The Recorder and Law.com's editorial staff is proud to announce this year's finalists for the California Legal Awards. The awards celebrate the achievements of lawyers and companies leading technology, innovation and the profession as a whole.

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Attorney of the Year Award Finalists

Paul Loh, Willenken

Michael Rubin, Latham & Watkins

Kalpana Srinivasan, Susman Godfrey

 

Law Firm of the Year Finalists

Covington & Burling

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Latham & Watkins

Women Leaders in Tech Law Winners (Corporate/Transactions)

Natasha Allen, Foley & Lardner

Barbara A. Jones, Greenberg Traurig

Emily Karlberg, Ropes & Gray

Women Leaders in Tech Law Winners (Intellectual Property)

Michelle Armond, Armond Wilson

Karen Ballack ,Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Arpita Bhattacharyya, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner

Karen Boyd, Turner Boyd Seraphine

Rebecca Carson, Irell & Manella

Angela Dunning, Cleary Gottlieb

Jennifer Estremera, Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg

Jennifer Fisher Golden, Boeing Inc.

Rachael Lamkin, Baker Botts

Bita Rahebi, Morrison Foerster

Manita Rawat Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

Jennifer Stanley, Fenwick

Women Leaders in Tech Law Winners (Litigation)

Melanie Blunschi, Latham & Watkins

Miriam Kim, Munger, Tolles & Olson

Lindsay Llewellyn, Lyft

Rachael Meny, Keker, Van Nest & Peters

Ann Marie Mortimer, Hunton Andrews Kurth

Rose Ring, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Quyen Ta, King & Spalding Litigation

Viola Trebicka, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

Michelle Ybarra, Keker, Van Nest & Peters

Women Leaders in Tech Law Winners (Other Practice Areas)

Jennifer Broxmeyer, Meta Platforms

Cindy Jen, Fragomen

Tia Sherringham, DoorDash Inc.

Karen Ubell, Goodwin Procter

Women Leaders in Tech Law Winners (Regulatory)

Jane Lee, Uber Technologies Inc.

Lindsey Tonsager, Covington & Burling

Shannon Yavorsky, Orrick

Tech Industry Advisory Team of the Year Finalists

Covington & Burling

Fenwick

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Latham & Watkins

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Tech Industry Litigation Department of the Year Finalists

Covington & Burling

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

Latham & Watkins

King & Spalding

Munger, Tolles & Olson

Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion Finalists

Atheria Law

Baker & Hostetler

Dechert

Duane Morris

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Hopkins & Carley

Turner Boyd Seraphine

Mentorship Award Finalists

Aaron J. Capron, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner

Annick M. Persinger, Tycko & Zavareei

Ronald I. Raether, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders

Chahira Solh, Crowell & Moring

Abe Tabaie, Debevoise & Plimpton

Kahlil Yearwood, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Environmental, Social, and Governance Initiative Finalists

Covington & Burling

Dechert

Singleton Schreiber

Vanguard Award Finalists

Danielle Benecke, Baker McKenzie

Latham & Watkins

Van Dermyden Makus Law Corporation

Distinguished Leader Award Winners

Jeffrey Atkin, Foley & Lardner

Ed Dudensing, Dudensing Law

Terrance J. Evans, Duane Morris

Steve Franco, Franco Muñoz Law Firm

Emily Henn, Covington & Burling

Michele Johnson, Latham & Watkins

Hamid Kohan, Legal Soft

Josh Maxwell, Hone Maxwell

Rich Reinis, Thompson Coburn

Chahira Solh, Crowell & Moring

Sabita J. Soneji, Tycko & Zavareei

Tony Huy Vu, First Consulting Group

Jeremiah Welch, Saxe Doernberger & Vita

Entertainment Lawyer of the Year Finalists

Victor Jih, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Daniel Petrocelli, O'Melveny & Myers

Marvin Putnam, Latham & Watkins

Neema Sahni, Covington & Burling

Sophia Yen, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

Real Estate Lawyer of the Year Finalists

Susan Booth, Holland & Knight

Karen McCay, Spencer Fane

Farshad Morè, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Mal Serure, McDermott Will & Emery

Al Stemp, Kirkland & Ellis

Hilary Strong, Latham & Watkins

Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year Finalists

Adam Alper and Michael De Vries, Kirkland & Ellis

Mike Hendershot, Jones Day

Courtland Reichman, Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg

Clem Roberts, Orrick

Jason Sheasby, Irell & Manella

Bob Van Nest, Keker, Van Nest & Peters

Office Managing Partner of the Year Finalists

Tad Freese, Latham & Watkins

Bryan Hawkins, Stoel Rives

Victoria Maroulis, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

Rollin A. Ransom, Sidley Austin

Dan Shallman, Covington & Burling

Gerald "Jerry" Singleton, Singleton Schreiber

Lawyers on the Fast Track Winners

Charlene Azema, Knobbe Martens

Rose Leda Ehler, Munger, Tolles & Olson

Kristian Herrmann, Proskauer Rose

Benjamin Kassis, Eisner

Sarah Kelly-Kilgore, Holland & Knight

Patrick Klingborg, Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith

Arsen Kourinian, Mayer Brown

Brent Lehman, Munck Wilson Mandala

Bradley Libuit, Instacart

Kelly M. Matayoshi, Farella Braun + Martel

Sadia Mirza, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders

Esteban Morales, Mintz

David Niemeyer, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Thuy T. Nguyen, Reed Smith

Ryne Posey, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Brandon Reilly , Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

Benjamin Rogers, Ropes & Gray

Nick Spear, Susman Godfrey

Nana Wilberforce, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr

Brandon D. Young, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips