We are thrilled to introduce the new members of the Lawdragon Hall of Fame. These lawyers are among the most acclaimed of their generation, having led America’s signature law firms to unprecedented heights, achieved civil rights advances and changed our world for the better.
The 37 lawyers selected include dealmakers such as Sullivan & Cromwell’s Joe Shenker; Wachtell’s Edward Herlihy; and Kirkland’s David Fox. All-star litigators include Mary Alexander; McKool Smith’s Doug Cawley; Paul Weiss’ Jay Cohen; and Lieff Cabraser’s Elizabeth Cabraser. Also inducted this year is the remarkable former Delaware Vice Chancellor and Paul Weiss of counsel Stephen Lamb.
Recognized here are three remarkable female lawyers we lost last year: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sullivan partner Alexandra Korry and Robins Kaplan partner Hollis Salzman. The magnitude of their loss mirrors the breadth of their achievements and impact on those they touched.
| Name | Organization | Practice |
| Mary Alexander | Mary Alexander & Associates | Litigators |
| Greg Allen | Beasley Allen | Litigators |
| Michael Boone | Haynes and Boone | Dealmakers |
| Mary Bonauto | GLAD | Leadership |
| Elizabeth Cabraser | Lieff Cabraser | Leadership |
| Douglas A. Cawley | McKool Smith | Litigators |
| James J. Clark | Cahill | Dealmakers |
| Lew Clayton | Paul Weiss | Litigators |
| Jay Cohen | Paul Weiss | Litigators |
| Christopher Cox | Cadwalader | Dealmakers |
| John deGroote | deGroote Partners | Litigators |
| Jorge del Calvo | Pillsbury | Dealmakers |
| Jay Eisenhofer | Grant & Eisenhofer | Litigators |
| Robert Fleder | Paul Weiss | Litigators |
| David Fox | Kirkland | Dealmakers |
| Stephen Fraidin | Cadwalader | Dealmakers |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | U.S. Supreme Court | Remembered |
| William Hartnett | Cahill Gordon | Dealmakers |
| Edward Herlihy | Wachtell | Leadership |
| Nora Jordan | Davis Polk | Dealmakers |
| Skip Keesal | Keesal Young | Litigators |
| Michael Kelly | Walkup Melodia | Litigators |
| Alan Kornberg | Paul Weiss | Litigators |
| Alexandra Korry | Sullivan & Cromwell | Remembered |
| Michael Kump | Kinsella Weitzman | Litigators |
| Stephen Lamb | Paul Weiss | Leadership |
| Henry Nassau | Dechert | Dealmakers |
| Steven Quattlebaum | Quattlebaum Grooms | Litigators |
| Deborah Rhode | Stanford Law School | Remembered |
| Stephen Roddenberry | Ackerman | Dealmakers |
| Rick Rule | Paul Weiss | Litigators |
| Patrick Salvi | Salvi Schostok | Litigators |
| Hollis Salzman | Robins Kaplan | Remembered |
| Richard Sarver | Barrasso Usdin | Litigators |
| Joseph Shenker | Sullivan & Cromwell | Leadership |
| Leopold Sher | Sher Garner | Dealmakers |
| Larry Sonsini | Wilson Sonsini | Dealmakers |
| Steven Toll | Cohen Milstein | Litigators |
| Mark Wawro | Susman Godfrey | Litigators |
About the author: Katrina Dewey (katrina@lawdragon.com) is the founder and CEO of Lawdragon, which she and her partners created as the new media company for the world’s lawyers. She has written about lawyers and legal affairs for 30 years, and is a noted legal editor, creator of numerous lawyer recognition guides and expert on lawyer branding. She is based in Venice, Calif., and New York. She is also the founder of Lawdragon Campus, which covers law students and law schools. View our staff page.
