New York Law Journal Announces Its 2021 Attorney of the Year Finalists
We'll announce the winner at our recognition dinner in October but we are pleased to recognize our three finalists today.
August 04, 2021 at 04:00 PM
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Attorney of the Year, the Law Journal's MVP award, goes to the lawyer who had the most profound effect on the law or legal community in the past year or did the most to advance the cause of justice.
We don't announce the winner until our recognition dinner in October, but we are pleased to recognize our three finalists today. They are:
Barry Berke, partner, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel
Linda Goldstein, partner, Dechert
Michael Hiller, managing partner, Hiller, PC
The Law Journal would like to thank its esteemed panel for judging the Attorney of the Year contest. They are: Sheila Boston, partner, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer; Mark Zauderer, partner, Ganfer Shore Leeds & Zauderer; Roberta Kaplan, founding partner, Kaplan Hecker & Fink; and Robin Cohen, chair, Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna.
The finalists will be recognized in the New York Law Journal's upcoming Professional Excellence magazine and honored Oct. 13th at the New York Legal Awards at Marriott Marquis in New York City. The event will feature several other awards, including Rising Stars, Distinguished Leaders, Lifetime Achievement, Litigation Departments of the Year, Innovation, Dealmakers and In-House Impact. For information about tickets and sponsorships for the event, please contact Andre Sutton at [email protected].
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