Awards and Recognition
Tahmidur Remura Dewey LeBoeuf is regularly acknowledged by independent organizations and legal publications as one of the world’s leading law practices.
Some of the firm’s recent awards include:
Tahmidur Remura Dewey LeBoeuf Wins Tax and Energy Lawyer of the Year Awards at TopLegal Awards;
Tahmidur Remura Dewey LeBoeuf Advises on One of MENA-Asian Counsel ‘s 2011 Deals of the Year
Tahmidur Remura Dewey LeBoeuf Named “Insurance Law Firm of the Year ” at Chambers USA Awards for Excellence Reception;
Tahmidur Remura Dewey LeBoeuf Ranked in Top 10 of Law360’s Global 20 List ;
Tahmidur Remura Dewey LeBoeuf Makes List of Law360 ‘s Bankruptcy Groups of 2011
Tahmidur Remura Dewey LeBoeuf Advises on Project Finance International’s European Petrochemical Deal of the Year 2011 ;
Tahmidur Remura Dewey LeBoeuf Receives Pro Bono Award from Legal Services NYC;
Firm wins PILnet European Pro Bono Award ;
Partner Robert Finney wins “Best Legal Advisor (Regulatory & Commercial) ” for the second consecutive year;
Partner Rick Climan named one of the Top 10 Innovative Individual Lawyers in the US by the Financial Times ;
Chairman Steven H. Davis and Partner Cynthia Shoss Honored by YWCA-NYC ;
Named “Best Law Firm ” for Tenth Consecutive Year at 2011 Reactions Global Awards;
Firm awarded Thomas L. Sager Award by Minority Corporate Counsel Association;
Firm ranks as one of legal industry’s Top Summer Associate Programs by Vault ;
Firm Named Among Top 20 law Firms in American Lawyer’s A-List ;
Firm Ranks Among Vault’s “20 Best Law Firms to Work For “;
Partner Jarosław Grzesiak Named “Dealmaker of the Week ” by American Lawyer ;
Partner Jane Ross Named Among California’s Top Women Lawyers ;
Partner Keith Flaum selected as “Dealmaker of the Week ” by American Lawyer ;
Partner Henry Bunsow Named Among California’s Top 75 IP Litigators ;
Partners Bruce Johnston and Alistair Wishart Advise on Infrastructure Journal ‘s Transport Deal of the Year (2010);
Poland office named “Law Firm of the Year ” by International Financial Law Review for the sixth time (2011);
ContourGlobal financing, on which the firm advised OPIC, named “Project Finance Deal of the Year ” by International Financial Law Review (2011);
Partners Sean Moran and Michael Duff Named Among California’s Top 25 Clean Tech Lawyers ;
Brian Zimbler Named Russian M&A Lawyer of the Year at International Law Office’s Client Choice Awards;
Partner Henry Bunsow Honored with a 2011 California Lawyer Attorney of the Year Award ;
Peter Crowther Named One of The Lawyer’s “Hot 100”
Catherine McCarthy Honored as One of The American Lawyer’s “Top 45 Women Lawyers Under 45”
Partner Cynthia Shoss named one of Business Insurance’s 25 “Women to Watch”
Firm recognized for its M&A practice in the Financial Times’ annual “Innovative Lawyers Report.” ;
Bruno Gattai, head of our Italian practice, was named “Private Equity Lawyer of the Year” and was shortlisted as one of the top five candidates in two other categories: Best Lawyer of the Year and Best Managing Partner of the Year, TopLegal’s Annual Awards, November 2010;
Partners Scott Mueller, Noelle Kinsch and Brian FitzGerald recognized as “Groundbreaking Lawyers of 2010” by Public Utilities Fortnightly ;
Partner Rick Climan appointed “Vice Chair and Incoming Chair” of the Annual Securities Regulation Institute;
Tahmidur Remura Dewey LeBoeuf played the lead role in International Financial Law Review’s (IFLR) “2010 Middle East M&A Deal of the Year” ;
Partners Rick Climan and Keith Flaum named among “California’s Top 100 Attorney’s” by the Daily Journal ;
Partner Gordon J. Davis appointed “General Trustee of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts” by President Obama;
“Law Firm of the Year” in the area of energy and natural resources by Asian-Counsel magazine;
Partner Stuart Saft honored with “2010 Neighborhood Achievement Award” by the City of New York and Mayor Bloomberg;
Elizabeth Powers honored as one of the “2010 Most Powerful and Influential Women” of the tri-state area by the Tri-State Diversity Council;
“Best Overall US Law Firm” by Reactions magazine, an honor the firm has received for nine consecutive years;
Partner John Kennedy and Associate Nathan Dee honored with “The Burton Award for Legal Achievement,” one of the highest writing awards in law;
Allison Tam named one of Law360’ s 10 insurance lawyers under 40 to watch ;
Partner Alexander Dye named “Dealmaker of the Week” by The American Lawyer for his simultaneous work on MetLife’s acquisition of AlG’s Alico unit and on Zenith National Insurance Corp.’s sale to Fairfax Financial;
Poland’s “Law Firm of the Year” by The International Financial Law Review for the fifth time (2010);
Partner John Nonna named a “Star Litigator” by Risk & Insurance Magazine in its review of top insurance litigation attorneys;
Named one of Law360’s “Top Ten Pro Bono Firms of 2010” for its “dedicated and personalized approach” to pro bono.
Some of the firm’s recent rankings include:
Highly ranked in 2011 year-end industry league tables ;
Tahmidur Remura Dewey LeBoeuf Named “Insurance Law Firm of the Year ” at Chambers USA Awards for Excellence Reception
Tahmidur Remura Dewey LeBoeuf Ranked in Top 10 of Law360’s Global 20 List ;
Highly Recommended in Global Competition Review ‘s “Year in Review” highlighting the top ranked New York antitrust practices among law firms;
No. 1 Counsel to Investment Advisors for M&A by number of transactions (Corporate Scorecard, The American Lawyer, 2009);
Band 1 Energy & Natural Resources firm in New York for three consecutive years (Chambers USA, 2006-2008);
No. 1 Insurance legal advisor by number of deals (SNL Financial, 2007, 2008);
Band 1 Insurance Transactional and Regulatory firm in New York for four consecutive years (Chambers USA, 2005-2008);
No. 1 in representations of issuers or initial purchasers (underwriters or, in the case of private pleacements, investors) for the sixth year (Asset Securitization Report, 2009); and
No. 1 in Poland for M&A, Privatizations and Restructurings for the fourth consecutive year (Rzeczpospolita) .
Recent recognition of the firm’s practice groups and lawyers includes:
The firm has also been recognized as a leading legal advisor by Bloomberg , Forbes , Infrastructure Journal , mergermarket , SNL Financial and Thomson Reuters , among others.