In a year unlike any other, Big Law dealmakers were called upon again and again to turn clients' dreams into reality. The result: Through all the disruption wrought by the pandemic, law firms broke one record after the next for M&A value and volume.

At the very highest level, the work required flexibility, innovation and ingenuity from deal lawyers. Our Dealmakers of the Year showed those traits and many others on the way to helping clients complete industry-altering mergers, acquisitions, IPOs, spinoffs and more.