The Lifetime Achievement Award isn't for the lawyer who notches an occasional outstanding year but for the professional who does it year in and year out. Our winners have made an impact on the legal community and the practice of law over an entire career.
The New York Law Journal congratulates:
Max W. Berger, partner, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann
Michael Gerrard, senior counsel, Arnold & Porter
Bennett L. Gershman, distinguished professor of law, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
Robert L. Haig, partner, Kelley Drye & Warren
Cathy Kaplan, retired former partner, Sidley Austin
Scott E. Mollen, partner, Herrick, Feinstein
Rosalyn Richter, senior counsel, Arnold & Porter
Anthony A. Scarpino Jr., partner, Dorf & Nelson
Thomas F. Segalla, founding partner, Goldberg Segalla
Michelle Weston, Associate Justice of the Appellate Term, Second Department, Supreme Court of the State of New York
The winners will be recognized in the New York Law Journal's upcoming Professional Excellence web presentation and honored Oct. 6th at the New York Legal Awards at Marriott Marquis in New York City. The event will feature numerous other awards, including Rising Stars, Distinguished Leaders, Litigation Departments of the Year, Innovation, Dealmakers, In-House Impact, Diversity Initiative 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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Edmund Polubinski and Marie Killmond of Davis Polk & Wardwell have entered appearances for data platform software development company MongoDB and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The action, filed Oct. 7 in New York Southern District Court by the Brown Law Firm, accuses the company's directors and/or officers of falsely expressing confidence in the company’s restructuring of its sales incentive plan and downplaying the severity of decreases in its upfront commitments. The case is 1:24-cv-07594, Roy v. Ittycheria et al.
Who Got The Work
Amy O. Bruchs and Kurt F. Ellison of Michael Best & Friedrich have entered appearances for Epic Systems Corp. in a pending employment discrimination lawsuit. The suit was filed Sept. 7 in Wisconsin Western District Court by Levine Eisberner LLC and Siri & Glimstad on behalf of a project manager who claims that he was wrongfully terminated after applying for a religious exemption to the defendant's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The case, assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge Anita Marie Boor, is 3:24-cv-00630, Secker, Nathan v. Epic Systems Corporation.
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David X. Sullivan, Thomas J. Finn and Gregory A. Hall from McCarter & English have entered appearances for Sunrun Installation Services in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The complaint was filed Sept. 4 in Connecticut District Court by attorney Robert M. Berke on behalf of former employee George Edward Steins, who was arrested and charged with employing an unregistered home improvement salesperson. The complaint alleges that had Sunrun informed the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection that the plaintiff's employment had ended in 2017 and that he no longer held Sunrun's home improvement contractor license, he would not have been hit with charges, which were dismissed in May 2024. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer, is 3:24-cv-01423, Steins v. Sunrun, Inc. et al.
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