Burton Awards Program Postponed
New York, New York: The Burton Awards has announced that the 22nd program will be held on October 18, 2021. We have now been informed that the Library of Congress will be closed until the fall due to the COVID-19 crisis.
The non-profit awards program features awards to lawyers in the military, counsel serving in government, general counsel, managing partners, and authors. The program is run in association with the Library of Congress, presented by lead sponsor Law360, and co-sponsored by the American Bar Association.
Additional information is provided at www.burtonawards.com. Below is a list of the 2020 Burton Award honorees.
BOOK OF THE YEAR IN LAW
Justice Neil M. Gorsuch
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
For his book “A Republic, If You Can Keep It”
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Judge Dennis Archer
Associate Judge of the Michigan Supreme Court (1986-1990),
Mayor of Detroit (1994-2001), ABA President (2003-2004)
LEGENDS IN LAW
Mark Brazeal, Broadcom Inc. – Chief Legal Officer
Jonathan P. Graham, Amgen – Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
John S. Jenkins Jr., TE Connectivity – Executive Vice President, General Counsel
James Kelleher, Liberty Mutual Insurance – Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
James Y. Kerr II, Southern Company – Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer
Deborah P. Majoras, The Procter & Gamble Company – Chief Legal Officer, Secretary
George A. Massih III, Corporation Service Company – General Counsel
Justin Miller, Avantor – Executive Vice President, General Counsel
Jonathan Olefson, Syneos Health – General Counsel
Lori A. Schechter, McKesson Corporation – Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel
Laura Stein, The Clorox Company – Executive Vice President – General Counsel & Corporate Affairs
Alan Tse, Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated – Global Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary
Patrice Walch-Watson, CPP Investments – Senior Managing Director, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
LAW FIRM LEADERSHIP AWARD
Brad Karp, Chairman: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD IN THE MILITARY
Colonel Tania M. Martin, Chief: Personnel, Plans and Training Office, in the Office of The Judge Advocate General in the Pentagon; United States Arm
PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD IN THE GOVERNMENT
EXECUTIVE LEVEL
Nancy E. Weiss, General Counsel: Institute of Museum and Library Services
Member of the U.S. delegation to the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights at the World Intellectual Property Organization; Secretary of The National Museum and Library Services Board
MANAGEMENT LEVEL
Lara Eilhardt, Special Advisor: Veterans’ Access to Legal Services
Pro Bono Manager for the VA Office of General Counsel; Advisor to the VA General Counsel and Senior Leadership
LAW 360 DISTINGUISHED LEGAL WRITING AWARD
-LAW FIRMS-
Armstrong Teasdale
Charles (Chuck) Steese, Partner
Douglas Marsh, Associate
Best Best & Krieger LLP
Gene Tanaka, Partner
Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC
Louis P. DiLorenzo, Partner
John Gaal, Partner
Butler Snow LLP
Luther T. Munford, Partner
Erin P. Lane, Former Partner
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Dr. Dorothy Auth, Partner
Danielle Vincenti Tully, Special Counsel
Michael J. Sebba, Associate
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Hon. Katherine B. Forrest (Former), Partner
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Margaret Tahyar, Partner
DLA Piper
Eric Christofferson, Partner
John M. Hillebrecht, Partner
Lisa Tenorio-Kutzkey, Partner
Eversheds Sutherland (U.S.) LLP
Timothy Gustafson, Partner
Ted Friedman, Counsel
Alexandra “Lexi” Louderback, Associate
Chelsea Marmor, Associate
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Libby Baney, Partner
Niamh M. Lewis, Co-Author, National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
Foley & Lardner LLP
Donald H. Romano, Of Counsel
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Alex Potter, Partner
Laura Collins, Senior Associate
Martin Dickson, Associate
Jenner & Block
David R. Singer, Partner
Camila Connolly, Associate
King & Spalding LLP
Mark Davies, Partner
Sawyer Duncan, Corporate Lawyer
Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC
M. Christian King, Founding Partner
Amber N. Hall, Associate
Bridget E. Harris, Associate
McGuireWoods LLP
Andrew McBride, Partner
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Lewis M. Csedrik, Partner
Levi McAllister, Partner
Arjun Prasad Ramadevanahalli, Associate
Morrison Cohen LLP
Hon. David B. Saxe (Retired), Partner
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
H. Christopher Boehning, Partner
Daniel J. Toal, Partner
Perkins Coie, LLP
Robert Maynard, Partner
Chris Thomas, Partner
Ken Houser, Co-Author, Senior Principal,
SWCA Environmental Consultants
Chris Garrett, Co-Author, NEPA Specialist,
SWCA Environmental Consultants
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Ashleigh Acevedo, Counsel
Norman F. Carlin, Counsel
Eric Moorman, Counsel
Kevin Ashe, Associate, Currently with Holland & Knight
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Richard M. Mescher, Partner
Reed Smith and Greenspoon Marder
Kim Gold, Partner
Marla Neufeld, Partner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Karen Hoffman Lent, Partner
Kenneth B. Schwartz, Partner
Squire Patton Boggs
Daniel G. Berick, Partner
Leah Brownlee, Partner
Tamara Fraizer, Partner
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Dina Kolker, Partner
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Tom Baxter, Counsel
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Jeremy P. Auster, Partner
Jeremy C. Cain, Partner
Todd Larson, Partner
White & Case LLP
Bijal Vakil, Partner
WilmerHale
David Gringer, Partner
Brian K. Mahanna, Partner
Bonnie Heiple, Counsel
Heidi Ruckriegle, Senior Associate
LAW 360 DISTINGUISHED LEGAL WRITING AWARD
-LAW SCHOOLS-
Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University
MJ Egan
Brooklyn Law School
Evan Drake
Emory University School of Law
Elijah O’Kelley
Fordham University School of Law
Nadav D. Ben Zur
Howard University School of Law
Quiana D. Harris
Stanford Law School
Joseph (Joe) Zabel
Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University
Walter G. Johnson
Tulane Law School
Jenna Raden
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
Randall D. Nice
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Victor M. Palace
University of Houston Law Center
Vanessa Garza
University of Miami School of Law
Hannah Gordon
University of Michigan Law School
Julie C. Michalski
University of Wisconsin Law School
Brian P. Cawley
West Virginia University College of Law
Amanda Demmerle
William & Mary Law School
Elisha Teibel