Authors of WLF ,Working Paper Receive Burton Awards for Distinguished Legal Writing
(Washington, D.C.)—The law firm Kelley Drye & Warren LLP announced that the Burton Foundation has selected two of its attorneys, partner John Villafranco and associate Andrea deLorimier, as recipients of the Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing for a paper published by Washington Legal Foundation. WLF released the Working Paper, FTC Consumer Protection Orders: The Case for a New Sunset Policy, in May 2025.
WLF published the paper at a moment when new leadership at the Federal Trade Commission was assessing its priorities and considering possible reforms. Villafranco and deLorimier advanced a thorough, meticulously researched case for why the FTC should depart from its 20-year sunset policy for administrative orders and reconsider its practice of seeking perpetual orders in federal court. The paper also proposed three alternative approaches to better balance consumer welfare with the need to support legitimate, innovative business activity.
Since 1999, the Burton Foundation, a non-profit academic organization devoted to recognizing and rewarding excellence in the legal profession, has chosen 25 partners from the nation’s 1,000 largest law firms whose legal writing showcase exceptional clarity, cogency, and persuasion.
“We take great pride in the quality and enduring relevance of its publications and in our successful recruitment of legal experts who write those publications on a pro bono basis,” said Glenn G. Lammi, WLF’s Executive Director and Vice President of Legal Studies. “John has written multiple papers for us over the years, and we are so pleased to see him and Andrea nationally recognized for this exceptional Working Paper,” Lammi added.