Finalists Named for The National Law Journal Legal Awards 2021
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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Law Firms Mentioned
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- Willkie Farr & Gallagher
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Clark Hill
- Latham & Watkins
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
- Blank Rome
- Williams & Connolly
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
- Ropes & Gray
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
- Blackwell Burke P.A.
- Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Warton & Garrison
- Zuckerman Spaeder
- Crowell & Moring LLP
- Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
- Steptoe & Johnson LLP
- McGuireWoods
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore
- Covington & Burling
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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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