The Women in Business Law Awards is excited to have released the full list of finalists for its 2024 Europe, Middle East, and Africa awards.
The awards bring together to recognise the leading women lawyers throughout the region and celebrate the law firms that have impressive initiatives to promote diversity and women in the legal industry.
Winners will be announced on June 26 2024 at the Waldorf Hilton in London.
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 26th at a live awards gala. To find out more – and to find out about how you can promote your success – please contact Tanya Gujral.
Preview of the Women in Business Law Awards EMEA 2024 shortlist:
Lawyer of the Year
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Asal Saghari, King & SpaldingCatriona McDevitt, Hadef & PartnersChristina Faitakis, Karatzas & PartnersKate Sinclair, Simpson Thacher & BartlettMaireadh Dale, MathesonMelinda Pelikán, Wolf TheissUlvia Zeynalova-Bockin, DentonsVanessa Schürmann, White & CaseZuzanna Zakrzewska, EY
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Loredana Popescu, Popescu & AsociatiiMarisa Larguinho, Morais Leitão Galvão Teles Soares da Silva & AssociadosShirel Guttman Amira, Agmon with TulchinskySilvia Martínez Losas, LexcreaTone Myhre-Jensen, CederquistYulia Kyrpa, Aequo
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Alishia Sullivan, Morgan Lewis & BockiusDiala Minott, Paul HastingsDiana Ribeiro Duarte, Morais Leitão Galvão Teles Soares da Silva & AssociadosDounia Mansour, King & SpaldingMaameYaa Kwafo-Akoto, Allen & OverySilvia Martínez Losas, LexcreaTal Dror-Schwimmer, Herzog Fox & Neeman
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Amy Mahon, Simpson Thacher & BartlettAnna Babych, AequoAntonia Verna, Portolano CavalloAnu Balasubramanian, Paul HastingsDiana Hund, McDermott Will & EmeryIsabel Carneiro Khalen, Morais Leitão Galvão Teles Soares da Silva & AssociadosKatja Butler, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & FlomMafalda Almeida Carvalho, CCSL AdvogadosOlivia Guéguen, Dentons
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Duygu Gültekin, Esin Attorney PartnershipHannah Crawford, Kirkland & EllisLois Deasey, Weil Gotshal & MangesMagdalena Kasiarz, EYMagdalena Nitsche, DORDAMei Lian, Paul HastingsPolina Lyadnova, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonSigrid Jansen, Allen & OveryYulia Kyrpa, Aequo
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Alyssa Caples, Cravath Swaine & MooreAna Grbec, MilbankAnnalisa Feliciani, DentonsAnnette Weber, AdvestraConnie Milonakis, Davis Polk & WardwellDeirdre Ní Annracháin, Niederer Kraft FreyKenechi Ezezika, OAKE LegalPriya Taneja, McDermott Will & EmerySarah Lewis, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
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Eva Santervás, DeloitteInga Karulaitytė - Kvainauskienė, ECOVIS ProventusLawMichelle Kirschner, Gibson Dunn & CrutcherMonika Koolmeister, COBALTNatasha Kavanagh, AshurstRachpal Thind, Sidley AustinRossella Sansone, Bird & BirdTracey Dovaston, Pallas PartnersVera Esteves Cardoso, Morais Leitão Galvão Teles Soares da Silva & Associados
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Agata Kowalska, CK LEGALClare Gaskell, Simpson Thacher & BartlettDovilė Burgienė, WALLESSDuygu Turgut, Esin Attorney PartnershipElisabeth Moseley, McDermott Will & EmeryIina-Mari Supperi, Bird & BirdMaria Cunha Matos, VdASusanne McMenamin, MathesonWeronika Achramowicz, Baker McKenzie
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Aurelija Balčiūnė, COBALTChristina Faitakis, Karatzas & PartnersFilipa Morais Alçada, Morais Leitão Galvão Teles Soares da Silva & AssociadosJoana Brandão, PLMJMagdalena Brandstetter, DORDAMichelle Liberman, S Horowitz & CoSofia Chatzigiannidou, Zepos & YannopoulosTuğba Aksoy Bozkurt, Ergun Law FirmYun Ma, Dentons
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Anna Lawry, Ropes & GrayIngrid York, White & CaseJacky Kelly, Weil Gotshal & MangesMaria Soares do Lago, Morais Leitão Galvão Teles Soares da Silva & AssociadosSakshi Puri, Al Tamimi & CoVictoria Koob, Holland & Knight
Rising Star
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Alina Makovska, WALLESSAmy McDermott, Arthur CoxGrainne Boyle, MathesonKati Pino, HedmanKemilembe Barongo, Port Town LegalLauren Cuyvers, Sidley AustinPatricia Backhausen, DORDARebecka Tedroff, White & CaseSarah Knapp, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
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Chantelle Dovey, Cravath Swaine & MooreKai Zhang, Weil Gotshal & MangesMaria Carrilho, VdAMichelle Holligan, MathesonNatasha Kavanagh, AshurstRita Sacadura Orvalho, PLMJSafiye Ünüvar, DORDAShirin Deyhim, McDermott Will & EmerySiobhan Kearney, A&L Goodbody
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 IFLR, but run independently from IFLR1000 research.
