2021 benchmark litigation us award winners
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EAST COAST
ALABAMA BradleyCunningham BoundsLightfoot Franklin & WhiteStarnes Davis & Florie
ARKANSASFriday Eldredge & ClarkQuattlebaum Grooms & TullWright Lindsey Jennings
CONNECTICUT Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey Robinson + ColeWiggin and Dana
DELAWARE Abrams & BaylissFriedlander & GorrisMorris Nichols Arsht & TunnellRichards Layton & FingerRoss Aronstam & Moritz
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIACovington & BurlingGibson Dunn & CrutcherKirkland & EllisSidley AustinWilliams & Connolly WilmerHaleZuckerman Spaeder
FLORIDAAkermanBilzin Sumberg Baena Price & AxelrodGreenspoon MarderPodhurst OrseckRivero Mestre
GEORGIAKilpatrick TownsendKing & SpaldingRogers & HardinEversheds SutherlandTroutman Pepper
ILLINOISBarack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & NagelbergBarlit BeckGoldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & BaumKirkland & EllisWinston & Strawn
INDIANABarnes & ThornburgFaegre Drinker Biddle & ReathTaft Stettinius & Hollister
IOWA Ahlers & CooneyNyemaster Goode
KANSAS Foulston SiefkinRouse Frets White Goss Gentile RhodesStinson
KENTUCKYFrost Brown ToddStites & HarbisonStoll Keenon OgdenWyatt Tarrant & Combs
LOUISIANABarrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & SarverFishman HaygoodPhelps DunbarStone Pigman
MAINEBerman & SimmonsPreti Flaherty Beliveau & PachiosVerrill Dana
MARYLANDKramon & GrahamNelson Mullins Riley & ScarboroughRosenberg Martin GreenbergVenableWhiteford Taylor & Preston
MASSACHUSETTSChoate Hall & StewartGoodwinMintzWilmerHale
MICHIGANBodman Dickinson WrightDykema GossettHonigman
MINNESOTABlackwell BurkeBowman and BrookeCiresi ConlinRobins KaplanWinthrop & Weinstine
MISSISSIPPIBradleyBrunini Grantham Grower & HewesButler SnowWatkins & Eager
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MISSOURIArmstrong TeasdaleGreenfelder Hemker & GaleLathrop GPMPolsinelliShook Hardy & Bacon
NEW HAMPSHIREDevine Millimet & BranchNixon PeabodySheehan Phinney
NEW JERSEYCole SchotzGibbonsLowenstein SandlerMcCarter & EnglishSills Cummis & Gross
NEW YORKCravath Swaine & MooreDavis Polk & WardwellDebevoise & PlimptonPatterson Belknap Webb & TylerPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & GarrisonSimpson Thacher & BartlettWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
NORTH CAROLINA Brooks PierceEllis & WintersParker Poe Adams & BernsteinRobinson Bradshaw & HinsonSmith Anderson
NORTH DAKOTAMaring Williams Law OfficeVogel Law FirmZuger Kirmis & Smith
OHIODinsmore & ShohlJones DayThompson HineUlmer & Berne
OKLAHOMA Crowe & DunlevyGableGotwalsHall EstillMcAfee & Taft
PENNSYLVANIABallard SpahrDechertHangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & SchillerMorgan Lewis & BockiusSaul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr
RHODE ISLANDAdler Pollock & SheehanPartridge Snow & Hahn
SOUTH CAROLINAMotley RiceNelson Mullins Riley & ScarboroughNexsen PruetTurner Padget Graham & Laney
SOUTH DAKOTADavenport Evans Hurwitz & SmithHeidepriem Purtell SiegelJohnson Janklow Abdallah & Reiter
TENNESSEEBass Berry & SimsBradleyButler Snow
TEXASGibbs & BrunsLynn Pinker Hurst & SchwegmannMcKool SmithReid Collins & TsaiReynolds FrizzellSmyser Kaplan & VeselkaSusman Godfrey
VERMONTGravel & SheaPaul Frank + CollinsSheehey Furlong & Behm
VIRGINIAHunton Andrews KurthMcGuireWoodsWilliams Mullen
WEST VIRGINIABowles RiceDinsmore & ShohlJackson Kelly
WISCONSIN Gass Weber MullinsGodfrey & KahnHusch BlackwellReinhart Boerner Van Deuren
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WEST COAST
ALASKAAshburn & MasonDorsey & WhitneySquire Patton Boggs
ARIZONALewis Roca Rothgerber ChristieOsborn MaledonPerkins CoiePolsinelli
COLORADO Bartlit BeckHolland & HartMoye WhiteReilly PoznerWheeler Trigg O’Donnell
HAWAIIDentonsGoodsill Anderson Quinn & StifelKobayashi Sugita & GodaStarn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher
IDAHOGjording FouserHolland & HartStoel Rives
MONTANABoone KarlbergCrowley FleckGoetz Baldwin & Geddes
NEBRASKABaird HolmHusch BlackwellKutak Rock
NEVADABailey KennedyCampbell & WilliamsLewis Roca Rothgerber Christie
NEW MEXICOModrall SperlingRodey Law
OREGONDavis Wright TremaineMarkowitz HerboldPerkins CoieStoll Berne
UTAHBallard SpahrFabian VanCottHolland & HartParr Brown Gee & Loveless
WASHINGTONCorr CroninLane PowellPerkins CoieSummit Law Group
WYOMINGDavis & CannonHirst ApplegateHolland & Hart
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EAST COAST
ANTITRUST Boies Schiller FlexnerCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Cravath Swaine & MooreGibson Dunn & CrutcherKirkland & EllisO’Melveny & MyersWinston & Strawn ANTITRUST LITIGATOR Daniel Brockett, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & SullivanGeorge Cary, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonTed Hassi, Debevoise & PlimptonJeffrey Kessler, Winston & StrawnRichard Parker, Gibson Dunn & CrutcherTodd Stenerson, Shearman & Sterling
APPELLATE Gibson Dunn & CrutcherGoodwinPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & GarrisonWilliams & Connolly APPELLATE LITIGATORLisa Blatt, Williams & ConnollyWilly Jay, GoodwinNeal Katyal, Hogan LovellsMark Perry, Gibson Dunn & CrutcherKannon Shanmugam, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison BANKRUPTCY Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Kirkland & EllisMilbankProskauerWeil Gotshal & Manges
BANKRUPTCY LITIGATOR Martin Bienenstock, ProskauerSusheel Kirpalani, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & SullivanAndrew Leblanc, Milbank Lisa Schweitzer, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonChristopher Shore, White & Case
GENERAL COMMERCIAL Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Cravath Swaine & MooreGibson Dunn & CrutcherKirkland & EllisPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & GarrisonWilliams & Connolly
GENERAL COMMERCIAL LITIGATOR Michael Carlinsky, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & SullivanBill Carmody, Susman GodfreyJames Hurst, Kirkland & EllisKevin Orsini, Cravath Swaine & MooreOrin Snyder, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
INSURANCE Anderson KillBlank RomeCovington & BurlingReed SmithSimpson Thacher & Bartlett
INSURANCE LITIGATORJane Byrne, McDermott Will & EmeryRobin Cohen, Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKennaMary Beth Forshaw, Simpson Thacher & BartlettRobert Horkovich, Anderson KillJim Murray, Blank Rome
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYFish & RichardsonGibson Dunn & Crutcher Latham & WatkinsQuinn Emanuel Urquhart & SullivanSusman Godfrey
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATOR Dale Cendali, Kirkland & EllisMichael Morin, Latham & WatkinsLisa Pensabene, O’Melveny & MyersFrank Scherkenbach, Fish & RichardsonMatthew Wolf, Arnold & Porter
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATIONCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Debevoise & PlimptonFreshfields Bruckhaus DeringerKing & SpaldingWhite & Case
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION LITIGATORCatherine Amirfar, Debevoise & PlimptonDoak Bishop, King & SpaldingMark Friedman, Debevoise & PlimptonJeffrey Rosenthal, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonHoward Zelbo, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LABOR & EMPLOYMENT - EMPLOYEE Katz Marshall & BanksLieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein Outten & Golden Sanford Heisler Sharp LABOR & EMPLOYMENT - EMPLOYEE LITIGATOREve Cervantez, Altshuler BerzonKelly Dermody, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & BernsteinDebra Katz, Katz Marshall & BanksShannon Liss-Riordan, Lichten & Liss RiordanJahan Sagafi, Outten & GoldenDavid Sanford, Sanford Heisler Sharp LABOR & EMPLOYMENT - MANAGEMENT Gibson Dunn & CrutcherLittler MendelsonMorgan Lewis & BockiusProskauer Seyfarth ShawSidley Austin
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT - MANAGEMENT LITIGATOR Elise Bloom, Proskauer Nancy Rafuse, Seyfarth ShawGrace Speights, Morgan Lewis & BockiusJay St Clair, Littler Mendelson
2021 BENCHMARK LITIGATION US AWARD WINNERSPRACTICE AREA AWARDS WINNERS
PRODUCT LIABILITY Butler SnowGreenberg TraurigNelson Mullins Riley & ScarboroughTucker EllisWeil Gotshal & MangesWilliams & Connolly
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATOR Allison Brown, Skadden Arps Meagher Slate & FlomMichael Brown, Nelson Mullins Riley & ScarboroughMorty Dubin, King & SpaldingLori Cohen, Greenberg TraurigSherry Knutson, Tucker EllisDiane Sullivan, Weil Gotshal & Manges SECURITIES Bernstein Litowitz Berger & GrossmannCravath Swaine & MooreLatham & WatkinsPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & GarrisonSimpson Thacher & BartlettSkadden Arps Slate Meagher & FlomWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz SECURITIES LITIGATOR Andrew Clubok, Latham & Watkins Paul Curnin, Simpson Thacher & BartlettAdam Hakki, Shearman & SterlingScott Musoff, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & FlomJonathan Polkes, Weil Gotshal & Manges
WHITE COLLAR CRIME/INVESTIGATIONS Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Debevoise & PlimptonGibson Dunn & CrutcherLatham & WatkinsMorvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello Zuckerman Spaeder WHITE COLLAR CRIME/INVESTIGATIONS LITIGATOR Barry Berke, Kramer Levin Naftalis & FrankelSean Berkowitz, Latham & WatkinsWilliam Burck, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & SullivanGeorge Canellos, MilbankSean Hecker, Kaplan Hecker & FinkJonathan Polkes, Weil Gotshal & MangesMichael Schachter, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
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2021 BENCHMARK LITIGATION US AWARD WINNERSCALIFORNIA REGIONAL AWARD WINNERS
LOS ANGELES Bird Marella Boxer Wolpert Nessim Drooks Lincenberg & RhowGlaser Weil Hueston HenniganLarsonMunger Tolles & OlsonSusman GodfreyWillenken
LOS ANGELES LITIGATORTheodore Boutrous, Gibson Dunn & CrutcherPatricia Glaser, Glaser WeilJohn Hueston, Hueston HenniganDaniel Petrocelli, O’Melveny & MyersKalpana Srinivasan, Susman Godfrey
SAN FRANCISCO Alto LitigationCoblentz Patch Duffy & BassDurie TangriFarella Braun + MartelKeker Van Nest & Peters
SAN FRANCISCO LITIGATORBahram Seyedin-Noor, Alto LitigationCharles Verhoeven, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & SullivanDaniel Wall, Latham & WatkinsDouglas Young, Farella Braun & Martel
SAN DIEGO CooleyFish & RichardsonMorrison & FoersterRobbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
SAN DIEGO LITIGATOR Juanita Brooks, Fish & RichardsonSpencer Burkholz, Robbins Geller Rudman & DowdKoji Fukumura, CooleyDebra Wyman, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
SILICON VALLEYCooleyGoodwinLatham & WatkinsPaul HastingsReichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg
SILICON VALLEY LITIGATOR Yar Chaikovsky, Paul HastingsLynne Hermle, Orrick Herrington & SutcliffeCourtland Reichman, Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg
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CALIFORNIA
ANTITRUST Gibson Dunn & CrutcherLatham & WatkinsO’Melveny & MyersSaveri Law FirmSheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton ANTITRUST LITIGATORMichael Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Hampton & RichterMarc Seltzer, Susman GodfreyDan Swanson, Gibson Dunn & CrutcherJoseph Saveri, Saveri Law FirmDaniel Wall, Latham & Watkins
BANKRUPTCY Keller & BenvenuttiPachulski Stang Ziehl & JonesProskauerSheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
BANKRUPTCY LITIGATOR Peter Benvenutti, Keller & BenvenuttiMichael Firestein, ProskauerDavid Stern, Klee Tuchin Bogdanoff & SternDean Ziehl, Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones
ENTERTAINMENTGlaser Weil Hueston HenniganKendall Brill & KellyKinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & AldisertMitchell Silberberg & KnuppSheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
ENTERTAINMENT LITIGATOR Vincent Chieffo, Greenberg TraurigPatricia Glaser, Glaser Weil Martin Katz, Sheppard Mullin Richter & HamptonRichard Kendall, Kendall Brill & KellyRobert Klieger, Hueston HenniganEkwan Rhow, Bird Marella Boxer Wolpert Nessim Drooks Lincenberg & Rhow
ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURAL RESOURCESAllen Matkins Gamble Leck Mallory & NatsisCox Castle & NicholsonGlaser Weil O’Melveny & MyersMeyers NaveSheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURAL RESOURCES LITIGATORMatt Kline, O’Melveny & MyersAnthony Oliva, Allen Matkins Gamble Leck Mallory & Natsis
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYCooleyDurie TangriFish & RichardsonGibson Dunn & CrutcherPaul HastingsQuinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATOR Wayne Barsky, Gibson Dunn & CrutcherJuanita Brooks, Fish & RichardsonYar Chaikovsky, Paul HastingsSonal Mehta, WilmerHaleMichael Rhodes, CooleyKalpana Srinivasan, Susman GodfreyCharles Verhoeven, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT Altshuler BerzonGibson Dunn & CrutcherGlaser Weil O’Melveny & MyersOrrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
LABOR & EMPOYMENT LITIGATOR Cathy Conway, Gibson Dunn & CrutcherKelly Dermody, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & BernsteinTheane Evangelis, Gibson Dunn & CrutcherLynne Hermle, Orrick Herrington & SutcliffeTracey Kennedy, Sheppard Mullin Richter & HamptonMichele Maryott, Gibson Dunn & CrutcherKerry Garvis Wright, Glaser Weil
SECURUTIES Bird Marella Boxer Wolpert Nessim Drooks Lincenberg & RhowAlto LitigationCooleyLatham & WatkinsO’Melveny & MyersRobbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
SECURITIES LITIGATOR Seth Aronson, O’Melveny & MyersKoji Fukumura, CooleyMichele Johnson, Latham & WatkinsBahram Seyedin-Noor, Alto LitigationDebra Wyman, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
WHITE-COLLAR CRIME Alto LitigationBird Marella Boxer Wolpert Nessim Drooks Lincenberg & RhowFarella Braun & MartelHalpern May Ybarra GelbergHueston Hennigan WHITE-COLLAR LITIGATOR Walter Brown, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & GarrisonGrant Gelberg, Halpern May Ybarra GelbergJohn Hueston, Hueston HenniganGary Lincenberg, Bird Marella Boxer Wolpert Nessim Drooks Lincenberg & RhowThomas Zaccaro, Paul Hastings
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2021 BENCHMARK LITIGATION US AWARD WINNERSIMPACT CASE WINNERS
First Posthumous Pardon in Minnesota History Re: Max Mason
JERRY BLACKWELLBlackwell Burke
High River Limited Partnership et al. v. Occidental Petroleum Corp.
KEVIN ORSINICravath Swaine & Moore
Soundgarden et al. v. UMG Recordings, Inc.
SCOTT EDELMAN & DEBORAH STEINGibson Dunn & Crutcher
UBS v. Highland Capital Management
ANDREW CLUBOK & ELIZABETH DEELEY Latham & Watkins
Re: American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. Litigation
DEBRA WYMAN & JESSICA SHINNEFIELD Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Overstreet et al v. Mayberry et al
PAUL CURNIN; MICHAEL GARVEY & PETER KAZANOFF Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
BRAD KARP, ANDREW EHRLICH, LORIN REISNER & BRETTE TANNENBAUMPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
U.S. v. Boustani et al.
MICHAEL SCHACHTER & RANDALL JACKSONWillkie Farr & Gallagher
EAST COAST PLAINTIFF FIRM OF THE YEARBernstein Litowitz Berger & GrossmannKessler Topaz Meltzer & CheckLanier LawPomerantzReid Collins & Tsai
EAST COAST PLAINTIFF LITIGATOR OF THE YEAR Mark Lanier, The Lanier Law FirmMark Lebovitch, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & GrossmannWilliam Reid, Reid Collins & TsaiJordan Thomas, Labaton SucharowAndrew Zivitz, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check
BOUTIQUE FIRM OF THE YEAR Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & BaumHolwell Shuster & GoldbergKaplan Hecker & FinkLevine LeeMoloLamken
PRO BONO FIRM OF THE YEARPatterson Belknap Webb & Tyler
EAST COAST TRIAL FIRM OF THE YEARBartlit BeckCravath Swaine & MoorePaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & GarrisonQuinn Emanuel Urquhart & SullivanSusman GodfreyWeil Gotshal & MangesWinston & Strawn
EAST COAST TRIAL LAWYER OF THE YEAR Michael Carlinsky, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & SullivanBill Carmody, Susman GodfreyJames Hurst, Kirkland & EllisKevin Orsini, Cravath Swaine & MooreTed Wells, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
CALIFORNIA PLAINTIFF FIRM OF THE YEAR Berman TabaccoCotchett Pitre & McCarthyLieff Cabraser Heimann & BernsteinRobbins Geller Rudman & Dowd CALIFORNIA PLAINTIFF LITIGATOR OF THE YEAR Joseph Cotchett, Cotchett Pitre & McCarthyRichard Heimann, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & BernsteinKalpana Srinivasan, Susman GodfreyJoseph Tabacco, Berman TabaccoDebra Wyman, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
CALIFORNIA TRIAL FIRM OF THE YEARBird Marella Boxer Wolpert Nessim Drooks Lincenberg & RhowHueston HenniganKeker Van Nest & PetersSusman Godfrey
CALIFORNIA TRIAL LAWYER OF THE YEARPatricia Glaser, Glaser Weil John Hueston, Hueston HenniganJennifer Keller, Keller/AnderleDaniel Petrocelli, O’Melveny & MyersKalpana Srinivasan, Susman GodfreyBart Williams, Proskauer
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