Women in Business Law Awards Europe 2021: shortlist revealed

The Women in Company Law Awards has unveiled the complete list of finalists for its 2021 Europe awards.
The awards deliver with each other Europe’s legal neighborhood to recognise the foremost ladies lawyers from across the location and to rejoice the legislation firms that have released spectacular initiatives to advertise range and women in the practice of regulation.
Winners will be announced on June 24 2021.
A preview of the practice space and Increasing Star finalists can be observed below, but the comprehensive listing of finalists is accessible on the awards site. The Women of all ages in Company Law Awards research staff thoroughly chosen every single finalist adhering to a complete study interval which integrated an investigation of immediate submissions, followed by interviews with law companies and in-home groups, client feed-back, and substantially deliberation
Individual practitioners and Growing Stars are judged not only on the complexity of the do the job the nominees concluded in 2020, but also on their advocacy, influence, and thought leadership in relation to the promotion of women of all ages in the observe of legislation and in just follow region specialisms.
Regulation organization initiatives are recognised throughout a variety of types, which include for gender variety and function-daily life balance.
All of the operate approved for shortlisting closed through the research time period of January 1 to December 31 2020. The awards do not recognise scenarios, promotions, or transactions accomplished outside the house of the analysis time period.
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The Females in Business enterprise Law Awards will announce the winners on June 24 in a digital awards presentation, followed by produce-ups and analysis of all the most significant do the job. To discover out far more – and how you can advertise your results – you should get hold of Tanya Gujral: tanya.gujral@euromoneyplc.com
Preview of the Gals in Small business Law Awards Europe 2021 shortlist:
Banking & finance Attorney of the Year
Aleksandra Bańkowska – PwC Legal Żelaźnicki
Alexandra Valente – SRS Advogados
Anita Schläpfer – Schellenberg Wittmer
Denise Gibson – Allen & Overy
Mei Lian – Paul Hastings
Siobhan Carlin – William Fry
Tamsyn Mileham – Dentons
Vita Liberte – BDO
Insolvency & restructuring Attorney of the 12 months
Aleksandra Bańkowska – PwC Legal Żelaźnicki
Andrea Gritsch – Wolf Theiss
Emma Simmonds – Akin Gump Straus Hauer & Feld
Filipa Cotta – VdA
Jennifer Marshall – Allen & Overy
Magdalena Nitsche – Dorda
Shirley Ifrach-Azor – Lipa Meir & Co
Tessa Blank – Dentons
M&A Lawyer of the 12 months
Amy Mahon – Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Andrea Gritsch – Wolf Theiss
Ani Kusheva – Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Anita Horváth – Dentons
Clara-Ann Gordon – Niederer Kraft Frey
Duygu Turgut – Baker McKenzie
Lyndsey Laverack – Sidley Austin
Finance Soaring Star
Inderveer Hothi – Akin Gump Straus Hauer & Feld
Juanita Derex-Briggs – White & Scenario
Laura Houlihan – William Fry
MaameYaa Kwafo-Akoto – Allen & Overy
Paulina Kimla-Kaczorowska – Greenberg Traurig
Priyanka Usmani – Baker McKenzie
Smridhi Gulati – Dechert
Vanessa Lawlor – Maples Team
Victoria Wyer – Dentons
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