Cleary Gottlieb Women Lawyers Recognized for Top Honors
March 8, 2023
As part of Cleary Gottlieb’s celebration of International Women’s Day, we’re spotlighting the firm’s women lawyers who have earned outstanding recognition from prominent business and legal publications.
In the last year, a total of 60 women received 89 awards and recognitions, with honorees based in various offices across the firm, including the Bay Area, Beijing, Brussels, Cologne, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Milan, New York, Paris, Rome, São Paulo, and Washington, D.C.
These women were lauded for their experience and prowess in areas such as antitrust, banking and finance, bankruptcy and restructuring, capital markets, corporate governance, financial technology, international arbitration, investigations, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, private funds, pro bono, and tax. They earned commendations including “40 Under 40,” “Innovative Leader,” “Lawyer of the Year,” “Litigator of the Week,” “Most Influential,” “Rising Star,” and “Top Lawyer,” among others.
Read more about their achievements:
Laurie Achtouk-Spivak
Ségolène Allègre
Hakima Ben Azzouz
Lina Bensman
Robin Bergen
Leah Brannon
- Four Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named to Benchmark’s 2022 Top 250 Women in Litigation
- 18 Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named Legal Media Group Top Women in Business Law 2022
Kimberly Brown Blacklow
Jackie Brune
Madison Bush
Audry Casusol
Amélie Champsaur
- Cleary Gottlieb Wins IFLR Europe Awards 2022 ‘M&A Deal of the Year’
- 18 Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named Legal Media Group Top Women in Business Law 2022
Synne Chapman
Clara Cibrario Assereto
Anne-Sophie Coustel
Lisa Danzig
Elaine Ewing
- Five Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named to Benchmark Litigation’s 40 & Under List
- 18 Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named Legal Media Group Top Women in Business Law 2022
Olivia Everton
Silvia Fittipaldi
Katie Gonzalez
Savannah Haynes
Jackie Holland
- 18 Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named Legal Media Group Top Women in Business Law 2022
- Jackie Holland Named W@Competition Five Star Professional Guide Star
Chantal Kordula
- Seven Cleary Gottlieb Partners on ‘Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers 2022’ List
- 18 Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named Legal Media Group Top Women in Business Law 2022
- Five Cleary Gottlieb Lawyers on Latinvex 2022 Top 100 Female Lawyers List
Valérie Lemaitre
Liza Lenas
- Seven Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named 2022 IFLR1000 Women Leaders
- 18 Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named Legal Media Group Top Women in Business Law 2022
Polina Lyadnova
- Seven Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named 2022 IFLR1000 Women Leaders
- 18 Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named Legal Media Group Top Women in Business Law 2022
Abena Mainoo
- Cleary Gottlieb Team Named Litigators of the Week Finalists for Representing LATAM Airlines
- Abena Mainoo Named to Bloomberg Law’s ‘They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40’
- Seven Cleary Gottlieb Lawyers Named Legal Media Group Rising Stars 2022
Shannon Manley
Nora McCloskey Sines
Kelsey Nussenfeld
Heather Nyong’o
Francesca Odell
- Seven Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named 2022 IFLR1000 Women Leaders
- Seven Cleary Gottlieb Partners on ‘Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers 2022’ List
- 18 Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named Legal Media Group Top Women in Business Law 2022
- Five Cleary Gottlieb Lawyers on Latinvex 2022 Top 100 Female Lawyers List
Meme Peponis
- Seven Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named 2022 IFLR1000 Women Leaders
- 18 Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named Legal Media Group Top Women in Business Law 2022
Inés Pérez Fernández
Vania Petrella
- Cleary Gottlieb Wins IFLR Europe Awards 2022 ‘M&A Deal of the Year’
- 18 Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named Legal Media Group Top Women in Business Law 2022
Amber Phillips
Romina Polley
- Partner Romina Polley Appointed Honorarprofessor by the University of Cologne
- 18 Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named Legal Media Group Top Women in Business Law 2022
Rebecca Prager
Nallini Puri
- Three Cleary Partners Named to India Business Law Journal A-List 2022
- Cleary Gottlieb a Top 15 Firm in India Business Law Journal 2022 Report
Carmen Rubio Bañeres
Séverine Schrameck
Lisa Schweitzer
- Cleary Gottlieb Team Named Litigators of the Week Finalists for Representing LATAM Airlines
- Four Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named to Benchmark’s 2022 Top 250 Women in Litigation
- 18 Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named Legal Media Group Top Women in Business Law 2022
- Cleary Gottlieb’s Latin America Restructuring Practice Featured in Latinvex
Lauren Semrad
Alice Setari
Amy Shapiro
- 18 Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named Legal Media Group Top Women in Business Law 2022
- Five Cleary Gottlieb Lawyers on Latinvex 2022 Top 100 Female Lawyers List
Denise Shiu
Sophie Smith
Ferdisha Snagg
Kimberly Spoerri
Marijke Spooren
Carla Swansburg
Naomi Tarawali
Marie-Laurence Tibi
- Seven Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named 2022 IFLR1000 Women Leaders
- 18 Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named Legal Media Group Top Women in Business Law 2022
Isabel Tuz
Jane VanLare
- Jane VanLare Named an ‘Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer’ by Turnarounds & Workouts
- Cleary Gottlieb Partner Jane VanLare Named a 2022 Law360 Rising Star
- Five Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named to Benchmark Litigation’s 40 & Under List
- 18 Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named Legal Media Group Top Women in Business Law 2022
Lisa Vicens
- Lisa Vicens Appointed to First Department Attorney Grievance Committee of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court
- Cleary Gottlieb and Lisa Vicens Win 2022 Women in Business Law Awards
- Four Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named to Benchmark’s 2022 Top 250 Women in Litigation
- Cleary Gottlieb Team Named Litigators of the Week Finalists for Representing Frutarom
- 18 Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named Legal Media Group Top Women in Business Law 2022
- Five Cleary Gottlieb Lawyers on Latinvex 2022 Top 100 Female Lawyers List
Carina Wallance
Shuangjun Wang
Gwendolyn Washington
Katerina Wright
Shuang Zhao
To learn more about Cleary’s recent accolades and key distinctions, click here.