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Career Development International Firm of the Year
Morrison Foerster

Career Development Latin America Firm of the Year
Estudio Echecopar/Baker McKenzie

Career Development North America Firm of the Year
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft

Diverse Women Advocacy Firm of the Year: International
Morrison Foerster

Diverse Women Advocacy Firm of the Year: Latin America
Machado Meyer

Diverse Women Advocacy Firm of the Year: North America
Akerman

Emerging Technology Firm of the Year: International
A&O Shearman

Emerging Technology Firm of the Year: Latin America
Machado Meyer

Emerging Technology Firm of the Year: North America
Polsinelli

Gender Diversity Advocacy International Firm of the Year
Milbank

Gender Diversity Advocacy Latin America Firm of the Year
Machado Meyer

Gender Diversity Advocacy North America Firm of the Year
Hecker Fink

Innovative Firm of the Year: Latin America
Trench Rossi Watanabe

Innovative Firm of the Year: North America
Polsinelli

International Firm: Latin America Practice of the Year
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

International Pro Bono Firm of the Year
Morrison Foerster

Latin America Pro Bono Firm of the Year
Gómez Pinzón Abogados

North America Pro Bono Firm of the Year
Moore & Van Allen

Women in Business Law International Firm of the Year
Morrison Foerster

Women in Business Law Latin America Firm of the Year
Machado Meyer

Women in Business Law North America Firm of the Year
Hecker Fink

Work-Life Balance International Firm of the Year
Morrison Foerster

Work-Life Balance Latin America Firm of the Year
Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal

Work-Life Balance North America Firm of the Year
Smart & Biggar

Argentina
Marval O'Farrell Mairal

Brazil
Machado Meyer

Canada
Smart & Biggar

Central America
BLP

Chile
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Colombia
Brigard Urrutia

Ecuador
Bustamante Fabara

Mexico
Galicia Abogados

Peru
Estudio Echecopar/Baker McKenzie

Uruguay
Guyer & Regules

US: Midwest
Bartlit Beck

US: North east
Hecker Fink

US: South
Akerman

US: West
Sidley Austin

North America Antitrust/Competition Lawyer of the Year
Heather Nyong’o, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

North America Aviation Lawyer of the Year
Alexandra Johnson, Milbank

North America Banking & Finance Lawyer of the Year
Allison Liff, Freshfields US LLP

North America Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year
Anna Pinedo, Mayer Brown

North America Commercial Arbitration Lawyer of the Year
Noiana Marigo, Freshfields US LLP

North America Copyright Lawyer of the Year
Randi W Singer, Sidley Austin

North America Corporate Governance Lawyer of the Year
Francesca Odell, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

North America Energy, Natural Resources & Mining Lawyer of the Year
Tara Higgins, Sidley Austin

North America Environmental Lawyer of the Year
Loyti Cheng, Davis Polk & Wardwell

North America Financial Regulation Lawyer of the Year
Margaret Tahyar, Davis Polk & Wardwell

North America Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyer of the Year
Shari Klevens, Dentons

North America International Trade Lawyer of the Year
Maura Rezendes, A&O Shearman

North America Investments Funds Lawyer of the Year
Allison Fumai, Dechert

North America Labor & Employment Lawyer of the Year
Sara Begley, Polsinelli

North America Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year
Salima Merani, Knobbe Martens

North America Litigator of the Year
Diane Sullivan, Weil Gotshal & Manges

North America M&A Lawyer of the Year
Beth Troy, A&O Shearman

North America Media & Entertainment Lawyer of the Year
Susan Williams, Paul Hastings

North America Patent Lawyer of the Year
Elizabeth Stotland Weiswasser, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

North America Privacy & Data Protection Lawyer of the Year
Allison Holt Ryan, Hogan Lovells

North America Private Equity Lawyer of the Year
Christina Edling Melendi, Morgan Lewis & Bockius

North America Product Liability Lawyer of the Year
Kimberly Branscome, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

North America Project Finance Lawyer of the Year
Carolina Walther-Meade, Milbank

North America Real Estate Lawyer of the Year
Tara A Scanlon, Holland & Knight

North America Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyer of the Year
Ronit Berkovich, Weil Gotshal & Manges

North America Securities Lawyer of the Year
Agnès Dunogué, A&O Shearman

North America Shipping/Maritime Lawyer of the Year
Alice DeJuvigny Colarossi, Reed Smith

North America Structured Finance & Securitization Lawyer of the Year
Lisa Pauquette, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft

North America Tax Lawyer of the Year
Kim Marie Boylan, White & Case

North America Technology & Telecom Lawyer of the Year
Charan Sandhu, Weil Gotshal & Manges

North America Trademark Lawyer of the Year
Joyce Liou, Morrison Foerster

North America Wealth Management Lawyer of the Year
Barbara Grayson, Willkie Farr & Gallagher

North America White Collar Crime Lawyer of the Year
Nicole Boeckmann, Bracewell

North America Pro Bono Leader of the Year
Sarah Dohoney Byrne, Moore & Van Allen

International Pro Bono Leader of the Year
Melissa Butler, White & Case

Latin America Anti-Corruption/White Collar Lawyer of the Year
Anna Carolina Malta Spilborghs, BMA Advogados

Latin America Banking & finance Lawyer of the Year
Alexia Rosenthal, TCA Tanoira Cassagne

Latin America Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year
Vanessa Fiusa, Mattos Filho Advogados

Latin America Corporate/M&A Lawyer of the Year
Geraldine Ifrán, Ferrere

Latin America Energy, Natural Resourcing & Mining Lawyer of the Year
Soledad Riera, Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal

Latin America Environmental Lawyer of the Year
Thaís Vasconcellos de Sá, Bermudes Advogados

Latin America International Trade Lawyer of the Year
María Laura Bacigalupo, Bruchou & Funes de Rioja

Latin America IP Lawyer of the Year
Virginia Cervieri, Cervieri Monsuarez

Latin America Labor & Employment Lawyer of the Year
Paulina Miranda, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Latin America Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year
Camila Martino Parise Advogados, Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Latin America Litigator of the Year
Iara Santos Conrado Costa Ferreira, BMA Advogados

Latin America Real Estate Lawyer of the Year
Claudia Lucena, Miranda & Amado

Latin America Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyer of the Year
Luciana Celidonio, BMA Advogados

Latin America Tax Lawyer of the Year
Ana Luiza Martins, Tauil & Chequer/Mayer Brown

Latin America: Antitrust/Competition Lawyer of the Year
Fiorella Zumaeta, Miranda & Amado

Latin America: Arbitration Lawyer of the Year
Irma Isabel Rivera, Brigard Urrutia

Latin America: Emerging Leader
Larissa Guimarães, Demarest

Latin America Pro Bono Leader of the Year
Beatriz Spiess, Guyer & Regules

General Counsel of the Year
Winnie Ling, Blend Labs, Inc.

In-House Team of the Year
L'Oreal - Mexico

In-House Rising Star of the Year
Rachel Welch-Phillips, Ansa Merchant Bank Ltd

Latin America: Arbitration Rising Star
Estefania Contreras, Baker McKenzie

Latin America: Banking & Finance Rising Star
Cindy Arrivillaga, Arias

Latin America: Corporate/M&A Rising Star
Clara Porro, Ferrere

Latin America: Intellectual Property Rising Star
Daniela Supo Calderon, Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados

Latin America: Litigation Rising Star
Maria de Sá Fortes Dóri, Machado Meyer

Latin America: Tax Rising Star
Alejandra Paniagua Robles, Galicia Abogados

North America: Banking & Finance Rising Star
Phoebe Jin, Davis Polk & Wardwell

North America: Corporate/M&A Rising Star
Emily Prezioso Walsh, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

North America: Intellectual Property Rising Star
Savannah Carnes, Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg

North America: Litigation Rising Star
Lisa Strejlau, Labaton Keller Sucharow

North America: Tax Rising Star
Carlton Tarpley, Baker McKenzie

Latin America: ESG Leader of the Year
Vivian Liberman, BLP

Latin America: Outstanding Achievement Award
Tatiana Guazzelli, Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Latin America: Thought Leader of the Year
Shin Jae Kim, TozziniFreire

North America: ESG Leader of the Year
Rachel Saltzman, Hunton Andrews Kurth

North America: Outstanding Achievement Award
Sharon Caffrey, Duane Morris
