The seventh annual Euromoney Legal Media Group Women in Business Law awards brought together in-house and private practice lawyers to recognise the individuals, teams and firms setting a new standard in progressive work practices and leading the way in their field.
O’Melveny & Myers retained its position as the best international firm for women in business law for the third year in a row, while Dentons took home the most innovative international firm award.
Elsewhere, Dale Ponder of Osler Hoskin & Harcourt was awarded the lifetime achievement award, and Diageo and Cheddar received the in-house team trophies.
Congratulations to all the winners. The full list is below.
Individual Awards
Best in antitrust/competition
Renata Hesse
Sullivan & Cromwell
Best in aviation
Alina Nassar
Nassar Abogados
Best in banking & finance (inc. project finance)
Stephanie Teicher
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Best in capital markets
Roxane Reardon
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Best in commercial arbitration
Jennifer McCandless
Sidley Austin
Best in copyright
Dale Cendali
Kirkland & Ellis
Best in corporate governance
Doreen Lilienfeld
Shearman & Sterling
Best in energy, natural resources & mining
Karen Wong
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy
Best in environment
Loyti Cheng
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Best in financial regulation
Camille Orme
Sullivan & Cromwell
Best in insolvency & restructuring
Natasha Labovitz
Debevoise & Plimpton
Best in insurance & reinsurance
Mary Beth Forshaw
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Best in investment Funds
Nora Jordan
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Best in labor & employment
Elise Bloom
Proskauer Rose
Best in life sciences
Yoon Kang
Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh
Best in litigation
Sharon Nelles
Sullivan & Cromwell
Best in media & entertainment
Sandra Crawshaw-Sparks
Proskauer Rose
Best in mergers and acquisitions
Alison Ressler
Sullivan & Cromwell
Best in patent
Jane Love
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Best in private equity
Taurie Zeitzer
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Best in real estate
Lisa Brill
Shearman & Sterling
Best in structured finance (incl securitization & derivatives)
Anna Pinedo
Mayer Brown
Best in tax
Erika Nijenhuis
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Best in tax dispute resolution
Michelle Ferreira
Greenberg Traurig
Best in technology
Vivian Hanson
Morrison & Foerster
Best in trademark
Karen Webb
Fenwick & West
Best in transfer pricing
Larissa Neumann
Fenwick & West
Best in wealth management
Linda Hirschson
Greenberg Traurig
RISING STAR WINNERS
Rising star: Corporate
Ting Chen
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Rising star: Finance
Sarah Payne
Sullivan & Cromwell
Rising star: IP
Urszula Wojtyra
Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh
Rising star: Litigation
Laura Oswell
Sullivan & Cromwell
Rising star: Tax
Kara Mungovan
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Country Winners
Latin America
Argentina
Zang Bergel & Viñes Abogados
Brazil
Siqueira Castro Advogados
Central Americas
Arias
Chile
Carey
Colombia
Gómez-Pinzón Zuleta Abogados
Ecuador
Ferrere
Mexico
Dumont Bergman Bider & Co
Panama
Arias
Peru
Rodrigo Elías & Medrano
Uruguay
Guyer & Regules
Venezuela
Estudio Antequera Parilli & Rodríguez
North America
Canada
Bereskin & Parr
US Midwest
Dentons
US Northeast
Debevoise & Plimpton
US South
Squire Patton Boggs
US West
Holland & Knight
Firm Awards
Best gender diversity initiative by national firm (Latin America)
Machado Meyer Sendacz & Opice Advogados
Best gender diversity initiative by national firm (North America)
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
Best gender diversity initiative by international firm
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Best international firm Latin America practice
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy
Most innovative international firm
Dentons
Best firm for diversity (Latin America)
Beretta Godoy
Best firm for diversity (North America)
Holland & Knight
Best international firm for diversity
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Best national mentoring program (Latin America)
Marval O’Farrell & Mairal
Best national mentoring program (North America)
Fenwick & West
Best international mentoring program
O’Melveny & Myers
Best national firm for work-life balance (Latin America)
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
Best national firm for work-life balance (North America)
Fish & Richardson
Best international firm for work-life balance
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCoy
Best national firm for pro bono work (Latin America)
Arias
Best national firm for pro bono work (North America)
Fenwick & West
Best international firm for pro bono work
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Best national firm for talent management (Latin America)
Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados
Best national firm for talent management (North America)
Fish & Richardson
Best international firm for talent management
White & Case
Best national firm for women in business law (Latin America)
Marval O’Farrell & Mairal
Best national firm for women in business law (North America)
Fish & Richardson
Best international firm for women in business law
O’Melveny & Myers
In-house/Individual categories
Outstanding practitioner
Elizabeth Weiswasser
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Lifetime achievement
Dale Ponder
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
Best corporate lawyer in Latin America
Geraldine Ifrán
Ferrere
Best finance lawyer in Latin America
Ana Mercedes López
Arias
Best intellectual property lawyer in Latin America
Iris Quadrio
Marval O’Farrell & Mairal
Best litigator in Latin America
Cristiane Romano
Machado Meyer Sendacz & Opice Advogados
Best tax lawyer in Latin America
Daniella Zagari
Machado Meyer Sendacz & Opice Advogados
Benchmark Litigation in-house award
Karen Seymour
Goldman Sachs
International Financial Law Review in-house award
Stella Belvisi
Airbus Americas
International Tax Review in-house award
Bernadette Pinamount
Vertex
Managing IP in-house award
Kelly Koyama-Garcia
Louis Vuitton Americas
In-house team of the year (over 50 lawyers)
Diageo
In-house team of the year (under 50 lawyers)
Cheddar
