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What does being a female lawyer mean for one's legal career? How does one achieve the holy grail of work-life balance? Hear what outstanding female lawyers have to say about their experiences as they navigate the challenges they face in their work and give their take on what makes a successful formula for corporate diversity initiatives.

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

• Sally M. Abel of Fenwick & West LLP
  Meredith Addy of Steptoe & Johnson LLP
• Sonia Agel of L.O. Baptista, Schmidt, Valois, Miranda, Ferreira & Agel
• Akila Agrawal of Amarchand Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff
• Sahia Ahmad of Emirates Investment Authority
  Linda Allderdice of Holland & Knight
  Marcela Márquez Alonso of P.M.I. Comercio Internacional
• Gloria María Alvarado of Alvarado y Asociados

• Patricia López Aufranc of Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal

B

• Diane Banks of Fabian & Clendenin
• Ruth Barber of Frisby & Co. Solicitors
• Sonia Barber of Patton Boggs LLP
• Judy Barrasso of Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C.
• Candace Beinecke of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
• Katherine Bell of Paul Hastings LLP
• Jennifer Bellah Maguire of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
• Dr. Viola Bensinger of Olswang Germany LLP
• Barbara Bertholet of Adamas
• Farmida Bi of Norton Rose LLP
• Gillian Bishop of Family Law in Partnership
• Leah M. Bishop of Loeb & Loeb LLP
• Franci J. Blassberg of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
• Rachel Blue of McAfee & Taft
  Gabriela Bodden of E-Proint
• Eugenia Borzilo of Hannes Snellman
• Jamie Boucher of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
• Asdrig Bourmayan of Natixis Corporate Solutions Ltd
• Angela Bowman of Henmans
• Laura Brank of Dechert LLP
• Denise Broussal of Baker & McKenzie
• Molly Buck Richard of Richard Law Group

C

• Candelaria Crespo of Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal
• Alexis Campbell of 29 Bedford Row Chambers
• Margaret Campbell of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC
• Cecily Cameron of Henmans
  Michaela Castelli of Simmons & Simmons
• Sue Carr QC of 4 New Square
  Elspeth Carson of Semple Fraser
  Kathryn C. Carter of Solomon Harris
• Pamela Chepiga of Allen & Overy LLP
• Renee Cipriano of Schiff Hardin LLP
• Nanci Clarence of Clarence Dyer & Cohen, LLP
• Maria Clara of Veirano Advogados
• Audra Cohen of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
  Lori Cohen of Greenberg Traurig
  Robin Cohen of Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP
• Carolina Collantes of Baraona Abogados
• Rashidah Conroy of General Social Care Council
• Barbara Corbett of Hanson Renouf

D

• Mariana D'Andrea of Viacom International Media Networks
• Valeria D'Alessandro of Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal
• Michelle Davies of Dechert LLP
• Bibiana Carvalho Azambuja da Silva of Veirano Advogados
• Rosangela Delgado of Veirano Advigados
• Emma de Ronde of Norton Rose LLP
• Christie Del Rey-Cone of Curley, Hessinger & Johnsrud LLP
• Audra Dial of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
• Kathy Dudley Helms of Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, PC
• Pamela Duffy of Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP
  Carol Durling of Arias, Fabrega & Fabrega
• Heather Durston-Hillyer of DAC Beachcroft
• Maureen Ellen Dwyer of Goulston & Storrs PC

E

• Maria Echeverria-Torres of Nokia Siemens Network
• Chadia El-Meouchi of Badri and Salim El Meouchi Law Firm
• Lisa Edison-Smith of Vogel Law Firm
  Siobhain Egan of Lewis Nedas & Co.
  Elisabeth Eljuri of Norton Rose LLP

F

• Aimee Fagan of McKool Smith
• Elaine Farquharson-Black of Paull & Williamsons LLP
  Hydee Feldstein of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
• Shannon Finch of King & Wood Mallesons
  Laurie Fitzgerald of McKool Smith
• Annalisa Feliciani of Simmons & Simmons
• Abbe F. Fletman of Flaster Greenberg P.C.
• Angela Fontana of Weil, Gotshal & Manages LLP
  Joy Fuhr of McGuireWoods LLP

G

• Alyssa Gallot of Baker & McKenzie
• Jill Gauntlett of Norton Rose LLP
• Sarah Gray of RSA
• Ana Luci Grizzi of Veirano Advogados
• Sandra Goldstein of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
• Dawn Goodman of Withers
• Marja Gorter of LeasePlan Corporation
• Christine Green of Veale Wasbrough Vizards
• Andra Greene of Irell & Manella LLP
• Cristina Guttuso of Nokia

H

• Nicole Hackett of Family Law in Partnership
• Barbara Hamilton-Bruce of Advice Helpline Direct Limited
  Fiona Hammond of Iris Nation Worldwide Ltd
• Mayesi Hammoud of VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne 
  Beatrice Hamza-Bassey of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
• Dori-Ann Hanswirth of Hogan Lovells
  Samaa Haridi of Weil, Gotshal & Manges
• Ellen Harrison of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
• Nicola Hartley of South Lakeland District Council
• Laura Hatfield of Solomon Harris
• Lynne Hermle of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  Louise Higginbottom of Norton Rose LLP
• Marcela Hughes of Hughes & Hughes
• Elaine Hutton of Bare Escentuals

I

• Jeanne Irving of McKool Smith Hennigan
• Maria Ingelsson of Advokatfirman Lindahl

J

• Roberta Jacobs-Meadway of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
• Aliyah Jaggassar of RBC Trust (Trinidad & Tobago) Limited & Mellott, LLC
• Nathalie Jalabert-Doury of Mayer Brown LLP

K

• Tereza Kadlecova of Weinhold Legal
• Gulnara Kalikova of Kalikova Associates
  Joy Kingsley of JMW Solicitors
• Suzanne Kingston of Withers LLP
• Melissa Kirby of Honeywell
• Elizabeth Kitslaar of Jones Day
• Gayle Klein of McKool Smith
• Helena Diniz Ribeiro Klemp of UOL Diveo S.A
• Jenifer Mercer-Klimowski of EMC National Life Company
• Valborg Kjartansdóttir of Sigurjonsson & Thor
• Amy Kyle of Bingham McCutcheon

L

• Hanna Laurila of Dittmar & Indrenius
• Ruth Lawrence of Hill Dickinson LLP
• Catherine Longeval of Van Bael & Bellis
• Ancuta Leach of Wolf Theiss
• Janet Levine of Crowell & Moring LLP
• Alexandra Lewis of Alexandra Lewis Divorce & Family Mediation and Moss Fallon
• Laura A. Lindner of Littler Mendelson P.C.
• Elaine Littlejohn of Aequitas Legal
• Corali Lopez-Castro of Kozyak, Tropin & Throckmorton
  Betty Louie of DLA Piper
• Zaida Lugo of Angeles & Lugo Lovatón
• Joanna Ludlam of Baker & McKenzie LLP
• Jane Luxton of Pepper Hamilton LLP

M

• Oghogho Makinde of Aluko & Oyebode
• Colleen P. Mahoney of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
• Priya Mannan of Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
• Hanna-Mari Manninen of Dittmar & Indrenius
  Dr. Cornelia Marquardt of Norton Rose LLP
• Analucía Carrillo Marroquín of Carrillo & Asociados
• Amanda Maskery of Sintons LLP
• Karen McAndrew of Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew
• Polly McBride of DAC Beachcroft
• Janet McDavid of Hogan Lovells
• Eileen McMahon of Torys LLP
• Jenifer Mercer-Klimowski of EMC National Life Company
• Karen Mills of KarimSyah Law Firm
• Aparna Mittal of Luthra & Luthra Law Offices
• Stephanie Monaco of Mayer Brown LLP
• Alessandra Montanari of Alfa Wassermann
• Tatiana Monastyrskaya of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
  Gladys Monroy of Morrison & Foerster LLP
  Bridget Moore of Baker Botts L.L.P.
• Belinda Moore of Weightmans
• Anita Mosner of Holland & Knight LLP
• Annie Moy of Sharpe Pritchard
• Carolina Muñoz of Arias & Muñoz
• Andra Musatescu of Andra Musatescu Law & Industrial Property Offices
• Linda Myers of Kirkland & Ellis LLP

N

• Edurne Navarro Varona of Uría Menéndez
  Tracy Nichols of Holland & Knight

O

• Raija-Leena Ojanen of Dittmar & Indrenius
• Erika Olguín Valencia of González Calvillo, S.C.
• Elsa Ortega of Azar, Ortega y Gómez Ruano, S.C. (AOGR)
• Angela Turriciano Otto of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
• Laura Orlando of Simmons & Simmons

P

• Cristina Pagni of Simmons & Simmons
• Debolina Partap of Wockhardt Group
  Gunjan Paharia of ZeusIP Advocates
• Robin Painter of Proskauer Rose LLP
• Louise Parent of American Express Company
• Ros Parkin of Lockharts Solicitors
  Simone Paschoal Nogueira of Siqueira Castro - Advogados
• Lisa Passante of DuPont
• Anne-Marie Pecoraro of Aklea
• Maricla Pennesi of DLA Piper
• Margaret Peponis of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
  Lauren Plein of Absa Bank Ltd
• Ginger Pigott of Greenberg Traurig
• Cathy Pitt of Norton Rose LLP
• Bettina Plevan of Proskauer Rose
• Tiina Pukk of LEXTAL

R

• Nicola Rabson of Linklaters
• Anna Rentoul of Simmons & Simmons LLP
• Alison Ressler of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
• Carolina Rodrigues of Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
• Sylvie Rodrigue of Norton Rose LLP
• Hilary Ross of DWF
• Maria Ross of Norton Rose LLP
• Barbara Roth of Hogan Lovells
• Deborah Rothman, Abitration Consultant
  Mel Rowlands of Edwards Group
  Michal Rozenboum of Charcon, Ben Ami, Rozenboum, Asher & Co. Law Firm

S

• Eva Sanchez of Squire Sanders
• Priscila Sansone of Veirano Advogados
• Daliah Saper of Saper Law Offices
  Ana María Sarria of Equion Energía Ltd
• Natalie Saunders of Pharos Legal Limited
• Marcela Scarparo of Even Construtora e Incorporadora
• María Lorena Schiariti of Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal
• Jo Anne Schwendinger of Deere & Company
  Marcia Shekerdemian of 11 Stone Buildings
• Priti Shetty of ICICI Bank UK
• Helen Simpson of DAC Beachcroft
• Stephanie Koo Song of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
• Rosemary Snider of McKool Smith
• Nanoa Spinelli of Veirano Advogados
• Natalie Srour of Nextel
• Henriette Stakemann of Plesner
• Deborah Staudinger of Hogan Lovells
• Cate Stetson of Hogan Lovells
• Andrea Steventon of Weightmans
• Francesca Sutti of DLA Piper Italy

T

• Laura Beth Taylor of DuPont
  Pamela Thomson-Hall of Willis Group Limited
• Elena Trifonova of Sofia France Auto
• Geraldine Trouilh of Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal
• Felicity Toube QC of South Square Chambers

U    

          Linda Urquhart of Morton Fraser

V

• Ayesha Vardag of Vardags
  Marjolein N.J. van der Linden of RTL Nederland
• Chilton Davis Varner of King & Spalding LLP
• Irina Vasilevska of Cosmo Bulgaria Mobile EAD
• Clara Vela of Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal
• Miriam Vogel of Morrison & Foerster LLP
• Hermine Voute of Loyens & Loeff

W

• Helen Watson of Aaron & Partners LLP
• Elizabeth Weiswasser of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
• Barbara Werther of Ober/Kaler
• Aviva Wernick of Hughes Hubbard & Reed
  Marissa C. Wesely of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
• Alice Whittaker of Philip Lee Solicitors
• Karen Wong of Milbank, Tweed Hadley & McCloy, LLP

Y

• Heidi Yildiz of Dittmar & Indrenius
• Emily Yiolitis of Harney, Westwood & Riegels LLP
• Amanda Yip QC of Exchange Chambers

Z

          Carolina Zang of Zang, Bergel & Viñes Abogados
          Diana Zeydel of Greenberg Traurig