Cleary Gottlieb Women Lawyers Recognized for Top Honors
March 8, 2021

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 25 women received 33 awards, with honorees based in various offices across the firm, including Beijing, Brussels, Hong Kong, London, Moscow, New York, Paris, 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, and pro bono. They earned commendations including “Best in Antitrust and Competition,” “Innovative Leader,” “Lawyer of the Year,” “Most Influential,” “Rising Star,” “Trailblazer,” and “Top Lawyer,” among others.
Read more about their achievements:
Robin Bergen
Géraldine Bourguignon
Leah Brannon
Alexis Collins
Anna Connolly
Elaine Ewing
- GCR Names Elaine Ewing and Daniel Culley to 40 Under 40 2020
- Cleary Gottlieb and Elaine Ewing Win 2020 Women in Business Law Awards
Katherine Hughes
Dina Iskanderova
Chantal Kordula
- Seven Cleary Gottlieb Partners on ‘Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers 2020’ List
- Five Cleary Gottlieb Lawyers on Latinvex 2020 Top 100 Female Lawyers List
Valérie Lemaitre
Liza Lenas
- Five Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named 2020 IFLR1000 Women Leaders
- Cleary Gottlieb Partners Liza Lenas and Lisa Schweitzer Named 2020 Law360 MVPs
Polina Lyadnova
Francesca Odell
- Seven Cleary Gottlieb Partners on ‘Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers 2020’ List
- Five Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named 2020 IFLR1000 Women Leaders
- Five Cleary Gottlieb Lawyers on Latinvex 2020 Top 100 Female Lawyers List
- Cleary Gottlieb Partner Francesca Odell Named 2021 ‘Notable Woman in Law’ by Crain’s
Nallini Puri
Meme Peponis
Lisa Schweitzer
- Three Cleary Gottlieb Lawyers Named to Benchmark’s 2020 Top 250 Women in Litigation
- Cleary Gottlieb Partners Liza Lenas and Lisa Schweitzer Named 2020 Law360 MVPs
Amy Shapiro
Denise Shiu
Kim Spoerri
Yulia Solomakhina
Naomi Tarawali
- Naomi Tarawali Named to Africa’s 50 Most Promising Young Arbitration Practitioners 2020
- Cleary Wins ‘Restructuring Team of the Year’ and Naomi Tarawali Is ‘Highly Commended’ for Litigation at the 2020 British Legal Awards
Marie-Laurence Tibi
Lisa Vicens
Carina Wallance
Shuang Zhao
In addition to these accolades, 22 Cleary women lawyers are proud members of ArbitralWomen, an international non-governmental organization with the primary objective of advancing the interests of women and promoting female practitioners and diversity in international disputes.
To learn more about Cleary’s recent accolades and key distinctions, click here.