The Women in Business Law Awards has released the full list of finalists for its 2022 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 9 2021.
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 2021, 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 2021. 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 9 at a live awards gala. To find out more – and to find out about how you can promote your success – please contact Rebecca Synnott
Preview of the Women in Business Law Awards Americas 2022 shortlist:
Banking & Finance Lawyer of the Year
Allison Liff – Weil Gotshal & Manges
Angela Fontana – Sidley Austin
Eliza McDougall – White & Case
Heather Brown – Bracewell
Heidi Clark – Dentons
Inosi Nyatta – Sullivan & Cromwell
Jennifer Ezring – Cahill Gordon & Reindel
Jennifer Yount – Paul Hastings
Maura O’Sullivan – Shearman & Sterling
M&A Lawyer of the Year
Adriana Pallis – Machado Meyer
Clare O’Brien – Shearman & Sterling
Corina Bove – Guyer & Regules
Jackie Cohen – Weil Gotshal & Manges
Jenny Hochenberg – Cravath Swaine & Moore
Joanna Lin – McDermott Will & Emery
Maria Bofill – TozziniFreire Advogados
Michelle Rutta – White & Case
Sharon Flanagan, Sidley Austin
Financial Rising Star
Abigail Simon – White & Case
Annemarie Dunleavy – Bracewell
Diana González – Galicia Abogados
Lara Rios – Holland & Knight
Mariane Kondo – Mattos Filho
Nitya Kumar Goyal – Dechert
Sofía Anza – Guyer & Regules
Vynessa Nemunaitis – Weil Gotshal & Manges
