Stu Panensky Awarded Zywave’s 2025 “Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – Attorney”
PierFerd’s Cyber Chair receives top honors at cyber insurance industry’s top event
New York, NY – June 13, 2025 – Pierson Ferdinand LLP (“PierFerd” or the “Firm”), one of the world’s fastest-growing law firms, proudly announces Partner Stu Panensky, Co-Chair of the Firm’s Cyber, Privacy & Technology Practice was awarded “Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – Attorney” at Zywave’s Cyber Risk Awards 2025.
Internationally known as one of the cyber insurance industry’s premier events, more than 500 guests and nominees celebrated the industry's top individuals and firms at the 12th annual Cyber Risk Awards at Gotham Hall in New York City on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
Stu’s achievement, one of only five individual awards bestowed at the event, was awarded in recognition of his “dedication, foresight, and leadership [that] has enhanced and developed the treatment of cyber risk through the past year.”
Jeff Cohen, Zywave’s Senior Vice President, said (via Zywave’s press release): “There are no judging panels or backroom decisions in these awards; these accolades result from the only democratic voting process to salute the parties who are truly shaping the Cyber Risk marketplace. Thank you to the thousands who voted, everyone who made this night a success, and the countless cyber risk professionals who continue to elevate our industry.”
A. Michael Pierson and Joel M. Ferdinand, Co-Chairmen of Pierson Ferdinand, said:
“On behalf of the entire Firm, we congratulate Stu on an incredible achievement. Stu is a testament to everything we stand for at PierFerd. His work at the forefront of cyber law, and the collective efforts of our entire Cyber, Privacy & Technology team, is second to none – literally.”
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