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Surviving and Thriving: Nominations Open
for Connecticut Legal Awards

By Michael Marciano

Following a successful celebration of professional
excellence this year, The Connecticut Law Tribune
is now accepting nominations in 16 categories for
the annual Connecticut Legal Awards. Our 2020
event was hosted virtually in October due to CO-
VID-19, and we are anticipating going virtual once
more next year. The online ceremony will take place
in May 2021.
Connecticut’s best lawyers, law firms and offi-
ciators are again invited to participate by making
nominations and spreading the word that the Nut-
meg State’s legal community is among the proudest,
and most accomplished, in the nation.
Winners from across the state will again be hon-
ored in a video program, which will include the
annual announcement of Connecticut’s Attorney
of the Year. The current title holder of that honor is
Leslie King of Carlton Fields, who earned the award
for her work with the City of Hartford in success-
fully resolving a major contractual dispute with the
fired developer of the city’s minor-league baseball
stadium. Attorney of the Year finalists were Franca
DeRosa of Brown Rudnick and Brenden Leydon of
Wocl Leydon.
All of the categories featured in the 2020 cel- Award winners will be honored next May.

ebration will again be included, along with a new tors, Game Changers and Litigation Departments of
category: Diversity and Inclusion Champions, open the Year.
to both individual attorneys and firms. As featured We’re very proud of the history of talent that has
last year, nominations will also be accepted for In- been acknowledged by these awards, and we look
novators, including solos and small firms, as well as forward to representing a new crop of winners.
in-house legal departments and large firms. Those Nominations are open now. Visit connecticutlegal-
who have developed successful strategies to navigate awards.awardsplatform.com to make nominations.
the COVID-19 pandemic are urged to take a closer For more information, email [email protected]
look at these categories. Additional innovations may or call 646-957-3022.
include technology and communications, redesigns, ¦

business and cultural innovations. Michael Marciano is bureau chief of the Con-
Familiar categories include Lifetime Achievement necticut Law Tribune. He can be reached at
and New Leaders in the Law awards, Giant Slayers, [email protected] or call 646-957-3022. On
Best Mentors, Distinguished Leaders, Best Officia- Twitter: @BreakingCTLaw

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