Tracee Davis, second from left, a partner at Seyfarth Shaw, received the Shira A. Scheindlin Award for Excellence in the Courtroom at a meeting of the New York State Bar Association's Commercial & Federal Litigation Section on Nov. 16 at the Southern District Courthouse at 500 Pearl Street. At left is Shira A. Scheindlin, retired Southern District Court Judge, second from right is Andrea Masley, judge for the Supreme Court, 1st Judicial District, who presented the award, and at right is Anne Sekel, a partner at Foley & Lardner and the section's chair.