Accolades

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Best Lawyers in America

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Pro Bono Beacon of Justice

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Mansfield Rule Certification 

For the second consecutive year, Shook has achieved Mansfield Certification Plus, after earning the original certification. The “Plus” designation indicates Shook has taken steps to increase inclusivity in leadership and tracked and measured progress. Only half of the certified firms achieved this honor. (2024)

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Seramount Best Law Firms For Women and Diverse Attorneys

Seramount has once again selected Shook in the Hall of Fame among the company’s list of “Best Law Firms for Women and Diversity.” This is the 14th year for Shook to be recognized. (2024)

U.S. News and World Report - Best Companies to Work For 

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Human Rights Campaign 

For the 16th consecutive year, Shook earned a 100% score on the Corporate Equality Index, the highest rating for LGBTQ+ equality in the workplace. (2025)

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The Legal 500 US

The Legal 500 United States has again recognized Shook as a top-tier litigation firm, with accolades for the firm’s E-Discovery, Product Liability, Cyber Law, and Labor Law practices and attorneys. (2023)

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BTI Consulting - Top 30 Firm Client Service 

For the third consecutive year, BTI Consulting Group recognized Shook as one of the Top 30 law firms in the country in its annual client service survey. (2023)

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ALM - Litigation Department of the Year Finalist 

ALM (formerly American Lawyer Media) honored Shook among four firms as a finalist for “Litigation Department of the Year: Product Liability.” (2023)

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Law360 - Best Law Firms for Women Attorneys

The Law360 Pulse Women in Law Report has ranked Shook among the best places to work for women lawyers. (2023)

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Managing IP – Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year

Managing IP named Shook U.S. Patent Prosecution Midwest Firm of the Year (Midwest). This is the third year Shook's IP team has been recognized by Managing IP for excellence in patent prosecution. (2025)

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Who’s Who Legal - Leader in Product Liability Defense Listings

Shook leads all law firms for the most listings in Who’s Who Legal Product Liability Defense (2023).

JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards

Shook partners were recognized for a fifth year for most-read food and beverage content in the 2023 JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards for the firm’s Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update newsletter. (2023)

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Super Lawyers

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WILEF Gold Standard Certification

For the 13th consecutive year, The Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF) granted Shook Gold Standard Certification in recognition of the number of women equity partners, the number of women in firm leadership positions, and the number of women among the ranks of the most highly compensated partners. (2023)

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Shook’s Product Liability practice is ranked in Tier 1 of firms nationwide. (2023)

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BTI Consulting - Client Service All-Stars

Clients ranked 11 Shook attorneys in the BTI Client Service All-Stars 2022 report, making Shook one of only six law firms in the U.S. with 10 or more attorneys recognized as top performers in client service. (2022)

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Managing Intellectual Property "IP Stars"

Managing Intellectual Property Magazine recognized five Shook attorneys as 2022 “IP Stars” for excellence in patent litigation, patent prosecution, patent office proceedings and patent strategy and counseling. (2022) 

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Law360 Practice Group of the Year 

Law360 chose Shook’s Privacy and Data Security and Biometric Privacy teams as a Practice Group of the Year for 2021. Shook was recognized for landmark wins that have influenced cybersecurity and privacy legislation and litigation. (2021)

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The National Law Journal Verdicts Hall of Fame 

Shook was inducted into The National Law Journal’s Verdicts Hall of Fame for obtaining the largest-ever patent verdict in Kansas. (2021)

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Association of Corporate Counsel Value Champion

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) recognized Shook for the fifth time in nine years for exemplary collaboration with a client. ACC named Compass Group and Shook as the 2021 “Value Champions.” Shook also won the award for its work with client TC Energy in 2020, The Heico Companies in 2015, for 13 defendants in multidistrict fuel litigation in 2013, and for its work with client Tyco International in 2012. (2021)

IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals

Shook was named to the IAM Patent 1000 for individual and firm excellence in patent prosecution and transactions; two partners also received individual rankings on the list. (2017 - 2020)

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Law360 Diversity Snapshot Diversity Champion

Law360 released its 2020 Diversity Snapshot which examines the current state of minority representation in the legal industry, which is often underrepresented. Shook rankop 30 for theed in the T number of minority attorneys and seventh in minority partner promotions among law firms with 251-600 lawyers. The firm scored 16th overall for its minority equity partners in that same grouping. (2020)

 

 

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National Law Journal “500 Women In Law” Scorecard - Top 25 Firm

In the article “The NLJ 500: Where Are Women Winning?” The National Law Journal reported that Shook ranked 23rd on the publication’s scorecard for women partners, up from 34th in 2019, an 11 point positive change within one year that placed Shook in the Top 25 Law Firms of the Women’s Scorecard 2020. In the U.S. Female Minority Partners Among the Top 25, Shook had a total of 12 female minority partners, with 5.20% of the firm’s U.S. partners being minority women. (2020)

 

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2020 Diversity & Inclusion Honoree (Missouri Lawyers Media)

 

Missouri Lawyers Media recognized Shook and Shook Associate Mary Olson in its 2020 Diversity & Inclusion Awards for their work supporting and advancing diversity and inclusion initiatives. Shook is the only law firm being honored on its own for its overall firm diversity and inclusion efforts. (2020)

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