The New York Law Journal announces the 2017 honorees for Distinguished Leadership, as part of its Professional Excellence Awards recognition event. The attorneys will be featured in a special section published on the Law Journal and honored at a dinner on Oct. 17 at Tribeca Rooftop:
Linda Addison, immediate past managing partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
Oliver "Ollie" Armas, managing partner, New York office, Hogan Lovells
Luise Barrack, managing member, Rosenberg & Estis
Molly Boast, partner, Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr
Peter Calamari, partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Bertina Capuano, Bronx borough chief, Family Court Division, New York City Law Department
Robin Cohen, principal, McKool Smith
Andrew T. Hahn, partner, Duane Morris
Derrelle Janey, partner, Gottlieb & Janey
Katya Jestin, partner, Jenner & Block
Deanna Kirkpatrick, partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell
Rebecca Price, alternative dispute resolution program director, Southern District of New York
John Rapisardi, partner, O'Melveny & Myers
Richard Revesz, American Law Institute director, dean emeritus, New York University School of Law
Josh Rosenkranz, partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Hollis Salzman, partner, Robins Kaplan
Ronald Shechtman, managing partner, Pryor Cashman
Marissa Soto, proprietor, Law Offices of Soto & Associates
Richard Spehr, partner, Mayer Brown
Jim Walden, founding partner, Walden, Macht & Haran
Jonathan Youngwood, partner, Simpson Teacher & Bartlett
Daniel Zelenko, partner, Crowell & Moring
Honorees in other categories, including Rising Stars, Litigation Departments of the Year and finalists for Attorney of the Year will be announced in the coming weeks. See the list of announced honorees. Check back with nylj.com for updates.