Women in Business Law Americas Awards 2025: shortlist revealed

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Women in Business Law Americas Awards 2025: shortlist revealed

LBG 2025 Women in Business Law: Americas Shortlist Revealed

View the 2025 Americas Women in Business Law shortlist and join us on June 17 at 583 Park Ave in New York City

The Legal Benchmarking Group is thrilled to announce the 2025 shortlist for the Women in Business Law Americas Awards.

Now in its 15th year, the Women in Business Law Awards recognises top women legal practitioners across a wide range of practice areas and aim to celebrate those who are not only breaking new ground in their areas of expertise but are also championing gender diversity in the legal sector.

Following months of in-depth research and submission reviews, the 2025 shortlist honours the exceptional achievements of women in the legal profession and the firms that support them across the Americas.

The shortlist features trailblazing individuals and pioneering firms selected through a rigorous research process that includes analysis of direct submissions and firm data. The judging panel considered criteria such as leadership, client impact, thought leadership, and dedication to advancing gender balance.

Additional category winners are to be announced on the evening, including categories such as Emerging Leader, Pro Bono Leader, US Regional firm awards; and In-House awards.

Upcoming Ceremony

Winners will be announced at the Women in Business Law Americas Awards Ceremony, taking place on Tuesday, June 17 2025 at 583 Park Avenue in New York City. Join us to find out which law firms and practitioners are paving the way towards a more inclusive industry!


Congratulations to all of those shortlisted!

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Firm of the Year

  • Career Development International Firm of the Year

    • A&O Shearman
    • Akerman
    • Dentons
    • Milbank
    • Morrison Foerster
  • Career Development Latin America Firm of the Year

    • BLP
    • BMA Advogados
    • Bustamante Fabara
    • Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
    • Estudio Echecopar/Baker McKenzie
    • Galicia Abogados
    • Lara Martins Advogados
    • Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal
    • Mitrani Caballero
  • Career Development North America Firm of the Year

    • Bracewell
    • Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
    • Labaton Keller Sucharow
    • Nixon Peabody
    • Smart & Biggar
  • Diverse Women Advocacy Firm of the Year: International

    • Akerman
    • Baker McKenzie
    • Morrison Foerster
    • Willkie Farr & Gallagher
  • Diverse Women Advocacy Firm of the Year: Latin America

    • BARLAW – Barrera & Asociados
    • BLP
    • Bustamante Fabara
    • Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez
    • Demarest
    • Estudio Echecopar/Baker McKenzie
    • Machado Meyer
    • Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal
    • Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    • PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Diverse Women Advocacy Firm of the Year: North America

    • Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
    • Hecker Fink
    • Labaton Keller Sucharow
    • Smart & Biggar
  • Gender Diversity Advocacy International Firm of the Year

    • Akerman
    • Milbank
    • Morrison Foerster
    • Ropes & Gray

  • Gender Diversity Advocacy Latin America Firm of the Year

    • Bhering Cabral Advogados
    • BLP
    • BMA Advogados
    • Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
    • Estudio Echecopar/Baker McKenzie
    • Gómez Pinzón Abogados
    • Machado Meyer
    • Miranda & Amado
    • TozziniFreire
    • Trench Rossi Watanabe

  • Gender Diversity Advocacy North America Firm of the Year

    • Bracewell
    • Hecker Fink
    • Labaton Keller Sucharow
    • Moore & Van Allen
    • Smart & Biggar


  • Pro Bono Firm of the Year: International

    • A&O Shearman
    • Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
    • Dentons
    • Milbank
    • Morrison Foerster
    • Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
  • Pro Bono Firm of the Year: Latin America

    • Bustamante Fabara
    • Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
    • Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez
    • Estudio Echecopar/Baker McKenzie
    • Gómez Pinzón Abogados
    • Guyer & Regules
    • Machado Meyer
    • Mattos Filho Advogados
    • Mijares, Angoitia Cortés y Fuentes
    • Tauil & Chequer/Mayer Brown
    • TozziniFreire

  • Pro Bono Firm of the Year: North America

    • Bracewell
    • Duane Morris
    • Hecker Fink
    • Moore & Van Allen
    • Perkins Coie

  • Work-Life Balance International Firm of the Year

    • Duane Morris
    • Milbank
    • Morrison Foerster
    • White & Case

  • Work-Life Balance Latin America Firm of the Year

    • Bhering Cabral Advogados
    • BLP
    • Bustamante Fabara
    • Cervieri Monsuarez
    • Gómez Pinzón Abogados
    • Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal
    • Miranda & Amado
    • Pinheiro Neto Advogados

  • Work-Life Balance North America Firm of the Year

    • Bracewell
    • Duane Morris
    • Smart & Biggar

  • Emerging Technology Firm of the Year: International

    • A&O Shearman
    • Baker McKenzie
    • Latham & Watkins
    • McDermott Will & Emery
    • Morgan Lewis & Bockius
    • Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

  • Innovative Firm of the Year: Latin America

    • Cervieri Monsuarez
    • Finocchio & Ustra Sociedade de Advogados
    • Guyer & Regules
    • Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    • Trench Rossi Watanabe
  • Innovative Firm of the Year: North America

    • Hecker Fink
    • McDermott Will & Emery
    • Polsinelli

  • International Firm: Latin America Practice of the Year

    • A&O Shearman
    • Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
    • Clifford Chance
    • Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
    • Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
    • White & Case
  • Women in Business Law International Firm of the Year

    • Akerman
    • Baker McKenzie
    • Milbank
    • Morrison Foerster
    • Ropes & Gray
    • White & Case
  • Women in Business Law Latin America Firm of the Year

    • BLP
    • BMA Advogados
    • Brigard Urrutia
    • Bustamante Fabara
    • Estudio Echecopar/Baker McKenzie
    • Galicia Abogados
    • Guyer & Regules
    • Machado Meyer
    • Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal
    • Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

  • Women in Business Law North America Firm of the Year

    • Bracewell
    • Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
    • Hecker Fink
    • Labaton Keller Sucharow
    • Smart & Biggar

Jurisdiction awards

  • Argentina Firm of the Year

    • Litvin Marzorati Legales
    • Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal
    • Mitrani Caballero
    • Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen (PAGBAM)
  • Brazil Firm of the Year

    • BMA Advogados
    • Demarest
    • Lefosse Advogados
    • Machado Meyer
    • Martinelli Advogados
    • Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    • TozziniFreire
    • Trench Rossi Watanabe
  • Canada Firm of the Year

    • McCarthy Tetrault
    • Smart & Biggar
    • Stikeman Elliot
    • Torys
  • Central America Firm of the Year

    • Arias
    • BLP
    • Morgan & Morgan
    • Ulloa & Asociados
  • Chile Firm of the Year

    • Barros & Errázuriz Abogados
    • Dentons
    • DLA Piper
    • EELaw
    • Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
  • Colombia Firm of the Year

    • Baker McKenzie
    • Brigard Urrutia
    • Esguerra JHR
    • Gómez Pinzón Abogados
    • Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
  • Ecuador Firm of the Year

    • Bustamante Fabara
    • CorralRosales
    • LexValor Abogados
  • Mexico Firm of the Year

    • Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
    • Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez
    • Dumont
    • Galicia Abogados
    • Mijares, Angoitia Cortés y Fuentes
    • Skatt
    • Von Wobeser y Sierra
  • Peru Firm of the Year

    • BARLAW -Barrera & Asociados
    • Estudio Echecopar/Baker McKenzie
    • EY
    • Miranda & Amado
    • Payet Rey Cauvi Pérez Abogados
  • Uruguay Firm of the Year

    • Cervieri Monsuarez
    • Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga
    • Ferrere
    • Guyer & Regules

North America Individual awards

  • North America Antitrust/Competition Lawyer of the Year

    • Heather Nyong’o, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
    • Leigh Oliver , Clifford Chance
    • Sheila R Adams James, Davis Polk & Wardwell
    • Fiona Schaeffer , Milbank
    • Carrie Mahan, Sidley Austin
    • Heather Greenfield, White & Case
  • North America Aviation Lawyer of the Year

    • Amna Arshad, Crowell & Moring
    • Mehtap Cevher Conti, Hogan Lovells
    • Anita Mosner, Holland & Knight
    • Alexandra Johnson, Milbank
  • North America Banking & Finance Lawyer of the Year

    • Heather Brown, Bracewell
    • Allison Liff, Freshfields US LLP
    • Stephanie McCann, McDermott Will & Emery
    • Leslie Plaskon, Sidley Austin
    • Jessie Chiang, Weil Gotshal & Manges
    • Rajani Gupta, White & Case
  • North America Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year

    • Hillary Coleman, Davis Polk & Wardwell
    • Rachel Sheridan, Kirkland & Ellis
    • Anna Pinedo, Mayer Brown
    • Rachel Phillips, Ropes & Gray
  • North America Commercial Arbitration Lawyer of the Year

    • Christina Doria, Baker McKenzie
    • Diora Ziyaeva, Dentons
    • Noiana Marigo, Freshfields US LLP
    • Ank Santens, White & Case
  • North America Copyright Lawyer of the Year

    • Angela Dunning, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
    • Rose Lee, Morrison Foerster
    • Randi W Singer, Sidley Austin
    • Anna Naydonov, White & Case
  • North America Corporate Governance Lawyer of the Year

    • Francesca Odell, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
    • Pamela Marcogliese, Freshfields US LLP
    • Lyuba Goltser, Weil Gotshal & Manges
    • Maia Gez, White & Case
  • North America Energy, Natural Resources & Mining Lawyer of the Year

    • Kirstin Gibbs, Morgan Lewis & Bockius
    • Tara Higgins, Sidley Austin
    • Irina Tsveklova, Weil Gotshal & Manges
  • North America Environmental Lawyer of the Year

    • Emily Westridge Black, A&O Shearman
    • Loyti Cheng, Davis Polk & Wardwell
    • Krista deBoer, Morrison Foerster
    • Maureen Gorsen, Sidley Austin
  • North America Financial Regulation Lawyer of the Year

    • Mercedes Kelley Tunstall, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
    • Margaret Tahyar, Davis Polk & Wardwell
    • Molly Swartz, Paul Hastings
    • Lilya Tessler, Sidley Austin
  • North America Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyer of the Year

    • Shari Klevens, Dentons
    • Amanda Todd, Sidley Austin
    • Sarah Gordon, Steptoe & Johnson
  • North America International Trade Lawyer of the Year

    • Maura Rezendes, A&O Shearman
    • Felicia Leborgne Nowels, Akerman
    • Christine Streatfeild, Baker McKenzie
    • Nicole Janigian Simonian, Crowell & Moring
    • Kara Bombach, Greenberg Traurig
  • North America Investments Funds Lawyer of the Year

    • Alisa Waxman, Davis Polk & Wardwell
    • Allison Fumai, Dechert
    • Anna Rips, Paul Hastings
    • Victoria Forrester, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
    • Monica Arora, Proskauer
    • Paulita Pike, Ropes & Gray
    • Janelle Ibeling, Sidley Austin
  • North America Labor & Employment Lawyer of the Year

    • Theane Evangelis, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
    • Julie Fink, Hecker Fink
    • Sara Begley, Polsinelli
    • Jennifer Cormier, Ropes & Gray
    • Katherine Roberts, Sidley Austin
  • North America Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year

    • Vernessa Pollard, DLA Piper
    • Salima Merani, Knobbe Martens
    • Karen Potter, Morrison Foerster
    • Abigail Gregor, Ropes & Gray
    • Daphne Lainson, Smart & Biggar
  • North America Litigator of the Year

    • Ellen Holloman, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
    • Dana Seshens , Davis Polk & Wardwell
    • Sandra Hauser, Dentons US LLP
    • Theane Evangelis, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
    • Michelle Gambino, Greenberg Traurig
    • Jessica Carey, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
    • Keisha-Ann Gray, Proskauer
    • Sarah Jorgensen, Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg
    • Angela Zambrano, Sidley Austin
    • Diane Sullivan, Weil Gotshal & Manges
  • North America M&A Lawyer of the Year

    • Beth Troy, A&O Shearman
    • Laura Turano, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
    • Jackie Cohen, Ropes & Gray
    • Laura Delanoy, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
  • North America Media & Entertainment Lawyer of the Year

    • Natalie Spears, Dentons US
    • Susan Williams, Paul Hastings
    • Evie Whiting, Sidley Austin
  • North America Patent Lawyer of the Year

    • Danielle Vincenti Tully, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
    • Jane Love, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
    • Vanessa Yen, Mintz
    • Elizabeth Stotland Weiswasser, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
    • Christine Lehman, Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg
    • Carmela De Luca, Smart & Biggar
  • North America Privacy & Data Protection Lawyer of the Year

    • Helen Christakos, A&O Shearman
    • Allison Holt Ryan , Hogan Lovells
    • Linda Clark, Morrison Foerster
    • Colleen Theresa Brown, Sidley Austin
  • North America Private Equity Lawyer of the Year

    • Hilary Dengel, Davis Polk & Wardwell
    • Stacey Kern, Eversheds Sutherland
    • Christina Edling Melendi , Morgan Lewis & Bockius
    • Elizabeth Rahn Gallucci, Ropes & Gray
    • Tana Ryan, Weil Gotshal & Manges
    • Rosalind Fahey Kruse, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
  • North America Product Liability Lawyer of the Year

    • Marcella Ducca, Greenberg Traurig
    • Julie Y Park, Morrison Foerster
    • Kimberly Branscome, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
    • Jennifer Saulino, Sidley Austin
    • Sherry Knutson, Tucker Ellis
    • Arianna Scavetti, Weil Gotshal & Manges
  • North America Project Finance Lawyer of the Year

    • Dorina Yessios, A&O Shearman
    • Anita Girdhari, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
    • Fradyn Suárez, King & Spalding
    • Carolina Walther-Meade, Milbank
    • Suzanne Perry, White & Case
  • North America Real Estate Lawyer of the Year

    • Heather Boelens , Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
    • Bonnie Neuman, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
    • Farah S Ahmed, Greenberg Traurig
    • Tara A Scanlon, Holland & Knight
    • Aviva Yakren, Sidley Austin
    • Whitney Salinas, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
  • North America Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyer of the Year

    • Blaire Cahn, Baker McKenzie
    • Angela Libby, Davis Polk & Wardwell
    • Madlyn Gleich Primof, Freshfields
    • Rachael Ringer, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
    • Lauren Doyle, Milbank
    • Shanti Mulpuru Katona, Polsinelli
    • Natasha Hwangpo, Ropes & Gray
    • Ronit Berkovich, Weil Gotshal & Manges
  • North America Securities Lawyer of the Year

    • Agnès Dunogué, A&O Shearman
    • Hannah Ross, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann
    • Sheila Ramesh, Cahill Gordon & Reindel
    • Lauren A. Ormsbee, Labaton Keller Sucharow
    • Christin Hill, Morrison Foerster
    • Susanna Buergel, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
  • North America Shipping/Maritime Lawyer of the Year

    • Kierstan L. Carlson, Blank Rome
    • Julia M. Haines, Holland & Knight
    • Alice DeJuvigny Colarossi, Reed Smith
  • North America Structured Finance & Securitization Lawyer of the Year

    • Lisa Pauquette, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
    • Julie Gillespie, Mayer Brown
    • Kelsey Breck Baumberger, Milbank
    • Claudine Chen-Young, Winston & Strawn

  • North America Tax Lawyer of the Year

    • Alexandra Minkovich, Baker McKenzie
    • Victoria Ozimek, Bracewell
    • Linda Swartz, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
    • Sharon Katz-Pearlman, Greenberg Traurig
    • Eschi Rahimi-Laridjani, Milbank
    • Rachel D Kleinberg, Sidley Austin
    • Graham Magill, Weil Gotshal & Manges
    • Kim Marie Boylan, White & Case

  • North America Technology & Telecom Lawyer of the Year

    • Sally Wagner Partin, Sidley Austin
    • Charan Sandhu, Weil Gotshal & Manges
    • Arlene Arin Hahn, White & Case

  • North America Trademark Lawyer of the Year

    • Anna Kurian Shaw, Hogan Lovells
    • Charlene Azema, Knobbe Martens
    • Lisa Rosaya, Manatt Phelps & Phillips
    • Joyce Liou, Morrison Foerster
    • Brigitte Chan, Smart & Biggar

  • North America Wealth Management Lawyer of the Year

    • Stephanie Heilborn, Proskauer
    • Kerry O'Rourke Perri, White & Case
    • Barbara Grayson, Willkie Farr & Gallagher

  • North America White Collar Crime Lawyer of the Year

    • Nicole Boeckmann, Bracewell
    • Phara Guberman, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
    • Nola Heller, Milbank

Latin America Individual awards

  • Latin America Anti-Corruption/White Collar Lawyer of the Year

    • Bibiana Cala, Baker McKenzie
    • Anna Carolina Malta Spilborghs, BMA Advogados
    • Francisca Franzani, DLA Piper
    • Flávia Guimarães Leardini, Mattos Filho Advogados
    • Luiza Alexandrina V. Oliver, Toron Advogados


  • Latin America: Antitrust/Competition Lawyer of the Year

    • Carolina Pardo, Baker McKenzie
    • María Rosa Fabara Vera, Bustamante Fabara
    • Teresa Tovar, Estudio Echecopar/Baker McKenzie
    • Fiorella Zumaeta, Miranda & Amado
    • Cristianne Saccab Zarzur, Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    • Fernanda Garza Magdaleno, SMPS Legal
  • Latin America: Arbitration Lawyer of the Year

    • Raquel Mansanaro, BMA Advogados
    • María Inés Corrá, Bomchil
    • Irma Isabel Rivera, Brigard Urrutia
    • Elsa Ortega, Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez
    • Milena Arbizu, Demarest
    • Karina Goldberg, Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados
    • Cecilia Orlando, Guyer & Regules
    • Diana Briones Morey, Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados
  • Latin America Banking & finance Lawyer of the Year

    • Ana Teresa Rizo, Arias
    • Camila Goldberg, BMA Advogados
    • Analia R. Battaglia, Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
    • Florencia Castagnola, Guyer & Regules
    • Gabriela Dañino, Miranda & Amado
    • Alexia Rosenthal, TCA Tanoira Cassagne
  • Latin America Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year

    • Juliana Bhering Cabral Palhares, Bhering Cabral Advogados
    • Mercedes Haddad, Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez
    • Mariana Ferreira Rodrigues, Machado Meyer
    • Vanessa Fiusa, Mattos Filho Advogados
    • Nydia Guevara, Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados
  • Latin America Corporate/M&A Lawyer of the Year

    • Ana Mercedes Lopez, Arias
    • Monique Mavignier, BMA Advogados
    • Alejandra Daroch, Carey
    • Maria Cristina Cescon, Cescon Barrieu Flesch & Barreto Advogados
    • Geraldine Ifrán, Ferrere
    • María Macarena García Mirri, Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal
    • Nathalie Paredes, Miranda & Amado
    • Claudia Barrero, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
  • Latin America Energy, Natural Resourcing & Mining Lawyer of the Year

    • Izabella Reis, Demarest
    • Inés Vázquez, Estudio Echecopar/Baker McKenzie
    • Miyanou Dufour, Hernandez & Cia
    • Ana Karina Souza, Machado Meyer
    • Soledad Riera, Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal
    • Debora Yanasse, Tauil & Chequer/Mayer Brown
    • Daniela Ribeiro Davila, Vieira Rezende Advogados
  • Latin America Environmental Lawyer of the Year

    • Thaís Vasconcellos de Sá, Bermudes Advogados
    • Paulina Riquelme, EELAW
    • Cristina Vignone, Ferrere
    • Miyanou Dufour, Hernandez & Cia
    • Juliana Leite de Araújo, Pinheiro Guimarães
    • Claudia Ivonne Rodriguez, Santamarina y Steta
  • Latin America International Trade Lawyer of the Year

    Adriana Ibarra-Fernandez; Baker McKenzie
    María Laura Bacigalupo; Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
    Carla Junqueira; Carla Junquieria e Associados
    Carolina Palma; EY Law
    Talita Orsini de Castro Garcia; Finocchio & Ustra Sociedade de Advogados
    Camila Galvão; Machado Meyer
  • Latin America IP Lawyer of the Year

    • Morena Zavaleta, Arias
    • Maria Rosa Fabara Vera, Bustamante Fabara
    • Ana Castaneda, C&L Attorneys
    • Virginia Cervieri, Cervieri Monsuarez
    • Gloria Niembro, Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
    • Laura Collada, Dumont
    • Laetitia d’Hanens, Gusmão & Labrunie
    • Iris V. Quadrio, Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal
  • Latin America Labor & Employment Lawyer of the Year

    • María Fernanda Espinosa, Barros & Errázuriz Abogados
    • Cibelle Linero, BMA Advogados
    • Florencia Funes de Rioja, Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
    • Stella Castro, Demarest
    • Karla Villacis, LexValor Abogados
    • Juliana Baraldi, Mattos Engelberg Echenique Advogados
    • Erika de Siqueira Seddon, Mattos Filho Advogados
    • Paula Castro Collesi, Ovidio Collesi Advogados Associados
    • Paulina Miranda, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    • Aline Fidelis, Tauil & Chequer/Mayer Brown
  • Latin America Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year

    • Melisa Romero, Bomchil
    • Monique Guzzo, Demarest
    • Monica Bonnett, Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas
    • María Carolina Ortiz Santacruz, Esguerra JHR
    • Cecilia Stahlhut Espinosa, Hogan Lovells
    • Priscila Kashiwabara, Kasznar Leonardos
    • Renata Rothbarth, Machado Meyer
    • Camila Martino Parise Advogados, Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    • Maritza Reátegui Valdiviezo, Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados
  • Latin America Litigator of the Year

    • Fanny Rodriguez, Arias
    • Livia Linhares, Bhering Cabral Advogados
    • Iara Santos Conrado Costa Ferreira, BMA Advogados
    • Ana María Arrarte, Estudio Echecopar/Baker McKenzie
    • Macarena Fariña, Guyer & Regules
    • Nina Pencak, Mannrich e Vasconcelos Advogados
    • Carolina Bin Astigarraga, Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal
    • Paola Galich, Mayora & Mayora
    • Camilla Jimene, Opice Blum
    • Manuela Cross, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
  • Latin America Real Estate Lawyer of the Year

    • Cristiana Moreira, BMA Advogados
    • Juanita Bermudez, Brigard Urrutia
    • Maria Flavia Seabra, Machado Meyer
    • Janaina Vargas, Mattos Filho Advogados
    • Lorenza Langarica, Mijares, Angoitia Cortés y Fuentes
    • Claudia Lucena, Miranda & Amado
    • Claudia Ivonne Rodriguez, Santamarina y Steta

  • Latin America Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyer of the Year

    • Luciana Celidonio, BMA Advogados
    • Paola Guerrero Yemail, Brigard Urrutia
    • Pamela Arce, Hernandez & Cia
    • Tatiana Flores Gaspar Serafim, LDCM Advogados
    • Renata Oliveira, Machado Meyer
    • Roberta Giamattey Pimentel Fonseca Kelley, Pinheiro Guimarães
  • Latin America Tax Lawyer of the Year

    • Bibiana Buitrago Duarte, Esguerra JHR
    • Daniella Zagari, Machado Meyer
    • Renata Correia Cubas, Mattos Filho Advogados
    • Carolina Rozo Gutierrez, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    • Daniela Fassheber, Pinheiro Guimarães
    • Viviana Belaunzaran Berrera, Skatt
    • Ana Luiza Martins, Tauil & Chequer/Mayer Brown
    • Simone Musa, Trench Rossi Watanabe

Rising Star awards

  • North America: Banking & finance Rising Star

    • Emily Banse, Bracewell
    • Phoebe Jin, Davis Polk & Wardwell
    • Cynthia Liu, Holland & Knight
    • Caroline Epstein, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
  • North America: Corporate/M&A Rising Star

    • Sali Wissa, Baker McKenzie
    • Shaziah Singh, Nixon Peabody
    • Vanessa Tarpos, Paul Hastings
    • Danielle Lemberg, Seward & Kissel
    • Emily Prezioso Walsh , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
    • Neeta Sahadev, White & Case
  • North America: Intellectual Property Rising Star

    • Shruti Chopra , Linklaters
    • Shaelyn Dawson, Morrison Foerster
    • Savannah Carnes, Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg
    • Tamara Céline Winegust, Smart & Biggar

  • North America: Litigation Rising Star

    • Rachel Mossman Zieminski, A&O Shearman
    • Jasmine Pitt, Akerman
    • Irina Khasin, Greenberg Traurig
    • Lisa Strejlau, Labaton Keller Sucharow
    • Anastasia Cembrovska, Pallas Partners
    • Alison Benedon, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
    • Jaclyn Phillips, White & Case
  • North America: Tax Rising Star

    • Carlton Tarpley, Baker McKenzie
    • Aliza Slansky, Davis Polk & Wardwell
    • Christina Culver, White & Case

  • Latin America: Arbitration Rising Star

    • Estefania Contreras, Baker McKenzie
    • Mónica Alejandra León Gil, Brigard Urrutia
    • Nemesis Lennyn Angélica Guevara Escobar, Consortium Legal
    • Priscylla Castelar de Novaes De Chiara, Demarest
    • Josefa Larrain, DLA Piper
    • Aline Dias, Franco Leutewiler Henriques Advogado
    • Mariela Georgina Viarenghi, Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal
    • Mirelle Bittencourt Lotufo, Mattos Filho Advogados

  • Latin America: Banking & Finance Rising Star

    • Cindy Arrivillaga, Arias
    • Viviana María Araújo Angulo, Brigard Urrutia
    • Beatríz Recalde, Ferrere
    • Tania Cavallo Mallo, Guyer & Regules
    • Jéssica de Alencar Araripe, Machado Meyer
    • Júlia Maira Benvenuto dos Santo, Pinheiro Guimarães

  • Latin America: Corporate/M&A Rising Star

    • Adriana Acuna, BLP
    • Maria Donati, BMA Advogados
    • Kirina González, Bustamante Fabara
    • Clara Porro, Ferrere
    • Mariana Islas Hernández, Galicia Abogados
    • Paola Valderrama Ortiz, Gómez Pinzón Abogados
    • Emilia Cadenas, Guyer & Regules
    • Agustina María Giordano, Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal
  • Latin America: Intellectual Property Rising Star

    • Jana Fraccaroli, BMA Advogados
    • Laura Angel-Jaramillo, Brigard Castro
    • Camila Garrote, Demarest
    • Frangina Miñoz, Guyer & Regules
    • Manuela Adrogué, Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal
    • Daniela Seadi Kessler, Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    • Daniela Supo Calderon, Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados
    • Isabella Rovesta, Vella Pugliesi Buosi Guidoni Advogados
  • Latin America: Litigation Rising Star

    • Iara Santos Conrado Costa Ferreira, BMA Advogados
    • Paula Juliana Téllez, Brigard Urrutia
    • Melina de Pieri Simão, Finocchio & Ustra Sociedade de Advogados
    • Sofia Jurado Pineiro, Galicia Abogados
    • Maria Jose Vazquez Coronado, Ibáñez Parkam
    • Maria de Sá Fortes Dóri, Machado Meyer
    • Andrea Ivana Zaniratto, Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal
    • Mayra Alejandra Jimenez Quevedo, Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados

  • Latin America: Tax Rising Star

    • Tatiana Caroline de Mesquita, Brazuna, Ruschmann e Soriano Sociedade de Advogados
    • Maria Cecilia Calosso, Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
    • Antonella Caraballo, Ferrere
    • Alejandra Paniagua Robles, Galicia Abogados
    • Rafaela Canito, Lefosse Advogados
    • Thais Romero Veiga Shingai, Mannrich e Vasconcelos Advogados
    • Luciana Martina Virgile, Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal
    • Natalie Matos, Mattos Filho Advogados

Spotlight Awards

  • ESG Leader of the Year: North America

    Rebecca Boon; Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann
    Rachel Saltzman; Hunton Andrews Kurth
  • ESG Leader of the Year: Latin America

    Vivian Liberman; BLP
    Iara Santos Conrado Costa Ferreira; BMA Advogados
    Irma Isabel Rivera; Brigard Urrutia
    Jimena Gonzalez Moreira; Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga
    Beatriz Spiess; Guyer & Regules
    Mirella Mie Abe; Lefosse Advogados
    Ana Clara Gomez Casadei; Mitrani Caballero
    Clara Pacce Pinto Serva; TozziniFreire
    Bianca Bilton Signorini Antacli; TozziniFreire
  • Thought Leader of the Year: North America

    Dee Martin; Bracewell
    Lauren Ormsbee; Labaton Keller Sucharow
    Jamie Levitt; Morrison Foerster
    Janice Bereskin; Smart & Biggar
    Jaclyn Phillips; White & Case
  • Thought Leader of the Year: Latin America

    Rafaela Aiex Parra; Araúz Advogados
    Vivian Liberman; BLP
    Daniela Caicedo; Brigard Urrutia
    Paulina Riquelme; EELaw
    Nina Pencak; Mannrich e Vasconcelos Advogados
    Nora Morales; Mijares, Angoitia Cortés y Fuentes
    Shin Jae Kim; TozziniFreire
  • Outstanding Achievement Award: North America

    LaKeisha Marsh; Akerman
    Hannah Ross; Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann
    Sharon Caffrey; Duane Morris
    Carol Villegas; Labaton Keller Sucharow
    Anna Erickson White; Morrison Foerster
    Daphne Lainson; Smart & Biggar
    Rebecca Farrington; White & Case
  • Outstanding Achievement Award: Latin America

    Paula Camacho; Brigard Urrutia
    Giovanna Garcia; Payet Rey Cauvi Pérez Abogados
    Tatiana Guazzelli; Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    Diana Briones Morey; Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados

Click the link above to your reserve your place at this year's event!

For research or awards related questions, please contact Shailyn Tirado, Americas Director of Research.

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