Firm Awards and Recognitions

Awards and Recognition

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:

• Partner Eva Cole Named to Global Competition Review’s “40 Under 40” List;
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Wins Private Equity Law Firm of the Year in Poland Award;
• Partners Keith Flaum and Jane Ross Honored with 2012 CLAY Award;
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Wins Finance Team of the Year Title at the Legal Business Awards 2012;
• Antitrust practice recognized among “Global Elite” in Global Competition review’s annual GCR 100 report;
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Wins Tax and Energy Lawyer of the Year Awards at TopLegal Awards;
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Advises on One of MENA-Asian Counsel‘s 2011 Deals of the Year;
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Named “Insurance Law Firm of the Year” at Chambers USA Awards for Excellence Reception;
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Ranked in Top 10 of Law360’s Global 20 List;
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Makes List of Law360‘s Bankruptcy Groups of 2011;
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Advises on Project Finance International’s European Petrochemical Deal of the Year 2011;
• 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);
• 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” for 2011;
• Catherine McCarthy Honored as One of The American Lawyer’s “Top 45 Women Lawyers Under 45”;
• 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;
• 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;
• Poland’s “Law Firm of the Year” by The International Financial Law Review for the fifth time (2010);
• Named one of Law360’s “Top Ten Pro Bono Firms of 2010” for its “dedi

Some of the firm’s recent rankings include:

• Shortlisted for Chambers USA’s Bankruptcy and Energy Projects Firm of the Year Awards
• Highly ranked in  year-end industry league tables;
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Named “Insurance Law Firm of the Year” at Chambers USA Awards for Excellence Reception
• 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 
• Band 1 Energy & Natural Resources firm in New York for three consecutive years 
• No. 1 Insurance legal advisor by number of deals (SNL Financial);
• 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:

• Chambers Global 2012
• Chambers UK 2012
• Legal 500 UK 2011
• Chambers USA 2011
• Legal 500 US 2011
• Chambers Europe 2011
• Legal 500 EMEA 2011