The American Bar Association Business Bankruptcy Committee is pleased to announce its 20/20 Partners Rising Young Leader Award Honorees.
On October 7, 2021, at the Committee's meeting in conjunction with the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, the BBC recognized 19 young lawyers who show promise to be future leaders within the legal profession, the ABA and the Business Bankruptcy Committee. All honorees were first admitted to practice as of July 1, 2015 or later. Here is the list of award winners:
- Adrienne Brantley‐Lomeli, Lewis Roca, Las Vegas NV
- Andrew Still, Snell & Wilmer, Costa Mesa CA
- Brigid Ndege, Lewis Brisbois, Chicago IL
- Danielle Rushing, Dykema, San Antonio TX
- Destiney Parker‐Thompson, U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, Wilmington DE
- Eleanor Vincent, Miller Nash LLP, Seattle WA
- James Florentine, Snell & Wilmer, Phoenix AZ
- James Burbage, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York NY
- John Baxter, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, Nashville TN
- Jose (Josie) Lugo, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York NY
- Joseph Robinson, Brown Rudnick LLP, New York NY
- Matthew Smart, Paul Hastings LLP, Chicago IL
- Matthew Sarna, DLA Piper, Wilmington DE
- Nicole McLemore, United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida, Miami Beach FL
- Omid Rahnama, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York NY
- Rahmon Brown, Hogan Lovells, New York NY
- Reginald Sainvil, Baker McKenzie LLP, Miami FL
- Steven Golden, Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP, Wilmington DE
- Timothy Bow, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Chicago IL