Stuart Grant: among the most impactful plaintiff financial lawyers ever, Lawdragon Hall of Fame (2022)

Jan 31

LAWDRAGON INDUCTS 2022 CLASS OF HALL OF FAME HONOREES

We are proud to introduce the 2022 class of the Lawdragon Hall of Fame.

Among them are the nation’s greatest corporate litigators, plaintiff powerhouses, innovators who established new areas of law practice and individuals whose dedication to a sometimes precarious legal system are unsurpassed.

We met Cravath partner Evan Chesler shortly after we founded Lawdragon in 2005. He was among a handful of lawyers in those early years who helped us define our aspirations of those we sought to write about, whose careers and achievements could inspire others. His tenacity and intelligence leading corporations through their toughest battles is the best a lawyer can be. Wachtell’s Ted Mirvis is another corporate litigation guru whose thoughtfulness and ability to untangle the most complicated shareholder battle are a joy to watch.

Also captured in this group of inductees is Supreme Court Justice Steven Breyer’s 27 years of thoughtful gravity, along with Merrick Garland’s storied determination that deprived him of a Supreme Court seat but rewarded him as the Attorney General for these times. Ken Doran reinvented Gibson Dunn, and pulled it to the ranks of America’s elite law firms, while Ora Fisher, now retired, showed the strength of a woman leading Latham and in Silicon Valley dealmaking. Steve Berman of Hagens Berman is tops in plaintiffs’ class actions, while Joe Power of Chicago shows the power of caring about your community and committing your entire career to helping your neighbors. Stuart Grant was among the most impactful plaintiff financial lawyers ever, at Grant & Eisenhofer, before founding Bench Walk Advisors, a litigation finance firm. And Bobbie McMorrow represents our outstanding consultants; she created an astounding number of law firms in her storied career, while providing warm mentorship and inspiration to women and so many others.

We founded our Hall of Fame in 2015, and you can view all those inducted here. As it evolves, we’ve decided to make selection of new members an annual event, just before we announce the year’s Lawdragon 500. In this winter of our malcontent, it’s important to remember the grit and dedication that are our best qualities – and which these professionals embody every day. It’s a great honor to write about them and have the opportunity to simply say thank you for all you’ve done.

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2022 Honorees

Rosemary	Alito	K&L Gates	Newark	Litigators
Kim	Askew	DLA Piper	Dallas	Leadership
George “Gar”	Bason	Davis Polk	New York	Dealmakers
Steve	Berman	Hagens Berman	Seattle	Litigators
Stephen	Breyer	U.S. Supreme Court	Washington, D.C.	Judges
Brad	Brian	Munger Tolles	Los Angeles	Litigators
Evan	Chesler	Cravath	New York	Power Brokers
Mary Louise	Cohen	Phillips & Cohen	Washington, D.C.	Innovators
Mike	Delikat	Orrick	New York	Litigators
Ken	Doran	Gibson Dunn	Los Angeles	Leadership
Ora	Fisher	Latham	Menlo Park	Leadership
Sergio	Galvis	Sullivan & Cromwell	New York	Dealmakers
Merrick	Garland	U.S. Department of Justice	Washington, D.C.	Leadership
Daniel	Golden	Akin Gump	New York	Dealmakers
Marcia	Goldstein	Weil	New York	Litigators
Stuart	Grant	Bench Walk Advisors	Wilmington	Innovators
Allan	Kanner	Kanner Whiteley	New Orleans	Litigators
Jeff	Klein	Clarick Gueron	New York	Litigators
Sandra	Leung	Bristol-Myers Squibb	New York	Leadership
Stuart	Liner	DLA	Los Angeles	Innovators
Mike	McKool	McKool Smith	Dallas	Litigators
Bobbie	McMorrow	McMorrow Consulting	Santa Ynez, Calif.	Consultant
Ted	Mirvis	Wachtell	New York	Litigators
Isaac	Pachulski	Pachulski Stang	Los Angeles	Dealmakers
Joe	Power	Power Rogers	Chicago	Litigators
Harry	Reasoner	Vinson & Elkins	Houston	Litigators
Ron	Safer	Riley Safer	Chicago	Compassion
Dick	Sayles	Bradley Arant	Dallas	Litigators