Past Thomas L. Sager Awards Honorees
The Thomas L. Sager Award has been given to law firms that have demonstrated sustained commitment to improve the hiring, retention, and promotion of minority attorneys.
2019
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
(Winner)
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
(Finalist)
Reed Smith LLP
(Finalist)
2018
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
(Winner)
Proskauer Rose LLP
(Winner)
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
(Finalist)
2017
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
(Winner)
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
(Finalist)
Proskauer Rose LLP
(Finalist)
2016
Littler Mendelson P.C.
(Winner)
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
(Finalist)
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
(Finalist)
2015
Shearman & Sterling LLP
(Northeast)
Arnold & Porter LLP
(Mid-Atlantic)
Vinson & Elkins LLP
(South)
Ogletree Deakins
(Midwest)
Lim Ruger
(West)
2014
Wong Fleming
(Northeast)
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
(Mid-Atlantic)
Jackson Walker LLP
(South)
Littler
(Midwest)
Reed Smith LLP
(West)
2013
Ropes & Gray LLP
(Northeast)
Beveridge & Diamond PC
(Mid-Atlantic)
Hayne and Boone LLP
(South)
Seyfarth Shaw
(Midwest)
Reed Smith LLP
(West)
2012
Pepper Hamilton LLP
(Mid-Atlantic)
Schiff Hardin LLP
(Midwest)
Ropes & Gray
(Northeast)
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
(South)
Crowell Moring
(West)
2011
Ford & Harrison LLP
(South)
Littler Mendelson P.C.
(Midwest)
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
(West)
Covington & Burling LLP
(Mid-Atlantic)
Dewey & LeBoeuf
(Northeast)
2010
Baker Botts LLP
(South)
Sutin, Thayer & Browne
(South)
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
(Midwest)
Munger Tolles & Olson LLP
(West)
2009
Vinson & Elkins
(South)
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
(Midwest)
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
(West)
WilmerHale
(Mid-Atlantic)
Dewey & LeBoeuf, LLP
(Northeast)
2008
Vinson & Elkins
(South)
Abbott, Simses & Kuchler
(South)
Robin, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP
(Midwest)
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
(West)
Arnold & Porter LLP
(Mid-Atlantic)
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
(Northeast)
2007
Adorno & Yoss
(South)
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
(South)
Laner, Muchin, Dombrow, Becker, Levin and Tominberg, Ltd.
(Midwest)
Nixon Peabody LLP
(Mid-Atlantic)
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
(West)
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
(Northeast)
2006
Akerman & Senterfitt
(South)
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
(Midwest)
Dickstein Shapiro LLP
(Mid-Atlantic)
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
(Western)
Shearman & Sterling LLP
(Northeast)
2005
Adorno & Yoss
(South)
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
(Midwest)
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
(Mid-Atlantic)
Reed Smith LLP
(Western)
Arnold & Porter LLP
(Northeast)
2004
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
(Northern)
Hanson, Bridgett, Marcus, Vlahos & Rudy, LLP
(Western)
Arnold & Porter LLP
(Mid-Atlantic)
Faegre & Benson LLP
(Midwest)
Godwin Gruber, LLP
(South)
2003
Steel Hector & Davis LLP
(South)
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP
(Midwest)
Howrey Simon Arnold &White, LLP
(Mid-Atlantic)
Arnold & Porter LLP
(Mid-Atlantic)
Morrison & Foerster LLP
(West)
Arnold & Porter LLP
(Northeast)
2002
Haynes and Boone, LLP
(South)
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
(Midwest)
Arnold & Porter LLP
(Mid-Atlantic)
Akin Gump Struass Hauer & Feld LLP
(Mid-Atlantic)
Lord, Bissell & Brook LLP
(West)
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
(Northeast)
2001
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
(South)
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
(Midwest)
Akin Gump Struass Hauer & Feld LLP
(Mid-Atlantic)
Morrison & Foerster LLP
(Northeast)
2000
Winston & Strawn LLP
(Midwest)
Foley & Lardner LLP
(Midwest)
Arnold & Porter LLP
(Mid-Atlantic)
Winston & Strawn LLP
(Northeast)
1999
Kilpatrick & Stockton LLP
(South)
McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe LLP
(South)
Holland & Knight LLP
(South)
Sanchez & Daniels LLP
(Midwest)
Sidley Austin Brown &Wood LLP
(Midwest)
Akin Gump Struass Hauer & Feld LLP
(Mid-Atlantic)
Arnold & Porter LLP
(Mid-Atlantic)
Winston & Strawn LLP
(Northeast)
Davis, Polk & Wardwell
(Northeast)