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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North America Awards
Latin America Awards
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Rising Star
Spotlight
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