The American Lawyer Announces Litigation Department of the Year Finalists
In addition to Litigation Department of the Year, the list includes top litigator, regional and boutique/specialty awards.
October 01, 2019 at 09:51 AM
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The nominations were plentiful and the competition fierce. After weeks of judging and debate, The American Lawyer is pleased to announce our editors' picks for finalists in our Litigation Department of the Year Awards.
Over the past several weeks, editors from around the country have read through details on hundreds of cases, learned about the philosophy of firms' litigation departments and strategy, and generally amassed a deeper sense of the tremendous work being done on behalf of clients around the globe. Our finalists below represent firms we feel are at the core of industry-changing matters, leading the charge on their clients' most important cases and operating at a level that sets them apart from their peers. They show prowess now and demonstrate a staying power that will keep clients coming back.
Below, we announce the finalists for our general Litigation Department of the Year category, as well as our specialty categories, our best national specialty/boutique firms, and our regional Litigation Departments of the Year. The finalist are presented in alphabetical order. The winner in each category will be announced at our annual gala, The American Lawyer Industry Awards in New York on Dec. 4. Congratulations to our finalists!
Finalists for Litigation Department of the Year — General
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
- Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan
- Sidley Austin
Litigators of the Year (Grand Prize Winner announced Dec. 4)
- Ted Boutrous of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
- Evan Chesler of Cravath, Swaine & Moore
- Shay Dvoretzky of Jones Day
- Roberta Kaplan of Kaplan Hecker & Fink
- David Lender of Weil, Gotshal & Manges
- Sigrid McCawley of Boies Schiller Flexner
- Sharon Nelles of Sullivan & Cromwell
- Rob Saunders of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Finalists for Products Liability Department of the Year
- Arnold & Porter
- Covington & Burling
- Dechert
- O'Melveny & Myers
Finalists for Intellectual Property Department of the Year
- Fish & Richardson
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
- Perkins Coie
- Williams & Connolly
Finalists for Regulatory/White-Collar Department of the Year
- Covington & Burling
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
- Sullivan & Cromwell
Finalists for the National Specialty/Boutique Litigation Firm of the Year
- Bartlit Beck
- Fish & Richardson
- Keker Van Nest & Peters
- Stris Maher
- Susman Godfrey
- Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell
- Yetter Coleman
Regional Litigation Departments of the Year Finalists
California
- Fish & Richardson
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
- Latham & Watkins
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Florida
- Greenberg Traurig
- Holland & Knight
Georgia
- Greenberg Traurig
- Jones Day
- King & Spalding
New Jersey
- Greenberg Traurig
- McCarter & English
Pennsylvania
- Cozen O'Connor
- Dechert
- Hogan Lovells
Texas
- Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld
- Baker Botts
- Susman Godfrey
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