Leading Women Lawyers in New York City, Powered by Crain’S Custom, Are Trailblaz- Ers Who Found Multiple Paths to Excellence

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Meet some of the New York Bar’s most talented lawyers, who just happen to be women

The 100 New Yorkers named to the inaugural list of Leading Women Lawyers in New York City, powered by Crain’s Custom, are trailblazers who found multiple paths to excellence. Some are partners and practice leaders at the city’s big law firms, others corporate counsel at Manhattan companies. Some unabashedly champion their fellow minority female attorneys, while others feed their passions for public service by donating their time generously to pro bono causes. These are women who juggle both distinguished careers and exceptional civic and philanthropic activities.

In acknowledging the talents of to the heights of their careers against Morales advises law firms to keep close these 100 women, Crain’s is merely a background of sometimes blatant, watch on who they elevate to partner. sometimes unconscious bias. Only If there are too few women, they must tapping into New York’s rich history a very foolish man, though, would reassess whether females have access of female lawyers who refused to try to objectify or demean these to power in the firm structure, and be defined by their gender. gifted attorneys. guard against unconscious bias and blind spots. Law firms must also lean on Since the 1800s, the state has been “When someone said obnoxious specific tools that cultivate the careers of home to “amazing trailblazing women things or made a stupid comment, I younger female attorneys and give them attorneys who broke through barriers was so incredulous I’d laugh and say, access to training, client development, and blatant discrimination to make ‘Are you kidding me?’ because it was mentoring and management opportu- major contributions in the legal profes- so ridiculous,” said Terri Adler, who nities. Law firms also should track why sion,” the New York State Bar Associa- chairs the real estate practice at Duval associates leave, and set goals to address tion’s Committee on Women in the Law & Stachenfeld. “I’m not afraid to problems that can include a lack of flexi- recently noted. “Their stories are ones confront people openly.” ble work policies that improve retention. of fierce determination, passion for the law, keen intelligence, and inspiring Adler reminds young lawyers to present Many partners on the Crain’s 100 list achievement.” themselves as “being as good or better are in a position to boost that pipeline than anyone in the room, because of female talent. There are more than In an age when women grace the you are.” 15 practice area chairs, at least five law Supreme Court of the United States, it firm managing partners, and a few firm may seem out of date to celebrate the Although statistics document a historic founders. With such exceptional talent achievements of one particular gen- lack of gender parity, in a November among our inaugural class of Leading der. Yet as far as female attorneys have report, the Diversity & Flexibility Alli- Women Lawyers, no doubt the future come, let’s not forget what has domi- ance announced that the percentage ratio of female partners will rise at New nated the news headlines: high-profile of women promoted to partnership in York law firms as these exceptional cases of sexual harassment against 2017 in many of the country’s largest women mentor a new generation of women. and top-grossing law firms was at a legal superstars. six-year high: 38.1%, up five percentage •••••• “It’s a mixed sense of it’s about time, but points since 2012. Another welcome also, we’ve been through this before,” statistic: 32.3% of law firms had a new The profiles in this report are drawn said Myra Freed, president of the New partner class consisting of at least from submitted nomination materials as York Women’s Bar Association. 50% females. well as from Crain’s Custom research. No lawyer paid to be featured. There is She is referring, of course, to law profes- The numbers are moving in the right an exceptional pool of talented female sor Anita Hill’s testimony and allegations direction, but they should be moving attorneys in New York. We recognize of sexual harassment made during the along faster. that this year’s inaugural list is not Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings comprehensive, and look forward to a in 1991. “The reason we track them is the im- future of exceptional potential honoree portance of documenting the partner- nominations as the Leading Women That history is important to note. Some ship pipeline,” said Manar Morales, the Lawyers in New York City becomes a 130 years after Kate Stoneman became alliance’s president and chief executive. new tradition for the city’s legal com- the first woman, in 1886, to be admitted “Firms have to dig behind the partner- munity. Please join Crain’s Custom in to the New York bar, these 100 wom- ship numbers, and look where they congratulating a truly impressive en celebrated by Crain’s have climbed went wrong or did well.” inaugural class. S1 AMRITH KAUR AAKRE TERRI L. ADLER NEYSA ALSINA LAUREN ANGELILLI Legal director Partner Counsel Partner THE SIKH COALITION DUVAL & STACHENFELD NEW YORK CITY BAR ASSOCIATION CRAVATH SWAINE & MOORE ••• ••• ••• ••• Amrith Kaur Aakre’s work for the Terri Adler is a real estate lawyer with ex- Neysa Alsina provides advice on in- An expert on issues including tax law, Coalition entails protecting the civil rights pertise in both national and international tellectual property, employment law, mergers and acquisitions, spinoffs, of all Americans in such critical areas as markets. She oversees one of the largest corporate governance and more. She is restructurings and joint ventures, Lauren hate crimes, bullying and racial profiling. real estate practice groups in New York a member of the Board of Directors of Angelilli serves in her firm’s tax depart- Her experience with this work includes City and has helped clients understand the Sonia & Celina Sotomayor Judicial ment. She frequently represents clients co-drafting a Senate resolution that laws and regulations in countries world- Internship Program, which assists high in front of the I.R.S. on private ruling mat- successfully strengthened existing hate wide. She’s a member of WX–New York school and law students in landing in- ters. Angelilli takes on pro bono work at crime prosecution after 9/11. Aakre par- Women Executives in Real Estate, which ternships with state and federal judges. Cravath, and is an advocate for recruiting ticipated in the grassroots activism that works to advance women in the field. Alsina is also a member of the New York and promoting women at the firm, as helped form the Sikh Coalition in 2001. City Bar Association’s Committee to well as mentoring female colleagues. Enhance Diversity in the Profession.

In 1886, New York State admitted the first woman,Kate Stoneman, to its bar association*

JUDITH A. ARCHER KAREN ARTZ ASH Partner Partner NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN ••• ••• After serving six years as the in-house Karen Artz Ash helps those in the fashion counsel for AT&T, Archer became a industry with cases involving intellectual litigation partner specializing in com- property and trademark licensing. When plex commercial cases. She is also a not serving on legal cases, she works as proponent of professional women’s an academic. Her work has appeared advancement. She serves on the grants in The Licensing Journal and Managing advisory committee for the New York Intellectual Property Magazine, and she Women’s Foundation, and is a member is a contributing author of several books, ELSA AYOUB CHRISTINA M. BALTZ of the women’s-focused subcommittee including Fashion Law – A Guide for Attorney at law Partner THE LAW OFFICES OF ELSA AYOUB WITHERS BERGMAN of the Association of the Bar of the City Designers, Fashion Executives and Attor- ••• ••• of New York. neys and Becoming a Fashion Designer. Elsa Ayoub represents multinational Christina Baltz works with the firm’s corporations and individuals in industries private client and tax team to assist fam- including media, education, financial ilies with wealth and charitable planning services and banking—on issues pertain- strategies, corporate and family gov- In 1943, Florence Perlow Shientag ing to business immigration law, including ernance, and family office needs and visa strategies, naturalization and perma- objectives. Baltz recently spearheaded became New York’s first female prosecutor nent residence status. She also represents Withers’ inaugural Women & Wealth as the assistant U.S. attorney for the foreign business owners looking to event, a forum that gathered women in * immigrate to the U.S. Ayoub is a member business, philanthropy and technology. Southern District of New York of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

*Source: New York State Bar Association Committee on Women in the Law S2 An Advertising Supplement to Crain’s New York Business

In 1942, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft’s Catherine Noyes Lee is the first female partner at a major Wall Street law firm*

LUISE A. BARRACK MEREDITH BEUCHAW Managing member Partner ROSENBERG & ESTIS COOLEY ••• ••• Luise Barrack, who leads the firm’s Meredith Beuchaw counsels clients on litigation department, focuses on matters that include mergers and acqui- complex commercial litigation at the sitions, restructurings, joint ventures and trial and appellate levels. She main- corporate governance. She’s worked tains a diverse client roster, comprising extensively in the tech industry, repre- not-for-profit companies, developers, senting strategic and financial acquir- educational institutions and more, and ers and acquisition targets. Beuchaw has represented many of her clients has provided assistance pro bono to SHEILA S. BOSTON ERICA F. BUCKLEY for nearly three decades. She serves the Acumen Fund, including projects Partner Partner on the leadership council of the YMCA related to investments in developing ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER NIXON PEABODY of Greater New York. countries. ••• ••• A member of Arnold & Porter Kaye Erica Buckley specializes in real estate Scholer’s product liability group, Sheila securities filings for cooperatives and Boston focuses on complex commer- condominiums, including new construc- cial litigation matters. She is a member tion plans. She is an expert on affordable of the firm’s pro bono and hiring com- housing issues and the Martin Act, a New Judith Kaye was the first woman mittees and serves as treasurer of the York law that governs real estate securi- Federal Bar Foundation. Gov. Andrew ties. Buckley previously served as general appointed to serve on New York’s Cuomo appointed her to serve a three- counsel to the Urban Homesteading highest court in 1983* year term on the judicial screening Assistance Board and is credited with committee of New York’s First establishing the nonprofit’s first Department. legal department.

COLLEEN CADEN HELEN V. CANTWELL LINDA R. CARLOZZI SARAH L. CAVE Partner Partner Principal Partner PRYOR CASHMAN DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON JACKSON LEWIS HUGHES HUBBARD & REED ••• ••• ••• ••• Colleen Caden’s expertise in immigra- Helen Cantwell works on white collar A labor law specialist, Linda Carlozzi Sarah Cave has applied her expertise in tion law is rooted in 15 years of expe- criminal defense cases, regulatory enforce- has presented cases before the Na- securities litigation, accountants’ liability rience. As chair of Pryor’s immigration ment actions and internal investigations, tional Labor Relations Board, Equal and bankruptcy litigation to high-pro- group, she represents clients in indus- representing a wide range of individuals, Employment Opportunity Commission file crisis-related cases. Her pro bono tries including media, arts and enter- companies, schools, and nonprofits. She and other prominent agencies. Before work has earned her multiple accolades tainment, and is one of a handful of served for eight years as an assistant U.S. becoming a lawyer in New York, she cut from the Legal Aid Society, and she is attorneys providing immigration counsel attorney, during which time she was a her teeth doing labor law work in Wash- the former chair of the firm’s pro bono to professional sports leagues, teams member of the securities and commodi- ington and Philadelphia. Her pro bono committee. She has also been active in and athletes. Caden regularly speaks on ties fraud task force. Prior to that, she spent and community efforts have benefited organizing many of the firm’s diversity U.S. business immigration issues. a year in Malaysia with the International philanthropic foundations including the and women’s initiatives. Women’s Rights Action Watch. National Italian American Foundation.

S3 *Source: New York State Bar Association Committee on Women in the Law DALE CENDALI KIMBERLY Y. CHAINEY KATHY HIRATA CHIN JANE CHUANG Partner Associate general counsel Senior counsel Partner KIRKLAND & ELLIS AVIS BUDGET GROUP CADWALADER WICKERSHAM & TAFT LEE ANAV CHUNG WHITE KIM RUGER ••• ••• ••• & RICHTER Dale Cendali heads up the firm’s copy- Kimberly Chainey joined Avis Budget Kathy Chin’s practice covers health care ••• right, trademark, internet and advertis- Group in 2014 and leads the legal teams and real estate litigation. In the former Jane Chuang advises clients—predomi- ing practice, leading a group of skilled that support key mobility initiatives area, she has represented clients in nately in the creative industries—on intel- lawyers representing corporations and for emerging technology, including matters including suits pertaining to lectual property, including copyright and individuals in the intellectual property autonomous vehicles. She additionally Medicaid reimbursement issues; in the trademark matters, as well as internet and space. Previously, her intellectual leads the legal team that supports the latter, she has focused on such matters media law. She was a founding partner of property legal work brought her before company’s Latin America business unit. as compliance and transferable devel- Yim & Chuang. Chuang is co-chair of the the U.S. Supreme Court. When not Chainey serves on the board of trustees opment rights. She is a member of the National Asian Pacific Bar Association’s applying her legal knowledge to cases, of the Montclair Art Museum, and pre- New York City Commission to Combat Entertainment Law Committee and a she’s sharing it with others as an adjunct viously served as treasurer of the board Police Corruption, appointed by former member of the New York Chapter Plan- professor at Harvard Law School. for the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylva- mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. ning Committee of the Copyright Society. nia, a nonprofit, public-service law firm.

Hon. Sonia Sotomayor was the first Hispanic (man or woman) appointed to the federal bench in New York.†

JAYNE CONROY VICTORIA S. COOK Shareholder Partner SIMMONS HANLY CONROY FRANKFURT KURNIT KLEIN & SELZ ••• ••• Jayne Conroy litigates product liability A leading entertainment lawyer, Victoria and mass torts cases for the firm, which Cook has represented filmmakers, actors, is one of the nation’s largest focused directors and other stakeholders in the on mass tort law. Her representation motion picture and television industries. has helped thousands of victims re- She has lectured at film schools, law ceive medical assistance and financial schools and producer conferences, and retribution. Conroy has played a key has participated in panels at Cannes and role in Simmons Hanly Conroy’s efforts other prominent film festivals. She is a MELANIE CYGANOWSKI LISA E. DAVIS to contribute to mesothelioma cancer regular mentor at the Sundance Institute Partner Partner OTTERBOURG FRANKFURT KURNIT KLEIN & SELZ research and support the mesothelioma Creative Producing Conference and the ••• ••• community. Sundance Institute Catalyst Conference for film investors. Melanie Cyganowski chairs the firm’s re- In her role as an entertainment lawyer structuring and bankruptcy department, representing businesses and celebrities in working on bankruptcy cases for clients the film, television, publishing, music and in industries ranging from retail to man- theater industries, Lisa Davis has served ufacturing to real estate. She is a former as counsel on major motion pictures The late Sheila Abdus-Salaam, in 2013, federal bankruptcy judge. Cyganowski and documentaries. She has also worked is on the editorial board of the Norton with several notable authors and play- was the first black woman appointed Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice wrights. Davis has been featured at the * to the New York Court of Appeals and fellow of the American College of annual Corporate Counsel Women of Bankruptcy. Color conference several times.

*Sources: New York State Bar Association Committee on Women in the Law † New York Women’s Bar Association S4 An Advertising Supplement to Crain’s New York Business

We proudly congratulate our partners, YASMIN DWEDAR DANIELLE EPSTEIN-DAY REGINA E. FAUL LISA M. FERRI Supervising attorney of driver protection unit Partner Partner Partner NEW YORK CITY TAXI AND LIMOUSINE SADIS & GOLDBERG PHILLIPS NIZER MAYER BROWN COMMISSION Karen Artz Ash and Allison Yacker, ••• ••• ••• ••• Danielle Epstein-Day focuses on real Regina Faul advises companies on such Lisa Ferri’s role comprises IP practice Before assuming her current role in estate, finance, corporate and trademark matters as employee relations, collective leader in the firm’s New York office. Ferri, on being named two of Crain’s Leading Women Lawyers in NYC the TLC’s driver protection unit, Yasmin legal matters, representing clients ranging bargaining, employment litigation and who serves as lead trial and appellate Dwedar clerked at the New York State from property owners and investors to insurance defense. She is particularly counsel for pharmaceutical, biotech- Supreme Court and served as an assis- landlords and tenants. She also prepares well-versed in human resources policies, nology and medical device companies, tant district attorney for Kings County. and negotiates commercial and residen- helping clients to implement corrective is particularly expert at guiding clients She is the president and co-founder tial leases, including for shopping centers action and to avoid potential government through patent challenges under the of the Arab American Bar Association, and office buildings. In the corporate investigations and class-action suits. Faul Hatch-Waxman Act. She teaches patent whose mission includes advancing realm, she handles matters including is on the advisory board of the Business litigation at Fordham University School of Arab-American attorneys by providing franchise, shareholder, licensing and of WE (Women Entrepreneurs), which Law, where she is an adjunct professor. support such as mentorship and schol- other agreements, as well as employment supports opportunities for women and arship assistance to law students. practices and compensation. minorities.

In 2014, Paulette Brown became the first black woman elected as president of the American Bar Association*

MELANIE FIGUEROA MARIA FERNANDA GANDAREZ Partner Shareholder MITCHELL SILBERBERG & KNUPP OGLETREE DEAKINS NASH SMOAK & STEWART ••• ••• Securities regulation, mergers and acqui- Maria Fernanda Gandarez has spent sitions, and corporate financing transac- more than three decades exclusively tions are among Melanie Figueroa’s legal practicing immigration law, and current- specialties. She has assisted in IPO alter- ly represents multinational corporate natives, including reverse mergers, and is clients in a diverse range of industries. particularly well-versed in the Securities Her work includes advising on the Act and Exchange Act. Figueroa addition- acquisition of temporary employment ally focuses on helping entrepreneurs visas and permanent residency, as well FAITH GAY SANDRA C. GOLDSTEIN and early-stage businesses with corpo- as immigration-related discrimination Partner Partner QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN CRAVATH SWAINE & MOORE rate formation and initial capital raising as practices. At her alma mater, Rutgers, ••• ••• a member of Mitchell Silberberg’s Start ‘n she served as managing editor of the Knupp team. Women’s Rights Law Reporter. Faith Gay focuses on complex civil litiga- With a focus on mergers and acquisition for plaintiffs and defendants, as well tions, securities and commercial dis- as on corporate governance matters. putes, Sandra Goldstein has represented She has assisted clients in investigations clients in litigation cases representing www.kattenlaw.com by the I.R.S., Department of Justice and a cumulative value of more than $400 Today, women occupy 25% of law firm others. Gay is on the board of trustees of billion. Her significant client list has AUSTIN | CENTURY CITY | CHARLOTTE | CHICAGO | HOUSTON | IRVING | LOS ANGELES | The Public Theater and the Law Board of included corporations in the tech and NEW YORK | ORANGE COUNTY | SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA | SHANGHAI | WASHINGTON, DC | governance roles, nearly double the Northwestern University’s Pritzker School retail spaces. She also serves as a † volume a decade ago of Law, and on the board of directors of member on the board of the trustees at LONDON: KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN UK LLP | ATTORNEY ADVERTISING Union Theological. New York University School of Law.

S5 Sources: *American Bar Association †2017 National Association of Women Lawyers survey

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In 2006, women represented 30.2% of the legal profession; in 2016, that figure was 36%*

WENDY GOLDSTEIN WANDA N. GOODLOE Partner Senior vice president, general counsel COOLEY CBRE ••• ••• An expert on health care fraud and Wanda Goodloe oversees the day-to- abuse, Wendy Goldstein has provided day operations of CBRE’s New York tri- counsel to clients on pharmaceuticals state region legal department, preparing and medical devices, and advised on and negotiating over 3,000 brokerage government health care program com- transactions annually. Goodloe has also pliance risks. She shares her expertise provided legal advice to more than 500 on these issues as an adjunct professor brokers in the region. She has served on at Pace University School of Law. Gold- the board of The Harlem Community JENNIFER K. GRADY KEISHA-ANN G. GRAY stein has also done pro bono work in Development Corporation and the ad- Managing partner Partner the field of pediatric oncology research. visory board for African-American Real RICHARDS KIBBE & ORBE PROSKAUER ROSE Estate Professionals of New York. ••• ••• Jennifer Grady has applied her expertise Keisha-Ann Gray, who focuses on civil on derivatives transactions, distressed law, is respected for her handling of debt and bankruptcy-claims to financial highly sensitive employment discrim- institutions including investment banks ination claims, earning victories in and broker-dealers. Notably, her resume both state and federal courts. She also Women have constituted more includes working on financing facilities serves as co-head of the firm’s policies, secured by solar renewable energy handbooks and training group. Gray than 40% of law school students for credits. Grady played a crucial role in is a columnist for Human Resources more than 30 years† creating the documentation, standards Executive Online magazine, and helps and customs adopted by the secondary up-and-comers as a highly regarded loan trading marketplace. mentor of junior lawyers.

TAA GRAYS NICOLE L. GREENBLATT DARYN A. GROSSMAN CAROLINE G. HARRIS Vice president and associate general counsel, Partner Partner Managing partner information governance KIRKLAND & ELLIS PROSKAUER ROSE GOLDMANHARRIS METLIFE ••• ••• ••• ••• Nicole Greenblatt’s business law exper- Daryn Grossman, who heads up her Eight years ago, Caroline Harris co-found- Taa Grays heads MetLife’s strategic tise has made her a leader in handling all firm’s life sciences group, works with ed the firm GoldmanHarris, where she management information lifecycle aspects of corporate restructurings on clients in fields ranging from cloud focuses on development rights deals management program, a role that in- behalf of debtors, creditors, equity holders computing, software and electronics to and New York City zoning, land use and volves managing corporate ILM policies, and investors. She has worked on Chapter retail, fashion and entertainment. Pre- historic preservation. She has worked on a processes, procedures, standards and 11 cases and on matters that cross juris- viously, she served as a partner liaison pro bono basis to promote sustainability- tools. She co-chairs the technology dictions and borders. She was selected as to the Proskauer Women’s Alliance, a focused zoning modifications, and this governance committee and previously a nominee to participate in the inaugural resource affinity group for the firm. She year established the Caroline G. Harris chaired the legal affairs’ diversity com- Next Generation Program at the National often lectures on entrepreneurship and Endowment for Leadership to support mittee. Grays is the former president of Conference of Bankruptcy Judges. issues pertaining to tech, licensing and exceptional lawyers focused on policies the Metropolitan Black Bar Association. intellectual property law. affecting women and minorities.

S7 Sources: *American Bar Association †Law360’s 2017 Glass Ceiling Report CONGRATULATIONS, WANDA

We congratulate Wanda Goodloe on being named one of Crain’s Leading Women Lawyers in New York City. We continue to be inspired by Wanda’s integrity and drive, and applaud her positive impact on the NYC business community.

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Leadership. Vision. Dedication. TANYA HOBSON-WILLIAMS MARY BETH HOGAN LENORE HORTON LISA K. HOWLETT Principal Partner Partner Senior vice president, general counsel and HOBSON-WILLIAMS DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON FISHERBROYLES secretary ••• ••• ••• HUNTER ROBERTS CONSTRUCTION Greenberg Traurig congratulates our own Nancy Mitchell on her GROUP Tanya Hobson-Williams’ practice, which Mary Beth Hogan utilizes her expertise An experienced entrepreneur, Lenore ••• focuses on elder law and guardianship on litigation and investigations practice Horton provides legal counsel to recognition as one of Crain’s Leading Women Lawyers in New York City. matters, has been part of several key areas as co-chair of her firm’s litigation businesses and nonprofits as well as Lisa Howlett ensures that Hunter Rob- successes, including a recent reversal department. She has represented many investors and startups. Her expertise erts is provided with effective counsel of a Supreme Court decision regarding large financial institutions, and has fo- includes handling complex litigation on all legal issues, with a focus on con- Nancy, your vision and commitment to clients, colleagues, and the community easement access. When not working cused on actions involving the Depart- involving embezzlement, copyright and tractual and uninsured litigation mat- on cases, she mentors and provides pro ment of Justice, attorneys general and trademark infringement, and sexual ters. She also manages the company’s bono assistance to young people in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, harassment. Horton has also lectured ethics programs. Howlett is the former has earned you the respect as a trusted leader and role model. LGBTQ community. She additionally among others. She serves on the board on international justice issues, with a co-president of Episcopal Property provides free legal assistance to resi- of directors of Catalyst, the global non- focus on the intersection of business Assistance, an affiliate entity of the Epis- dents of senior-living facilities. profit that supports female leadership in and human rights. copal Diocese of New York that guides the workplace. development of parish property.

In 2017, Women in Law Empowerment Forum gave its gold standard of certification to 44 big firms, meaning that at least 20% of their equity partners are female*

NARGES M. KAKALIA SONG KIM Member Staff attorney MINTZ LEVIN COHN FERRIS GLOVSKY ASIAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND AND POPEO EDUCATION FUND ••• ••• Narges Kakalia specializes in complex Song Kim represents survivors of traffick- business disputes, with a focus on matters ing, on their applications for immigration including securities litigation, contracts, relief and in federal civil litigation. She is a corporate governance and insurance steering committee member of the New coverage. She also advises clients on York Anti-Trafficking Network, as well legal ethics, attorney-client privileges, big as a member of the Brooklyn Human data and other issues. She manages the Trafficking Task Force and the Freedom LAURIN BLUMENTHAL KLEIMAN EVE I. KLEIN firm’s pro bono practice for the New York Network. She regularly informs immi- Partner Partner Greenberg Traurig is committed to its women lawyers’ success, which includes a ﬁ rmwide women’s a nity group SIDLEY AUSTIN DUANE MORRIS office, and has had her pro bono work grant communities by giving Know-Your- encompassing recruiting, retention, and business development. The ﬁ rm regularly collaborates with like-minded honored by Human Rights First. Rights presentations. ••• ••• As a global co-leader of the firm’s in- Eve Klein specializes in employment law, organizations to address these issues on a broader scale in a variety of industries and communities. Greenberg Traurig vestment funds, advisers and derivatives labor relations and litigation. She particu- practice team, Laurin Kleiman rep- larly has expertise in laws and regulations also takes thoughtful action to address issues such as maintaining a healthy work-life balance, breaking the glass ceiling, resents investment funds and managers, affecting the workplace, including em- mentoring, taking charge of your health, and giving back to the community. The percentage of female with a focus on issues such as compli- ployment discrimination statutes, union equity partners has remained ance, governance and reorganizations. representation, wage rules, employee She is co-chair of Sidley’s committee benefits and more. Klein has spoken at Greenberg Traurig, LLP | MetLife Building | 200 Park Avenue | New York, NY 10166 | 212.801.9200 | www.gtlaw.com relatively flat over the last 10 years on retention and promotion of women conferences and annual meetings of the and has provided pro bono services to American Health Lawyers Association † Greenberg Traurig is a service mark and trade name of Greenberg Traurig, LLP and Greenberg Traurig, P.A. ©2017 Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Attorneys at Law. All rights reserved. individuals seeking asylum in the U.S. and New York State Bar Association, (16% in 2007, 19% in 2017) Attorney advertising. °These numbers are subject to fluctuation. 30114 among others.

S9 Sources: *Women in Law Empowerment Forum †2017 National Association of Women Lawyers survey ANNIVERSARY

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Leadership. Vision. Dedication.

Greenberg Traurig congratulates our own Nancy Mitchell on her recognition as one of Crain’s Leading Women Lawyers in New York City.

Nancy, your vision and commitment to clients, colleagues, and the community has earned you the respect as a trusted leader and role model.

Greenberg Traurig is committed to its women lawyers’ success, which includes a ﬁ rmwide women’s a nity group encompassing recruiting, retention, and business development. The ﬁ rm regularly collaborates with like-minded organizations to address these issues on a broader scale in a variety of industries and communities. Greenberg Traurig also takes thoughtful action to address issues such as maintaining a healthy work-life balance, breaking the glass ceiling, mentoring, taking charge of your health, and giving back to the community.

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Slightly less than 25% of general counsel at Fortune 500 companies are women; 19.8% of general counsel at Fortune 501-1000 companies are women*

MARNI J. LERNER JANICE MAC AVOY Partner Partner SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT FRIED FRANK HARRIS SHRIVER & JACOBSON ••• ••• Marni Lerner practices in the corpo- In addition to serving as a member rate department, where her specialties of her firm’s real estate and litigation include private divestitures, strategic departments, Janice Mac Avoy co- investments and corporate and secu- chairs its pro bono committee. She rities law. During her 25 years in the is a well-regarded expert on, among field, Lerner has worked on complex other issues, complex commercial acquisitions involving many high-profile landlord-tenant disputes and creditors’ companies. She serves on Simpson rights. Her work advocating for wom- CARMELYN P. MALALIS MERCEDES M. MALDONADO Thacher’s women’s committee, which en’s reproductive freedom has earned Commissioner and chair Senior associate attorney supports the advancement of female her The Courage Award from the Wom- NEW YORK CITY COMMISSION ON KOEHLER & ISAACS HUMAN RIGHTS lawyers. en Lawyers Association of Los Angeles. ••• ••• Specializing in labor and employment In her current post, to which she was law, Mercedes Maldonado works on be- appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2014, half of the labor interests of correction Carmelyn Malalis utilizes her many years of officers and other public and private experience as an advocate for employee employees in the workforce. Maldona- In 1899, 18 women denied admission rights in the workplace. She previously do is experienced in labor arbitration co-founded and co-chaired law firm prac- and collective bargaining negotiations. to other bar associations created the tice groups focused on LGBTQ rights and Her legal victories under the “victims of Women Lawyers Club located in NYC† disability discrimination, and represented domestic violence” amendment paved individuals in cases involving discrimination the way for other victims to assert their based on gender identity, gender expres- civil rights. sion, sexual orientation and religion.

JEANINE T. MARGIANO LORI MARKS-ESTERMAN HAZEL-ANN F. MAYERS MARJORIE MESIDOR Partner Partner Executive vice president, general counsel Partner WINDELS MARX LANE & MITTENDORF OLSHAN FROME WOLOSKY SIMON & SCHUSTER PHILLIPS & ASSOCIATES ••• ••• ••• ••• Jeanine Margiano’s real estate practice As chair of Olshan’s litigation practice Hazel-Ann Mayers handles all legal Marjorie Mesidor has won significant has included representing developers in group, Lori Marks-Esterman is the firm’s affairs for the publishing juggernaut, awards and settlements for her clients– the construction of affordable and sup- youngest practice group leader. In including litigation, intellectual property employees who have been sexually portive housing projects. She also serves addition, she co-leads the securities and legal strategies for transitioning assaulted or discriminated on the basis of as general counsel to both for-profit and litigation practice group and the com- to digital publishing. Previously, she race, gender, disability and other protect- not-for-profit companies, offering legal mercial real estate litigation practice worked for Simon & Schuster’s parent ed characteristics. She regularly prose- support on everything from intellectual group. Her experience ranges from con- company, CBS Corporation. Mayers cutes Fortune 500 companies as well as property to non-disclosure agreements. tract and unfair-competition disputes to serves as a vice president of the New smaller organizations. The Office of the She serves on the board of A Chance corporate dissolution. Marks-Esterman York City Bar Fund and as an advisory Public Advocate has recognized her work In Life, an international organization also mentors other female attorneys at board member of the Women in Law against the disparate impact of “poor focused on assisting at-risk youth. the firm. Empowerment Forum. door” policies on rent-stabilized tenants.

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MELANIE MEYERS AKIKO MIKUMO PAMELA A. MILLER JESSICA M. MILLETT Partner Managing partner, Asia Partner Partner FRIED FRANK HARRIS SHRIVER & JACOBSON WEIL GOTSHAL & MANGES O’MELVENY & MYERS DUVAL & STACHENFELD ••• ••• ••• ••• A member of her firm’s real estate At Weil, Akiko Mikumo advises on In addition to representing banks and Jessica Millett advises on domestic and department, Melanie Meyers focuses takeovers, mergers, proxy fights, spin- insurance companies in litigation ranging international matters across industries, on issues including land use, environ- offs and strategic alliances, leveraging from bank liability to securities fraud, but specializes in U.S. tax issues arising mental review and public approvals. In her three decades of experience with Pamela Miller has conducted internal out of cross-border real estate transac- this capacity, she draws on her previ- mergers and acquisitions. She is also investigations on anti-money laundering tions. She’s also worked with financial ous experience as an architect and as a member of the firm’s management compliance, accounting fraud and more. institutions on tax and compliance general counsel to the NYC Department committee. She is a regular participant In this role, she has appeared before the issues, including those related to tax of City Planning. Meyers is a member of on the Mergers and Acquisitions Update Department of Justice and the Securities treaty planning. She serves as chair of the WX New York Women Executives in panel at the Practising Law Institute’s and Exchange Commission, among oth- the firm’s pro bono committee, help- Real Estate. Annual Institute on Corporate & Securi- ers. Her pro bono work for the Legal Aid ing assist clients in U-Visa and asylum ties Law in Hong Kong. Society has earned her accolades. applications.

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S13 NANCY A. MITCHELL CHRISTINE MONTENEGRO SHEILA M. MURPHY JAIMEE L. NARDIELLO Shareholder Partner Senior vice president and associate general Partner GREENBERG TRAURIG KASOWITZ BENSON TORRES counsel ZETLIN & DE CHIARA ••• ••• METLIFE ••• Nancy Mitchell is co-chair of the firm’s One of a handful of female Hispanic ••• Jaimee Nardiello focuses on disputes national restructuring and bankruptcy lawyers in the country handling high Leader of the U.S. regulatory and retail involving construction, contracts and practice. She is also the regional operat- stakes litigation matters, Christine Mon- litigation group, Sheila Murphy provides environmental/energy laws on behalf of ing shareholder and co-managing share- tenegro’s specialties include protecting litigation, regulatory and risk mitiga- her clients in the design industry. In her holder for the firm’s New York office, the rights of Native Americans. She’s tion advice. She serves on the advisory role, she negotiates contracts in trans- representing debtors, acquirers and cred- been instrumental in reconstituting board to MetLife’s U.S. Women’s Busi- actions for high-profile construction itors in complex distressed situations. In Kasowitz’s women’s initiative commit- ness Network and previously served on projects, represents clients in commer- this role, she utilizes more than 30 years tee, of which she is now co-chair and the company’s U.S. Diversity Task Force. cial litigation, and works on intellectual of experience as both an attorney and an an active leader. In this role, she works Murphy is a member of the board of property disputes. She is the current investment banker. Mitchell is a member with female partners, associates and directors of the National Association of president-elect of Commercial Real of the American Bankruptcy Institute. staff to help ensure professional growth. Women Lawyers. Estate Women of New York.

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SHARON NELLES LYNN K. NEUNER AMANDA H. NUSSBAUM MOYA M. O’CONNOR Partner Partner Partner Senior trial attorney SULLIVAN & CROMWELL SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT PROSKAUER ROSE METLIFE ••• ••• ••• ••• Sharon Nelles represents financial Lynn Neuner represents clients including Amanda Nussbaum specializes in the In her role, Moya O’Connor provides litiga- institutions and global companies in civil large financial institutions, pharmaceu- structuring of domestic and internation- tion counsel in fields such as premises lia- litigation and related regulatory, con- tical companies and prominent insur- al private investment funds, and advises bility, automobile liability, property damage, gressional and criminal investigations ers. She focuses on litigation involving those funds on investment activities subrogation and personal injury. Outside and enforcement actions. Her practice securities, mergers, insurance coverage and operations issues. Nussbaum also the courtroom, she serves as founder and currently focuses on matters arising and false advertising. Neuner has served advises not-for-profit clients on tax-re- CEO of Caribbean Attorneys Network, Inc. from the subprime mortgage crisis. in several prestigious roles, including as lated matters, including applying for and (CAN), which aids in the development of She spearheaded the firm’s founding vice president of the Association of the maintaining exemption from federal attorneys, law students and legal profes- sponsorship of Out Leadership, an orga- Bar of the City of New York. She current- income tax. She is the co-author of the sionals of Caribbean descent. O’Connor nization supporting LGBT leaders in the ly serves on the lawyers committee of New York Limited Liability Company: has also been published in the New York financial services and legal professions. the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Forms and Practice Manual. State Bar Association Torts, Insurance, & Compensation Law Section Journal.

S15 KATHLEEN PAKENHAM MICHÈLE PENZER D. HARA PERKINS VERED RABIA Partner Managing partner Director Partner COOLEY LATHAM & WATKINS GOULSTON & STORRS SKADDEN ARPS SLATE MEAGHER & FLOM ••• ••• ••• ••• Kathleen Pakenham’s specialties include A member of her firm’s Finance Depart- An expert in housing and economic Vered Rabia focuses on the firm’s real representing clients on tax shelter and ment and Banking and Project Finance development, Hara Perkins has helped estate practice, including acquisitions, tax fraud issues. She is a seasoned litiga- Practices, Michèle Penzer specializes structure significant real estate transac- dispositions, developments, restructurings tor with extensive experience advising on strategic planning, client relations, tions and negotiated low-income-tax- and joint ventures. She has worked with clients at the prelitigation assessment recruitment and integration and diversity. credit transactions on behalf of inves- clients in connection with the acquisition, phase. Pakenham is a member of the Previously, she served as chair of the tors and developers. She is known for financing, development and disposition board of directors of the Legal Aid firm’s diversity committee and associ- incorporating new technologies into the of office buildings, arts venues, senior Society’s Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic ates committee. She also co-founded practice of law, and serves as co-chair living residences and more. Her pro bono and of the global advisory board of the Women Enriching Business, an initiative of the firm’s multifamily housing indus- work includes representing a nonprofit in Women in Law Empowerment Forum. dedicated to empowering women with try group. Additionally, she is a regular developing a new high school building tools to develop their business skills. speaker on industry issues and trends. and covenant house in New York.

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VALERIE RADWANER KARA I. SCHECHTER-RAKOWSKI JULISSA REYNOSO AIMEE L. RICHTER Deputy chair and partner Partner Partner Partner PAUL WEISS RIFKIND WHARTON & GARRISON BELKIN BURDEN WENIG & GOLDMAN WINSTON & STRAWN LEE ANAV CHUNG WHITE KIM RUGER ••• ••• ••• & RICHTER Valerie Radwaner helps fashion, retail Kara Rakowski specializes in administra- Julissa Reynoso previously served as U.S. ••• and luxury-brand companies with acqui- tive law, with a focus on rent regulation ambassador to Uruguay, and as deputy Aimee Richter serves as co-chair of the sition financings, asset-based loans and and human rights. She has represented assistant secretary for Central Ameri- matrimonial and family law division at more. She is also a member of the firm’s owners in litigation involving agencies can, Caribbean and Cuban affairs in the Lee Anav, the fourth-largest minori- management committee, a partner in like the New York City Commission on U.S. department of state. Her work has ty-owned law firm in New York state. the finance practice group of the firm’s Human Rights and the New York City involved, among other things, advising Richter was sworn in this year as pres- corporate department, and deputy Environmental Control Board, and ad- on complex cross-border disputes and ident of the Brooklyn Bar Association. chair. Radwaner is a member of the 30% vised owners on compliance with feder- investigations. Her public-interest work— She was also one of the founders of Club, an organization that has set a 30% al regulations for lead paint. Rakowski is she’s served on several nonprofit and the Kings County Matrimonial Pro Bono target for women on corporate boards responsible for introducing the human advisory boards—has been recognized by Project and serves as co-chair. by 2020. rights practice to Belkin. the Hispanic National Bar Foundation.

CONGRATULATIONS TO Kara Schechter-Rakowski

ON HER ACCEPTANCE TO

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S17 RICKI E. ROER NINA ROKET CAROL ROSENTHAL JENNIFER ROSSAN Partner Partner Partner Partner WILSON ELSER OLSHAN FROME WOLOSKY FRIED FRANK HARRIS SHRIVER & JACOBSON SADIS & GOLDBERG ••• ••• ••• ••• As chair of the firm’s employment and Nina Roket specializes in commercial As a member of the firm’s real estate Jennifer Rossan, specializes in financial labor litigation practice, Ricki Roer leads real estate law, with a focus on leasing, department, Carol Rosenthal provides services disputes, including Securities and a team of more than 150 attorneys, and conveyancing and finance transactions. land use and development counsel to Exchange Commissions and Financial In- has litigated thousands of cases focused She provides counsel for landlords at developers, businesses and nonprof- dustry Regulatory Authority enforcement on labor and employment law. She’s several office buildings in New York and its. She has successfully prosecuted actions. She also litigates complex com- represented a range of clients, from for restaurateurs, and manages complex applications for numerous government mercial and employment law matters, multinational corporations to nonprofits. retail leasing projects across the nation. approvals. She is a member of Women including claims of wrongful termination She also has expertise in the medical She is founder and chair of the firm’s in Housing and Finance Inc. and of the and harassment. Previously, she served as fields, and has worked with physicians women’s committee, a networking, women’s forum planning committee, senior counsel for the New York City law and leading teaching hospitals. business development and mentoring a group that directs the firm’s women’s department and taught continuing legal platform for female lawyers. affinity group. education classes on trial practice.

Olshan congratulates Nina Roket & Lori Marks-Esterman on their selection as Leading Women Lawyers in New York City. Their commitment to diversity and inclusion reinforces our core values.

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SARA RUBENSTEIN LAURIE S. RUCKEL ALANNA C. RUTHERFORD MELISSA SAWYER General counsel and senior vice president Managing partner Partner Partner CONTINENTAL VENTURES LOEB & LOEB BOIES SCHILLER FLEXNER SULLIVAN & CROMWELL ••• ••• ••• ••• Leveraging her 17 years of experience in As the firm’s trusts and estates deputy Alanna Rutherford, who works with Melissa Sawyer, who also co-heads the real estate and construction indus- chair, Laurie Ruckel focuses on estate many of the firm’s major clients, fo- the firm’s consumer and retail group, tries, Sara Rubenstein advises Continental and succession planning, estate taxation cuses on issues including antitrust and advises clients in a range of industries, Ventures on complex real estate and and estate and trust administration. She cybersecurity. On a pro bono basis, including consumer and retail and financing transactions, the lending plat- has also worked on cases involving wills, she’s worked to challenge the removal cybersecurity. She advises clients on form and strategic business decisions. She gift-tax audits and prenuptial agree- of campaign finance limits. Rutherford public and private M&A transactions, has advised high-profile owners, lenders ments. Ruckel is involved with Women serves as vice chairman of the board of joint ventures, strategic alliances, cor- and developers in real estate acquisitions, and Wills, a free lecture series educating Avenues for Justice, which promotes porate governance, activism and more. dispositions and more. She recently won women on matters such as long-term alternatives to juvenile detention, and is She is a lecturer in law at Columbia Law the St. Francis Food Pantries Woman of health care, charitable giving and wills. acting secretary for the board of New School, and a fellow of the American Valor humanitarian award. York Live Arts. Bar Foundation.

We join in honoring Crain’s Leading Women Lawyers in NYC including our friend and New York Office Managing Partner Laurie Ruckel.

We salute your dedication to our clients and continued contributions to the industry, paving the way for generations of women to come.

Los Angeles New York Chicago Nashville Washington, DC Beijing Hong Kong www.loeb.com S19 BELINDA G. SCHWARTZ MICHELLE J. SHAPIRO ROBIN E. SILVERMAN GEORGIANA J. SLADE Partner Partner Partner Partner HERRICK FEINSTEIN DENTONS US GOLENBOCK EISEMAN ASSOR BELL MILBANK TWEED HADLEY & MCCLOY ••• ••• & PESKOE ••• As chair of the firm’s real estate depart- Michelle Shapiro has represented clients ••• Georgiana Slade serves as practice ment, Belinda Schwartz advises de- in connection with grand jury investiga- Working in the media, entertainment, group leader of the firm’s trusts and velopers, owners, funds, investors and tions, pre-trial proceedings, jury trials, sen- merchandising and online fields, Robin estates group, representing corporate family-owned real estate businesses on tencing, with a focus on issues including Silverman focuses on intellectual prop- executives, hedge fund and private matters ranging from complex debt and financial fraud, corruption, and computer erty litigation and counseling. Areas of equity fund managers with estate, phil- property acquisitions to development crimes. Shapiro has also managed internal specialty include theft of ideas, First anthropic and personal planning needs. deals and ground leases. She also coun- investigations of potential misconduct by Amendment issues, privacy and pub- She also advises on issues pertaining to sels clients in portfolio deals for residen- corporate officers, employees and agents, licity rights, and more. She’s co-chair the administration of estates and trusts. tial, hospitality and commercial properties including for Fortune 500 companies. of the intellectual property law section She is active with the Duke University across the nation. She is founder of Real She frequently speaks and writes about committee on transactions for the New Estate Planning Council and American Women of Real Estate, which works to white-collar criminal issues. York State Bar Association. College of Trusts and Estates Counsel. empower women in the field.

TAKING WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP TO NEW HEIGHTS

Wilson Elser congratulates our partner Ricki Roer on her recognition by Crain’s as among the Leading Women Lawyers in New York City.

Ricki chairs Wilson Elser’s Employment & Labor litigation practice, serves on the rm’s Executive Committee, is a member of the Chairman’s Of ce and acts as role model and mentor to scores of attorneys.

Ricki has already made signi cant contributions to the local, national and international legal communities. We look forward to following this remarkable leader as she scales still greater heights.

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AUDRA J. SOLOWAY LISA J. SOTTO KATHLEEN M. SULLIVAN STACIE E. TROTT Partner Partner Partner Partner PAUL WEISS RIFKIND WHARTON & GARRISON HUNTON & WILLIAMS QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN DUVAL & STACHENFELD ••• ••• ••• ••• Audra Soloway co-chairs the firm’s Lisa Sotto is chair of the firm’s global Kathleen Sullivan is chair of the national Stacie Trott specializes in commercial securities litigation and enforcement privacy and cybersecurity practice, appellate practice at Quinn Emanuel, real estate law, with a particular focus group, specializing in securities litigation, managing partner of its New York office, the world’s largest law firm devoted on complex international transactions, corporate internal investigations and and is on its executive committee. She solely to business litigation. She has including acquisitions, sales, financings enforcement proceedings and regulatory is known for her work in privacy and taught constitutional law to thousands and joint ventures (representing both defense. She represents clients in inves- cybersecurity, and serves as the chair- of students, and as the former dean money and operating partners). Her tigations and enforcement proceedings person of the Department of Homeland of Stanford Law School, was the first work has involved transactions across brought by the Securities and Exchange Security’s data privacy and integrity ad- woman dean of any school at Stanford. the U.S., Europe, Australia and Asia. Trott Commission and state securities regula- visory committee. She was selected to Sullivan has argued 11 times before the is the co-chair of the firm’s international/ tors. She is co-author of Federal Securities draft Serbia’s data security and breach U.S. Supreme Court. cross-border real estate practice. Litigation: A Deskbook for the Practitioner. notification laws.

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S21 CHRISTINE A. VARNEY NAOMI B. WALTMAN JAMIE WINE NICOLE WOOLARD Partner Senior vice president and associate general Partner Associate CRAVATH SWAINE & MOORE counsel LATHAM & WATKINS DUANE MORRIS ••• CBS CORP. ••• ••• Before assuming her current role chair- ••• Jamie Wine is global chair of the firm’s Nicole Woolard works with clients to ing the firm’s antitrust practice, Christine As co-head of the CBS law department’s litigation and trial department, in which resolve and litigate issues arising from Varney headed the Justice Department’s intellectual property group, and dep- capacity she serves as a securities litiga- the construction process, and nego- antitrust division and served as a com- uty head of litigation, Naomi Waltman tor specializing in, among other matters, tiates agreements for construction missioner of the Federal Trade Com- focuses on IP, defamation, employment class action litigation and Securities and projects. Her work encompasses oper- mission. She’s worked with clients in and general commercial disputes. Walt- Exchange Commission investigations. ating agreements, license agreements, fields including cable, financial services, man serves on the global advisory board She also has significant trial and arbitra- property damage and more. She serves manufacturing, retail and transportation. of the Women in Law Empowerment tion experience in areas outside the field on Duane Morris’ Women’s Impact She currently serves on the boards of Forum and co-chairs the Association of of securities litigation. Wine regularly Network for Success, and provides trustees of the American Museum of the Corporate Counsel-NYC Women’s speaks about the role of women in the assistance pro bono to survivors of Natural History and Third Way. Group Steering Committee. legal profession. human trafficking.

Congratulations to Crai ’s Legal List 2018 Leading Women Lawyers in NYC. Cravath is proud to have Christine Varney, Sandra Goldstein and Lauren Angelilli among this year’s distinguished honorees for their work across the antitrust, litigation and tax fields.

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ALLISON C. YACKER ALICE YURKE TAURIE M. ZEITZER HUI ZENG Partner Partner Partner Partner KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN ALSTON & BIRD PAUL WEISS RIFKIND WHARTON & GARRISON ZENG LAW GROUP ••• ••• ••• ••• At her firm, Allison Yacker serves as Alice Yurke helps financial institutions Taurie Zeitzer, a member of the firm’s Hui Zeng’s firm handles matters in a both co-chair of the New York financial structure financial products for hedging, private equity and mergers and acquisi- range of areas, including immigration, services group and as a member of arbitrage, balance sheet management tions groups, has completed numerous corporate law, real estate and trust and the board of directors. She specializ- and liquidity purposes. As an adviser to multibillion dollar complex corporate estates for clients in both New York City es in the asset management industry, banks, broker-dealers, hedge funds and transactions on behalf of some of the and China. She has conducted seminars providing counsel with respect to hedge corporations, her cross-disciplinary ex- largest and most sophisticated global on topics related to employment-based funds, commodity pools and managed perience enables her to formulate effec- private equity firms. Zeitzer has served immigration, real estate, and other account platforms, and regularly advises tive solutions for clients navigating the as a trusted advisor to Apollo Global topics. She serves on the board of the seed investors. She is a member of the various regulatory regimes that impact Management since 1998 and to Search- American Chinese Real Estate Society. firm’s Women’s Leadership Forum. them and their businesses. light Capital Partners since its inception.

Latham & Watkins congratulates all of the talented women lawyers recognized by Crain’s, including our partners Michèle Penzer and Jamie Wine.

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S23 Legal power: 100 female attorneys define success

Female lawyers are well aware of 250-lawyer global corporate department M&A partner and a mother who la- the slow improvement in statistics and head of the life sciences group. bels herself a “Type A, 24/7 person who doesn’t sleep. Someone else will on gender equality for equity part- Research shows that the factors work- prioritize differently. The choices are ners at the country’s big law firms. ing against the retention of female personal.” About 50% of law school graduates lawyers are work/life balance, uncon- and new associate hires are wom- scious bias and the gender pay gap. The “There is no one single path down the mentoring message from our pack of road,” is the advice given to young en, but women hold only 19% of power lawyers is that there are strat- women by Terri Adler, chair of the real equity partner and other leadership egies to achieving work/life balance estate practice at Duval & Stachenfeld. positions in law firms. That figure is that are increasingly becoming formal In an industry where seventh-year as- up slightly from 16% a decade earli- policies. sociates leave firms because of the pull of parenthood, retention is a key issue. er, according to the 2017 annual re- Laurin Blumenthal Kleiman has devoted “I can’t provide them a plan or tell them port by the National Association of nearly 3,000 hours over the past five here are the rules,” she added, “but Women Lawyers on retention and years to improving the experience of since I run the group, I can help craft a promotion, which says that women women at Sidley Austin, where she is solution that fits their situation.” firmwide co-chair of the committee on are more likely to hold positions retention and promotion of women. Adler speaks from experience. She that are “either non-partner track The result is the implementation of sig- didn’t marry until she found a husband and/or lower status than the own- nificant new policies, benefits, programs who would stand “shoulder to shoulder ership position of equity partner.” and practices over the last three years with me as a partner,” she said, support- that dramatically lowered attrition rates ing her passion for her job. She gave And yet behind those frustrating statis- among women lawyers and raised the birth at 39. How she found work/life bal- tics are the stories of spectacular suc- percentage of female partners. ance spells success for her, but might cess. The 100 women on the inaugural not for another woman, she said. list of Leading Women Lawyers in New To pull up the next generation, our York City serve in leadership roles, over- leading women lawyers are deeply “As women, we want to do everything see mega-mergers, negotiate pre-trial committed to mentoring. At the Arab perfectly, to be the best lawyer, wife and settlements and are dedicated to ad- American Bar Association, President mother. You get stressed out because vancing diversity. They are role models Yasmin Dwedar speaks of a “great desire you are trying to do something un- for the next generation of female law- to mentor” among her group, which achievable. So you make choices,” she yers. As success begets success, those includes among its goals introducing said. “Today I am putting my job first, stagnant statistics undoubtedly will rise, high school girls to law as a career to and tomorrow it’s the kids.’’ thanks to the trailblazers among Crain’s boost the ranks of female attorneys of 100 women lawyers. Arab descent. That Adler is a wildly successful lawyer, practice head and mother means she is “It is incredibly important for our Retention and mentoring also are key a powerful role model for other women women to see role models, and what issues for Jamie Wine, Latham & Wat- at Duval & Stachenfeld, where there are is attainable,” said corporate lawyer kins’ global chair of the Litigation & Trial four females among 27 equity partners. Valerie Radwaner, deputy chair of Paul, Department and a mother of two. She Seven of 34 partners are female, three Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. “We calls it “disheartening” when a woman of whom are on alternative tracks with talk about diversity and inclusion all the prematurely makes a decision to drop reduced hours. time. Clients bring it up. We know we’re out of the partnership track because of a stronger firm because we have diverse work/life balance. Stacie Trott, a real estate partner nearing voices in gender and race.” the due date of her first child when she “You don’t know what 10 years down spoke with Crain’s, said “seeing Terri at Between 2012 and 2018, nine of the the road looks like. I focus my mentor- the helm was very influential.” Advice 29 people promoted to partner at Paul, ing on [the idea] that it’s ok if you don’t from Adler that particularly resonated: Weiss were women. Having such role know how it will all balance out. You some days you are an amazing lawyer, models “sends a powerful message to have no idea about your future support other days an amazing mother, and female lawyers that this is a changing network or husband or in-laws,” said that’s ok. “The beauty of that is it takes world,” says Audra Soloway, co-chair Wine. “It’s ok to have that uncertainty. the pressure off to be great at both,” of the firm’s securities litigation and You will have good days and bad, but added Trott. “I know there will be good enforcement group. don’t lose sight of the big picture.” days and bad, and always a pull in both directions.” That same message is embedded in the As they mentor, these leading wom- stories of women like Allison Yacker, a en lawyers stress that how success is Such blanket permission to embrace a member of Katten Muchin Rosenman’s defined is a very personal choice. Asked personal definition of success is sure to board of directors. Or Lynn Neuner, what advice they would give younger influence the retention rate of female recently appointed one of Simpson female attorneys, our lawyers said that lawyers, moving those gender parity Thacher’s two administrative partners, success to one woman may mean stats in the right direction. And so to only the second female to hold that chairing her practice area, while others next year’s crop of Crain’s Leading post in the firm’s 133-year history. Or may lean toward motherhood and a Female Lawyers, take this message from Colleen Caden, chair of Pryor Cash- longer path to partnership. the powerful women who came before man’s immigration group and a member you: It’s ok to make a career decision of the firm’s executive committee. Or “There’s no one definition of success,” that’s right for you. Go ahead. They Daryn Grossman, co-chair of Proskauer’s said Taurie Zeitzer, a Paul, Weiss senior support you. S24