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. The winner will be announced and all the finalists honored Oct. 6th at the New York Legal Awards at Marriott Marquis in New York City.

The Law Journal would like to thank its esteemed panel for judging the Attorney of the Year contest: Linda Goldstein, partner, Dechert; Taa Grays, Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Information Governance at MetLife; Stephen Robinson, retired partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; and Mark Zauderer, partner, Ganfer Shore Leeds & Zauderer.