New York Law Journal Announces Its 2021 Distinguished Leaders
We are highlighting lawyers who had great performances while demonstrating clear leadership skills leading to positive outcomes.
August 04, 2021 at 12:00 PM
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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 2021 Distinguished Leaders:
Gregory Arovas, partner, Kirkland & Ellis
Loren Brown, US vice chairman, DLA Piper
Jeremiah DeBerry, partner, Mayer Brown
Hagit Muriel Elul, partner, Hughes Hubbard & Reed
Robert Giuffra Jr., vice chair, Sullivan & Cromwell
Jennifer Grady, partner, Crowell & Moring
Chris Leung, partner, Pollock Cohen
Loretta Lynch, partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Benedict Morelli, managing partner, Morelli Law Firm
Thomas Oliva, attorney, Pena & Kahn
Dorothea Regal, founding partner, Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney
Brittny Jade Saunders, deputy commissioner for strategic initiatives, New York City Commission on Human Rights
Todd Soloway, partner, Pryor Cashman
Sally Thurston, partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
The winners 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 numerous other awards, including Rising Stars, Lifetime Achievement, Litigation Departments of the Year, Innovation, Dealmakers, In-House Impact and the announcement of our Attorney of the Year winner. For information about tickets and sponsorships for the event, please contact Andre Sutton at [email protected].
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