The American Lawyer Industry Awards, held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York on Dec. 9, 2021. Photo: Rick Kopstein The American Lawyer's Lifetime Achievement Honorees and Attorney of the Year Finalists
The honorees and finalists have made impacts on the profession and their communities that go well beyond their day-to-day practice.
August 03, 2023 at 04:00 PM
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The American Lawyer is pleased to announce its Lifetime Achievement honorees and finalists for the Attorney of the Year. These individuals are set to be honored at The American Lawyer Industry Awards in New York on Nov. 15, when the winner of the Attorney of the Year and several other industry awards will also be announced. A list of the finalists in other awards categories can be found here.
Lifetime Achievement Honorees
- Rosemary Alito, practice group leader for labor, employment and workplace safety at K&L Gates.
- W. Neil Eggleston, partner, Kirkland & Ellis.
- Kenneth Frazier, former chairman and CEO, Merck.
- John Gleeson, partner, Debevoise & Plimpton.
- Roberta Liebenberg, member, Fine, Kaplan and Black.
- Gary Naftalis, co-chairman, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel (Law Firm Distinguished Leader honoree).
Attorney of the Year Finalists
- David Cross of Morrison & Foerster: for his work on the rule of law and his efforts to increase conversations about disabilities as part of the larger work to improve diversity in the profession.
- Michael Gottlieb of Willkie Farr & Gallagher: for his work across the country on litigation and representation related to the rule of law.
- Brian Wallach of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom: for his advocacy, public interest and pro bono work to find treatment options for and improve the lives of those living with ALS.
- Sally Yates of King & Spalding: for her work leading the all-women investigative team digging into systemic abuse of players within the National Women's Soccer League.
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Who Got The Work
J. Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products, was filed Dec. 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, is 3:24-cv-11294, Graco Inc. et al v. Devco Corporation.
Who Got The Work
Rebecca Maller-Stein and Kent A. Yalowitz of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer have entered their appearances for Hanaco Venture Capital and its executives, Lior Prosor and David Frankel, in a pending securities lawsuit. The action, filed on Dec. 24 in New York Southern District Court by Zell, Aron & Co. on behalf of Goldeneye Advisors, accuses the defendants of negligently and fraudulently managing the plaintiff's $1 million investment. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Vernon S. Broderick, is 1:24-cv-09918, Goldeneye Advisors, LLC v. Hanaco Venture Capital, Ltd. et al.
Who Got The Work
Attorneys from A&O Shearman has stepped in as defense counsel for Toronto-Dominion Bank and other defendants in a pending securities class action. The suit, filed Dec. 11 in New York Southern District Court by Bleichmar Fonti & Auld, accuses the defendants of concealing the bank's 'pervasive' deficiencies in regards to its compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and the quality of its anti-money laundering controls. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian, is 1:24-cv-09445, Gonzalez v. The Toronto-Dominion Bank et al.
Who Got The Work
Crown Castle International, a Pennsylvania company providing shared communications infrastructure, has turned to Luke D. Wolf of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani to fend off a pending breach-of-contract lawsuit. The court action, filed Nov. 25 in Michigan Eastern District Court by Hooper Hathaway PC on behalf of The Town Residences LLC, accuses Crown Castle of failing to transfer approximately $30,000 in utility payments from T-Mobile in breach of a roof-top lease and assignment agreement. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Susan K. Declercq, is 2:24-cv-13131, The Town Residences LLC v. T-Mobile US, Inc. et al.
Who Got The Work
Wilfred P. Coronato and Daniel M. Schwartz of McCarter & English have stepped in as defense counsel to Electrolux Home Products Inc. in a pending product liability lawsuit. The court action, filed Nov. 26 in New York Eastern District Court by Poulos Lopiccolo PC and Nagel Rice LLP on behalf of David Stern, alleges that the defendant's refrigerators’ drawers and shelving repeatedly break and fall apart within months after purchase. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Joan M. Azrack, is 2:24-cv-08204, Stern v. Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
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