Cleary Gottlieb Women Lawyers Recognized for Top Honors
March 8, 2022
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 53 women received 68 awards, with honorees based in various offices across the firm, including the Bay Area, Cologne, Frankfurt, London, Milan, New York, Paris, Rome, Seoul, 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 “Best in Antitrust,” “Innovative Leader,” “Lawyer of the Year,” “Most Influential,” “MVP,” “Rising Star,” and “Top Lawyer,” among others.
Read more about their achievements:
Laurie Achtouk-Spivak
Katharina Apel
Gabriele Apfelbacher
Larisa Babiy
Emmanuelle Berdugo
Robin Bergen
Linden Bernhardt
Julia Bradley
Leah Brannon
- Four Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named to Benchmark’s 2021 Top 250 Women in Litigation
- Five Cleary Gottlieb Partners Recognized in GCR’s Women in Antitrust 2021
Penelope Christophorou
Ye Eun (Charlotte) Chun
Anne-Sophie Coustel
Lisa Danzig
Sylvia DeTar
Martina Ercolanese
Elaine Ewing
- Elaine Ewing Named a Bloomberg Law 40 Under 40 Honoree
- Six Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named to Benchmark Litigation’s 40 & Under Hot List
- Five Cleary Gottlieb Partners Recognized in GCR’s Women in Antitrust 2021
Francesca Gesualdi
Jackie Holland
Jessica Hollis
Kylie Huff
Vishakha Joshi
Hoori Kim
Chantal Kordula
- Seven Cleary Gottlieb Partners on ‘Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers 2021’ List
- Five Cleary Gottlieb Lawyers on Latinvex 2021 Top 100 Female Lawyers List
Valérie Lemaitre
Liza Lenas
- Six Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named 2021 IFLR1000 Women Leaders
- Cleary Gottlieb Partner Liza Lenas Named 2021 Law360 MVP
- Liza Lenas and Kim Spoerri Win 2021 Americas Women in Business Law Awards
Anna Lubberger
Polina Lyadnova
Katherine Lynch
Abena Mainoo
Rebecca Michaud
Julie-Irene Nkodo
Francesca Odell
- Six Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named 2021 IFLR1000 Women Leaders
- Seven Cleary Gottlieb Partners on ‘Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers 2021’ List
- Five Cleary Gottlieb Lawyers on Latinvex 2021 Top 100 Female Lawyers List
Wonjeong Angela Park
Meme Peponis
Vania Petrella
Romina Polley
- Cleary Gottlieb Lawyers Recognized in 13th Edition of Best Lawyers in Germany
- Five Cleary Gottlieb Partners Recognized in GCR’s Women in Antitrust 2021
Rebecca Prager
Nallini Puri
Rathna Ramamurthi
Jessica Repond
Jessica Roll
Kayla Rooney
- Aaron Francis and Kayla Rooney Selected to NBA’s Associate Advancement Academy for Excellence
- Cleary Gottlieb Lawyers Honored at The Legal Aid Society’s 2021 Pro Bono Publico Awards
Séverine Schrameck
- Séverine Schrameck a 2021 European Female Rising Star
- Five Cleary Gottlieb Partners Recognized in GCR’s Women in Antitrust 2021
Lisa Schweitzer
Amy Shapiro
Sarah Schröder
Kim Spoerri
Naomi Tarawali
Jeanne Theuret
Marie-Laurence Tibi
Jane VanLare
- Six Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named to Benchmark Litigation’s 40 & Under Hot List
- Cleary Gottlieb Team Named ‘Litigators of the Week’ Finalists for Grupo Posadas Bankruptcy
Lisa Vicens
- Cleary Gottlieb Team Named ‘Litigators of the Week’ Finalists for IFF Victory
- Four Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named to Benchmark’s 2021 Top 250 Women in Litigation
- Five Cleary Gottlieb Lawyers on Latinvex 2021 Top 100 Female Lawyers List
Carina Wallance
- Five Cleary Gottlieb Lawyers on Latinvex 2021 Top 100 Female Lawyers List
- Cleary Gottlieb Team Named ‘Litigators of the Week’ Finalists for Grupo Posadas Bankruptcy
To learn more about Cleary’s recent accolades and key distinctions, click here.