PHILADELPHIA, April 15, 2025―Duane Morris LLP has been recognized across four categories of The Legal Intelligencer’s 2025 Pennsylvania Legal Awards. The annual awards program honors exceptional lawyers and firms whose dedication, leadership and vision have profoundly shaped the legal landscape.
Distinguished Leaders Honoree – Sharon L. Caffrey
The Distinguished Leaders Award recognizes lawyers and legal professionals who achieved impressive results in the past year and demonstrated clear leadership skills that helped them achieve those results.
Sharon Caffrey is a products liability trial lawyer who is sought after to try large exposure cases in the most difficult jurisdictions, often referred to as “judicial hellholes.” Caffrey has a distinguished record of success at trial; of the past 10 cases she has tried, she obtained eight defense verdicts and two low-value verdicts. She has tried dozens of mass tort, toxic tort, health effects and medical negligence cases, the vast majority to defense verdicts. Caffrey is also able to leverage her deep experience to serve as national coordinating counsel for clients looking to guide the management of voluminous litigation consistent with their legal and business priorities.
Lawyers on the Fast Track, Large Firm Honoree – Andrew John (AJ) Rudowitz
The Lawyers on the Fast Track Awards celebrate “the next generation of legal leaders.”
Andrew John “AJ” Rudowitz is a member of the Trial Practice Group, focusing his practice on advising clients in the areas of complex commercial disputes, antitrust and competition litigation, white-collar criminal defense, noncompete/trade secrets and False Claims Act cases. Rudowitz has represented clients in the sports and athletics industry, as well as in all areas of the healthcare industry, including hospitals, providers, pharmaceutical manufacturers and medical device manufacturers, as well as clients in the telecommunications, transportation and construction industries.
Finalist - Litigation Department of the Year – General Litigation – Duane Morris
Finalist - Litigation Department of the Year – Specialty Practice (Appellate Law) – Duane Morris
The awards recognize the top general litigation departments, their record of success and impactful work in 2024, and includes specialty areas.
Winners will be announced at the Pennsylvania Legal Awards ceremony on June 12 at the Hilton Hotel on Penns Landing and will be recognized in special editorial sections.
About Duane Morris
Duane Morris LLP provides innovative solutions to today’s multifaceted legal and business challenges through the collegial and collaborative culture of its more than 900 attorneys in offices across the United States and internationally. The firm represents a broad array of clients, spanning all major practices and industries. Duane Morris has been recognized by BTI Consulting as both a client service leader and a highly recommended law firm.
