The American Lawyer and ALM are pleased to announce the first winners of the Tony Mauro Media Lawyer Award, established this year to honor attorneys who zealously advocate for freedom of the press.

The winners are Laura Prather, a partner at Haynes and Boone in Austin, for her tireless and successful efforts advocating for legislation to strengthen free press and speech rights in Texas; and CNN’s legal department, led by David Vigilante and Drew Shenkman, for its day-to-day work to protect the rights of the journalists of CNN and beyond.

Laura Prather