New York Law Journal Announces Its 2019 Distinguished Leaders
The New York Law Journal congratulates its 2019 Distinguished Leaders.
June 18, 2019 at 01:00 PM
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Our Distinguished Leader award recognize attorneys in leadership roles who achieved impressive results in the past year. Strong leaders are hard to come by, and we want to highlight lawyers who had great performances while demonstrating clear leadership skills leading to positive outcomes.
The New York Law Journal congratulates its 2019 Distinguished Leaders:
Robert (Bob) Bodian, managing member, Mintz
Dale Cendali, partner, Kirkland & Ellis
Junaid Chida, partner, O'Melveny & Myers
Melanie L. Cyganowski, partner, Otterbourg
Brad Karp, chairman, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Edward Kehoe, NY office managing partner, King & Spalding
Benjamin Koenigsberg, co-head of projects US, Norton Rose Fulbright
Susan Kohlmann, NY managing partner, Jenner & Block
Eric Leon, partner, Latham & Watkins
Paola Lozano, partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
John Mancebo, partner, Tressler
Glen McGorty, NY office managing partner, Crowell & Moring
Carlos Mendez-Penate, NY office managing partner, Akerman
Kathy Pakenham, NY partner-in-charge, Cooley
Charlie Platt, partner, WilmerHale
Julissa Reynoso, partner, Winston & Strawn
Joshua Rubenstein, partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman
Robert Scheinfeld, partner, Baker Botts
David Scherl, chairman and managing partner, Morrison Cohen
Alan Tarter, managing partner, Tarter Krinsky & Drogin
Jordan Thomas, partner, Labaton Sucharow
Aviva Will, senior managing director, Burford Capital
Barry Wolf, executive partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
The winners will be recognized in the New York Law Journal's upcoming Professional Excellence magazine and honored Oct. 23rd at the New York Legal Awards at Tribeca 360 in New York City. The event will feature numerous other recognitions, including Rising Stars, Lifetime Achievement, Litigation Departments of the Year, In-House Legal Department of the Year, and the announcement of the Attorney of the Year. For information about tickets and sponsorships for the event, please contact Andre Sutton at [email protected].
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