The best female lawyers in the Americas gathered at the JW Marriott Essex House in New York last week to celebrate the achievements of women across firms, practice areas and jurisdictions.
The sixth annual Euromoney 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.
Last year's winners O'Melveny & Myers retained their position as the best international firm for women in business law, while Latham & Watkins took home the most innovative international firm award.
Elsewhere Weil Gotshal & Manges' Diane Sullivan received the prestigious outstanding practitioner award, and HP and Buzzfeed were named the region's top two in-house teams of the year.
Congratulations to all the winners; the full list is below.
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Best in antitrust/competition
Fiona Schaeffer
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy
Best in aviation
Elizabeth Evans
Dentons
Best in banking & finance (inc. project finance)
Jennifer Hobbs
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Best in capital markets
Francesca Odell
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Best in commercial arbitration
Julie Bédard
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Best in copyright
Eleanor Lackman
Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard
Best in corporate governance
Valerie Radwaner
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Best in energy, natural resources & mining
María Teresa Quiñones
Rodrigo Elías & Medrano
Best in environment
Annemargaret Connolly
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Best in financial regulation
Barbara Mendelson
Morrison & Foerster
Best in insolvency & restructuring
Lisa Schweitzer
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Best in insurance & reinsurance
Robin Cohen
McKool Smith
Best in investment Funds
Elizabeth Lenas
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Best in labor & employment
Elise Bloom
Proskauer Rose
Best in life sciences
Jane Love
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Best in litigation
Sharon Nelles
Sullivan & Cromwell
Best in media & entertainment
Cynthia Arato
Shapiro Arato
Best in mergers and acquisitions
Barbara Becker
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Best in patent
Mary-Olga Lovett
Greenberg Traurig
Best in private equity
Carolyn Vardi
White & Case
Best in real estate
Deborah Ryan
Squire Patton Boggs
Best in structured finance (incl securitisation & derivatives)
Deborah Festa
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy
Best in tax
Amanda Nussbaum
Proskauer Rose
Best in tax dispute resolution
Emily Lam
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Best in technology
Daryn Grossman
Proskauer Rose
Best in trademark
Susan Heller
Greenberg Traurig
Best in transfer pricing
Larissa Neumann
Fenwick & West
Best in wealth management
Linda Hirschson
Greenberg Traurig
RISING STAR WINNERS
Rising star: Corporate
Rita-Anne O'Neill
Sullivan & Cromwell
Rising star: Finance
Faiza Rahman
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Rising star: IP
Mackenzie Martin
Baker McKenzie
Rising star: Litigation
Caroline Zalka
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Rising star: Tax
Julia Ushakova-Stein
Fenwick & West
COUNTRY AWARDS
Latin America
Best firm in Argentina
Zang Bergel & Viñes Abogados
Best firm in Brazil
Siqueira Castro Advogados
Best firm in Central Americas
Arias
Best firm in Chile
CorreaGubbins
Best firm in Colombia
Gómez-Pinzón Zuleta Abogados
Best firm in Ecuador
Ferrere
Best firm in Mexico
Dumont Bergman Bider & Co
Best firm in Panama
Arias
Best firm in Peru
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
Best firm in Uruguay
Guyer & Regules
Best firm in Venezuela
Estudio Antequera Parilli & Rodríguez
North America
Best firm in Canada
Bereskin & Parr
Best firm in US Midwest
Dentons
Best firm in US Northeast
Baker McKenzie
Best firm in US South
Squire Patton Boggs
Best firm in 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)
Holland & Knight
Best gender diversity initiative by international firm
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Best international firm Latin America practice
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCoy
Most innovative international firm
Latham & Watkins
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)
TozziniFreire Advogados
Best national mentoring program (North America)
Fenwick & West
Best international mentoring program
O'Melveny & Myers
Best national firm for work-life balance (Latin America)
CorreaGubbins
Best national firm for work-life balance (North America)
Squire Patton Boggs
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)
Machado Meyer Sendacz & Opice Advogados
Best national firm for talent management (North America)
Thompson Hine
Best international firm for talent management
White & Case
Best national firm for women in business law (Latin America)
TozziniFreire Advogados
Best national firm for women in business law (North America)
Fenwick & West
Best international firm for women in business law
O'Melveny & Myers
IN-HOUSE/INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
Outstanding practitioner
Diane Sullivan
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Best corporate lawyer in Latin America
Corina Bove
Guyer & Regules
Best finance lawyer in Latin America
Cecilia Mairal
Marval O'Farrell & Mairal
Best intellectual property lawyer in Latin America
Iris Quadrio
Marval O'Farrell & Mairal
Best litigator in Latin America
Cristiane Romano
Machado Meyer Advogados
Best tax lawyer in Latin America
Carolina Flores Bedoya
Arias
Benchmark Litigation in-house award
Stacy Chen
International Financial Law Review in-house award
Molly Russo
Credit Suisse
International Tax Review in-house award
Annaliese Kambour
Time Warner
Managing IP in-house award
Cynthia Tregillis
Western Digital
In-house team of the year (over 50 lawyers)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
In-house team of the year (under 50 lawyers)
Buzzfeed
