The Women in Business Law Awards has released the full list of finalists for its 2021 Americas awards.
The awards bring together the whole of the Americas to recognise the leading women lawyers on both continents and celebrate the law firms that have launched impressive initiatives to promote diversity and women in the practice of law.
Winners will be announced on June 10 2021.
A preview of the practice area and Rising Star finalists can be found below, but 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, followed by interviews with law firms and in-house teams, client feedback, and much deliberation.
Individual practitioners and Rising Stars are judged not only on the complexity of the work the nominees completed in 2020, 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 2020. 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: john.harrison@legalmediagroup.com
The Women in Business Law Awards will be announcing the winners on June 10 through a virtual awards presentation, followed by write-ups and analysis of all the most significant work. To find out more – and to find out how you can promote your success – please contact Rebecca Synnott: Rebecca.synnott@euromoneyny.com
Preview of the Women in Business Law Awards Americas 2021 shortlist:
Copyright Lawyer of the Year
Antonella Carminatti - Barbosa Müssnich Aragão
Gina Shishima - Norton Rose Fulbright
Giselle Reuben - BLP Legal
Iris V Quadrio - Marval O'Farrell Mairal
Lynda Zadra-Symes - Knobbe Martens
Susan Natland - Knobbe Martens
Patent Lawyer of the Year
Anne M Cappella - Weil Gotshal & Manges
Ching-Lee Fukuda - Sidley Austin
Kamleh Nicola - Baker McKenzie
Marina Hurtado - Baker McKenzie
Melissa Hunter-Ensor - Greenberg Traurig
Saina Shamilov - Fenwick & West
Urszula Wojityra - Smart & Biggar
Yoon Kang - Smart & Biggar
Trademark Lawyer of the Year
Christina (Tina) L Martini - McDermott Will & Emery
Christina Licursi - Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks
Giselle Reuben - BLP Legal
Iris V Quadrio - Marval O’Farrell Mairal
Jessica Lynn Falk - Weil Gotshal & Manges
Lynda Zadra-Symes - Knobbe Martens
Stephanie Vaccari - Baker McKenzie
Susan Natland - Knobbe Martens
IP Rising Star
Alexia Bedat - Klaris Law
Anel Aguilar - BLP Legal
Ariadna Galvez - Dumont
Kamilah Holder - Pryor Cashman
Lilian Ghitnick Arcalji - Barbosa Müssnich Aragão
Noelle Engle-Hardy - Smart & Biggar
Yuliana Salamanca - Baker McKenzie
