Finalists Announced for The National Law Journal Legal Awards 2022
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 29, 2022 at 05:24 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 previous year.
The law firms and attorneys being recognized this year stood out for their work guiding clients through high-stakes litigation, their cutting-edge approaches to environmental, social and corporate governance issues as well their as diversity and inclusion initiatives. The list also includes the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award as well as those being recognized on the Appellate Hot List, and Rising Stars.
Winners for individual categories with finalists will be unveiled during an awards event at The Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C., on October 20.
DC Rising Stars—Winners:
- Amisha R. Patel, Dechert
- R. Andrew Austria, McGuireWoods
- Bradford Hardin, Davis Wright Tremaine
- Brian Rabbitt, Jones Day
- Brian Schnapp, Vinson & Elkins
- Cali Cope-Kasten, Wilkinson Stekloff
- Christopher Pepe, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
- Conrad Bolston, Vinson & Elkins
- Dustin Pusch, Clare Locke
- Eileen Lohmann, Berry Appleman & Leiden
- Elliot Golding, McDermott Will & Emery
- Elizabeth Jochum, Blank Rome
- Emily Prezioso Walsh, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
- Eric Rosenberg, United States Air Force
- Erin Johnston, Kirkland & Ellis
- Ethan Fallon, D.C. Solicitor General's Office
- Graham Magill, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
- Jaime Santos, Goodwin Procter
- Jason Downs, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
- Jenn Mellott, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Jonathan Wakely, Covington & Burling
- Justin Hansford, Howard University
- Julius Chen, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
- Karin Dryhurst, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
- Katherine (Katie) A. Trefz, Williams & Connolly
- Kristi Kung, DLA Piper
- Libby Weingarten, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Luke McCloud, Williams & Connolly
- Locke Bell, Morrison & Foerster
- Marshall Jackson, McDermott Will & Emery
- Michael Murray, Paul Hastings
- Michelle Chen, Sullivan & Cromwell
- Michelle Kallen, Jenner & Block, previously United States House of Representatives
- Nicolle Kownacki, White & Case
- Rakesh Kilaru, Wilkinson Stekloff
- Rayiner Hashem, MoloLamken
- Samantha Hynes, Sullivan & Cromwell
- Steven Tjoe, Goodwin Procter
- Teri Diaz, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
- Tyler Grove, Hughes Hubbard & Reed
ESG and Community Impact Leaders—Winners:
- Dechert
- Dentons
- McGuireWoods
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
- Reed Smith
- Covington & Burling
- Willkie Farr& Gallagher
- Eversheds Sutherland
- Ropes & Gray
- Hunton Andrews Kurth
- Morrison Foerster
- Jenner & Block
Winning Litigators—Finalists:
- William Burck, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
- Jaren Janghorbani, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
- Carrie Karis, Kirkland & Ellis
- Thomas Melsheimer, Winston & Strawn
- Jason Sheasby, Irell & Manella
- Orin Snyder, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
- Brian Stekloff, Wilkinson Stekloff
Lifetime Achievement Award—Winners:
- Thomas Griffith, Hunton Andrews Kurth
- Sheila Slocum Hollis, Duane Morris
- Norman Brownstein, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
General Litigation—Finalists:
- Zuckerman Spaeder
- Latham & Watkins
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Hogan Lovells
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
- Covington & Burling
Crisis Management and Government Oversight—Finalists:
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Latham & Watkins
- Sidley Austin
- Vinson & Elkins
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
Appellate Hot List—Winners:
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer
- Covington & Burling
- DLA Piper
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
- Goodwin Procter
- Greenberg Traurig
- Haynes and Boone
- Hogan Lovells
- Hunton Andrews Kurth
- Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection
- Jenner & Block
- Jones Day
- Kaplan Hecker & Fink
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Latham & Watkins
- MoloLamken
- Munger, Tolles & Olson
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
- Sidley Austin
- Williams & Connolly
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
- Winston & Strawn
GC Impact—Finalists:
- Marcus Anthony LeBeouf, Sr., Chicago Blackhawks
- David Stryker, Huntsman International
- Rena Hozore Reiss, Marriott International
DC Diversity Initiative—Finalists:
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
- Covington & Burling – Veterans Initiative
- Latham & Watkins – "More than Words"
- White & Case - "Antitrust Racial Justice Task Force"
- Winston & Strawn
Washington D.C. Litigation Department of the Year – Product Liability—Winner:
- Skadden, Arps, Slate Meagher & Flom
Washington D.C. Litigation Department of the Year – Labor and Employment—Winner:
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Washington D.C. Litigation Department of the Year-White Collar—Winner:
- Greenberg Traurig
Washington D.C. Litigation Department of the Year-Intellectual Property—Winner:
- Latham & Watkins
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Law Firms Mentioned
- Berry Appleman Leiden
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Covington & Burling
- Jenner & Block
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Zuckerman Spaeder
- DLA Piper
- Arnold & Porter
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
- Duane Morris
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Warton & Garrison
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
- Dentons
- Vinson & Elkins
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges
- Davis Wright Tremaine
- Haynes and Boone
- Jones Day
- Goodwin Procter
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
- Hunton Andrews Kurth
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Ropes & Gray
- Winston & Strawn LLP
- Sidley Austin
- Latham & Watkins
- Munger, Tolles & Olson
- Hogan Lovells
- Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
- Blank Rome
- Williams & Connolly
- Irell & Manella
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
- White & Case
- McDermott Will & Emery
- Reed Smith
- Greenberg Traurig
- Dechert
- McGuireWoods
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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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