The best women lawyers in the Americas gathered at the JW Marriott Essex House hotel in New York last night to celebrate the achievements of women across firms, practice areas and jurisdictions.
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
