Women in Business Law Americas Awards 2026: shortlist revealed

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Women in Business Law Americas Awards 2026: shortlist revealed

LBG 2026 Women in Business Law: Americas Shortlist Revealed

Winners to be announced on May 28 at The Pier Sixty Collection in New York City

The Legal Benchmarking Group, in partnership with The Lawyer, is thrilled to announce the 2026 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 2026 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.

Additional category winners are to be announced on the evening, including select categories such as Emerging Technology, Pro Bono Leader, US Regional firm awards, and General Counsel awards.

Upcoming Ceremony

Winners will be announced at the Women in Business Law Americas Awards ceremony, taking place on Thursday, May 28 2026 at The Pier Sixty Collection in New York City. Join us to find out which law firms and practitioners are paving the way towards a more inclusive industry.

To find out more about the Awards Ceremony, please contact: George Reeves.

Congratulations to all of those shortlisted!

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Firm of the Year

  • Career Development International Firm of the Year

    • Bracewell
    • Milbank
  • Career Development Latin America Firm of the Year

    • BLP
    • BMA Advogados
    • Covarrubias & Cia
    • Echecopar
    • Galicia Abogados
    • Guyer & Regules
    • Machado Meyer
    • Mattos Filho
    • Mijares Angoitia Cortés y Fuentes
    • Miranda & Amado
    • TozziniFreire
    • Trench Rossi Watanabe
    • William Freire Advogados
  • Career Development North America Firm of the Year

    • Baker McKenzie
    • Bracewell
    • Labaton Keller Sucharow
    • Moore & Van Allen
    • Milbank
    • Seyfarth Shaw
  • Gender Diversity Advocacy International Firm of the Year

    • Baker McKenzie
    • KPMG
    • White & Case
  • Gender Diversity Support Latin America Firm of the Year

    • Baker McKenzie
    • Bustamante Fabara
    • Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
    • Galicia Abogados
    • Miranda & Amado
    • Machado Meyer
    • Marval O'Farrell Mairal
    • Miranda & Amado
    • Peck Advogados
    • Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    • TozziniFreire
    • William Freire Advogados
  • Gender Diversity Advocacy North America Firm of the Year

    • Baker McKenzie
    • Bracewell
    • Clean Energy Counsel LLP
    • Labaton Keller Sucharow
    • Nixon Peabody
    • Smart & Biggar
  • Innovative Firm of the Year: Latin America

    • Cervieri Monsuárez
    • Finocchio & Ustra Sociedade de Advogados
    • Peck Advogados
    • Mijares Angoitia Cortes y Fuentes
    • TozziniFreire
  • Innovative Firm of the Year: North America

    • Labaton Keller Sucharow
    • Pierson Ferdinand
    • Seyfarth Shaw
  • International Firm: Latin America Practice of the Year

    • Clifford Chance
    • Greenberg Traurig
    • Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
    • Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
    • White & Case
  • International Pro Bono Firm of the Year

    • Bracewell
    • Dechert
    • Duane Morris
    • Milbank
  • Latin America Pro Bono Firm of the Year

    • BLP
    • Brigard Urrutia
    • Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez
    • Echecopar
    • Machado Meyer
    • Marval O'Farrell Mairal
    • Mattos Filho
    • Pérez-Llorca
    • Toron Advogados
  • North America Pro Bono Firm of the Year

    • Bracewell
    • Dechert
    • Duane Morris
    • Milbank
    • Moore & Van Allen
  • Intersectional Diversity Firm of the Year: International

    • Baker McKenzie
    • White & Case
  • Intersectional Diversity Firm of the Year: Latin America

    • BARLAW - Barrera & Asociados
    • BLP
    • Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
    • Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez
    • Guyer & Regules
    • Machado Meyer
    • Mattos Filho
    • Perez Alati Grondona Benites & Arntsen (PAGBAM)
    • Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    • Trench Rossi & Watanabe
  • Intersectional Diversity Firm of the Year: North America

    • Baker McKenzie
    • Labaton Keller Sucharow
    • Jenner & Block
    • Perkins Coie
    • Susman Godfrey
  • Work-Life Balance International Firm of the Year

    • Baker McKenzie
    • Milbank
    • White & Case
  • Work-Life Balance Latin America Firm of the Year

    • Carey
    • Cervieri Monsuárez
    • Echecopar
    • Machado Meyer
    • Mattos Filho
    • Miranda & Amado
    • Pérez-Llorca
    • TozziniFreire
  • Work-Life Balance North America Firm of the Year

    • Bracewell
    • Smart & Biggar
  • Women in Business Law International Firm of the Year

    • A&O Shearman
    • Baker McKenzie
    • Greenberg Traurig
    • Milbank
    • White & Case
  • Women in Business Law Latin America Firm of the Year

    • Arias
    • BMA Advogados
    • Brigard Urrutia
    • Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
    • Creel, Garcia-Cuellar, Aiza y Enriquez
    • Galicia Abogados
    • Guyer & Regules
    • Marval O'Farrell & Mairal
    • Miranda & Amado
    • TozziniFreire
  • Women in Business Law North America Firm of the Year

    • Baker McKenzie
    • Bracewell
    • Labaton Keller Sucharow
    • Milbank
    • Seyfarth Shaw
    • Smart & Biggar

Jurisdiction Awards

  • Argentina Firm of the Year

    • Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
    • Marval O'Farrell Mairal
    • Mitrani Caballero
    • Perez Alati Grondona Benites & Arntsen (PAGBAM)
  • Brazil Firm of the Year

    • Bhering Cabral Advogados
    • BMA Advogados
    • Lefosse Advogados
    • Machado Meyer
    • Mattos Filho
    • Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    • TozziniFreire
    • Velloza Advogado
  • Bolivia Firm of the Year

    • Cervieri Monsuárez
    • Ferrere
    • Moreno Baldivieso
  • Canada Firm of the Year

    • Marks & Clerk
    • McCarthy Tetrault
    • Smart & Biggar
    • Thorsteinssons LLP
  • Central America Firm of the Year

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

    • Carey
    • Cuatrecasas
    • Covarrubias & Cia
  • Colombia Firm of the Year

    • Brigard Urrutia
    • Cuatrecasas
    • Godoy
    • Perez-Llorca
    • Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
  • Ecuador Firm of the Year

    • Bustamante Fabara
    • Perez Bustamante & Ponce
  • Mexico Firm of the Year

    • Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez
    • Cuatrecasas
    • Dumont Bergman Bider & Co
    • Galicia Abogados
    • Mijares Angoitia Cortés y Fuentes
    • Skatt
  • Peru Firm of the Year

    • BARLAW - Barrera & Asociados
    • Cuatrecasas
    • Echecopar
    • Miranda & Amado
    • Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados
  • Uruguay Firm of the Year

    • Guyer & Regules
    • Ferrere
    • Cervieri Monsuarez

North America Individual Awards

  • North America Antitrust/Competition Lawyer of the Year

    • Jessica Delbaum - A&O Shearman
    • Sheila Adams James - Davis Polk & Wardwell
    • Fiona Schaeffer - Milbank
    • Brianne Kucerik - Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
    • Heather Greenfield - White & Case
    • Kathryn Mims - White & Case
  • North America Banking & Finance Lawyer of the Year

    • Kate H. Day - Bracewell
    • Vanessa J. Jackson - Davis Polk & Wardwell
    • Lou Ann Brunenn - Greenberg Traurig
    • Lauren Hanrahan - Milbank
    • Sandra Lee Montgomery - Proskauer Rose
    • Jessie Chiang - Weil Gotshal & Manges
    • Rajani Gupta - White & Case
  • North America Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year

    • Hillary A. Coleman - Davis Polk & Wardwell
    • Anna T. Pinedo - Mayer Brown
    • Natalie Karam - Sidley Austin
    • Ashley Butler - Weil Gotshal & Manges
    • Laura Katherine Mann - White & Case
  • North America Commercial Arbitration Lawyer of the Year

    • Christina Doria - Baker McKenzie
    • Frances Bivens - Davis Polk & Wardwell
    • Julie Bédard - Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
    • Carolyn Lamm - White & Case
  • North America Constitutional Lawyer of the Year

    • Karen Dunn - Dunn Isaacson Rhee
    • Allyson N. Ho - Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
    • Roberta Kaplan - Kaplan Martin
    • Lisa Blatt - Williams & Connolly
  • North America Copyright Lawyer of the Year

    • Angela Dunning - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
    • Nancy Wolff - Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard
    • Dale Cendali - Kirkland & Ellis
    • Anna Naydonov - White & Case
  • North America Corporate Governance Lawyer of the Year

    • Ning Chiu - Davis Polk & Wardwell
    • Cynthia Krus - Eversheds Sutherland
    • Jennifer Zepralka - Mayer Brown
    • Jeannine McSweeney - Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
    • Lyuba Goltser - Weil Gotshal & Manges
    • Maia Gez - White & Case
  • North America Energy, Natural Resources & Mining Lawyer of the Year

    • Danielle M. Varnell - Bracewell
    • Karleen Stern - Clean Energy Counsel LLP
    • Sarah Tucker - Sidley Austin
    • Monica Hwang - White & Case
  • North America Environmental Lawyer of the Year

    • Ann D. Navaro - Bracewell
    • Shannon Broome - Hunton Andrews Kurth
    • Heather Palmer - Sidley Austin
    • Maureen Gorsen - Sidley Austin
  • North America Financial Regulation Lawyer of the Year

    • Lauren Semrad - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
    • Marina Olman-Pal - Greenberg Traurig
    • Valecia M. McDowell - Moore & Van Allen
    • Lilya Tessler - Sidley Austin
  • North America Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyer of the Year

    • Stacey Rappaport - Milbank
    • Amanda Todd - Sidley Austin
    • Lynn K. Neuner - Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
  • North America International Trade Lawyer of the Year

    • Felicia Leborgne Nowels - Akerman
    • Christine Streatfeild - Baker McKenzie
    • Friederike S. Görgens - Greenberg Traurig
    • Maura Rezendes - Sidley Austin
    • Laura Black - White & Case
  • North America Investments Funds Lawyer of the Year

    • Elizabeth Lenas - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
    • Sijia Cai - Davis Polk & Wardwell
    • Victoria Forrester - Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
    • Kelli Moll - Proskauer Rose
    • Ranah Esmaili - Sidley Austin
    • Stephanie E. Srulowitz - Weil Gotshal & Manges
  • North America Labor & Employment Lawyer of the Year

    • Amy Moor Gaylord - Akerman
    • Julia Petty - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
    • Lindsay Scott - Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein
    • Erica Schohn - Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
    • Celine Chan - Weil, Gotshal & Manges
  • North America Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year

    • Kimberly Spoerri - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
    • Leigh Oliver - Clifford Chance
    • Kristen Riemenschneider - Freshfields US LLP
    • Jennifer Wu - Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone
    • Jaime L.M. Jones - Sidley Austin
  • North America Litigator of the Year

    • Katherine Stoller - A&O Shearman
    • Jennifer Kennedy Park - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
    • Roberta Kaplan - Kaplan Martin
    • Amrita V. Singh - Marks & Clerk
    • Olivia S. Choe - Milbank
    • Keisha-Ann Gray - Proskauer Rose
    • Angela Zambrano - Sidley Austin
    • Yvette Ostolaza - Sidley Austin
    • Lynn K. Neuner - Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
    • Amy Van Gelder - Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
  • North America M&A Lawyer of the Year

    • Duffy Lorenz - Baker McKenzie
    • Ting S. Chen - Cravath Swaine & Moore
    • Cheryl Chan - Davis Polk & Wardwell
    • Iliana Ongun - Milbank
    • Laura Turano - Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
    • Sally Wagner Partin - Sidley Austin
    • Katherine D. Ashley - Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
    • Amanda Fenster - Weil Gotshal & Manges
    • Kimberly C. Petillo-Décossard - White & Case
  • North America Media & Entertainment Lawyer of the Year

    • Charmaine Smith - Greenberg Traurig
    • Atara Miller - Milbank
    • Emily Zipperstein - Sidley Austin
  • North America Patent Lawyer of the Year

    • Marina Hurtado-Cruz - Baker McKenzie
    • Saina Shamilov - Fenwick & West
    • Megan Raymond - Groombridge Wu Baughman & Stone
    • Sheila Swaroop - Knobbe Martens
    • Kamleh Nicola - Marks & Clerk
    • Ching-Lee Fukuda - Sidley Austin
  • North America Privacy & Data Protection Lawyer of the Year

    • Anna Rudawski - A&O Shearman
    • Justine Phillips - Baker McKenzie
    • Sasha Rosenthal-Larrea - Cravath Swaine & Moore
    • Beth George - Freshfields US LLP
    • Carol C. Villegas - Labaton Keller Sucharow
    • Olivia J. Greer - Weil Gotshal & Manges
  • North America Private Equity Lawyer of the Year

    • Megan Spelman - Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
    • Ramona Y. Nee - Weil, Gotshal & Manges
    • Heather Greenfield - White & Case
    • Laura Delanoy - Willkie Farr & Gallagher
  • North America Product Liability Lawyer of the Year

    • Gretchen N. Miller - Greenberg Traurig
    • Jessica Grant - Shook Hardy & Bacon
    • Michelle A. Ramirez - Sidley Austin
    • Jennifer Saulino - Sidley Austin
    • Sylvie Rodrigue - Torys
    • Arianna Scavetti - Weil Gotshal & Manges
    • Heidi Hubbard - Williams & Connolly
  • North America Project Finance Lawyer of the Year

    • Elena Maria Millerman - Davis Polk & Wardwell
    • Carolina Walther-Meade - Milbank
    • Caileen Kateri Gamache - Norton Rose Fulbright
    • Kelann Stirling, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
    • Samantha Seley - Sidley Austin
    • Dolly Mirchandani - White & Case
  • North America Real Estate Lawyer of the Year

    • Christie L. Latimer - Bracewell
    • Rebecca Monzi - Friedlander Misler
    • Kimberly S. LeCompte - Greenberg Traurig
    • Nancy M. Olson - Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
    • Jannelle Seales - Weil Gotshal & Manges
  • North America Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyer of the Year

    • Carina Wallance - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
    • Madlyn Primoff - Freshfields US LLP
    • Shari L. Heyen - Greenberg Traurig
    • Lauren Doyle - Milbank
    • Alice Eaton - Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
    • Jessica Liou - Weil Gotshal & Manges
    • Shelley C. Chapman - Willkie Farr & Gallagher
  • North America Securities Lawyer of the Year

    • Hannah Ross - Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann
    • Dana M. Seshens - Davis Polk & Wardwell
    • Meredith Kotler - Freshfields US LLP
    • Caroline Zalka - Weil, Gotshal & Manges
  • North America Structured Finance & Securitization Lawyer of the Year

    • Yan Zhang - Davis Polk & Wardwell
    • Marla Matusic - Mayer Brown
    • Alexandra Johnson - Milbank
    • Elizabeth Devine - White & Case
  • North America Tax Lawyer of the Year

    • Maria Eberle - Baker McKenzie
    • Maureen Linch - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
    • Kara L. Mungovan - Davis Polk & Wardwell
    • Eschi Rahimi-Laridjani - Milbank
    • Amanda Nussbaum - Proskauer Rose
    • Emily M. Lam - Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
    • Graham Magill - Weil Gotshal & Manges
  • North America Technology & Telecom Lawyer of the Year

    • Aarthi Belani - Baker McKenzie
    • Marcela Robledo - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
    • Denise Wood - Greenberg Traurig
    • Claudine Meredith-Goujon - Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
    • Charan J. Sandhu - Weil Gotshal & Manges
    • Arlene Arin Hahn - White & Case
  • North America Trademark Lawyer of the Year

    • Charlene Azema - Knobbe Martens
    • Catherine Lovrics - Marks & Clerk
    • Dyan Finguerra-DuCharme - Pryor Cashman
    • Randi W. Singer - Sidley Austin
  • North America Transfer Pricing Lawyer of the Year

    • Darcy Alamuddin - Deloitte
    • Larissa Neumann - Fenwick & West
    • Sharon Katz-Pearlman - Greenberg Traurig
  • North America Wealth Management Lawyer of the Year

    • Carolyn R. Caufield - Herrick, Feinstein LLP
    • Jessica D. Soojian - Milbank
    • Kristen Curatolo - Seward & Kissel
    • Amy E. Heller - Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
    • Barbara Grayson - Willkie Farr & Gallagher
  • North America White Collar Crime Lawyer of the Year

    • Katherine J. Stoller - A&O Shearman
    • Nicole Boeckmann - Bracewell
    • Jennifer Kennedy Park - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
    • Sidney Bashago - Davis Polk & Wardwell
    • Amy Jeffress - Hecker Fink
    • Nola Heller - Milbank
    • Jessica Carey - Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
    • Kristin Graham Koehler - Sidley Austin

Latin America Individual Awards

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

    • Anna Carolina Malta Spilborghs - BMA Advogados
    • Paula Lima - Caputo, Bastos e Serra Advogados
    • Paula Moreira Indalecio - Mattos Filho Advogados
    • Pamela Alarcón - Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    • Natalia Lugero de Almeida - Pinheiro Neto Advogados
  • Latin America Antitrust/Competition Lawyer of the Year

    • Barbara Rosenberg - BMA Advogados
    • Teresa Tovar - Echecopar
    • Veronica Franco - Ferrere
    • Paola Pugliese - Lefosse Advogados
    • Fiorella Zumaeta - Miranda & Amado
    • Veronica Vergaray - Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero Du & Uría
    • Cristianne Saccab Zarzur - Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    • Magaly Varela - Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas
    • Vivian Fraga - TozziniFreire
  • Latin America Arbitration Lawyer of the Year

    • Adriana Astuto - Bichara Advogados
    • Raquel Mansanaro - BMA Advogados
    • María Victoria Munévar - Brigard Urrutia
    • Maria del Carmen Tovar - Echecopar
    • Eliana Baraldi - Eliana Baraldi Advogados
    • Cecilia Azar Manzur - Galicia Abogados
    • Cecilia Orlando - Guyer & Regules
    • Mayra Bryce - Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados
    • Livia Sanches Sancio - Salomão Advogados
  • Latin America Banking & Finance Lawyer of the Year

    • Ana Mercedes Lopez - Arias
    • Maria Olga Rivera - Barros & Errázuriz Abogados
    • Vivian Liberman - BLP
    • Analia R. Battaglia - Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
    • Rosemarie Mc Laren Magnus - Galicia Abogados
    • Renata Cardoso - Lefosse Advogados
    • Alexia Rosenthal - TCA Tanoira Cassagne
  • Latin America Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year

    • Mercedes Haddad - Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez
    • Jana Araújo - Lefosse Advogados
    • Vanessa Fiusa - Mattos Filho
    • Constanza Rodriguez - Philipp Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    • Nydia Guevara - RODRIGO
    • Roberta Giamattey Pimentel Fonseca Kelley - Pinheiro Guimarães
  • Latin America Corporate/M&A Lawyer of the Year

    • Ángela García Páez - Brigard Urrutia
    • Alejandra Daroch - Carey
    • Ana Cristina Arosemena Benedetti - Central Law
    • Luciana Cossermelli Tornovsky - Demarest Advogados
    • Corina Bove - Guyer & Regules
    • Sabrina Naritomi - Mattos Filho
    • Anacandy Perusquía - Mijares, Angoitia Cortés y Fuentes
    • Constanza Rodríguez - Philipp Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
  • Latin America Energy, Natural Resourcing & Mining Lawyer of the Year

    • Carolina Lazo - Arias
    • Bruna de Barros Correia - BMA Advogados
    • Inés Vázquez - Echecopar
    • Soledad Riera - Marval O'Farrell Mairal
    • Isabel Lira - Miranda & Amado
    • Sandra Manrique - Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    • Débora Yanasse - Tauil & Chequer Advogados Associado a Mayer Brown
    • Livia Amorim - Veirano Advogados
  • Latin America Environmental Lawyer of the Year

    • Luciana Gil - Bichara Advogados
    • Fernanda Abreu Tanure - BMA Advogados
    • Lucia Manzo Flores - Galicia Abogados
    • Beatriz Spiess - Guyer & Regules
    • Nicole Jaureguiberry - Perez Alati Grondona Benites & Arntsen (PAGBAM)
    • Bianca Antacli - TozziniFreire
    • Renata Amaral - Trench Rossi Watanabe
  • Latin America Financial Regulation Lawyer of the Year

    • Maiara Madureira Mendes - Demarest Advogados
    • Mariela Ruanova - Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga
    • Daniela Ortega - Mijares Angoitia Cortés y Fuentes
    • Marcia Lamarão - Pinheiro Guimarães
  • Latin America Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyer of the Year

    • Aline Gonçalves Lourenço - Bhering Cabral Advogados
    • Marcia Cicarelli - Demarest Advogados
    • Geraldin Ifran - Ferrere
    • Camila Leal Calais - Mattos Filho
    • Bárbara Bassani - TozziniFreire
  • Latin America IP Lawyer of the Year

    • Morena Zavaleta - Arias
    • Adriana Barrera - BARLAW – Barrera & Asociados
    • Antonella Carminatti - BMA Advogados
    • Laura Ángel-Jaramillo - Brigard Urrutia (Brigard Castro)
    • Maria Cecilia Romoleroux - CorralRosales
    • Montserrat Puente - Ferrere
    • Margarita Romero - PBP Pérez Bustamante & Ponce
    • Mariana Zonenschein - Zonenschein Advocacia
  • Latin America International Trade Lawyer of the Year

    • María Laura Bacigalupo - Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
    • Camila Galvão - Machado Meyer
    • Aline Espinosa De Los Monteros - Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
  • Latin America Labor & Employment Lawyer of the Year

    • Carolina Soto - Arias
    • Daniela Caicedo - Brigard Urrutia
    • Maria Florencia Funes de Rioja - Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
    • Mirla Tubac Montesdeoca - EY
    • Veridiana Moreira Police - Finocchio & Ustra Sociedade de Advogados
    • Marcela Calderon - KPMG Law
    • Érika de Siqueira Seddon - Mattos Filho
    • Paula Collesi - Ovidio Collesi Advogados
    • Carolina Porras - Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    • Paulina Miranda - Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
  • Latin America Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year

    • Elysangela Rabelo - Demarest Advogados
    • María Carolina Ortiz Santacruz - Esguerra JHR
    • Bia Kestener - Kestener Vieira Torronteguy Spegiorin Advogados
    • Renata Rothbarth - Machado Meyer
    • Ana Candida Sammarco - Mattos Filho
    • Maritza Reategui - RODRIGO
    • Renata Fialho de Oliveira - Veirano Advogados
  • Latin America Litigator of the Year

    • Thaís Vasconcellos de Sá - Bermudes Advogados
    • Iara Conrado - BMA Advogados
    • María Victoria Munévar - Brigard Urrutia
    • Nancy Franco - FLH Advogados
    • Paola Galich - Mayora & Mayora, S.C.
    • Paula Veit - Negrão Ferrari Advogados
    • Manuela Cross - Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    • Bianca Pumar Coelho - Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    • Priscila Kei Sato - CSW Law
    • Gabriela Wink - TozziniFreire
  • Latin America Pro Bono Leader of the Year

    • Adriana Castro - BLP
    • Flavia Regina de Souza Oliveir - Mattos Filho
    • Sandra Reed - Pérez Bustamante & Ponce
    • Clara Pacce Pinto Serva - TozziniFreire
  • Latin America Privacy & Data Protection Lawyer of the Year

    • Renata Bueron - Basham Ringe y Correa
    • Tatiana Campello Lopes - Demarest
    • Florencia Castagnola - Guyer & Regules
    • Juliana Abrusio - Machado Meyer Advogados
    • Elian Ávila - Mijares, Angoitia Cortés y Fuentes
    • Fiorella Zumaeta - Miranda & Amado
    • Camilla Jimene - Opice Blum Advogados
    • Paola Morales V - Santamarina y Steta
    • Bruna Borghi - TozziniFreire
  • Latin America Real Estate Lawyer of the Year

    • Andrea Gonzalez - BLP
    • Cristiana Moreira - BMA Advogados
    • Juanita Bermúdez O´Brien - Brigard Urrutia
    • Mariana Spoto Cobra - Mattos Filho
    • Maria Flávia Seabra - Machado Meyer
    • Lorenza Langarica - Mijares Angoitia Cortés y Fuentes
    • Claudia Ivonne Rodríguez - Santamarina y Steta
  • Latin America Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyer of the Year

    • Natalia Yazbek - BMA Advogados
    • Paola Guerrero Yemail - Brigard Urrutia
    • Camila Somadossi Gonçalves da Silva - Finocchio & Ustra Sociedade de Advogados
    • Renata Oliveira - Machado Meyer
    • Roberta Giamattey Pimentel Fonseca Kelley - Pinheiro Guimarães
    • Pamela Arce - Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas
  • Latin America Tax Lawyer of the Year

    • Carolina Flores - Arias
    • Carola Trucco - Barros & Errázuriz Abogados
    • Daniela Rey - Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
    • Aline Espinosa de los Monteros - Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
    • Daniella Zagari - Machado Meyer
    • Maria Raphaela Dadona Matthiesen - Mannrich e Vasconcelos Advogados
    • María Inés Brandt - Marval O´Farrell Mairal
    • Nora Morales - Mijares, Angoitia Cortés y Fuentes
    • Carmen Simone - PBP Pérez Bustamante & Ponce
  • Latin America Transfer Pricing Lawyer of the Year

    • Maria Catalina Jaramillo - Brigard Urrutia
    • Susana Galan - KPMG Law
    • Paola Gutierrez Burgos - Skatt
  • Latin America Wealth Management Lawyer of the Year

    • Juliana Bhering Cabral Palhares - Bhering Cabral Advogados
    • Priscila Carmona Maya - Bichara Advogados
    • Debora Bacellar de Almeida - BMA Advogados
    • Paula Camacho Henao - Brigard Urrutia
    • Nicole Najjar - Mattos Filho
    • Claudia Lucena - Miranda & Amado

Rising Star Awards

  • Latin America: Arbitration Rising Star

    • Thais Vieira de Souza Pereira - BMA Advogados
    • Edna Lucía Ferreira - Brigard Urrutia
    • Raquel Molina - Ferrere
    • Arantza Vargas - Galicia Abogados
    • Jasmín Alarcón - Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados
    • Alegría Jijón - Perez Bustamante & Ponce
  • Latin America: Banking & Finance Rising Star

    • Valeria Couttolenc Riba - Basham Ringe y Correa
    • Yuri Kuroda Nabeshima - Demarest Advogados
    • Mariana Lartigau - Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga
    • Tania Cavallo Mallo - Guyer & Regules
    • Natalia De Santis - Mattos Filho
    • Lisbeth Benavides - Miranda & Amado
    • Ximena Gonzalez - Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    • Julia Maira Benvenuto dos Santos - Pinheiro Guimarães
  • North America: Banking & Finance Rising Star

    • Ilona Potiha Laor - A&O Shearman
    • Nadeea R. Zakaria - Dechert LLP
    • Sarah Tahir - Bracewell LLP
    • Rebecca Abou-Chedid - Norton Rose Fulbright
  • Latin America: Corporate/M&A Rising Star

    • Pamela Salas Garcia - Basham Ringe y Correa
    • Thamires Da Cas Grande Guerra - BMA Advogados
    • Franca Stafforini - Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
    • Mónica Petersen - Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez
    • Verônica Betta - Demarest Advogados
    • Clara Porro - Ferrere
    • Emilia Cadenas - Guyer & Regules
    • Thais Gasparian Moraes - Mattos Filho
    • Carla Sinchi - Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados
  • North America: Corporate/M&A Rising Star

    • Shannon Baldwin - Bracewell LLP
    • Tierney O'Rourke - Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
    • Alla Digilova - Haynes Boone
    • Shaziah Singh - Nixon Peabody
    • Chelsea Darnell - Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
    • Katy Lukaszewski - Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
    • Rachel E. Cohn - Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
    • Gabriela Baca - White & Case
  • Latin America: Intellectual Property Rising Star

    • Marcela Canjura - Arias
    • Jana Fraccaroli - BMA
    • Dafne Mendez - Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez
    • Lucía Aguerre - Dentons Jimenez de Aréchaga
    • Andrea Jimenez - Echecopar
    • Carolina Mendes - Licks Attorneys
    • Luiza Tângari Coelho - Madrona Advogados
    • Daniela Supo Calderón - RODRIGO
  • North America: Intellectual Property Rising Star

    • Kathryn-Ann Stamm - Cravath Swain & Moore
    • Nisha Patel Gupta - Dechert
    • Jacqueline Brousseau - Greenberg Traurig
    • Allison Penfield - Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone
    • Bonnie Chen - Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
    • Leslie A. Demers - Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
  • Latin America: Litigation Rising Star

    • Daniela Pineda Robles - Basham Ringe y Correa
    • Rachel Quintana Rua Duarte - Bhering Cabral Advogados
    • Paula Juliana Tellez - Brigard Urrutia
    • Angela Camara - Echecopar
    • Luna Floriano Ayres - Finocchio e Ustra Sociedade de Advogado
    • Sofia Jurado Piñeiro - Galicia Abogados
    • Julieta Irastorza - Guyer & Regules
    • Isabella Avila Guerrero - Machado Meyer
    • Andrea Ivana Zaniratto - Marval O'Farrell Mairal
    • Paola Smith - Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados
  • North America: Litigation Rising Star

    • Leila Siddiky - A&O Shearman
    • Margaret B. Beasley - Bracewell
    • Jill Forster - Pallas Partners
    • Kristina A. Bunting - Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
    • Mee (Rina) Kim - Proskauer Rose
    • Meredith Karp - Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
    • E. Rebecca Potter - Thorsteinssons
    • Claire Chapla - Weil, Gotshal & Manges
  • Latin America: Tax Rising Star

    • Nina Pencak - Mannrich e Vasconcelos Advogados
    • Gianella Gallegos - PBP Pérez Bustamante & Ponce
    • Natalia Guerrero - Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    • Luciana Martina Virgile - Marval O’Farrell Mairal
    • Larissa Taveira - Pinheiro Guimarães Advogados
    • María Cecilia Calosso - Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
    • Karen Sayuri Teruya - Demarest
  • North America: Tax Rising Star

    • Kylie Barza - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
    • Aliza Slansky - Davis Polk & Wardwell
    • Maria Walker - Greenberg Traurig

In-House Awards

  • In-House Rising Star

    • Catherine Dawson - 8am
    • Maria Paula de Andrade Banholi Vieira - BAT Latam South
    • Lorena Hutton - Rinchem Company, LLC
  • In-House Team of the Year

    • BAT Latam South
    • Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
  • Latin America General Counsel of the Year

    • Julia Rodrigues, Central Capital Gestão de Recursos
    • Natasha Kurrik, BAT Brazil
    • María Teresa Cabrera Guzmán, Grupo Coppel

Spotlight Awards

  • Latin America: ESG Leader of the Year

    • Vivian Liberman - BLP
    • Roberta Sá Leitao Caribé - Caribé Advogados
    • Mariana Herrero - Galicia Abogados
    • Rafaela Aiex Parra - Marins Bertoldi Advogados
    • Adriana Morales - Mijares Angoitia Cortés y Fuentes
    • Vanessa Chávarry Meza - Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados
    • Natália Azevedo de Carvalho - Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    • Renata Amaral - Trench Rossi Watanabe
  • North America: ESG Leader of the Year

    • E. Dee Martin - Bracewell
    • Rebecca Boon - Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann
    • Amy Jeffress - Hecker Fink
    • Kristen Berry - Clean Energy Counsel, LLP
  • Latin America: Thought Leader of the Year

    • Barbara Rosenberg - BMA Advogados
    • Maria Catalina Jaramillo - Brigard Urrutia
    • Mariana Herrero - Galicia Abogados
    • Florencia Castagnola - Guyer & Regules
    • Nina Pencak - Mannrich e Vasconcelos Advogados
    • Shin Jae Kim - TozziniFreire
    • María Carolina Abdelnabe Vila - Perez Alati Grondona Benites & Arntsen
  • North America: Thought Leader of the Year

    • Anya Freedman - Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman
    • Elizabeth McGinley - Bracewell
    • Lauren A. Ormsbee - Labaton Keller Sucharow
    • Elizabeth Walsh - Mayer Brown
  • Latin America: Outstanding Achievement Award

    • Adriana Dantas - Lefosse Advogados
    • Thais Romero Veiga Shingai - Mannrich e Vasconcelos Advogados
    • Iris V. Quadrio - Marval O'Farrell Mairal
    • Sandra Reed - Pérez Bustamante & Ponce
    • Diana Briones Morey - RODRIGO
  • North America: Outstanding Achievement Award

    • Hannah Ross - Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann
    • Roberta Kaplan - Kaplan Martin
    • Carol C. Villegas - Labaton Keller Sucharow
    • Anna Pinedo - Mayer Brown
    • Becky Diffen - Norton Rose Fulbright

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