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Shanin Specter KLIN E & SP E C TER ( PH ILADELPH IA) Specter added to his uncommonly long list of multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements with a $19M settlement in a newborn brain-injury case and another $30M settlement for a child injured by the misuse of anesthesia during a procedure.
Richard Stark C R A VA TH ( N E W Y ORK) With deft movement across practice areas and industries, Stark is handling Credit Suisse’s residential mortgage-backed securities cases nationwide and recently prevailed for IBM in an antitrust case brought by a computer reseller in Florida federal court.
Myron Steele P O T T E R A N DE R SON ( WILMIN G TON ) Potter Anderson won the sweepstakes by adding to its already powerful corporate practice with Steele, one of the nation’s most respected jurists for his work as Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court and before that as a Vice Chancellor on the Court of Chancery.
Bryan Stevenson E Q UA L JUSTIC E IN ITIATIV E ( MON TG OMERY, ALA.) As executive director of the acclaimed nonprofit, Stevenson has been one of the most powerful advocates for children, poor people and minorities caught up in the criminal justice system.
David Stickney B E R N STE IN LITOWITZ ( S AN DIEG O ) Stickney continues to lead the prosecution of major cases across the country; recent recoveries include $615M for investors in Lehman Brothers and more than $1B from Wall Street banks arising from their sales of mortgage-backed securities.
Geoffrey Stone UN IVE R SIT Y O F C H IC AG O LAW S C H OOL ( C H IC AG O) The longtime faculty member and civil libertarian has guided much of the debate over the legality of surveillance activities, helping to present a balanced if skeptical view of the NSA after his service on President Obama’s review panel on the subject.
Christina Storm LA W Y E R S W IT H OUT BORDERS ( N EW H AV EN ) The Byrne & Storm name partner and LWOB founder has done more than any other lawyer to organize volunteers for rule-of-law and other capacity-building initiatives in areas around the globe, from Uganda to Haiti and beyond.
Colin Stretch F A C E B O O K ( ME N L O PARK, C ALIF.) Stretch’s work as deputy general counsel convinced the social media monster he was the right lawyer to take over for Ted Ullyot and manage the vast array of complex legal issues facing the company, including its tricky relationship with the NSA.
Leo Strine DE L A W A R E SUP R E ME C O URT ( WILMIN G TON ) His 15 years on Chancery Court – three as Chancellor – honed Leo Strine into the nation’s leading light in corporate governance litigation. No wonder he was tapped as Delaware Chief Justice, replacing the much-admired Myron Steele.
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