Women in Business Law Awards Americas 2023: shortlist revealed

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Women in Business Law Awards Americas 2023: shortlist revealed

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The Women in Business Law Awards is excited to present the shortlist for the 2023 Americas Awards.

The Women in Business Law Awards has released the full list of finalists for its 2023 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 8 2023.

A preview of the practice area and Rising Star finalists can be found below and the full list of the finalists for all 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.

Individual practitioners and Rising Stars are judged not only on the complexity of the work the nominees completed in 2022, 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

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 2022. The awards do not recognise cases, deals, or transactions completed outside of the research period.

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

The Women in Business Law Awards will be announcing the winners on June 8 at a live awards gala. To find out more – and to find out about how you can promote your success – please contact George Reeves

Preview of the Women in Business Law Awards Americas 2023 shortlist:

  • Copyright Lawyer of the Year

    Allyson Bennett
    Morrison Foerster
    Antonella Carminatti
    BMA Advogados
    Gloria Niembro
    Chevez
    Iris Quadrio
    Marval O'Farrell Mairal
    Sandra Crawshaw-Sparks
    Proskauer
  • Trademark Lawyer of the Year

    Christina Martini
    McDermott Will & Emery
    Gloria Niembro
    Chevez
    Joyce Liou
    Morrison Foerster
    Lucy Jewett Wheatley
    McGuireWoods
    Marcela Waksman Ejnisman
    TozziniFreire
    Randi Singer
    Weil Gotshal & Manges
    Stephanie Vaccari
    Baker McKenzie
    Susan Heller
    Greenberg Traurig
    Susan Natland
    Knobbe Martens
  • Intellectual Property Rising Star

    Elana Araj
    Greenberg Traurig
    Emily Tremblay
    Robins Kaplan
    Irma Ross
    Galicia
    Kara Specht
    Finnegan
    Katherine McMorrow
    Knobbe Martens
    Kelley Gordon
    Marshall Gerstein & Borun
    Montserrat Puente
    FERRERE
    Rose Lee
    Morrison Foerster
    Sharonmoyee Goswami
    Cravath

The Women in Business Law Awards is a wholly independent awards, supported by Managing IP, but independently to IP Stars research.

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