[i]New York Law Journal[/i] honors Law alumni and community members in its Lawyers Who Lead by Example Awards
This week, the New York Law Journal several alumni and members of the Law community in its Lawyers Who Lead by Example 2014 Awards. The journal highlighted three categories of distinction: lifetime, public service, and pro bono.
“The trait shared by all is commitment well beyond the billable hour,” editor-in-chief Kris Fischer in a note. “They demonstrate a determination to uphold the Constitution and civil rights, to level the playing field, to improve the courts and the legal system, and to protect and win benefits for the vulnerable.”
The journal profiled the award winners, who can be found below:
Lifetime Achievement Awards
- , Founding partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
- , chief counsel, Brennan Center for Justice
- , senior counsel, Arnold & Porter; adjunct professor and director, Center on Civil Justice
Public Service Awards
- , partner, Cooley
Pro Bono Awards
- , partner, Latham & Watkins
- , partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
- , pro bono counsel, O’Melveny & Myers
- , partner, Baker & Hostetler
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, whose pro bono team includes associate
In the Public Service Awards, the journal also gave a “special shout out to the 48 senior federal judges [in New York] who continue to handle hefty case loads.” Among them were Judge Richard Berman ’67 of the Southern District, and Judge Edward Korman LLM ’71 and Judge Leonard Wexler ’50, MCJ ’56 of the Eastern District.
Posted October 14, 2014