Burton Awards Postpones October 2021 Event
New York, New York: The Burton Awards announced that due to the ongoing Coronavirus crisis it has postponed its October 18, 2021 date to June 13, 2022. The non-profit awards program features awards to general counsel, lawyers in the military, counsel serving in government, managing partners, authors and other major accomplishments in law. The program is run in association with the Library of Congress, presented by lead sponsor Law360, and co-sponsored by the American Bar Association.
William C. Burton, Founder and Chair of the awards program stated; “We felt, after great consideration, that the only prudent course to ensure the safety and well-being of our guests was to postpone the event. Now, given the added time, we expect our first sold-out program and the most spectacular event ever held.”
Please go to www.burtonawards.com for information about the program. Below is a list of the 2020 – 2021 Burton Award Recipients, all of whom will be honored on June 13, 2022 at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.
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”
OUTSTANDING HUMANITARIAN IN LAW AWARD
David Rubenstein
Co-Founder and Co-Executive, Chairman, The Carlyle Group
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Judge Dennis Archer
Associate Judge of the Michigan Supreme Court (1986-1990),
Mayor of Detroit (1994-2001), ABA President (2003-2004)
OUTSTANDING CORPORATE CONTRIBUTIONS IN LAW
Dorian Daley
Executive Vice President & General Counsel,
Oracle Corporation
LEGENDS IN LAW
Doug Lankler – Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Pfizer
Jonathan P. Graham – Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Amgen
John S. Jenkins Jr. – Executive Vice President and General Counsel
TE Connectivity
George A. Massih III – Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Corporation Service Company
Justin Miller – Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Avantor
Jonathan Olefson – General Counsel and Secretary, Syneos Health
Lori A. Schechter – Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, McKesson Corporation
James Y. Kerr II- Southern Company, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer
James Kelleher – Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Liberty Mutual Insurance
Alan Tse – Global Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated
Patrice Walch-Watson – Senior Managing Director, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
CPP Investments
April Miller Boise – Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel
Eaton Corporation
Laura Stein- Executive Vice President, Corporate & Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Mondelēz International
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 Army
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
BLOG OF THE YEAR
Cozen O’Connor P.C.
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