Sarah Borders, a partner with King & Spalding in Atlanta, was honored for a career that started with a Fifth Circuit clerkship, continued when she was hired at the firm in 1989 and ended when she retired in December.

"During her storied legal career, Sarah Borders developed one of the leading restructuring and finance practices in the Southeast and served as a strong leader for King & Spalding," according to her nominator essay. "She did this while devoting significant time to the education and development of other lawyers and to serving the Atlanta community. … At King & Spalding, Sarah built a stellar career, becoming a nationally recognized restructuring and finance lawyer. She successfully represented many debtors in Chapter 11 cases nationwide."