In-House Awards

Innovative Leadership

  • Stephanie Adams, Sherwin Williams
  • Ayesha Ahmed, Nexus Pharmaceuticals
  • Jennifer Broxmeyer, Meta
  • Sheila Jambekar, Dayforce
  • Amy Harris, UMB Financial Corp.
  • Mollie Nichols, Redgrave Data
  • Jessica Nguyen, Docusign
  • Karen McCain Borno, Verizon
  • Lydia Petrakis, Microsoft
  • Courtney Stout, The Coca-Cola Company

Supported by:  

Thought Leadership

  • Nithya B. Das, Diligent
  • Lamis Hossain, Uber
  • Alyson Lawrence, Johnson & Johnson
  • Winnie Ling, Blend
  • Christina Phister, Dolby Laboratories
  • Mary Smith, VENG Group
  • Hyun Jee Son, Instacart

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Collaborative Leadership

  • Laurie Barnes, Bridgewater Associates
  • Kara Eaton, Crown Castle
  • Mali Friedman, Washington Commanders
  • Sue Hahm Walker, Salesforce
  • Jennifer Handley, Uber
  • Leslie Regenbaum, Stax
  • Lauren Robinson, Filecoin Foundation
  • Katie Sluss and Sima Ajdari, TikTok

Legal Operations

  • Risa Drexler, Unilever
  • Jennifer Hightower, Cox Enterprises
  • Jennifer Phillips, Kenvue
  • Whitney Stefko, Ford Motor Company
  • Katina Thornock, Providence

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Mental Health & Wellbeing

  • Anne Brafford, Institute for Well Being in Law
  • Shalanda Franklin, PepsiCo

Mentor & Mentee Collaboration

  • Joanne Flack and Diane Foley, Rackspace Technology
  • Berta Matos, PepsiCo
  • Jasmine Singh, Binti
  • Julie Stencel, Xcel Energy

Ally of the Year

  • Renee Ahlers Beckoff, Bridgewater Associates
  • Joyce Kammoun, PepsiCo
  • Tony West, Uber

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Champion

  • Amanda Arriaga, Texas CASA
  • Kristin Campanelli, ConnectiCare
  • Saerin Cho, Mothers Against Drunk Driving
  • Yosr Hamza, Gartner
  • Kristy T. Harlan, Weyerhaeuser
  • Trudy Fountain-James, Atos
  • Michelle Riley, Bregal Investments


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GC of the Year

  • Catherine Budzynski, Ohmium International
  • Cynthia Gibson, Bush Brothers & Company
  • Jacqueline Lee, Flynn Group
  • Hope Mehlman, Discover Financial Services
  • Karna Nisewaner, Cadence Design Systems

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Lifetime Achievement

  • Jo-Anne Kelly, Citi — Supported by:  
  • Juliette W. Pryor, Lowes
  • Laura Schumacher, BarkerGilmore

Law Firm Awards

Innovative Leadership

  • Alma Asay, Crowell & Moring
  • Karen Buzard, A&O Shearman
  • Lori G. Cohen, Greenberg Traurig
  • Ashley Picker Dubin, Day Pitney
  • Lisa Mayo Haynes, Ballard Spahr
  • Kelli Kohout, Davis Wright Tremaine
  • Kimberly Myers, Akin
  • Jennifer Pafiti, Pomerantz
  • Terri R. Stewart, Fisher & Phillips

Thought Leadership

  • Michele DeStefano, University of Miami School of Law
  • Leah Edelboim, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft Law Firm
  • Chambord Benton-Hayes, Benton Employment Law
  • Sarah Peterson, Fragomen
  • Rachel Reid, Eversheds Sutherland
  • Nikki Reeves, King & Spalding
  • Stephanie Sheridan, Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff
  • Amy Simmerman, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
  • Sheila Swaroop, Knobbe Martens


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Collaborative Leadership

  • Elsa Andrianifahanana, Jones Day
  • Erika Arner, Finnegan
  • Betty Jang, BYJ Law
  • Debra Ellwood Meppen, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
  • Jennifer Minter, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
  • Melissa A. Peña, Norris McLaughlin
  • Michèle Penzer and Miriam Ingber, Latham & Watkins / Yale Law School, Yale Launchpad Scholars
  • Amber Rogers, Hunton Andrews Kurth
  • Julia Reiland, Lathrop GPM
  • Anne Marie Seibel, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings

Mental Health & Well Being Initiative

  • Robin Bresky, Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas
  • Meg E. George, Akerman
  • Jennifer Gibbs, Zelle Law
  • Hayley Hanson, Husch Blackwell
  • Lauren Klein, Flourish Law Group
  • Erin McClernon, Ogletree Deakins
  • Emily Logan Stedman, Husch Blackwell

Mentor & Mentee Collaboration

  • Rachel Black, Susman Godfrey
  • Jill Bloom, Fragomen
  • Elizabeth D. Ferrill, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
  • Colleen Hart, Proskauer Rose
  • Jessica Lewis, WilmerHale
  • Michelle Mantine, Reed Smith
  • Serena Agaba Rwejuna, White & Case
  • Charan Sandhu and Olivia Greer, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
  • Hannah Ross and Katherine M. Sinderson, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann

Talent Management

  • Katherine Ashley, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
  • Andrea Basham and Meghan Rissmiller, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
  • Stacie B. Collier, Nixon Peabody
  • Lauren Hakala, Reed Smith
  • Jacey Prupas, Snell & Wilmer
  • Anna Stowe, Hecker Fink LLP
  • Jennifer Trock, Baker McKenzie

Ally of the Year

  • Judge Lisa Chrystal, Brach Eichler
  • James Crumlin, Spencer Fane
  • Talin Hitik, Hitik Law
  • Malaika Lindo, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
  • LaKeisha C. Marsh, Akerman
  • Colin Murray, Baker McKenzie
  • Jennifer Wu, Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone


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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Champion

  • Kobi Kennedy Brinson, Winston & Strawn
  • Carrie Cohen, Morrison Foerster
  • Angela Daker, White & Case
  • Rachel Powitzky Steely, Foley & Lardner
  • Marissa Román Griffith, Akin
  • Nikki Lewis Simon, Greenberg Traurig
  • Shanon R. Stevenson, Fisher & Phillips
  • Alicia Vaz, Cox, Castle & Nicholson

Managing Partner of the Year

  • Julie Fink, Hecker Fink LLP
  • Joanna Horsnail, Mayer Brown
  • Elsa Ramo, Ramo Law
  • Sherrese Smith, Paul Hastings
  • Danielle Williams, Winston & Strawn
  • Donna Wilson, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

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Lifetime Achievement

  • Beth J. Jay, Horvitz & Levy
  • Elaine Johnston, A&O Shearman
  • Lisa Phelan, Morrison Foerster
  • Anna Pinedo, Mayer Brown
  • Cynthia Shoss, Eversheds Sutherland