2008 Burton Award Winners

The 2008 Records in Distinction Award Winners

Bingham McCutchen LLP
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Jackson Walker LLP
King & Spalding LLP
Perkins Coie LLP
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

The 2008 Outstanding Contributor to Legal Writing Education Award Winner

Associate Professor of Law; Director of Legal Writing Mary Beth Beazley

The Ohio State Michael E. Moritz College of Law

The 2008 ALA Award Winners

Best Law Firm Advertisement
1ST PLACE	MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP Michelle Paitich - ALA Member "Conundrum " - June 2007

Best Law Firm Compendium:
1ST PLACE TIE	DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP Yolanda R. Cartusciello- ALA Member "Insurance and Investment Management M&A" - September 2007
1ST PLACE TIE	BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE Jeffrey A. Handelman - ALA Member "Guide to TTAB Practice, Vols. 1 and 2" - November 2007

Best Law Firm Newsletter
1ST PLACE	WINSTON & STRAWN LLP Julie Stafford - ALA Member "Diversity @ Winston & Strawn" - July 2007

Best Law Firm Profile
1ST PLACE	HANIFY & KING, PC Robert J. Perry - ALA Member "…one of the premier litigation boutiques in Boston." - December 2007

Best Law Firm Publication
1ST PLACE	FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI LLP Jack Vaughan - ALA Member "Trends in Energy Litigation 2007" - October 2007

The 2008 Legends in the Law Award Winners

Beth Wilkinson, Executive Vice President - General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Fannie Mae
Nominated by DLA Piper

Carrie L. Schiff, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Flextronics International Ltd.
Nominated by Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP

Christopher S. Dewees, Chief Legal Officer - Corporate Development, JDS Uniphase Corporation
Nominated by Morrison & Foerster LLP

Charles A. James, Vice President and General Counsel, Chevron Corporation
Nominated by Pillsbury

James Cicconi, Senior Executive Vice President - External and Legislative Affairs, AT&T, Inc.
Nominated by Proskauer Rose

The 2008 Legal Writing Award Winners - Law Firm

ARNOLD & PORTER LLP
Scott Schreiber & Robert Schwartz
Five Common Evidentiary Issues In Securities Fraud Actions Against Auditors And Accounting Firms

BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP
Sabin Willett
I Will Never Leave Guantanamo

BOWMAN AND BROOKE LLP
Sandra Giannone Ezell
Round Up The Usual Suspects: How Traditional Methods Of Selecting First Chair Trial Counsel In Products Liability Cases Exclude Women And Weaken The Defense.

BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE
Christopher A. Harkins
Fending Off Paper Patents And Patent Trolls: A Novel "Cold Fusion" Defense Because Changing Times Demand It

CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP
Bruce R. Zirinsky & Peter Friedman
Approval Of Management Equity Plans After Chapter 11

DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP
Timothy J. Coleman
Corporate Cooperation

DLA PIPER US LLP
Edward B. Schwartz & Martin Rees
Private Antitrust Enforcement In Europe: Are American-Style Class Actions On The Way?

FAEGRE & BENSON LLP
J. William Callison
Why A Fiduciary Duty Shift To Creditors Of Insolvent Business Entities Is Incorrect As A Matter Of Theory And Practice

FITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER & SCINTO
Michael P. Sandonato & Kristen Hogan
High Court To Rule On Territorial Reach Of Patents

FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER & JACOBSON LLP
Michael B. de Leeuw & Eric A. Hirsch
OMG! We Forgot To Produce The IM's!

GREENBAUM, ROWE, SMITH & DAVIS LLP
Alan S. Naar
Understanding The Benefits And Risks Of Alternative Dispute Resolution

JACKSON WALKER L.L.P.
Byron F. Egan
Responsibilities Of Officers And Directors Under Texas And Delaware Law

KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP
Robert S. Friedman & Eric R. Wilson
The Legal Fallout From The Subprime Crisis

KING & SPALDING
Jose L. Valera
Changing Oil And Gas Fiscal And Regulatory Regimes In Latin America

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
Randall J. Fons & Brian Neil Hoffman
Securities Enforcement: The Attorney-Client Privilege And Work Product Doctrine In Government Investigations

PERKINS COIE LLP
Paul F. Eckstein
Musings On Redistricting Litigation

PILLSBURY
Thomas P. O'Donnell & Bryan P. Collins
Finding Allies In the Patent Reform Debate

PROSKAUER ROSE LLP
John Isacson
Becoming Boutique: Will A Unified Patent System Survive An Age Of Specialized Drug Laws?

PRYOR CASHMAN LLP
Pinchus D. Raice & David C. Thomas
Sinners At The Pearly Gates: A Primer On The Standards Of Admission To The Banking Fraternity

SCHULTE, ROTH & ZABEL LLP
Betty Santangelo & Gary Stein
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Recent Cases And Enforcement Trends

SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP
Benjamin R. Mulcahy
Second Life Raises Novel IP Issues

SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P.
Gregory Fowler & Simon Castley
Product Manufacturers, Take Heed: International Markets Bring International Regulatory Oversight, Safety Standards And Liability Concerns

SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP
Lori E. Lesser & Lisa H. Rubin
The Communications Decency Act At 10 - New Issues For The Years Ahead

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
Ivan Schlager & Warren Lavey
US Foreign Investment Act: Impact On Asian Companies

SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP
Robert J. Giuffra Jr.
Attorney's Fees: To Advance Or Not to Advance

THOMPSON COBURN LLP
Mark Sableman
Artistic Expressions Today: Can Artists Use The Language Of Our Culture?

THOMPSON HINE LLP
Andrew H. Cox & Jennifer Mingus Mountcastle
Practical Tips On The Spoliation Defense

WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
Laura A. Wilkinson & Jeff L. White
Private Equity: Antitrust Concerns With Partial Acquisitions

WHITE & CASE LLP
J. William Dantzler
What's The Problem With Carried Interest?

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
Edwin Larkin
Electronic Discovery: Insurers Are Getting In On The Act

The 2008 Legal Writing Award Winners - Law School

YALE LAW SCHOOL
Hannah Jacobs
"Searching For Balance In The Aftermath Of The 2006 Takings Initiatives"

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL
Tracy O. Appleton
"The Line Between Liberty And Union: Exercising Personal Jurisdiction Over Officials From Other States"

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
Miranda Jones
"Permanent Injunction, A Remedy By Any Other Name Is Patently Not The Same: How Ebay V. Mercexchange Affects The Patent Right Of Non-Practicing Entities"

GEORGETOWN LAW
Susannah Landes Foster
When Clarity Means Ambiguity: An Examination Of Statutory Interpretation At The Environmental Protection Agency

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
Daniel N. Kuperstein
Finding Worth In The New Workplace: The Implications Of Comparable Worth's Reemergence In The Global Economy

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF LAW
Sarabeth Ackerman
Divorcees Turn About In Their Graves As Ex-Spouses Cash In: Codified Constructive Trusts Ensure An Equitable Result Regarding Erisa-Governed Employee Benefit Plans

NYU SCHOOL OF LAW
Alexander G.P Goldenberg
Interested, But Presumed Innocent: Rethinking Instructions On The Credibility Of Testifying Defendants

ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
Paul Bonewitz
"Beyond Confusion: Reexamining Trademark Law's Goal in the World of Online Advertising"

THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL OF LAW
Anne K. Knight
Striking the Balance between Anti- Discrimination Laws and First Amendment Freedoms: An Alternative Proposal to Preserve Diversity

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF LAW
Christopher Parkin
A Comparative Analysis Of The Tension Crated By Disability Access And Historic Preservation Laws In The United States And England

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA COLLEGE OF LAW
Katherine Vogel
In Re Phoenix L., 270 Neb. 870, 708 N.W. 2d 789 (2006): An Analysis Of Parental Rights And The Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL
Robin J. Allan
After Bridgeman: Copyright, Museums, And Public Domain Works Of Art

WILLIAM & MARY SCHOOL OF LAW
Emily Reuter
Second Class Citizens Soldiers: A Proposal for Greater First Amendment Protections for America's Military Personnel

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL
Anna C. Burns
Beard v. Banks: Restricted Reading, Rehabilitation, and Prisoners' First Amendment Rights

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL
Emily C. Melvin
An Unacceptable Exception: The Ramifications of Physician Immunity from Medical Procedure Patent Infringement Liability