Law Firm Awards

Law Firm Collaborative Leadership Finalists

  • Abby Brown, Squire Patton Boggs
  • Esther Cho, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young
  • Mercedes Colwin, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
  • Andrea' N. Dunlap, Bischoff Martingayle Bischoff Martingayle
  • Kristi D. Kelly, Suisman Shapiro Attorneys-at-Law
  • Kristina Lawson, Hanson Bridgett
  • Rebecca Urland Monzi, Friedlander Misler
  • Amy O'Keefe, Nixon Peabody
  • Hannah Ross, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann
  • Sonia Sujanani, WilmerHale 

Law Firm Innovative Leaders Finalists

  • Emily Allen, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
  • Beth George, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
  • Jayne Fleming, Reed Smith
  • Jessica Frank, Free Law Project
  • Katie Marquart, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
  • Amy Proctor, Irell & Manella
  • Lisa Rivera, Bass, Berry & Sims
  • Danielle Ward Mason, Singleton Schreiber
  • Jennifer Wu, Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone
  • Qiaojing Ella Zheng, Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight 

Law Firm Thought Leadership Finalists

  • Megan Bonanni, Pitt McGehee Palmer Bonanni & Rivers
  • Rebecca Boon, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann
  • Britt-Marie Cole-Johnson, Robinson+Cole
  • Iris Escarra, Greenberg Traurig
  • Jessica Fairchild, Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres
  • Audrea Golding, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
  • Erica Han, Ropes & Gray
  • Judy He, Crowell & Moring
  • Vaishali Rao, Hinshaw & Culbertson
  • Manisha Sheth, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan 
     

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Law Firm Mentor & Mentee Collaboration Finalists

  • Samantha Barbere and Michele Masucci, Nixon Peabody
  • Nicole Bashor, Husch Blackwell
  • Melissa J. Brown, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
  • Vivian C. de las Cuevas-Diaz, Holland & Knight
  • Michelle Ferreira, Greenberg Traurig
  • Smridhi Gulati, Cadwalader
  • Courtney Leyes, Fisher Phillips
  • Tracy LeRoy, Yetter Coleman
  • Kate Mueting, Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight
  • Samantha Wallack, Blank Rome 

Managing Partner of the Year Finalists

  • Lorie Almon, Seyfarth Shaw
  • Hailyn Chen, Munger Tolles & Olson
  • Amanda Fernandez, Rivero Mestre
  • Melissa Jones, Stoel Rives
  • Julie Jones, Ropes & Gray
  • Noreen Kelly, McGuireWoods
  • Michelle Lipkowitz, Mintz
  • Angela Machala, Winston & Strawn
  • Ramona Nee, Weil Gotshal
  • Liz Washko, Ogletree 


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Law Firm Lifetime Achievement Winners

  • Mary Rose Brusewitz, Clark Hill
  • Patricia Glaser, Glaser Weil
  • Jeanne Grasso, Blank Rome
  • Mary Olga "Mo" Lovett, Mo Lovett Law 

Law Firm Ally of the Year Finalists

  • Ericka Aiken, WilmerHale
  • Judith Archer, Norton Rose Fulbright
  • Karolina Arthur, Emery | Reddy
  • Debra Ellwood Meppen, Gordon Rees
  • Rahni Jenkins, The Geller Law Group
  • Channing Robinson-Holmes, Pitt McGehee Palmer Bonanni & Rivers
  • Kim Hutchison, Singleton Schreiber
  • Taylor Middleton, Bey & Associates
  • Keisha Palmer, Robinson+Cole
  • Robin Wagner, Pitt McGehee Palmer Bonanni & Rivers 

Law Firm Talent Management Finalists

  • Lorie Almon, Seyfarth Shaw
  • Alexandra "Alex" Pecora, Adler & Stachenfeld
  • Andrea DeField, Hunton Andrews Kurth
  • Aisha Greene, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
  • Allison Hagey, BraunHagey & Borden
  • Heather Hilgers, Hilgers Graben
  • Brooke Iley, Blank Rome
  • Stacey M. Kaplan, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check
  • Tana Ryan, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
  • Sona Spencer, Troutman Pepper Locke 


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Law Firm Mental Health & Well Being Initiative Finalists

  • Hannah Hamley, Emery | Reddy
  • Dana Horton, Robinson+Cole
  • Carly Kligler, Hilgers Graben
  • Angela Machala, Winston & Strawn
  • Abby Read, Haynes & Boone
  • Loryn P. Riggiola, Zetlin & De Chiara
  • Michelle Simpson Tuegel, The Simpson Tuegel Law Firm
     

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In-House Awards

In-House Collaborative Leadership Finalists

  • Tanya Brady, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO)
  • Lauren Dunn, Jackson National Life Insurance Company
  • Irene Hudson, AptarGroup
  • Annette Kelton, Goldman Sachs
  • Sarah Lugar, EPAM Systems
  • Tasha Matharu, S&P Global
  • Christin McMeley, Comcast Corporation
  • Maya Ohana, Flynn Group
  • Danielle Roland, Schuler North America
  • Jennifer Scantling, Mercedes-Benz USA 

In-House Innovative Leaders Finalists

  • Meaghan Atkinson, Amazon
  • Purnima Boominathan, Vida Health
  • Kim Cuccia, NiSource
  • Pamela Fehring, U. S. Bank
  • Nan Hu, Recycle Track Systems (RTS)
  • Megan Hurley, PepsiCo
  • Alysia Long, Cox Media Group
  • Rori Robsion, Pinterest
  • Leah Waterland, Cisco Systems
  • Bari A. Williams, LegalOn Technologies 

General Counsel of the Year Finalists

  • Megan Belcher, Kohler Co.
  • Megan Fouty, Glowforge
  • Julie Levitt, Gencom
  • Winnie Ling, Blend Labs
  • Cynthia Lock Tregillis, Western Digital
  • Danielle Marino, Avaya
  • Kerry McLean, Intuit
  • Lisa Siders, Avon
  • Vandana Venkatesh, Verizon
  • Paula Viola, Marc Jacobs International 


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In-House Thought Leadership Finalists

  • Stephanie Adams, Sherwin-Williams
  • Sara Carlesimo, Citadel Securities
  • Julie Chapman, LexisNexis
  • Maya Choksi, Houzz
  • Jo Davaris, Booking Holdings
  • Maureen Frangopoulos, Uber
  • Taylor Ludlam, Lenovo

  • Lesley Marlin, FINRA

  • Beverly O'Toole, Goldman Sachs
  • Krista Russell, Airbus U.S. Space & Defense 


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In-House Mentor & Mentee Collaboration Finalists

  • Melissa Cabral (mentor), Epiq
  • Emily Galvin-Almanza, Partners for Justice (mentor)
  • Sonia Galindo (mentor) and Celia Balli and Mary Kate Geraghty (mentees), KBR
  • Cara Hair (mentor) and Debra Stockton (mentee), Helmerich & Payne
  • Saghar Khodabakhsh (mentor), Allianz Global Investors 

In-House Ally of the Year Finalists

  • Rob Falk, Truth Initiative
  • Ingeuneal Gray, American Arbitration Association
  • Bruce Kelber, PepsiCo 

In-House Mental Health & Well Being Initiative Finalists

  • Ava Chan, Robert Half
  • Jessica Moeller, Charleston School of Law

In-House Lifetime Achievement Winners

  • Bernadine Brandis, EVP, Business Affairs, The Walt Disney Company
  • Carolyn Duronio, EVP and CLO of Highmark Health
  • Susan Hackett, former SVP and GC at ACC and retired CEO of Legal Executive Leadership
  • Veta Richardson, CEO of the ACC and an Associate Professor at Georgetown University
  • Brenda Steinberg, Senior Counsel, Americas, Dassault Systèmes 

In-House Legal Operations Finalists

  • Abigail Baughman, Mercedes
  • Eileen Ding, Citadel
  • Chrissy Seethaler, Embecta
  • The Law Group of Northwest Arkansas