Finalists: Sharon L Nelles – Sullivan & Cromwell; Stuart Newberger – Crowell & Moring; Ingrid Vandenborre – Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (highly commended); Bruce M Wexler – Paul Hastings.

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s Juan Morillo was crowned disputes/regulatory lawyer of the year in recognition of his growing reputation as a leading practitioner in cross-border white-collar and corporate investigations.