This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.

The 2016 CLAY Awards


Mar. 16, 2016

CLAY awards

The Daily Journal and callawyer.com honored lawyers from 21 matters with the attorney of the year award for 2016. Read about the cases and the impact they had on law and society.


In This Issue:

Criminal Justice

Finding uncommon commonality

Immigration

Challenging the extended detention of illegal immigrants

Employment

An uphill but victorious battle

Education

Taking on the for-profit college industry

Public Interest

Negotiating for justice for U.S. veterans

Appellate Practice

Demonstrating that one can reform any legal document shown to contain a mistake

Environment

Setting a new standard for considering greenhouse gas emissions from proposed developments

Antitrust

Attacking a price-fixing scheme in the pharmaceutical sector

Litigation

Dignity for a wronged woman

Municipal

A municipal gun control measure that is becoming a model

Mergers & Acquisitions

Demonstrating that socially impactful investing can be profitable

Employment

A new strategy in the fight for low-wage workers

Real Estate & Development

Smoothing the way for the gridiron's return to Los Angeles

Criminal

Bringing a family friendly policy to the prison population

Immigration

A major development for transgender rights

Mergers & Acquisitions

The king of complex cross-border transactions

Intellectual Property

Reconciling artist access with the fair use doctrine

Appellate Practice

Knocking down a barrier to the courthouse

Medical Malpractice

Navigating California's MICRA cap

National Security

Stopping a homegrown terror cell before they struck