The eighth annual Euromoney Legal Media Group Americas Women in Business Law Awards brought together in-house and private practice lawyers to recognize the individuals, teams and firms setting a new standard in progressive work practices and leading the way in their field.
The packed audience heard from the outstanding practitioner winner Stephanie Breslow of Schulte Roth & Zabel, and Ilene Knable Gotts of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz who took home the lifetime achievement prize.
The three biggest awards of the night saw O'Melveny & Myers, Fenwick & West and Marval O'Farrell & Mairal receive trophies for best firm for women in business law in the international, national and Latin American categories respectively.
PRACTICE AREA AWARDS
Best in antitrust/competition
Rebecca Farrington
White & Case
Best in aviation
Abby Bried
Jenner & Block
Best in banking & finance (inc. project finance)
Tatiana Lapushchik
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Best in capital markets
Sarah Solum
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Best in commercial arbitration
Carolyn Lamm
White & Case
Best in copyright
Daralyn Durie
Durie Tangri
Best in corporate governance
PJ Himelfarb
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Best in energy, natural resources & mining
Julie Mayo
Norton Rose Fulbright
Best in environment
Jana McLean
Iris Legal Law
Best in financial regulation
Barbara Mendelson
Morrison & Foerster
Best in insolvency & restructuring
Marcia Goldstein
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Best in insurance & reinsurance
Camila Calais
Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados
Best in investment Funds
Amran Hussein
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Best in labor & employment
Lynne Hermle
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Best in life sciences
Eileen McMahon
Torys
Best in litigation
Sharon Nelles
Sullivan & Cromwell
Best in media & entertainment
Susan Williams
Paul Hastings
Best in mergers and acquisitions
Faiza Saeed
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Best in patent
Juanita Brooks
Fish & Richardson
Best in private equity
Marni Lerner
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Best in real estate
Kimberly Brown Blacklow
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Best in structured finance (incl securitization & derivatives)
Yan Zhang
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Best in tax
Karen Gilbreath Sowell
EY
Best in tax dispute resolution
Kim Boylan
White & Case
Best in technology
Carrie LeRoy
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Best in trademark
Laura Popp-Rosenberg
Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu
Best in transfer pricing
Jill Weise
Duff & Phelps
Best in wealth management
Diana Zeydel
Greenberg Traurig
Best in white collar crime
Sarah Coyne
Weil Gotshal & Manges
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
Outstanding practitioner
Stephanie Breslow
Schulte Roth & Zabel
Lifetime achievement
Ilene Knable Gotts
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
Best corporate lawyer in Latin America
Corina Bove
Guyer & Regules
Best finance lawyer in Latin America
Myriam Barahona
Morales & Besa
Best intellectual property lawyer in Latin America
Alicia Lloreda Ricaurte
Lloreda Camacho & Co
Best litigator in Latin America
Carolina Posada
Posse Herrera Ruiz
Best tax lawyer in Latin America
Daniella Zagari
Machado Meyer Sendacz & Opice Advogados
Rising star: Corporate
Constanza Rodríguez
Philippi Prietocarrizosa DU & Uría
Rising star: Finance
Janine Jjingo
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Rising star: IP
Jennifer Ponton
Borden Ladner Gervais
Rising star: Litigation
Susannah Geltman
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Rising star: Tax
Juliana Dutra da Rosa
Stocche Forbes Advogados
COUNTRY WINNERS
Latin America
Argentina
Zang Bergel & Viñes Abogados
Brazil
Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados
Central Americas
BLP Legal
Chile
Carey
Colombia
Gómez-Pinzón Zuleta Abogados
Ecuador
Ferrere
Mexico
Dumont Bergman Bider & Co
Panama
Arias
Peru
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
Uruguay
Guyer & Regules
Venezuela
Estudio Antequera Parilli & Rodríguez
North America
Canada
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
US Midwest
Sidley Austin
US Northeast
Debevoise & Plimpton
US South
Squire Patton Boggs
US West
Fenwick & West
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
Most innovative international firm
Dentons
Best firm for diversity (Latin America)
Beretta Godoy
Best national firm for diversity (North America)
Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh
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)
Ferrere
Best national firm for work-life balance (North America)
Fish & Richardson
Best international firm for work-life balance
Milbank
Best national firm for pro bono work (Latin America)
BLP
Best national firm for pro bono work (North America)
Fenwick & West
Best international firm for pro bono work
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
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)
Fenwick & West
Best international firm for women in business law
O'Melveny & Myers
