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)

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