MOST INFLUENTIAL LAWYERS

 

To have clout is to be able to land a blow — to shape the world and the way it works. 
 

In compiling this year’s edition of The National Law Journal’s Most Influential Lawyers list, we looked for attorneys who demonstrated that ability in 10 specific practice areas during the past five years.
 

We weighed nominations from our readers and conducted extensive research before selecting 34 attorneys who are shaping the law, the economy, the physical fabric of the United States and the world.
 

We plan to honor these attorneys during the NLJ’s annual dinner, scheduled for June 8 at Gotham Hall in New York. We hope that you’ll join us. 
 

— Michael Moline, assistant managing editor

 

DAVID RIVKIN | Debevoise & Plimpton 

JOHN TROTTER | JAMS 

 

JOSEPH KAUFMAN | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MARTIN EDELMAN | Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker