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The Women in Business Law Americas Awards 2025 celebrated and recognised elite firms championing inclusion within the workplace and industry with a dinner in New York on June 17. To see the winners, please log in to your account, or sign up for a free 30-day trial and explore additional exclusive content and resources.
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Career Development International Firm of the Year

Morrison Foerster

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Career Development Latin America Firm of the Year

Estudio Echecopar/Baker McKenzie

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Career Development North America Firm of the Year

Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft

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Diverse Women Advocacy Firm of the Year: International

Morrison Foerster

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Diverse Women Advocacy Firm of the Year: Latin America

Machado Meyer

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Diverse Women Advocacy Firm of the Year: North America

Akerman

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Emerging Technology Firm of the Year: International

A&O Shearman

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Emerging Technology Firm of the Year: Latin America

Machado Meyer

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Emerging Technology Firm of the Year: North America

Polsinelli

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Gender Diversity Advocacy International Firm of the Year

Milbank

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Gender Diversity Advocacy Latin America Firm of the Year

Machado Meyer

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Gender Diversity Advocacy North America Firm of the Year

Hecker Fink

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Innovative Firm of the Year: Latin America

Trench Rossi Watanabe

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Innovative Firm of the Year: North America

Polsinelli

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International Firm: Latin America Practice of the Year

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

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International Pro Bono Firm of the Year

Morrison Foerster

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Latin America Pro Bono Firm of the Year

Gómez Pinzón Abogados

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North America Pro Bono Firm of the Year

Moore & Van Allen

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Women in Business Law International Firm of the Year

Morrison Foerster

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Women in Business Law Latin America Firm of the Year

Machado Meyer

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Women in Business Law North America Firm of the Year

Hecker Fink

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Work-Life Balance International Firm of the Year

Morrison Foerster

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Work-Life Balance Latin America Firm of the Year

Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal

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Work-Life Balance North America Firm of the Year

Smart & Biggar

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Argentina

Marval O'Farrell Mairal

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Brazil

Machado Meyer

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Canada

Smart & Biggar

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Central America

BLP

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Chile

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

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Colombia

Brigard Urrutia

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Ecuador

Bustamante Fabara

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Mexico

Galicia Abogados

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Peru

Estudio Echecopar/Baker McKenzie

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Uruguay

Guyer & Regules

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US: Midwest

Bartlit Beck

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US: North east

Hecker Fink

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US: South

Akerman

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US: West

Sidley Austin

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Antitrust/Competition Lawyer of the Year

Heather Nyong’o, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Aviation Lawyer of the Year

Alexandra Johnson, Milbank

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Banking & Finance Lawyer of the Year

Allison Liff, Freshfields US LLP

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North America Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year

Anna Pinedo, Mayer Brown

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Commercial Arbitration Lawyer of the Year

Noiana Marigo, Freshfields US LLP

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Copyright Lawyer of the Year

Randi W Singer, Sidley Austin

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Corporate Governance Lawyer of the Year

Francesca Odell, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

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North America Energy, Natural Resources & Mining Lawyer of the Year

Tara Higgins, Sidley Austin

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Environmental Lawyer of the Year

Loyti Cheng, Davis Polk & Wardwell

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Financial Regulation Lawyer of the Year

Margaret Tahyar, Davis Polk & Wardwell

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyer of the Year

Shari Klevens, Dentons

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America International Trade Lawyer of the Year

Maura Rezendes, A&O Shearman

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Investments Funds Lawyer of the Year

Allison Fumai, Dechert

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Labor & Employment Lawyer of the Year

Sara Begley, Polsinelli

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year

Salima Merani, Knobbe Martens

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Litigator of the Year

Diane Sullivan, Weil Gotshal & Manges

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America M&A Lawyer of the Year

Beth Troy, A&O Shearman

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Media & Entertainment Lawyer of the Year

Susan Williams, Paul Hastings

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Patent Lawyer of the Year

Elizabeth Stotland Weiswasser, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Privacy & Data Protection Lawyer of the Year

Allison Holt Ryan, Hogan Lovells

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Private Equity Lawyer of the Year

Christina Edling Melendi, Morgan Lewis & Bockius

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Product Liability Lawyer of the Year

Kimberly Branscome, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Project Finance Lawyer of the Year

Carolina Walther-Meade, Milbank

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North America Real Estate Lawyer of the Year

Tara A Scanlon, Holland & Knight

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyer of the Year

Ronit Berkovich, Weil Gotshal & Manges

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Securities Lawyer of the Year

Agnès Dunogué, A&O Shearman

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Shipping/Maritime Lawyer of the Year

Alice DeJuvigny Colarossi, Reed Smith

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Structured Finance & Securitization Lawyer of the Year

Lisa Pauquette, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Tax Lawyer of the Year

Kim Marie Boylan, White & Case

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Technology & Telecom Lawyer of the Year

Charan Sandhu, Weil Gotshal & Manges

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North America Trademark Lawyer of the Year

Joyce Liou, Morrison Foerster

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Wealth Management Lawyer of the Year

Barbara Grayson, Willkie Farr & Gallagher

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America White Collar Crime Lawyer of the Year

Nicole Boeckmann, Bracewell

WIBL Americas North America Individual Awards 2025

North America Pro Bono Leader of the Year

Sarah Dohoney Byrne, Moore & Van Allen

WIBL Americas 2025 - International Individual Awards

International Pro Bono Leader of the Year

Melissa Butler, White & Case

WIBL Americas 2025 Latin America Individual Award

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

Anna Carolina Malta Spilborghs, BMA Advogados

WIBL Americas 2025 Latin America Individual Award

Latin America Banking & finance Lawyer of the Year

Alexia Rosenthal, TCA Tanoira Cassagne

WIBL Americas 2025 Latin America Individual Award

Latin America Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year

Vanessa Fiusa, Mattos Filho Advogados

WIBL Americas 2025 Latin America Individual Award

Latin America Corporate/M&A Lawyer of the Year

Geraldine Ifrán, Ferrere

WIBL Americas 2025 Latin America Individual Award

Latin America Energy, Natural Resourcing & Mining Lawyer of the Year

Soledad Riera, Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal

WIBL Americas 2025 Latin America Individual Award

Latin America Environmental Lawyer of the Year

Thaís Vasconcellos de Sá, Bermudes Advogados

WIBL Americas 2025 Latin America Individual Award

Latin America International Trade Lawyer of the Year

María Laura Bacigalupo, Bruchou & Funes de Rioja

WIBL Americas 2025 Latin America Individual Award

Latin America IP Lawyer of the Year

Virginia Cervieri, Cervieri Monsuarez

WIBL Americas 2025 Latin America Individual Award

Latin America Labor & Employment Lawyer of the Year

Paulina Miranda, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

WIBL Americas 2025 Latin America Individual Award

Latin America Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year

Camila Martino Parise Advogados, Pinheiro Neto Advogados

WIBL Americas 2025 Latin America Individual Award

Latin America Litigator of the Year

Iara Santos Conrado Costa Ferreira, BMA Advogados

WIBL Americas 2025 Latin America Individual Award

Latin America Real Estate Lawyer of the Year

Claudia Lucena, Miranda & Amado

WIBL Americas 2025 Latin America Individual Award

Latin America Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyer of the Year

Luciana Celidonio, BMA Advogados

WIBL Americas 2025 Latin America Individual Award

Latin America Tax Lawyer of the Year

Ana Luiza Martins, Tauil & Chequer/Mayer Brown

WIBL Americas 2025 Latin America Individual Award

Latin America: Antitrust/Competition Lawyer of the Year

Fiorella Zumaeta, Miranda & Amado

WIBL Americas 2025 Latin America Individual Award

Latin America: Arbitration Lawyer of the Year

Irma Isabel Rivera, Brigard Urrutia

WIBL Americas 2025 Latin America Individual Award

Latin America: Emerging Leader

Larissa Guimarães, Demarest

WIBL Americas 2025 Latin America Individual Award

Latin America Pro Bono Leader of the Year

Beatriz Spiess, Guyer & Regules

WIBL Awards 2025 - In-House Awards

General Counsel of the Year

Winnie Ling, Blend Labs, Inc.

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In-House Team of the Year

L'Oreal - Mexico

WIBL Awards 2025 - In-House Awards

In-House Rising Star of the Year

Rachel Welch-Phillips, Ansa Merchant Bank Ltd

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Latin America: Arbitration Rising Star

Estefania Contreras, Baker McKenzie

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Latin America: Banking & Finance Rising Star

Cindy Arrivillaga, Arias

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Latin America: Corporate/M&A Rising Star

Clara Porro, Ferrere

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Latin America: Intellectual Property Rising Star

Daniela Supo Calderon, Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados

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Latin America: Litigation Rising Star

Maria de Sá Fortes Dóri, Machado Meyer

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Latin America: Tax Rising Star

Alejandra Paniagua Robles, Galicia Abogados

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North America: Banking & Finance Rising Star

Phoebe Jin, Davis Polk & Wardwell

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North America: Corporate/M&A Rising Star

Emily Prezioso Walsh, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

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North America: Intellectual Property Rising Star

Savannah Carnes, Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg

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North America: Litigation Rising Star

Lisa Strejlau, Labaton Keller Sucharow

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North America: Tax Rising Star

Carlton Tarpley, Baker McKenzie

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Latin America: ESG Leader of the Year

Vivian Liberman, BLP

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Latin America: Outstanding Achievement Award

Tatiana Guazzelli, Pinheiro Neto Advogados

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Latin America: Thought Leader of the Year

Shin Jae Kim, TozziniFreire

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North America: ESG Leader of the Year

Rachel Saltzman, Hunton Andrews Kurth

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North America: Outstanding Achievement Award

Sharon Caffrey, Duane Morris

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North America: Thought Leader of the Year

Dee Martin, Bracewell