The National Law Review’s 2021 “Go-To Thought Leader Awards” recognizes 87 legal authors and legal organizations, pulled from 20,000+ of pieces of content published in 2021.

In a world still struggling with the effects of COVID-19 and the aftermath of a hotly contested election, thought leadership from attorneys and other leading professionals in 2021 remained more important and impactful than ever before. Legislative upheavals challenges to the word and act of law, even continued attempts to redefine News and Truth presented unparalleled challenges for both businesses and individuals that made the detailed analysis prepared by the National Law Review’s authors more relevant and sought after than ever, leading to upwards of 2 million page views per month through most of 2021.

This, the fourth year of The National Law Review Thought Leadership Awards, NLR editors recognize efforts of the best of the best, from all of the publication’s 15,000 authors, across a variety of legal specialties, and in law practice management, marketing, and operations. In 2021 the National Law Review saw thousands of articles pour in on legal and business subjects as varied and controversial as they were broad, and more topical - and often controversial - than ever.

Authors chosen as NLR Go-To Thought Leadership recipients not only demonstrate impressive legal knowledge and business acumen, but write with an eye towards compliance or adaptation, and along with attracting high numbers of readers they are also frequently referenced in other media and academic journals.

The National Law Review's editors are pleased to recognize the following selected contributors.