Women in Business Law Awards Americas 2024: shortlist announced

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Women in Business Law Awards Americas 2024: shortlist announced

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The finalists for the 13th annual awards revealed

The Women in Business Law Awards is excited to have released the full list of finalists for its 2024 Americas awards.

The awards bring together to recognize the leading women lawyers on both continents and celebrate the law firms that have impressive initiatives to promote diversity and women in the legal industry.

Winners will be announced on June 13, 2024 at the Union League Club in New York.


A preview of the financial and corporate specialism finalists can be found below and the full list of the finalists is available on the awards website.

The Women in Business Law Awards research team carefully selected each finalist after a thorough research period which included an analysis of direct submissions, client feedback, and much deliberation.

If you have any questions regarding our research process, please contact awards editor John Harrison.

The Women in Business Law Awards will be announcing the winners on June 13th at a live awards gala. To find out more – and to find out about how you can promote your success – please contact George Reeves

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Preview of the Women in Business Law Awards Americas 2024 shortlist:

Lawyer of the Year

  • Tax

    Amanda Nussbaum, Proskauer Rose
    Ana Carolina Carpinetti, Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    Elizabeth Andrews, DLA Piper
    Elizabeth McGinley, Bracewell
    Lee Meyercord, Holland & Knight
    Linda Swartz, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
    Lucy Farr, Davis Polk & Wardwell
    Nina Pencak, Mannrich e Vasconcelos Advogados
    Simone Musa, Trench Rossi Watanabe
  • Tax Dispute Resolution

    Alyssa Kollmeyer, Ropes & Gray
    Carolina Martínez Alvarado, JHR & Asociados
    Christiane Alves Alvarenga, TozziniFreire Advogados
    Daniella Zagari, Machado Meyer
    Denise Lester, Galicia Abogados
    G Michelle Ferreira, Greenberg Traurig
    Lourdes Castillo, Rodrigo Elías & Medrano Abogados
    Priscila Faricelli, Demarest
    Vivian Casanova, BMA Advogados
  • Transfer Pricing

    Clarissa Machado, Trench Rossi Watanabe
    Debora Bacellar de Almeida, BMA Advogados
    Laura Frias, Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez
    Paola Gutierrez, Skatt

Latin America Lawyer of the Year

  • Tax

    Betina Treiger Grupenmacher, Treiger Grupenmacher Advogados Associados
    Carla Mendes Novo, Mannrich e Vasconcelos Advogados
    Gabriela Pellón, Galicia Abogados
    Isabel Laventure, FERRERE
    Juliana Camargo Amaro, Finocchio & Ustra Sociedade de Advogados
    Lourdes Castillo, Rodrigo Elías & Medrano Abogados
    María Inés Brandt, Marval O'Farrell Mairal
    Simone Musa, Trench Rossi Watanabe
    Viviana Belaunzarán Barrera, Skatt

Rising Star

  • Tax

    Alejandra Paniagua, Galicia Abogados
    Aline Espinosa de los Monteros, Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
    Bruna Marrara, Machdo Meyer
    Carla Mendes Novo, Mannrich e Vasconcelos Advogados
    Diana Rodrigues Prado de Castro, Tauil & Chequer
    Erika Bañuelos, FERRERE
    Mariana Monfrinatti Affonso de André, Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    Melinda Han Gammello, Skadden Aprs Slate Meagher & Flom
    Thais De Laurentiis, Rivitti e Dias Advogados

The Basics

Individuals are judged not only on the complexity of the work the nominees completed in 2023, but also on their advocacy, influence, and thought leadership in relation to the promotion of women in the practice of law and within their practice area specialisms and involvement in ESG initiatives.

Law firm initiatives are recognised across various categories, including for gender diversity and work-life balance.

All of the work accepted for shortlisting closed during the research period, which was from January 1 to December 31 2023. The awards do not recognise cases, deals, or transactions completed outside of the research period.

The Women in Business Law Awards is supported by ITR, but run independently from ITR World Tax research.

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