert Koonin, Polsinelli
Joel Kurtzberg, Cahill Gordon & Reindel
Janel Laughlin, Labaton Keller Sucharow
Raquel Liberman, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
Eric Rice, Latham & Watkins
Law Firm of the Year Finalists: Midsize Firms
Hughes Hubbard & Reed
Kreindler & Kreindler
Otterbourg
Law Firm of the Year Finalists: Large Firms
Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Haynes and Boone
King & Spalding
Latham & Watkins
Lifetime Achievement Winners
Melanie Cyganowski, Otterbourg
Michael Feldberg, Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg
Carol E. Heckman, Lippes Mathias
John McCarrick, Robinson+Cole
Lauren Resnick, BakerHostetler
David Santoro, NYC Law Department
Litigation Departments of the Year: Class Action Finalists
Labaton Keller Sucharow
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Pomerantz
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
WilmerHale
Litigation Departments of the Year: Finance Finalists
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Sullivan & Cromwell
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Litigation Departments of the Year: General Litigation Finalists
Boies Schiller Flexner
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Latham & Watkins
Orrick
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Selendy Gay
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Sullivan & Cromwell
Susman Godfrey
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Winston Taylor
Litigation Departments of the Year: Insurance Finalists
Anderson Kill
Barry McTiernan & Moore
Blank Rome
Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Litigation Departments of the Year: Intellectual Property Finalists
BraunHagey & Borden
Desmarais
DLA Piper
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Kirkland & Ellis
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Wiggin and Dana
WilmerHale
Litigation Departments of the Year: Labor and Employment Finalists
Akin
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
Phillips & Associates
Seyfarth Shaw
Litigation Departments of the Year: Products Liability/Mass Torts Finalists
Dechert
Kirkland & Ellis
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Litigation Departments of the Year: Professional Liability Winner
Latham & Watkins
Litigation Departments of the Year: Real Estate Finalists
Fried Frank
Pillsbury
Rosenberg & Estis
Most Promising Newcomer Finalists
Julia Ditkoff, Foley & Lardner
Dustin Fire, Susman Godfrey
Meica Green, Haynes and Boone
Grace Harmon, Labaton Keller Sucharow
Christina Herrera, Bressler, Amery & Ross
Miranda Litwak, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein
Neil McMillan, Blank Rome
Hailey Miller, Goddard Law
David Phillips, Winston Taylor
Daniel Rosenberg, King & Spalding
Amanda Rudolf, Greenberg Traurig
Office Managing Partner of the Year Finalists
Anthony Barkow, Jenner & Block
Rob Braverman, Braverman Greenspun
Mylan Denerstein and Andrew Fabens, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Marc Jaffe, Latham & Watkins
Anthony Kuhn, Tully Rinckey
Noah Kushlefsky, Kreindler & Kreindler
Amy Leder, Holland & Knight
Richard Marooney, King & Spalding
George Stamboulidis, BakerHostetler
Real Estate Transaction of the Year Finalists
Dechert
Fried Frank
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Latham & Watkins
McGuireWoods
Pryor Cashman
Rosenberg & Estis
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Rising Stars, Corporate Winners
M. Shams Billah, Barnes & Thornburg
Adam Cieply, White & Case
Dale Cohen, Akerman
Kelsey Nussenfeld, Cleary Gottlieb
Capri Reid, TIME
Anatoliy Rozental, Reed Smith
Tomas Rua, Covington & Burling
Rising Stars, General Litigation Winners
Mel DeCandia, Greenspoon Marder
Scott Eisman, Axinn
Mark Garibyan, Seward & Kissel
Nicholas Rendino, Kasowitz
Ari Ruben, Susman Godfrey
Rising Stars, Intellectual Property Winners
Sam Eichner, Norton Rose Fulbright
Kaitlin Farrell, Haug Partners
Justin Orr, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Rising Stars, Labor and Employment Winner
Meredith Firetog, Wigdor
Rising Stars, Privacy, Cyber and Data Strategy/Litigation Winners
Amanda Fiorilla, Lowey Dannenberg
Jonathan Newmark, Morrison Foerster
Lance Taubin, Alston & Bird
Rising Stars, Criminal Defense Winner
Teny Geragos, Agnifilo Intrater
Rising Stars, White-Collar Crime & Investigations Winner
Benjamin Zhu, Cohen & Gresser
Rising Stars, Securities & Shareholder Litigation Winner
Nicholas Caselli, Freshfields
Rising Stars, Fintech Winner
Alexander Kim, Katten
Rising Stars, Private Client Services Winner
Reshma Shah, Duane Morris
Rising Stars, Construction Litigation Winner
Rachel Soloman, Cozen O'Connor
Rising Stars, International Arbitration Winner
Sam Zimmerman, Hogan Lovells
Rising Stars, Products Liability/Mass Torts Winner
Jennifer Kwapisz, Arnold & Porter
Rising Stars, Restructuring/Bankruptcy Winners
Andrew Butler, Jones Day
Matthew Koch, Proskauer
Matthew Kremer, O’Melveny & Myers
Ilona Potiha Laor, A&O Shearman
Talent Management Initiative Winner
Diane McEnroe, Sidley Austin