Our Distinguished Leader awards 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 2020 Distinguished Leaders:
Robin Adelstein, U.S. and global head of antitrust and competition, Norton Rose Fulbright
Carmita Alonso, partner, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
Jason Clark, assistant attorney general, NYS Office of the Attorney General
Shanell Cramer, partner and finance practice group co-leader, Alston & Bird
David Crichlow, partner and commercial litigation practice leader, Katten Muchin Rosenman
David Elsberg and Jennifer Selendy, managing partners, Selendy & Gay
Sandra Goldstein, senior litigation partner, Kirkland & Ellis
David J. Greenwald, chairman, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
Miriam Harwood, partner and investment arbitration practice co-head, Squire Patton Boggs
Matthew Ingber, New York office managing partner, Mayer Brown
Marc Jaffe, partner and corporate department global chair, Latham & Watkins
Caroline Krauss and Valentina Shaknes, founding partners, Krauss Shaknes Tallentire & Messeri
Linda A. Lacewell, superintendent, New York State Department of Financial Services
Kellie Lerner, Partner and Co-Chair of the Antitrust and Trade Regulation Group, Robins Kaplan
Scott Levy, chief policy counsel, The Bronx Defenders
Jeremy A. Lieberman, managing partner, Pomerantz
Ken Lore, partner and head of East Coast real estate practice, Katten Muchin Rosenman
Sharon Nelles, partner and head of litigation, Sullivan & Cromwell
Jayant (Jay) W. Tambe, partner and financial markets practice leader, Jones Day
Douglas H. Wigdor, founding partner, Wigdor LLP
Milton Williams, partner, Walden Macht & Haran
The winners will be recognized in the New York Law Journal's upcoming Professional Excellence magazine and honored Oct. 27th at the New York Legal Awards at Marriott Marquis in New York City. The event will feature numerous other awards, including Rising Stars, Lifetime Achievement, Litigation Departments of the Year, Innovation, In-House Impact and the announcement of our Attorney of the Year winner. For information about tickets and sponsorships for the event, please contact Donald Chalphin at [email protected].
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