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Here are some of the photos of last night's honorees! Find the full list of The American Lawyer Industry Award winners at https://lnkd.in/eNXzE4iR
"[The Sandy Hook plaintiffs] are heroes, and it has been an honor and privilege to be their advocate throughout this fight," Chris Mattei, partner at Koskoff, said. "By divesting Jones of Infowars’ assets, the families and the team at The Onion have done a public service and will meaningfully hinder Jones’ ability to do more harm.” https://loom.ly/vuzgBkE
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Oh where to begin on describing such an inspirational night at The American Lawyer Industry Awards. There wasn’t a sound in the room as we all learned from and were wowed by lifetime achievement honorees David Boies, Akin Gump’s Kim Koopersmith, Jones Day’s Judge Ann Claire Williams, Target’s Don Liu, Arnold & Porter’s Judge Joseph Greenaway, Jr. , McCarter & English’s Judge Eduardo Robreno and arbitration legend Ken Feinberg. Congratulations to our Attorney of the Year Lori Cohen of Greenberg Traurig, our law firm of the year, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP , and our managing partner of the year Ira Coleman of McDermott Will & Emery. A major thank you to our charity partner Institute for Well-Being in Law (IWIL) and board member Marcie Dickson who are doing critical work to keep the profession whole and well. And a tremendous congratulations to our incredible team at ALM that worked tirelessly to put this event together …and cleans up quite nicely ;) we are so thankful to spend this time with so many of the industry’s leaders and innovators. David Gialanella Heather Nevitt Patrick Fuller Patrick Smith Bill Carter Andrew Maloney Dan Roe Lisa Shuchman Clare Sutherland Beth Sunderhaus Sydney Jacoby Anisa Choudhary Andre Sutton Donald Chalphin Charles Garnar
Find out more about the finalists for Attorney of the Year before the winner is announced tonight at The American Lawyer Industry Awards! https://loom.ly/LZga76I
After Milbank announced associate bonuses for 2024 late Monday, legal industry insiders say they anticipate hearing similar announcements elsewhere from top firms soon as the year winds down to a close, particularly given the healthy economic indicators currently emanating from Big Law. https://lnkd.in/gs6UdBBz
Ted Olsen, who served as U.S. solicitor general under President George W. Bush, has died at 84. “Ted was a titan of the legal profession and one of the most extraordinary and eloquent advocates of our time,” said Gibson Dunn's chair and managing partner Barbara Becker. “He was creative, principled, and fearless—a trailblazing advocate who cared about all people.” https://lnkd.in/gqV4d2mR
Florida Supreme Court Clarifies Qualifications for Court-Appointed Arbitrators
Brazil Is Quickly Becoming a Vital LatAm Market for Greenberg Traurig, Other US Law Firms
Milbank LLP has kickstarted the year-end associate bonus news for 2024, announcing bonuses yesterday that appear to be in lockstep with the Big Law year-end bonus scale last fall. These are on top of Milbank’s special bonuses that were announced in August.
Adam Plainer, a prominent restructuring partner, has exited Dechert in London after little less than four years and is set to join DLA Piper. https://loom.ly/-NEFF9M