Lori Cohen of Greenberg Traurig was named The American Lawyer's Attorney of the Year, and Paul Weiss its Law Firm of the Year, on Wednesday evening at the seventh annual American Lawyer Industry Awards.

The winners of the biennial Corporate Practices of the Year and many other awards also were announced at the event, held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York to honor law firms, and their leaders and lawyers, who have left their mark on the legal industry, the profession and society.

Attendees heard remarks from Lifetime Achievement honorees, among others.

Congratulations to the winners and finalists:
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Attorney of the Year

Winner: Lori Cohen, Greenberg Traurig
Finalists: Daniel Kramer and Karen Dunn of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Robert Kimmitt, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and Stephen Rademaker, Covington & Burling; Wesley Powell, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
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Lifetime Achievement Honorees

Ann Claire Williams, Jones Day; David Boies, Boies Schiller Flexner; Don Liu, Target; Eduardo Robreno, McCarter & English; Kenneth Feinberg, Feinberg Law Offices; Joseph Greenaway Jr., Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer
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Law Firm of the Year

Winner: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Finalists: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Cleary Gottlieb; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Latham & Watkins; McDermott Will & Emery; Morgan Lewis; Morrison & Foerster; Ropes & Gray
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Law Firm of the Year - Non U.S.

Winner: Freshfields
Finalists: Clifford Chance; Dentons; Kennedys; Linklaters
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Law Firm Distinguished Leader

Kim Koopersmith, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
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Managing Partner of the Year

Winner: Ira Coleman, McDermott Will & Emery
Finalists: Adam Hakki, A&O Shearman; Julie Jones, Ropes & Gray; Miguel Zaldivar, Hogan Lovells; Neil Barr, Davis Polk & Wardwell; Pat Whalen, Spencer Fane; Yvette Ostolaza, Sidley Austin
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Corporate Attorney of the Year

Private Equity and M&A:

Winner: Elizabeth Cooper, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Finalists: Catherine Dargan, Covington & Burling; Justin Hamill, Latham & Watkins; Joanne Katsantonis, McGuireWoods; Krishna Veeraraghavan, Paul Weiss; Melissa Sawyer, Sullivan & Cromwell; Sean Wheeler, Kirkland & Ellis; Sebastian Fain, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Capital and Solutions:

Winner: Daniel Lavon-Krein, Kirkland & Ellis
Finalists: John Meade, Davis Polk & Wardwell; Jonathan Karen, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Jon Avina, Cooley; Justin Salon, Morrison & Foerster; Kara Mungovan, Davis Polk; Kris Hansen, Paul Hastings; Ray Schrock of Weil, Gotshal & Manges
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Corporate Practices of the Year, General

Winner: Sullivan & Cromwell
Highly Commended: Davis Polk
Finalists: Kirkland & Ellis; Latham & Watkins; Paul Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Sidley Austin; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell; Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
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Corporate Practices, Specialty (Energy)

Winner: Vinson & Elkins
Finalists: Davis Polk; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Morgan Lewis & Bockius; Sheppard Mullin; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
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Corporate Practices, Specialty (Midmarket):

Winner: Haynes and Boone
Finalists: Cozen O'Connor; Holland & Knight; McDermott Will & Emery
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Corporate Practices, Specialty (Pharma and Health Care):

Winner: Ropes & Gray
Finalists: Cooley; Kirkland & Ellis; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
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Corporate Practice, Specialty (Technology and Telecom):

Winner: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Highly Commended: Cooley
Finalists: A&O Shearman; Morrison & Foerster; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe; Sullivan & Cromwell
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Litigator of the Year

Winner: Jason Sheasby and Lisa Glasser, Irell & Manella
Finalists: Beth Wilkinson, Wilkinson Stekloff; Gary Bornstein, Cravath; Jeroen van Kwawegen, Bernstein Litowitz; Justin Nelson, Susman Godfrey; Kannon Shanmugam, Paul Weiss; Tarek Ismail, Goldman Ismail
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National Boutique / Specialty Litigation Department of the Year

Winner: Wilkinson Stekloff
Finalists: Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann; Bird, Marella, Rhow, Lincenberg, Drooks, & Nessim; Hecker Fink; Hueston Hennigan; Labaton Keller Sucharow; MoloLamken; Reid Collins & Tsai; Susman Godfrey
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Young Lawyer of the Year - Beyond Practice

Winner: Marcus Childress, Jenner & Block
Finalists: Ann Motl, Bowman and Brooke; Elissa Baur, McGuireWoods; Hrishikesh Hari, Dechert; Michelle Diamond, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr; Sam Schoenburg, Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum; Sarah Cummings Stewart, Reed Smith; Xakema Henderson, Akerman
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Young Lawyer of the Year - Litigation

Winner: Morgan Ratner, Sullivan & Cromwell
Finalists: Andrew Tutt, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer; Brette Tannenbaum, Paul Weiss; Michael Raupp, Husch Blackwell; Sharonmoyee Goswami, Cravath Swaine & Moore; TaCara Harris, King & Spalding; Torrey Peterson, Shook, Hardy & Bacon; Walter Simons, Bracewell
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Young Lawyer of the Year - Corporate

Winner: Elena Coyle, Skadden
Finalists: Anna Martini G. Pereira, Willkie Farr & Gallagher; Brittany Sakowitz, Kirkland & Ellis; Jessica Wood, Sidley Austin; Milson Yu, Cooley; Remi Korenblit, Wilson Sonsini; Roshni Banker Cariello, Davis Polk; Russell Hedman, Hogan Lovells
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Best Business Team

Winner: Hogan Lovells
Finalists: Baker Donelson; Benesch; Holland & Knight; Kramer Levin; Latham & Watkins; Troutman Pepper
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Best Client-Law Firm Team

Winner: Microsoft and Davis Wright Tremaine
Finalists: Coinbase and Fenwick & West; Dominion and Troutman Pepper; Geisinger and McDermott Will & Emery; Vanderbilt University and Husch Blackwell; Viatris and Hogan Lovells
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Best Diversity Initiative

Winner: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Finalists: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney; Dechert; Hanson Bridgett; Latham & Watkins; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Susman Godfrey
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Best Mentor - Law Firm

Winner: Maurice Bellan, Baker McKenzie
Finalists: Jack White, McGuireWoods; Kahlil Yearwood, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher; Li Feng, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner; Maureen Rurka, Winston & Strawn; Melissa Schwartz, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Michael H. Ginsberg, Jones Day; Sandra Grannum, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath; Serena Agaba Rwejuna, White & Case
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Best Provider Collaboration

Winner: Cleary Gottlieb and Lighthouse
Finalists: DLA Piper; UCLA Voting Rights Project; Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; ACLU of New Mexico; and Navajo Nation Department of Justice; Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles; McGuireWoods; Kirkland & Ellis; Schonbrun Seplow; and the Human Rights Litigation Clinic at UCLA; Paul Hastings and Passthrough
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Best Professional Development Initiative

Winner: Troutman Pepper
Finalists: Ballard Spahr; Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner; Cahill Gordon & Reindel; DLA Piper; Morrison & Foerster; Reed Smith; Ropes & Gray
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Best Use of Technology

Winner: Dechert
Finalists: BakerHostetler; Kirkland & Ellis; Morgan Lewis & Bockius; Paul Weiss; Thompson Hine
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Corporate Culture & Wellbeing

Winner: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Finalists: Husch Blackwell; Latham & Watkins; McGuireWoods; Ogletree Deakins; Ropes & Gray; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
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Legal Services Innovation Award

Winner: Baker McKenzie
Finalists: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; A&O Shearman; Davis Wright Tremaine; Dechert; Hogan Lovells; Husch Blackwell; Troutman Pepper