Cleary Gottlieb Women Lawyers Recognized for Top Honors
March 6, 2026
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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 31 women received a total of 47 awards and recognitions, with honorees based in various offices across the firm, including the Bay Area, Brussels, Cologne, London, Milan, New York, Paris, Rome, and Washington, D.C.
These women were lauded for their experience and prowess in areas such as arbitration, antitrust, banking and finance, bankruptcy and restructuring, capital markets, corporate governance, intellectual property, international arbitration, investigations, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and tax. They earned commendations including “40 Under 40,” “Dealmaker of the Year,” “Lawyer of the Year,” “Litigator of the Week,” “Rising Star,” and “Top Lawyer,” among others.
Read more about their achievements:
Elsbeth Bennett
Robin Bergen
Laura Birene
Leah Brannon
- Cleary Gottlieb Wins Two Concurrences Antitrust Writing Awards 2025
- Six Cleary Lawyers Honored by GCR in ‘Women in Antitrust 2025’
- Four Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named to Benchmark’s 2025 Top 250 Women in Litigation
Chiara Capalti
Camilla Cozzani
Angela Dunning
- Angela Dunning Honored as Top Intellectual Property Lawyer by Daily Journal
- Angela Dunning Named Litigator of the Week
Daisy Franco
Katie Gonzalez
Jackie Holland
Jen Kennedy Park
Chantal Kordula
- Five Cleary Partners Named to ‘Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers 2025’ List
- Cleary Leads Latinvex’s Top 100 Female Lawyers Ranking With the Highest Number of Partners Recognized
Romi Lepetska
Blair Matthews
- Three Cleary Partners Named 2025 Law360 Rising Stars
- Four Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named to Benchmark Litigation’s 2025 40 & Under List
Heather Nyong’o
- Six Cleary Lawyers Honored by GCR in ‘Women in Antitrust 2025’
- Heather Nyong’o Honored in ‘Top Women Lawyers 2025’ by Daily Journal
- Francesca Odell and Heather Nyong’o Win at Women in Business Law Americas Awards 2025
- Four Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named to Benchmark’s 2025 Top 250 Women in Litigation
- Heather Nyong’o Named a ‘Top Antitrust Lawyer’ in 2025 by Daily Journal
Francesca Odell
- Five Cleary Partners Named to ‘Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers 2025’ List
- Francesca Odell and Heather Nyong’o Win at Women in Business Law Americas Awards 2025
- Cleary Leads Latinvex’s Top 100 Female Lawyers Ranking With the Highest Number of Partners Recognized
Paola Onorato
Regina Paparo
Vania Petrella
- Cleary Partner Vania Petrella Wins 2025 LegalCommunity Professional of the Year International Taxation
- Cleary Gottlieb Recognized at the Milano Finanza Legal Awards 2025
Romina Polley
Nicole Puppieni
Nallini Puri
Giulia Rimoldi
Joanna Roberts
- Joanna Roberts Honored in Law.com’s “Rising Stars: The UK Legal Industry’s Best Up-And-Coming Women, 2025”
- Joanna Roberts Wins at 2025 Women in Business Law EMEA Awards
Sandra Rocks
Isabel Rooms
Séverine Schrameck
- Six Cleary Lawyers Honored by GCR in ‘Women in Antitrust 2025’
- Cleary Gottlieb Lawyers Earn Top Recognition in Forbes France Survey
Jane VanLare
Lisa Vicens
- Cleary Gottlieb Team Named Litigator of the Week Finalists for Representing Defendants in Madoff-Related Litigation
- Four Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named to Benchmark’s 2025 Top 250 Women in Litigation
- Cleary Leads Latinvex’s Top 100 Female Lawyers Ranking With the Highest Number of Partners Recognized
Carina Wallance
Julia Wenck