Cleary Gottlieb Women Lawyers Recognized for Top Honors
March 8, 2024
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 57 women received 74 awards and recognition, with honorees based in various offices across the firm, including Abu Dhabi, the Bay Area, Brussels, Cologne, Frankfurt, London, Milan, New York, Paris, Rome, 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,” “Game Changer,” “Lawyer of the Year,” “Most Influential,” “Pro Bono Service Award,” “Rising Star,” and “Top Lawyer,” among others.
Read more about their achievements:
Laurie Achtouk-Spivak
- Laurie Achtouk-Spivak and Jean-Yves Garaud Named to Inaugural Legal 500 Arbitration Powerlist: France
- Cleary Gottlieb Partner Laurie Achtouk-Spivak Named Among GAR 45 Under 45 2023
Lynn Ammar
Lina Bensman
Robin Bergen
Alexis Bramhall
Leah Brannon
Jackie Brune
- Cleary Gottlieb Congratulates Lawyers Named to 2022 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll
- Cleary Gottlieb Team Named Litigator of the Week Finalists for Representing Ripple CEO
Madison Bush
Amélie Champsaur
Anne-Sophie Coustel
Jessica Cuddihy
Kimberly Everett
Olivia Everton
Elaine Ewing
Francesca Gesualdi
Katie Gonzalez
Ashley Graham
Stephanie Gullo
Laura Harder
Jessica Hollis
Jennifer Kennedy Park
Chantal Kordula
- Seven Cleary Gottlieb Partners on ‘Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers 2023’ List
- Five Cleary Gottlieb Lawyers on Latinvex 2023 Top 100 Female Lawyers List
Irene Kwon
Jennifer Levy
Sarah Libowsky
- Cleary Gottlieb Team Named Litigator of the Week Finalists for Representing Bed Bath CEO
- Sarah Libowsky Receives 2023 Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award
Molly Ma
Kate MacAdam
Abena Mainoo
- Two Cleary Gottlieb Teams Named ‘Litigator of the Week’ Finalists
- Five Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named to Benchmark Litigation’s 40 & Under List
- Cleary Gottlieb Team Named Litigator of the Week Finalists for Representing Allergan
Kiki Manzur
Emily Morrow
Erin Mason
Nora McCloskey Sines
Ayushe Misra
Kelsey Nussenfeld
Christy O’Connell
Francesca Odell
- Seven Cleary Gottlieb Partners on ‘Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers 2023’ List
- Five Cleary Gottlieb Lawyers on Latinvex 2023 Top 100 Female Lawyers List
Susanna Parker
Romina Polley
Nallini Puri
- Nallini Puri and Tihir Sarkar Named to India Business Law Journal A-List 2023
- Cleary Partner Nallini Puri Recognized Among ‘Ones to Watch’
Elizabeth Robinson
Amy Shapiro
Séverine Schrameck
Lisa Schweitzer
- Four Cleary Gottlieb Partners Recognized in 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers
- Four Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named to Benchmark’s 2023 Top 250 Women in Litigation
- Lisa Schweitzer Named an ‘Outstanding Restructuring Lawyer’ by Turnarounds and Workouts
Lauren Semrad
Sabrina Singer
Sophie Smith
Ferdisha Snagg
- Ferdisha Snagg Shortlisted for 2023 BWAM 40 Under 40 Award
- Ferdisha Snagg Wins ‘Game Changers Award’ at Women in Financial Markets Gala
Kimberly Spoerri
- Kim Spoerri Honored in Top Women in Dealmaking 2023 by The Deal
- Cleary Gottlieb and Kim Spoerri Win 2023 Women in Business Law Awards
- Cleary Gottlieb Partner Kim Spoerri Named a 2023 Law360 Rising Star
Urjita Sudula
Andrea Trespalacios
Isabel Tuz
Jane VanLare
- Four Cleary Gottlieb Partners Recognized in 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers
- Five Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named to Benchmark Litigation’s 40 & Under List
- Cleary Gottlieb Team Named Litigator of the Week Finalists for Representing Genesis
Lisa Vicens
- Four Cleary Gottlieb Partners Named to Benchmark’s 2023 Top 250 Women in Litigation
- Five Cleary Gottlieb Lawyers on Latinvex 2023 Top 100 Female Lawyers List
Carina Wallance
Shuangjun Wang
- Cleary Gottlieb Lawyers Honored at The Legal Aid Society’s 2023 Pro Bono Publico Awards
- Shuangjun Wang Receives Inaugural LCLD Pathfinder Atlas Award
Gwendolyn Washington
Ruthie Wu