Each year, one of our more challenging—and simultaneously, most rewarding—tasks is to take stock of the industry’s most impactful, innovative and otherwise excellent work for The American Lawyer’s Industry Awards. This year has been no different, as our editorial team spent weeks working through and discussing hundreds of compelling submissions and nominations.

As challenging as that process can be, we know full well the effort and time required from the legal community to sum up incredibly complex achievements and distill them down. For this, we thank you, and we don’t take for granted your dedication and engagement