Ropes & Gray has been shortlisted for the 2024 Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards in several impactful categories, including Most Innovative Law Firm in North America. This prestigious award recognizes the firm's overall excellence and highlights the quality of service we provide to our clients in their most complex and challenging matters.
The firm was also shortlisted for:
- Innovative Lawyers in Deals & Financing – Ropes & Gray represented National Amusements, Inc. (“NAI”) in a definitive agreement to sell NAI to entities affiliated with the Ellison Family and RedBird Capital for $2.4 billion on a cash-free, debt-free basis. This team included mergers & acquisitions partners Jackie Cohen and Emily Oldshue, litigation & enforcement partners Peter Welsh and Marty Crisp, tax partner Scott Pinarchick, benefits partner Renata Ferrari, finance partner Byung Choi,and antitrust partners Michael McFalls and Ruchit Patel and intellectual property partner Erica Han, and associates Debbie Wang, Ani-Rae Lovell, Rebecca Liu, Chandler Burnham, Kasey Hughes, Alex Schubert and Kendall Spencer.
- Innovative Lawyers in Dispute Resolution – Ropes & Gray secured the dismissal of a high-profile FTC antitrust lawsuit targeting private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe for alleged anticompetitive conduct-- a major win for the private equity industry. The team included litigation & enforcement partners David Hennes and Jane Willis and included Kathryn Caldwell, senior attorney David Young, associates Elena Davis, Sandra Hough Masselink, Ioana Moldovan, Logan Hovie, Rebecca Michelson, and Rory Skowron, and paralegal Jerome Genova.
- Innovation in Using Data – Ropes & Gray developed an AI Court Order Tracker that examines judges' standing orders and local rules on the use of AI in connection with court filings to help our clients navigate the changing landscape.
This year's awards will be announced at the Financial Times gala on December 9 in New York City. A full list of awards can be found here.
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