The American Lawyer Industry Awards 2019 | ALM Real Estate Media Group | 15 April 2019 | TBA, TBA
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| Organizer | ALM Real Estate Media Group |
| Submission deadline | 15 Apr 2019 5:00pm EDT (over 5 years ago) |
| Date Awarded | 5 Dec 2019 8:00am EST (about 5 years ago) |
| Region | Americas |
Details
These awards are focused at the national level, largely around Big Law and in-house departments, and are backed by our signature national brands, The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, the National Law Journal and Legaltech News. All of these honors were celebrated at one, high-end celebration (The American Lawyer Industry Awards) on December 5th and brought together the key players across the legal industry for a gala we will never forget.
Categories:
• Award: Lifetime Achievement
• Award: Law Firm Distinguished Leader
• Award: Best Law Firm of the Year
• Award: Attorney of the Year
• Award: Legal Services Innovation Award
• Award: Best Use of Technology
• Award: Best Alternative Legal Services Provider
• Award: Best Client Law-Firm Team
• Award: Best Business Team
• Award: Best Mentor: Law Firm
• Award: Best Mentor: In-House Legal Department
• Regional Litigation Departments of the Year Awards
• National Boutique/Specialty Litigation Department of the Year
Past winners
2018 Winners
BEST LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR:
• Kirkland & Ellis
ATTORNEY OF THE YEAR:
• Grace Speights
• Morgan Lewis & Bockius
LEGAL SERVICES INNOVATION AWARD:
• Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
BEST USE OF TECHNOLOGY:
• Norton Rose Fulbright
BEST ALTERNATIVE LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDER:
• UnitedLex
BEST CLIENT/LAW FIRM TEAM:
• Seyfarth Shaw and 7-Eleven
BEST LAW FIRM BUSINESS TEAM:
• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
BEST MENTOR: IN-HOUSE LEGAL DEPARTMENT:
• Jim Fowler
• Apple
BEST MENTOR: LAW FIRM
• Joshua Vincent
• Hinshaw & Culbertson
NATIONAL BOUTIQUE/SPECIALTY LITIGATION DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR:
• Keker, Van Nest & Peters
• Regional Litigation Departments of the Year
• California: Covington & Burling
• Florida: Holland & Knight
• Georgia: Greenberg Traurig
• New Jersey: Blank Rome
• Pennsylvania: Morgan Lewis & Bockius
• Texas: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
DIVERSITY CHAMPION:
• White & Case
PRO BONO CHAMPION:
• Jenner & Block
GLOBAL FINANCE DEAL OF THE YEAR WINNER:
• Oi S.A.’s restructuring
GLOBAL LITIGATION/DISPUTE RESOLUTION OF THE YEAR WINNER:
• Dow/DuPont antitrust efforts
GLOBAL M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR WINNER:
• CVS’s acquisition of Aetna
GLOBAL PRO BONO DEAL OF THE YEAR WINNER:
• Reed Smith’s efforts to address refugee crises