Behrens Honored with U.S. Chamber Individual Achievement Award
Shook, Hardy & Bacon Washington D.C. Partner and Co-Chair of the Public Policy Group Mark Behrens received the 2015 U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform Individual Achievement Award. Behrens accepted the award at the organization’s 16th Annual Legal Reform Summit on October 27 at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce headquarters in Washington, D.C.
The annual Legal Reform Awards honor individuals whose outstanding work has contributed to improving the U.S. civil justice system. Behrens was recognized in particular for his advocacy before state legislatures and courts, and his years of writing and briefing on liability issues. For the past 25 years, Behrens has worked to improve the civil justice system; his efforts contributed to the passage of landmark asbestos litigation reform legislation in Ohio, Oklahoma, Arizona and West Virginia. The latter two states had laws enacted in 2015.
Shook Partner and Public Policy Co-Chair Victor Schwartz received the award in 2013.
The annual Legal Reform Awards honor individuals whose outstanding work has contributed to improving the U.S. civil justice system. Behrens was recognized in particular for his advocacy before state legislatures and courts, and his years of writing and briefing on liability issues. For the past 25 years, Behrens has worked to improve the civil justice system; his efforts contributed to the passage of landmark asbestos litigation reform legislation in Ohio, Oklahoma, Arizona and West Virginia. The latter two states had laws enacted in 2015.
Shook Partner and Public Policy Co-Chair Victor Schwartz received the award in 2013.
