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In-House Awards

Lifetime Achievement Winners

  • Caryn Siebert, Gallagher Bassett
  • Beth Nolan, The George Washington University 
  • Naomi Waltman, Paramount Skydance Corporation
  • Karen Mulroe, Greenway Health

Next Generation of Leaders (In-House) Winners

  • Leah Casto, Tropicana Brands Group
  • Angélica Huacuja, Uber
  • Emily Rodriguez-Sanchirico, Red Bull North America
  • Madi Schemmel, SAS Institute
  • Shaniqua Singleton, Mercedes-Benz USA
  • Caddy Yates, LandGate

Ally of the Year Finalists

  • Desirée Giler Mann, Kyndryl — WINNER
  • Chandra Taylor-Sawyer, Southern Environmental Law Center

General Counsel of the Year Finalists

  • Annemarie Martin-Boyan, Johns Hopkins Health System — WINNER
  • Sarah Karlgaard, FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation
  • Kelly Koyama-Garcia, Louis Vuitton Americas
  • Janet McCarthy, Belron
  • Theresa Shea, Utz Brands
  • Jasmine Singh, Ironclad
  • Heather Stevenson, Red Cell Partners
  • Kellye Walker, John Deere

In-House Collaborative Leadership – External (With Outside Partners) Finalists

  • Nancy Berardinelli-Krantz, W.W. Grainger
  • Monakee Marseille, Saint-Gobain North America
  • Farrah Pepper, Harvey
  • Tanya Southerland, Mastercard — WINNER
  • Sylvia Winston, TransUnion

In-House Collaborative Leadership - Internal (Within the Organization/Firm) Finalists

  • Alyssa Allen, Uber
  • Patricia Colombo, FUJIFILM Holdings America 
  • Mali Friedman, Washington Commanders — WINNER
  • JFrog Legal Leadership Team
  • Renee Meisel, UnitedLex
  • Michele Page, Peloton Interactive 
  • Elena Stein, Dyson
  • Rhiley Walsh, Doppel

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In-House Innovative Leaders Finalists

  • Shanti Ariker, JFrog 
  • Ines Bahachille, Mondelēz International
  • Sharon L. Crane, PLI 
  • Jen Fryhling, Meta 
  • Dianna Jones, Uber
  • Kristin Lamb, Eight Sleep
  • Becky Rohr, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson — WINNER
  • Bari A. Williams, LegalOn Technologies
     

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In-House Legal Operations Finalists

  • Kristine Camba, TransUnion
  • Natalie Moritz, PNC 
  • MaryAnne Rybicki, MonoSol
  • Liliana Salinas, Mercedes-Benz USA 
  • Lynn Simpson, The Chemours Company 
  • Linda Swan, Jfrog — WINNER
  • Jessica Vander Ploeg,  Belron
  • Stacy Yeung, SELLAS Life Sciences Group
     

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In-House Thought Leadership Finalists

  • Laura Belmont, Civis Analytics
  • Rebecca Epstein, Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity at Georgetown Law 
  • Veronica Jordan, Simon & Schuster — WINNER
  • Bridget M. McCormack, American Arbitration Association
  • Farrah Pepper, Harvey
  • Heather Russell, TransUnion
  • Sarita Venkat, Cisco Systems
  • Courtney Welton, Allstate

Mentor & Mentee Collaboration Finalists

  • Alysia Long and Taylor Lamb, Cox Media Group 
  • Kerry McLean and Stephanie Cherny, Intuit — WINNER
  • Ann Schlaffman and Heather Myers, Kyndryl

Law Firm Awards

Law Firm Lifetime Achievement Winners

  • Annemargaret Connolly, Weil
  • Laura Ellsworth, Jones Day
  • Margo Wolf O'Donnell, Benesch
  • Carolyn Rosenberg, Reed Smith

Next Generation of Leaders (Law Firm) Winners

  • Tijana Brien, Cooley
  • Melisa Brower, A&O Shearman
  • Sally Davis, Ropes and Gray
  • Jennifer Dickey, Dykema
  • Viona Harris, Goodwin
  • Lauren J. Hartz, Jenner & Block
  • Katie Hilferty, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 
  • Molly Jennings, WilmerHale
  • Brittany Kandela, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
  • Rebecca Kerr, Freshfields
  • Szeman Lam, Proskauer Rose
  • Vanessa Madrid, Holland & Knight
  • Ramela Ohanian, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter and Hampton
  • Erica L. Okerberg, Greenberg Traurig
  • Camila Panama, Mayer Brown
  • Shaziah Singh, Nixon Peabody
  • Jenny Speck, Vinson & Elkins 
  • Sarah Cummings Stewart, Reed Smith 
  • Sarah Stilz, Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman
  • Betsy Stone, Foley & Lardner
  • Mallori Thompson, Robinson+Cole
  • Katie Van Dyk, Norton Rose Fulbright
  • Elissa Weiss, Akerman
  • Ashley Wright, Winston & Strawn

Ally of the Year Finalists

  • Ada Ejikeme, Dentons 
  • Todd Fredrickson, Fisher Phillips 
  • Mary Liu, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis, & Overholtz
  • Virginia McGarrity, Robinson+Cole WINNER
  • Lauren A. Ormsbee, Labaton Keller Sucharow
  • Jodi Ritter, Coffey Modica
  • Jennifer Rosenthal, KO Law 
  • Mindy Sooter, WilmerHale

Collaborative Leadership – External (With Client/Outside Partners) Finalists

  • Rosa Evergreen, Arnold & Porter 
  • Courtney Leyes, Fisher Phillips 
  • Pallavi Mehta Wahi, Arnold & Porter
  • Colleen F. Nihill, Morgan Lewis & Bockius — WINNER
  • Hillary Nappi, AWK Survivor Advocate Attorneys/Aylstock Witkin Kries & Overholtz 
  • Jeannie Rhee, Dunn Isaacson Rhee 
  • Allison Schoenthal, Goodwin 
  • Miriam H. Wugmeister, Morrison Foerster

Collaborative Leadership - Internal (Within the Organization/Firm) Finalists

  • Monica Arora, Proskauer Rose
  • Rima Badawiya, Lewis Brisbois
  • Valerie Brennan, Reed Smith
  • Esther Cho, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young
  • Sarah Croot, Meritas — WINNER
  • Elyse Giuffra, Kiernan Trebach 
  • Stephanie F. Jones, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
  • Sarah Wake, McGuireWoods

Innovative Leadership – External Innovation (Client-Facing/Market Impact) Finalists

  • Karen Buzard,  A&O Shearman
  • Andrea D'Ambra, Norton Rose Fulbright
  • Anne Tyler Hall,  Hall Benefits Law
  • Myka Hopgood, Dykema
  • Janel Laughlin, Labaton Keller Sucharow
  • Karen Luong,  Husch Blackwell
  • Amanda Raad,  Ropes & Gray — WINNER
  • Rachel O. Wolkinson, Brown Rudnick 
     

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Innovative Leadership – Internal Innovation (Within the Organization/Firm) Finalists

  • Kristina Bakardjiev, Cozen O’Connor 
  • Zeynep Ersin, Seyfarth Shaw — WINNER
  • Arianna Evers, WilmerHale 
  • Lauren Giordani,  Arnold & Porter 
  • Rina Hunter, Kahana Feld 
  • Regan Lemke, Polsinelli 
  • Charyn Ullrick, Vinson & Elkins
  • Christina Wojcik, Pierson Ferdinand 

Law Firm Thought Leadership Finalists

  • Caroline D. Ciraolo, Kostelanetz
  • Roberta Downey, Vinson & Elkins
  • Jessica Fairchild, Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres
  • Karen Luong, Husch Blackwell
  • Marie Napoli, Napoli Shkolnik
  • Camille Olson, Seyfarth Shaw
  • Paulita Pike, Ropes & Gray
  • Anna Pinedo, Mayer Brown — WINNER
  • Jenifer Whiston, Free Law Project

Managing Partner of the Year Finalists

  • Andrea Cook, Stewart Law Group
  • Wendy Cohen, Katten
  • Irene Bassel Frick, Akerman
  • Nicole Abruzzo Hemrick, Hemrick O'Malley
  • Julie Jones, Ropes & Gray
  • Jeny Maier, Axinn
  • Jennifer L. Marines, Morrison Foerster
  • Heather McDevitt, White & Case — WINNER
  • An Nguyen Ruda, Bartko Pavia

Mental Health & Well Being Initiative Finalists

  • Erin E. Clifford, Clifford Law Offices 
  • Mallory Tosch Hoggatt, A&O Shearman 
  • Stacey Martinez, Norton Rose Fulbright 
  • Erica Murphy and Amy Ross, Ropes & Gray — WINNER
  • Jaimie Nawaday, Seward & Kissel
  • Lori Pines, Weil 
  • Lisa Strejlau, Labaton Keller Sucharow
  • Catherine Youngman, Fox Rothschild

Mentor & Mentee Collaboration Finalists

  • Marisa Darden and Bianca Smith, Benesch
  • Louise Ann Fernandez and An Nguyen Ruda, Bartko Pavia
  • Esra Hudson & Stephanie Roeser, Manatt Phelps & Phillips
  • Mena Larmour and Claire Olivar, Stradley Ronon
  • Tomasita Sherer and Mukul Kelkar, Dentons — WINNER
  • Allison Becker and Kendra Stark, Gordon Rees
  • April Williams and Claire Bergeron, WilmerHale
  • Jessie Zeigler and Sarah Miller, Bass, Berry & Sims

Talent Management Finalists

  • Haley Cox,  Lightfoot Franklin & White
  • Catherine Duke, Robinson+Cole
  • Christine Hollis, Marshall Gerstein
  • M. Janine Jjingo, Skadden
  • Tiffany Jordan, Troutman Pepper Locke — WINNER
  • Meredith Lawrence, Nutter McClennen & Fish
  • Brenda Lee, WilmerHale
  • Leigh Riley, Foley & Lardner
  • Anne Wilians, Nelson Wilians Advogados