The Burton Awards Announces the 2014 Distinguished Legal Writing Awards Law Firm Winners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 18, 2014
New York, New York: The finest law firm writers of 2014 have been announced by the Burton Awards, a non-profit program, which is run in association with the Library of Congress. The thirty winners were, once again, chosen from the nominations submitted by the nation’s top 1,000 most prestigious and largest law firms.
The Academic Board, which reviewed articles published within the past year, was led by Virginia Wise, Harvard Law School; Philip M. Genty, Columbia Law School; Jeanne Merino, Stanford Law School; Judge Ed Forstenzer, California’s Superior Court (retired); William Ryan, former Chair of the White House Plain Language Committee and William C. Burton, author of Burton’s Legal Thesaurus and Founder and Chair of the event.
This year, our non-profit program, which is a non-profit effort run in association with the Library of Congress, celebrates its Fifteenth Anniversary. The awards ceremony will be followed by a pre-dinner reception, Gala, and performance by comedian, actor, and television host Jay Leno. Additionally this year, we are honored to present Chief Judge Robert A. Katzmann of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit with the “Reform in Law Award” for his work with the Immigrant Justice Corps project.
The honorary and distinguished members of the Burton Awards Board of Directors include the following leaders in law: Judge Richard Posner, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit; Chief Alex Kozinski, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the 9th Circuit; Judith Kaye, former Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals (retired); John Cornyn, United States Senator; Robert P. Casey, Jr., United States Senator; Mike Crapo, United States Senator; Spencer Bachus, United States Congressman; Thomas L. Sager, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company; Keith C. Wetmore, Chair Emeritus, Morrison & Foerster LLP; Dennis Smith, former State Senator and member of the Missouri Judiciary Committee, Missouri Legislature; and Stephen R. Mysliwiec, Partner, DLA Piper.Director of Administration, Kirkland & Ellis LLP; Stephen R. Mysliwiec, Partner, DLA Piper; and Dennis Smith, Former Senator and Member of the Judiciary Committee, Missouri Legislature.
The 2014 Law Firm winners are:
| Law Firm | Author(s) | Article Title |
| Brinks Gilson & Lione | Marc Richards | Three Years After Bilski |
| Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC | Suzanne M. Dugan | Ethics and Fiduciary Issues for Public Pension Plans: Lessons Learned |
| Dechert LLP | Alan D. Berkowitz
Linda B. Dwoskin Jane Patullo |
It’s 9:00 A.M. Do You Know Where Your Employees Are? The Legal Implications of Telecommuting |
| DLA Piper LLP (US) | Neil Dilloff | Law School Training: Bridging the Gap Between Legal Education and the Practice of Law |
| Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Jocelyn Knoll
Shannon Bjorklund |
Force Majeure and Climate Change: What is the New Normal |
| Duane Morris LLP | Paul J. Killion | Warning: The Internet May Contain Traces of Nuts (Or, When and How to Cite to Internet Sources) |
| Epstein Becker Green | Kara Maciel
Adam Solander |
For Employers With High Turnover and Large Numbers of Seasonal Workers, the ACA Creates Unique Compliance Issues |
| Faegre Baker Daniels | Norman G. Tabler, Jr. | Advantages of Captive Insurance Programs for Health Systems (And Not Just Lower Premiums) |
| Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto | Nina Shreve
Lori A. Wolfe |
All three branches of the US government weigh in on patent trolls |
| Hollingsworth LLP | Eric G. Lasker
Rebecca A. Womeldorf |
Prescription Drug Products Liability Litigation and Punitive Damages Preemption |
| Hunton & Williams LLP | Kevin J. White
Terence G. Connor |
The Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions: A Critique of the EEOC Guidance |
| Kaye Scholer LLP | Lori Leskin
Aaron Levine |
Avoiding Food Fraud |
| Kelley Drye & Warren LLP | Bruce R. Kraus, Esq.
Connor Raso, Esq. |
Rational Boundaries for SEC Cost-Benefit Analysis |
| King & Spalding | Philip R. Weems
Monica Hwang |
Overview of issues common to structuring, negotiating and documenting LNG projects |
| The Kogan Law Group, P.C. | Lawrence A. Kogan
Prof. Lucas Bergkamp, Partner at Hunton & Williams, Brussels, Belgium |
Trade, the Precautionary Principle, and Post-Modern Regulatory Process |
| Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith | John G. Browning | Keep Your ‘Friends’ Close and Your Enemies Closer: Walking the Ethical Tightrope in the Use of Social Media |
| Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | Charles Jackson
Gregory Abrams Emily Glunz |
EEOC’s Updated Enforcement Guidance on the Use of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions: Developments in Year One |
| Morrison & Foerster LLP | Charles S. Barquist | Challenging Validity in the PTO Under the 2011 America Invents Act |
| Mound, Cotton, Wollan & Greengrass | Michael R. Koblenz
Kenneth M. Labbate Carrie C. Turner |
LIBOR: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know But Were Afraid To Ask |
| O’Melveny & Myers LLP | David Almeling | Recent Trade Secret Reform — And What Else Should Change |
| Paul Hastings LLP | Nathaniel Edmonds
Palmina Fava Morgan Miller |
FCPA Declinations: How to Maximize Your Chance to Get a Pass When a Corruption Problem Occurs |
| Perkins Coie LLP | Andrew Shipley | Remove Your Case to Federal Court: Lesser Known Options |
| Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman | Eric Fishman | The Sanity Clause |
| Proskauer Rose LLP | Steven Pearlman | A Year in Review: A Transformative Year in Whistleblowing & Retaliation |
| Reed Smith LLP | James C. Martin
Colin E. Wrabley |
Using Privately Provided Out-Of-Court Relief to Defeat Class Certification |
| Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP | Howard B. Epstein
Theodore A. Keyes |
Insuring Against Cyber Risks: Coverage, Exclusions, Considerations |
| Squire Sanders | J. Brady Dugan
Diarmuid Ryan Peter Alfano |
The World Has Changed: Global Cartel Enforcement Brings New Risks |
| Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | Jeffrey D. Hochberg
Michael Orchowski |
What Looks the Same May Not Be the Same: The Tax Treatment of Securities Reopenings |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Paul Dutka | Defending 1933 Act Claims: Rewriting The Playbook After Fait v. Regions Fin. Corp. |
| White & Case LLP | Owen Pell
J. D. Bindenagel |
How to Handle That Nazi-Era Art Trove |
THE BURTON AWARDS PROGRAM
The Burton Awards, established in 1999, is funded by the Burton Foundation, a non-profit, academic effort devoted to recognizing and rewarding excellence in the legal profession. The Burton Awards was established to honor the finest accomplishments in law, including writing, reform, public service and interest, regulatory innovation, and lifetime achievements in the profession.
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
This prominent institution is one of the most celebrated and distinguished libraries in the world. It was established on April 24, 1800, and since that time has grown to become one of the largest repositories in history. The Library of Congress functions as both a national library and as the research arm of the U.S. Congress. It contains more than 32 million catalogued books and more than 62 million manuscripts.
WILLIAM C. BURTON, ESQ., Founder and Chair
The Founder and Chair of The Burton Awards for Legal Achievement is William C. Burton, Esq., a partner in the law firm of Sagat|Burton LLP. He is a former New York State Assistant Attorney General, a former New York State Assistant Special Prosecutor, and is the author of the first legal thesaurus ever written for the legal profession, entitled BURTON’S LEGAL THESAURUS. The book is now in its 5th edition and quickly approaching its 35th anniversary. When the book was released, the Association of American Publishers recognized it as “one of the Most Innovative and Creative Projects of the year.” In 2011, Mr. Burton was presented the highest honor given by the second largest association of law professors in America, The Legal Writing Institute. He was recognized for “significantly advancing the cause of legal writing in the profession of law.” More recently, he was awarded the “Blackstone Award” by the Friends of the Law Library of Congress, for “embodying and promoting the best ideals of the institution.”