2024 Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award – Law Firm Winners Announced!
The Burton Awards is pleased to award the law firm winners of the “Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Awards.” The winners were chosen from nominations submitted by the nation’s top 1,000 largest law firms.
The following law firm authors are Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award Winners:
| LAW FIRM | AUTHOR(S) | ARTICLE TITLE |
| Akerman LLP | Montoya M. Ho-Sang, LaKeisha C. Marsh, Sommer Sharpe | What You Need to Know About Brand Protection in NIL Deals |
| Amundsen Davis LLC | Molly Arranz and Sofia Valdivia | “Pixels” and “Cookies,” Charming Terms for Tracking Technology, Can Lead to Ugly Data Privacy Headaches |
| Bass, Berry & Sims PLC | Brian R. Iverson | Give Me a Break: Regulating Communications Between Attorneys and Their Witness-Clients During Deposition Recesses |
| Butler Snow LLP | Christopher S. Berdy | The Nuremberg Trials: A Story for Trial Lawyers |
| Crowell & Moring LLP | Jason Crawford, Olivia Lynch, Brian Tully McLaughlin | No End In Sight For Pandemic Relief Fraud Enforcement |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | David L. Portilla | The March 2023 Banking Sector Turmoil: Policy Considerations for the Regulation of Large Banking Organizations |
| Dykema, Law Offices of Perry Israel, Maynard Nexsen, Squire Patton Boggs | Ann D. Fillingham, Perry Israel, Sandy MacLennan, Joseph “Jodie” Smith | Municipal Market Evolution Reflecting the Constitutional Underpinnings of the Law of Public Finance |
| Fennemore | Ryan Curtis and Kristi L. Hill | Secure Act 2.0 – New and Enhanced Retirement Tools |
| Fenwick | Zach Harned, Vejay Lalla, and Adine Mitrani | AI Considerations for Parties in the Creator Economy |
| Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP | Jacob Daly | Reforming the Law of Premises Liability |
| Jackson Lewis P.C. | Justin R. Barnes, Jeffrey W. Brecher, David T. Wiley | Wage & Hour Developments: A Year in Review |
| Kelley Drye & Warren LLP | Ioana Gorecki, Whitney M. Smith, Katherine White | Customer Service Chatbots: What You Need To Know |
| McGlinchey Stafford | Douglas Charnas, Heidi Urness, Lauren N. Ybarra | Ohio Appellate Decision Tackles Excluded Coverage for Marijuana Use |
| Moses Singer | Devika Kewalramani and Stephanie M. Smith | Privilege, Email and the Case of the Careless Click |
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP | Megan Gao and Brette Tannenbaum | FTC Faces Criticism of Non-Compete Clause Rule, Prepares for Legal Challenges |
| Reed Smith | J.P. Duffy | The Rise of Emergency Arbitration in Life Sciences Disputes |
| Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | Andy Dietderich | The Zone of Safety: How to be an Active and Confident Director During Financial Distress |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP | Benton Lewis, Christopher Machera, and Samantha Anne Patel | The Rise of Private Credit & Its Impact on Acquisition Dynamics |
| White & Case LLP | Glen Cuccinello, Chanté Eliaszadeh, Douglas Landy | A New “Operation Choke Point”? The Quickly Constricting Rules on Crypto Activities for Banks |
| Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | Soumya Dayananda and Timothy Heaphy | Inside the January 6th Committee |
The Academic Board, which reviewed articles published within the past year, was led by Virginia Wise, Chair, formerly of Harvard Law School; Kristen K. Tiscione, Georgetown Law Center; Lindsay Sturges Saffouri, UC Berkeley School of Law; William C. Burton, Founder and Chair of the event; and William Ryan, former member of the Department of Homeland Security and Chair of the White House Plain Language Committee.
William Burton, Founder and Chair of the awards program, said “The recipients are truly exemplary, skillful, and effective writers. The highest standard of excellence in legal writing.”