IFLR1000 is delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural IFLR1000 United States Awards.
Judging the awards was a challenging but rewarding process because of the high standard of work we were assessing, and we are delighted to be able to recognise some outstanding firms and lawyers.
Congratulations to all winners and shortlisted firms, without your work the awards would not be possible.
The awards celebrate the most innovative US deals and the best-performing law firms and lawyers across the states in 2019 and recognise where firms and lawyers performed exceptionally both locally and nationally. The awards shortlists are the culmination of seven months' research, analysing hundreds of submissions, surveying thousands of referees and interviewing hundreds of lawyers
The awards shortlists can be viewed here. Our methodology and criteria can be viewed here.
The awards research was conducted in conjunction with our ranking research into all 50 US states and DC. You can view this year's new IFLR1000 United States state rankings here.
All IFLR1000 research (awards and rankings) published in calendar year 2020 can be viewed here.
To discuss how we can help promote your achievements, please contact Chris Edouard: chris.edouard@legalmediagroup.com
If you have questions about the research, please contact Ben Naylor: bnaylor@iflr1000.com
STATE FIRMS OF THE YEAR
State Firm of the Year: California
State Firm of the Year: Connecticut
State Firm of the Year: Delaware
State Firm of the Year: District of Columbia
State Firm of the Year: Florida
State Firm of the Year: Georgia
State Firm of the Year: Illinois
State Firm of the Year: Maryland
State Firm of the Year: Massachusetts
State Firm of the Year: New Jersey
State Firm of the Year: New York
State Firm of the Year: Oklahoma
State Firm of the Year: Pennsylvania
State Firm of the Year: Texas
DEALS OF THE YEAR
Deal of the Year: Banking and finance
Pacific Gas and Electric Company $5.5 billion debtor-in-possession financing
Deal of the Year: Capital markets
Uber Technologies NYSE IPO
Deal of the Year: M&A
Bristol-Myers Squibb acquisition of Celgene
Deal of the Year: Projects
Lāwa’i 28MW solar power plant / 100MW energy storage facility
Deal of the Year: Restructuring and insolvency
Sears restructuring
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
- Davis Polk & Wardwell & Wardwell
- Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
- Weil Gotshal & Manges
LAWYERS OF THE YEAR
Lawyer of the Year: Banking and finance
Lawyer of the Year: Capital markets
Lawyer of the Year: M&A
Lawyer of the Year: Projects
Lawyer of the Year: Restructuring and insolvency
TEAMS OF THE YEAR
Team of the Year: Banking and finance
Team of the Year: Capital markets
Team of the Year: M&A
Team of the Year: Projects
Team of the Year: Restructuring and insolvency