July 6, 2022
14 women partners at the Firm were honored with awards and recognitions from major publications and organizations during the first half of the year.
In the first half of the year, 14 women partners were honored with awards and recognitions from industry-leading publications and respected organizations. The honorees are based in eight of Willkie’s offices across the United States and Europe, and represent various levels of seniority, from “Rising Stars” to practice and department chairs, office leaders and Executive Committee members.
The distinctions highlight them as leaders across a variety of practice areas and industries, including Antitrust & Competition, Business Reorganization & Restructuring, Entertainment, Insurance transactions, Intellectual Property, Latin America, Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Patent & other IP Litigation, Private Equity, Private Clients, Securities Enforcement, and Technology transactions.
The honorees are based in Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, Palo Alto, Paris, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
Learn more on their recognitions below.
- Simona Agnolucci: 2022 Daily Journal “Top Women Lawyers”
- Ana Alfonso: 2022 Law360 Editorial Advisory Board for Bankruptcy
- Kara Baysinger: 2022 BTI “Client Service All-Star”
- Michelle Clark: 2022 Law.com International “UK Rising Stars”
- Elizabeth Gray: 2022 Law360 Editorial Advisory Board for Securities
- Sara Tonnies Horton: Via Sapientiae Award by DePaul University College of Law—the highest award that DePaul can bestow upon a member of the university community.
- Gil Kiener: 2022 Law.com International “Rising Star” in Europe
- Tiffany Lee: 2022 Silicon Valley Business Journal’s “Women of Influence”
- Jenny G. Liu: 2022 The Deal “Top Women in Dealmaking”
- Maria-Leticia Ossa Daza: 2022 Latinvex “Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers”
- Michele Mulrooney: 2022 Variety “Legal Impact Report”
- Heather Schneider: Elected President of the New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA)
- Debra McElligott Sinclair: 2022 Law360 “Rising Star” for Restructuring
- Rachel Strickland: 2021 Turnarounds & Workouts “Outstanding Restructuring Lawyer”
