Women in Business Law Awards- Americas 2021 | Euromoney PLC | 25 February 2021 | Virtual awards ceremony

The Women in Business Law Americas Awards will recognise leading women for their contributions to the practice of business law along with the firms that have developed the most progressive initiatives towards diversity and inclusion from throughout the continent.

Awards Categories
Best in practice awards
• Best in Antirrust/competition
• Best in Aviation
• Best in Banking and finance
• Best in Capital markets: Debt
• Best in Capital markets: Equity
• Best in Commercial arbitration
• Best in Copyright
• Best in Corporate governance
• Best in Cybersecurity
• Best in Energy, natural resources, & mining
• Best in Environment
• Best in Financial regulation
• Best in Insurance & reinsurance
• Best in Investment funds
• Best in Labour & employment
• Best in Life sciences
• Best in Litigation
• Best in Media & entertainment
• Best in Mergers & acquisitions
• Best in Patent
• Best in Private equity
• Best in Product liability
• Best in Real estate
• Best in Restructuring & insolvency
• Best in Structured finance
• Best in Tax
• Best in Tax dispute resolution
• Best in Technology
• Best in Trademark
• Best in Transfer pricing
• Best in Wealth management
• Best in White collar crime

Rising star awards
• Corporate
• Finance
• Intellectual Property
• Litigation
• Tax

Country awards
• Argentina
• Brazil
• Canada
• Chile
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Mexico
• Panama
• Peru
• Uruguay
• US Midwest
• US Northeast
• US South
• US West
• Venezuela

Firm of the year awards
• Best gender diversity initiative by a national firm (Latin America)
• Best gender diversity initiative by a national firm (North America)
• Best gender diversity initiative by an international firm
• Best international firm Latin America practice
• Most innovative international firm
• Best firm for diversity (Latin America)
• Best firm for diversity (North America)
• Best international firm for diversity
• Best national firm mentoring programme (Latin America)
• Best national firm mentoring programme (North America)
• Best international mentoring programme
• Best national firm for work-life balance (Latin America)
• Best national firm for work-life balance (North America)
• Best international firm for work-life balance
• Best national firm for pro bono work (Latin America)
• Best national firm for pro bono work (North America)
• Best national firm for pro bono work (Latin America)
• Best national firm for pro bono work (North America)
• Best international firm for pro bono work
• Best national firm for talent management (Latin America)
• Best national firm for talent management (North America)
• Best international firm for talent management
• Best national firm for women in business law (Latin America)
• Best national firm for women in business law (North America)
• Best international firm for women in business law

In-house awards
• In-house team for collaboration
• In-house team for compliance (regulatory)
• In-house team for ESG
• General counsel for leadership
• General counsel for team development
• General counsel in Latin America
• General counsel in North America

2020 Winners

Firm awards

Gender Diversity -Latin America
• TozziniFreire

Gender Diversity -North America
• Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt

Gender diversity -International Firm
• Sullivan & Cromwell

Diversity -Latin America
• Marval O’Farrell

Diversity -North America
• Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt

Diversity –International Firm
• Morrison & Foerster

Mentoring Programme -Latin America
• Guyer & Regules

Mentoring Programme -North America
• Fenwick & West

Mentoring Programme -International Firm
• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Work-Life Balance –Latin America
• Estudio Echecopar

Work-Life Balance –North America
• Squire Patton Boggs

Work-Life Balance – International Firm
• Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Pro Bono -Latin America
• Godoy & Hoyos Abogados SAS

Pro Bono -North America
• Fish & Richardson

Pro Bono -International Firm
• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Talent Management -Latin America
• Morgan & Morgan

Talent Management -North America
• Fenwick & West

Talent Management - International Firm
• Greenberg Traurig

Women in Business Law -Latin America
• Marval O'Farrell Mairal

Women in Business Law -North America
• Smart & Biggar

Women in Business Law -International Firm
• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Latin America practice -International Firm
• Milbank

Innovative - International Firm
• Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

Practice area awards

Best in Antitrust and Competition
• Elaine Ewing - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Best in Aviation
• Freyda Mechlowicz - Milbank

Best in Banking and Finance
• Barbara R Mendelson - Morrison & Foerster

Best in Capital Markets –Debt
• Michelle Gasaway - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Best in Capital Markets – Equity
• Cathy Clarkin - Sullivan & Cromwell

Best in Commercial Arbitration
• Julie Bédard - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Best in Copyright
• Margaret A Esquenet - Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner

Best in Corporate Governance
• Lyuba Goltser - Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Best in Cybersecurity
• Kristin Linsley - Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Best in Energy, Natural Resources & Mining
• Carolina Walther-Meade - Milbank

Best in Environment
• Ursula Zavala Carlin - Rodrigo, Elias & Medrano Abogados

Best in Financial Regulation
• Dana Fleischman - Latham & Watkins

Best in Insurance & Reinsurance
• Stacey J. Rappaport - Milbank

Best in Investment Funds
• Anastasia Rockas - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Best in Labour and Employment
• Wendy Johnson Lario - Greenberg Traurig

Best in Life Sciences
• Lori G Cohen - Greenberg Traurig

Best in Litigation
• Dorit Ungar Black - Holwell Shuster & Goldberg

Best in Media & Entertainment
• Barbara Meili - Greenberg Traurig

Best in Mergers & Acquisitions
• Elizabeth Cooper - Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Best in Patents
• Katherine A Helm - Dechert

Best in Private Equity
• Shayla Harlev - Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Best in Product Liability
• Diane Flannery - McGuireWoods

Best in Real Estate
• Nancy M Olson - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Best in Restructuring & Insolvency
• Amy Caton - Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel

Best in Structured Finance
• Sylvie A Durham - Greenberg Traurig

Best in Tax
• Kim Blanchard - Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Best in Tax Dispute Resolution
• Monica Biringer - Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt

Best in Technology
• Bomi Lee - Fenwick & West

Best in Trademark
• Susan Natland - Knobbe Martens

Best in Transfer Pricing
• Luciana Rosanova Galhardo - Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Best in Wealth Management
• Diana S C Zeydel - Greenberg Traurig

Best in White Collar Crime
• Martine Beamon - Davis Polk & Wardwell

Rising star awards
Corporate
• Saee Muzumdar - Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Finance
• Hilary Dengel - Davis Polk & Wardwell

IP
• Jessica Lynn Falk - Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Litigation
• Lauren Tabaksblat - Brown Rudnick

Tax
• Ariel Love - Fenwick & West

Latin America awards
• Best Corporate Lawyer

Best Finance Lawyer
• Lara Rios - Holland & Knight

Best IP Lawyer
• Florencia Rosati - Beccar Varela

Best Litigator
• Maria del Carmen Tovar - Baker McKenzie

Best Tax Lawyer
• Isabel Laventure - Ferrere

Jurisdiction awards

Argentina
• Marval O'Farrel Mairal

Brazil
• TozziniFreire

Canada
• Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt

Caribbean
• Squire Patton Boggs

Chile
• Correa Squella

Mexico
• White & Case

Peru
• Estudio Echecopar

Uruguay
• Guyer & Regules

US – Midwest
• Greenberg Traurig

US – North East
• Weil, Gotshal & Manges

US – West
• Fenwick & West

US – South
• Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld