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We are pleased to unveil the finalists and honorees for The National Law Journal Legal Awards highlighting the top litigation and appellate work from the past year.
August 23, 2021 at 06:35 PM
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We are pleased to unveil the finalists and honorees for The National Law Journal Legal Awards highlighting the top litigation and appellate work from the past year.
The law firms and lawyers being honored this year stood out for their work guiding clients through hearings on Capitol Hill, their handling of high-profile pro bono cases, and their expertise in areas such as intellectual property and products liability litigation. Also in this list is the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as those being recognized on the Appellate Hot List, Rising Stars and Pro Bono Hot List.
Winners for individual categories with finalists will be unveiled during an event at The Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 20.
—Nate Robson, Executive Editor, The National Law Journal
Here is a look at the finalists and honorees:
D.C. Rising Stars – Winners
- Aaron Binstock, Cooley
- Alexander Varond, Goodwin Procter
- Alexandra Farmer, Kirkland & Ellis
- Amanda Callais, Perkins Coie
- Andrew L. Steinberg, Venable
- Aria Branch, Perkins Coie
- Brad Garcia , O'Melveny & Myers
- Cecilia Sanabria, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
- Chris Holly, Cooley
- David Broderdorf, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
- David J. Shaw, Morrison & Foerster
- Debra R. Belott, Jones Day
- Derick G. Holt, Wiley Rein
- Dina Mishra, Federal Government
- Emmy Levens, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll
- Fiona Moran, Davis Polk & Wardwell
- Ishan K. Bhabha, Jenner & Block
- Jennifer M. Kent, Latham & Watkins
- Jonathan E. Taylor, Gupta Wessler
- Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Kara Kapp, Cozen O'Connor
- Kendall Turner, O'Melveny & Myers
- Luke Meier, Blank Rome
- Mary Prendergast, Morrison & Foerster
- Megan A. Granger, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
- Megan Gerking, Morrison & Foerster
- Michael Glick, Kirkland & Ellis
- Michael T. Riess, Jones Day
- Molly T. Senger, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
- Aram A. Gavoor, U.S. Department of Justice
- Raqiyyah Pippins, Arnold & Porter
- Tiffany Wright, Orrick
- Steve Cave, King & Spalding
- Joshua Fougere, Sidley Austin
- Aryan Moniri, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
- Suzanne Kane, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
- Victoria VanStekelenburg, Latham & Watkins
- William J. Barrow, Mayer Brown
- Will Golden, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
- Zachary Zweihorn, Davis Polk & Wardwell
Pro Bono Hot List – Winners
- Blackwell Burke
- Covington & Burling
- Crowell & Moring
- McGuireWoods
- Morrison & Foerster
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Ropes & Gray
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher
- WilmerHale
- Zuckerman Spaeder
Winning Litigators – Finalists
- Amy Zeman, Gibbs Law Group
- Deepak Gupta, Gupta Wessler
- Gary Bornstein, Cravath, Swaine & Moore
- Jerry Blackwell, Blackwell Burke
- Mike De Vries and Adam Alper, Kirkland & Ellis
Lifetime Achievement Award – Winner
- Larry Thompson, Finch McCranie
Washington D.C. General Litigation Department of the Year – Finalist
- Covington & Burling
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
- WilmerHale
Crisis Management and Government Oversight – Finalist
- Clark Hill
- King & Spalding
- MoloLamken
Appellate Hot List – Winners
- Covington & Burling
- Dechert
- Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
- Greenberg Traurig
- Gupta Wessler
- Hogan Lovells
- Hunton Andrews Kurth
- Jenner & Block
- Kirkland & Ellis
- McDermott Will & Emery
- MoloLamken
- Morrison & Foerster
- Munger, Tolles & Olson
- Orrick
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
- Perkins Coie
- Sidley Austin
- Stris & Maher
- The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
- The Lanier Law Firm
- Williams & Connolly
- WilmerHale
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges
- Winston & Strawn
GC Impact – Finalist
- Carlos Brown, Dominion Energy
- Jaye Campbell, CoStar Group
- Jelena Madir, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
- Ross Friedberg, Doctor on Demand
Washington D.C. Litigation Departments of the Year: Specialty Insurance – Finalist
- Blank Rome
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
Washington D.C. Litigation Departments of the Year: Specialty Products Liability - Finalist
- Covington & Burling
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Williams & Connolly
Washington D.C. Litigation Departments of the Year: Specialty Labor & Employment - Finalist
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
Washington D.C. Litigation Departments of the Year: Specialty White-Collar – Finalist
- Covington & Burling
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Latham & Watkins
- Steptoe & Johnson
Washington D.C. Litigation Departments of the Year: Specialty Intellectual Property - Finalist
- Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
- Latham & Watkins
- Williams & Connolly
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Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct. 2 in Massachusetts District Court by the Brown Law Firm on behalf of Stephen Austen, accuses certain officers and directors of misleading investors in regard to Symbotic's potential for margin growth by failing to disclose that the company was not equipped to timely deploy its systems or manage expenses through project delays. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton, is 1:24-cv-12522, Austen v. Cohen et al.
Who Got The Work
Edmund Polubinski and Marie Killmond of Davis Polk & Wardwell have entered appearances for data platform software development company MongoDB and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The action, filed Oct. 7 in New York Southern District Court by the Brown Law Firm, accuses the company's directors and/or officers of falsely expressing confidence in the company’s restructuring of its sales incentive plan and downplaying the severity of decreases in its upfront commitments. The case is 1:24-cv-07594, Roy v. Ittycheria et al.
Who Got The Work
Amy O. Bruchs and Kurt F. Ellison of Michael Best & Friedrich have entered appearances for Epic Systems Corp. in a pending employment discrimination lawsuit. The suit was filed Sept. 7 in Wisconsin Western District Court by Levine Eisberner LLC and Siri & Glimstad on behalf of a project manager who claims that he was wrongfully terminated after applying for a religious exemption to the defendant's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The case, assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge Anita Marie Boor, is 3:24-cv-00630, Secker, Nathan v. Epic Systems Corporation.
Who Got The Work
David X. Sullivan, Thomas J. Finn and Gregory A. Hall from McCarter & English have entered appearances for Sunrun Installation Services in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The complaint was filed Sept. 4 in Connecticut District Court by attorney Robert M. Berke on behalf of former employee George Edward Steins, who was arrested and charged with employing an unregistered home improvement salesperson. The complaint alleges that had Sunrun informed the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection that the plaintiff's employment had ended in 2017 and that he no longer held Sunrun's home improvement contractor license, he would not have been hit with charges, which were dismissed in May 2024. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer, is 3:24-cv-01423, Steins v. Sunrun, Inc. et al.
Who Got The Work
Greenberg Traurig shareholder Joshua L. Raskin has entered an appearance for boohoo.com UK Ltd. in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The suit, filed Sept. 3 in Texas Eastern District Court by Rozier Hardt McDonough on behalf of Alto Dynamics, asserts five patents related to an online shopping platform. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap, is 2:24-cv-00719, Alto Dynamics, LLC v. boohoo.com UK Limited.
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