Attorney of the Year Finalists

Zina Bash, Keller Postman
Trey Cox, Gibson Dunn
Ryan Maierson, Latham & Watkins


Law Firm of the Year Finalists

Baker Botts
Kirkland & Ellis
Latham & Watkins
Reed Smith
Sidley Austin


Lifetime Achievement Winners

David J. Beck, Beck Redden
Randy Johnston, Johnston Tobey Baruch
David Keltner, Kelly Hart & Hallman
Mary-Olga "Mo" Lovett, Mo Lovett Law


Litigation Department of the Year Finalists

Baker Botts
Gibson Dunn
Kirkland & Ellis
Reid Collins & Tsai
Sidley Austin
Susman Godfrey 


Managing Partner of the Year Finalists

Jeff Cody, Norton Rose Fulbright
Ed Cavazos, Pillsbury
Danny Daniel, Daniel Stark Injury Lawyers
Paul Genender, Paul Hastings
Amanda Halter, Pillsbury
Kevin Henderson, SMB Law Group
Grant Schmidt, Hilgers Graben


Litigation Department of the Year, Intellectual Property Finalists

Baker Botts 
McKool Smith
Sheppard Mullin
Winston & Strawn


Litigation Department of the Year, Class Actions Winner

Sidley Austin


Litigation Department of the Year, Finance Winner

Sidley Austin


Best Mentors Finalists

Natasha Taylor, Wright Close & Barger
Cynthia Schmidt, Hilgers Graben
Eric Pinker, Lynn Pinker Hurst Schwegmann
Brett Berly, Chamberlain Hrdlicka
Brennan Meier, Akin
Juanita DeLoach, Barnes & Thornburg
Omar Alaniz, Reed Smith
Lauren Smyth, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings


Dealmakers of the Year Finalists

Robert Little, Gibson Dunn
Melissa Kalka, Kirkland & Ellis
Ryan Maierson, Latham & Watkins
Charles Persons, Paul Hastings
Kevin Richardson, Latham & Watkins
Lande Spottswood, Vinson & Elkins
Sean Wheeler and Debbie Yee, Kirkland & Ellis


Energy Attorney of the Year Finalists

David Castro, Kirkland & Ellis
Bryan Loocke, Vinson & Elkins 
Kim Mai, Haynes Boone
Jeff Schlegel, Jones Day
Justin Stolte, Latham & Watkins
Wesley Williams, Akin


Influential Woman of the Year Finalists

Lauren Anderson, Latham & Watkins
Emily Westridge Black, A&O Shearman
Jessica Dean, Dean Omar Branham Shirley
Mollie Duckworth, Latham & Watkins
Julie Hardin, Reed Smith
Allyson Ho, Gibson Dunn
Letitia Quinones-Hollins, Quinones & Associates
Hon. Linda B. Thomas, JAMS
Lisa S. Tsai, Reid Collins & Tsai
DeAndrea Washington, Spencer Fane


Most Promising Newcomer Finalists

Sergio Cavazos, Greenberg Traurig
Natalie Daniel, Modern Family Law
Landon Francois, Wright Close & Barger 
Curtis Fuller, Romano Law
Olivia Lee, Disability Rights Texas
Bryce Pilawski, Akerman
Bradley Potts, Haynes Boone


Intellectual Property Attorney of the Year Finalists

Jeannie Heffernan, Kirkland & Ellis
John Keville, Sheppard Mullin
Domingo LLagostera, Blank Rome
Paul Morico, Baker Botts
Brian C. Nash, Morrison Foerster
Trey Peacock, Susman Godfrey
Douglas Wilson, Armond Wilson


Maritime Attorney of the Year Finalists

Keith Letourneau, Blank Rome 
Cindy Muller, Jones Walker


Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Finalists

Lauren Brogdon, Haynes Boone
Caitlin Halpern, Gibbs & Bruns 
Stan Perry, Reed Smith
Eric Muñoz, Akin


Real Estate Attorney of the Year Finalists

Rocío Cristina Garcia Espinoza, Rosewood Property Company
Charles McFarland, McFarland 
Brad E. Porter, Porter Law Firm
Andrew Van Noord, Kirkland & Ellis
Adam Weaver, Pillsbury


Talent Management Initiative Finalists

Louis Ryan Garcia, Garcia Firm 
Sushant Mohan, BakerHostetler

Legal Innovators Finalists

Todd Basile, Greenberg Traurig
David Cunningham, Reed Smith 
Samantha Granberry, Enbridge
Jonathan Henderson, Polsinelli
Brent Walker, Brent Walker Law
Benchly


In-House Impact Award Finalists

Texas Workforce Commission Office of General Counsel 
Anna Alvarado, Texas Capital Bank
Brady Long, Transocean 


On the Rise Winners

Amber Carson, Gray Reed
Sara Clark, Quinn Emanuel
Chris Cottrell, Seyfarth Shaw
Katherine Drews, Susman Godfrey
Joseph Fore, DLA Piper
Shahmeer Halepota, Ahmad Zavitsanos
John Kappel, Fox Rothschild
Nishi Kothari, Brasher Law Firm
Claudia Lai, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Olivia Lee, Disability Rights Texas
Ryan Lynch, Latham & Watkins
Billy Marsh, A&O Shearman
Andrew Monk, Bracewell
Anne Peetz, Reed Smith
Nandini Sane, Cozen O'Connor
Kartik Singapura, Bell Nunnally
Amanda Stephens, Orrick
Brent Stewart, Baker McKenzie
Casey Weaver    , Morgan Lewis
Natali Wyson, Sidley Austin 
Baile Xie, Fish & Richardson