Congrats to all winners and nominees at last night’s 2023 American Lawyer Industry Awards! ✨
About last night! The 2023 American Lawyer Industry Awards were an incredible reminder of the ways the industry comes together to celebrate one another regardless of wether they may be adversaries. It was a reminder of the incredible impact of the work lawyers do. A reminder of the good, purposeful work that can be done with a law degree. A reminder of how lucky we all are to be part of this storied profession. Thank you to those who came out to celebrate and a huge congratulations to our winners… photos and write ups of them to come! A huge thank you to my phenomenal colleagues and cohosts Heather Nevitt , David Gialanella and Patrick Smith and our events team including Sydney Jacoby , Clare Sutherland , Pearl Wu , Anisa Choudhary and many others. Congratulations to lifetime achievement honorees Gary Naftalis , Kenneth C. Frazier , Rosemary Alito, Roberta Liebenberg, John Gleeson, Neil Eggleston! Congratulations to our Law Firm of the Year King & Spalding ! Congratulations to our Mananging Partner of the Year Barbara Becker of Gibson Dunn ! Congratulations to our Attorney of the Year Sally Yates of King & Spalding and our highly commended honoree Brian Wallach of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates who is an inspiration to us all! Congratulations to our Litigation Department of the Year winner Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP ! Congratulations to our Litigator of the Year Enu Mainigi of Williams & Connolly LLP! And congratulations to our GC of the Year Tony West of Uber! More on all of these amazing winners, and many others, to come.
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