Spring is here, which means it’s time for the Daily Business Review’s annual Florida Legal Awards. A full list of honorees is below.
Among them are three prominent Florida lawyers in the running for the Attorney of the Year Award for their remarkable achievements in 2021.
Sean Coyle, a partner at Fox Rothschild, has been at the forefront of some of the nation’s largest acquisitions, including serving as U.S. counsel to Trulieve Cannabis Corp. in its $2.1 billion acquisition of Harvest Health & Recreation. That deal created the most profitable multistate cannabis operator in the U.S.
Paul J. Geller, a partner at Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd, resolved cases of national impact in 2021, negotiating a record-breaking $650 million settlement in a privacy class action over Facebook’s facial recognition system and playing a pivotal role in securing a $26 billion settlement over the nation’s opioid crisis.
Amanda McGovern, a partner at Rivero Mestre, led the team defending self-professed Bitcoin creator Dr. Craig Wright, also known as Satoshi Nakamoto, who prevailed on six of seven charges in a $600 billion dispute.
The Attorney of the Year winner will be announced at the DBR’s annual awards event, which will be held on May 19 at the Rusty Pelican in Miami.
Congratulations to the following honorees:
Attorney of the Year finalists
Sean Coyle
Paul J. Geller
Amanda McGovern
Best Mentors
Kimberly Boldt, Ratzan Weissman & Boldt
Alan Carroll “A.C.” Nash, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin
Brigid Cech Samole, Greenberg Traurig
Gina Clausen Lozier, Berger Singerman
Lisa Colon, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr
Danielle Garno, Reed Smith
Katherine E. Giddings, Akerman
Irwin R. Gilbert, Conrad & Scherer
Jacquin “Quin” Gilchrist, The Gilchrist Law Firm
Mark Raymond, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
Joseph Serota, Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman
John Uustal, Kelley | Uustal
John Yanchunis, Morgan & Morgan
Distinguished Leaders
Rebecca Faith Bratter, Greenspoon Marder
Zander Clem, Morgan & Morgan
Miami-Dade County Court Judge Myriam Lehr
Eric Ostroff, Meland Budwick
Stuart Ratzan, Ratzan Weissman & Boldt
Leslie B. Rothenberg, The Ferraro Law Firm
Tanaz Salehi, Salehi Boyer Lavigne Lombana
Hildy Sastre, Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Bill Shepherd, Holland & Knight
Jerry Sokol, McDermott Will & Emery
Julia Wyda, Brinkley Morgan
Hope Zelinger, Bressler, Amery & Ross
Diversity and Inclusion: Firm
Farah & Farah
Holland & Knight
Hunton Andrews Kurth
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr
Diversity and Inclusion: Individual
Harsh Arora, Kelley Kronenberg
Don Hayden, Mark Migdal & Hayden
Kimberly Lopez Narbona, Akerman
Sabria McElroy, Boies Schiller Flexner
Akiesha Sainvil, Greenberg Traurig
General Counsel Impact
Brett Bauman, Broward Health
Linda Epstein, Broward Health
Richard D. Lara, Spanish Broadcasting System
Alex J. Tolston, Hemisphere Media Group Inc.
Innovators
Shawn W. Amuial, Holland & Knight
Jaret L. Davis, Greenberg Traurig
Laura Ganoza and Foley & Lardner’s NFT task force
David Silver, Silver Miller
Ellen Morris, Cozen O’Connor
Lifetime Achievement
Jules Cohen, Akerman
Joel Eaton, Podhurst Orseck
Ursula Ungaro, Boies Schiller Flexner
Litigation Departments of the Year
Lash & Goldberg
Levine Kellogg Schneider Lehman + Grossman
Podhurst Orseck
Rivero Mestre
Real Estate Transactions
Bilzin Sumberg
Greenberg Traurig
Daniel A. Kaskel, Sachs Sax Caplan
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman
On the Rise
Corey Berman, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Lindsay Burrows, Wolfe Pincavage
Da’Morus A. Cohen, Holland & Knight
Indera DeMine, DeMine Immigration Law Firm
Craig Distel, McDonald Hopkins
Dana Dombey, McDermott Will & Emery
Hayley Harrison, Bast Amron
Jordan Isrow, Government Law Group
Donnie King, Akerman
Liz Moum, Greenberg Traurig
Joe Pack, Pack Law
Alan Rosenberg, Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty + Hartog
Cristina T. Sanchez, Duane Morris
Vanessa Tussey, Boies Schiller Flexner
Bryan Vega, Meland Budwick
Kimberly Wald, Kelley | Uustal
Erika Whyte, Jones Day
Victoria Wilson, Levine Kellogg Lehman Schneider + Grossman
Unsung Heroes
Gerald “Jerry” Del Amo, Broward Health
Mindy Jones, Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida
John J. Quick, Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman
Stephanie Reed Traband, Levine Kellogg Lehman Schneider + Grossman
Quinn Smith, GST
Randi Spallina, Bressler, Amery & Ross
Steven Wernick, Wernick & Co.
Social Impact
Christine A. Concepcion, Global Tax Law
Ken Cutler, Cutler Rader
Michael Haggard, The Haggard Law Firm
Matt Morgan, Morgan & Morgan
Victoria Sexton, Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida
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