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The firm awards will celebrate the best initiatives for gender diversity, innovation, minority women, mentoring, work-life balance, pro bono work and talent management, as well as best in country/region.PRACTICE AREA NOMINEES Best in antitrust/competition Renata Hesse, Sullivan & Cromwell Amy Manning, McGuireWoods Carrie Mahan, Weil Gotshal & Manges Yvonne Quinn, Sullivan & Cromwell Barbara Rosenberg, Barbosa Müssnich & Aragão Julie Soloway, Blake Cassels & Graydon Cristianne Saccab Zarzur, Pinheiro Neto Advogados Best in aviation Emily Distefano, Clifford Chance Elizabeth Evans, Reed Smith Trish Hosmer, McGuireWoods Anita Mosner, Holland & Knight Alina Nassar, Nassar Abogados Jennifer Trock, Baker McKenzie Diane Westwood Wilson, LeClairRyan Alyssa Marie Vazquez, Norton Rose Fulbright Best in banking & finance (inc. project finance) Florencia Castagnola, Guyer & Regules Lauren Hanrahan, Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy Jennifer Hobbs, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Courtney Marcus, Weil Gotshal & Manges Inosi Nyatta, Sullivan & Cromwell Stephanie Teicher, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Karen Wong, Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy Taurie Zeitzer, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison Best in capital markets Catherine Clarkin, Sullivan & Cromwell LizabethAnn Eisen, Cravath Swaine & Moore Vanessa Fiusa, Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados Francesca Odell, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Lesley Peng, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Anna Pinedo, Mayer Brown Roxane Reardon, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Antonia Stolper, Shearman & Sterling Best in commercial arbitration Flávia Cristina M de Campos Andrade, TozziniFreire Advogados Ana María Arrarte, Estudio Echecopar Julie Bédard, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Adriana Braghetta, LO Baptista Advogados Samaa Haridi, Hogan Lovells Jennifer McCandless, Sidley Austin Claudia Salomon, Latham & Watkins Ank Santens, White & Case Best in copyright Dale Cendali, Kirkland & Ellis Laura Collada, Dumont Bergman Bider & Co Sandra Crawshaw-Sparks, Proskauer Rose Eleanor Lackman, Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard Susan Natland, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear Cynthia Rowden, Bereskin & Parr Deborah Squiers, Cowan Liebowitz & Latman Lynda Zadra-Symes, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear Best in corporate governance Holly Gregory, Sidley Austin Doreen Lilienfeld, Shearman & Sterling Ellen Odoner, Weil Gotshal & Manges Valerie Radwaner, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison Lori Zyskowski, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Best in energy, natural resources & mining Janice Buckingham, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt Peggy Heeg, Reed Smith Krista Hill, Torys Cynthia Urda Kassis, Shearman & Sterling Carolyn McIntosh, Squire Patton Boggs María Teresa Quiñones, Rodrigo Elías & Medrano Danielle Gomes de Almeida Valois, Trench Rossi Watanabe Karen Wong, Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy Best in environment Adriana Mathias Baptista, TozziniFreire Advogados Loyti Cheng, Davis Polk & Wardwell Annemargaret Connolly, Weil Gotshal & Manges Lynn Grayson, Nijman Franzetti Betty Moy Huber, Davis Polk & Wardwell Simone Paschoal Nogueira, Siqueira Castro Advogados Sarah Powell, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg Karen Winters, Squire Patton Boggs Best in financial regulation Christine Edwards, Winston & Strawn Barbara Mendelson, Morrison & Foerster Camille Orme, Sullivan & Cromwell Obrea Poindexter, Morrison & Foerster Margaret Tahyar, Davis Polk & Wardwell Best in insolvency & restructuring Amy Caton, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel Kelley Cornish, Paul Weiss Nicole Greenblatt, Kirkland & Ellis Pamela Huff, Blake Cassels & Graydon Natasha Labovitz, Debevoise & Plimpton Lisa Laukitis, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Jacqueline Marcus, Weil Gotshal & Manges Nancy Mitchell, Greenberg Traurig Madlyn Gleich Primoff, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Lisa Schweitzer, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Best in insurance & reinsurance Kara Baysinger, Dentons Robin Cohen, McKool Smith Mary Beth Forshaw, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Deirdre Johnson, Squire Patton Boggs Marion Leydier, Sullivan & Cromwell Paula Litt, Honigman Business Law Firm Lorelie Masters, Hunton Andrews Kurth Donna Vobornik, Dentons Best in investment Funds Olga Gutman, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Nora Jordan, Davis Polk & Wardwell Elizabeth Lenas, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Susan Lewis, Sidley Austin Amanda Nussbaum, Proskauer Rose Rebecca Silberstein, Debevoise & Plimpton Best in labor & employment Rachel Bien, Outten & Golden Elise Bloom, Proskauer Rose Liz Gordillo, Arias Mihoko Sirley Kimura, TozziniFreire Advogados Vilma Toshie Kutomi, Mattos Filho Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados Andrea Rattner, Proskauer Rose Becki Young, Hammond Young Immigration Law Best in life sciences Lori Cohen, Greenberg Traurig Micheline Gravelle, Bereskin & Parr Daryn Grossman, Proskauer Rose Margaret Donahue Hall, Dentons Yoon Kang, Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh Jane Love, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Hildy Sastre, Shook Hardy & Bacon Pamela Yates, Arnold & Porter Best in litigation Karen Dunn, Boies Schiller Flexner Sandra Goldstein, Kirkland & Ellis Caitlin Halligan, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Sharon Nelles, Sullivan & Cromwell Lynn Neuner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Lori Pines, Weil Gotshal & Manges Hannah Ross, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann Susan Saltzstein, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Karen Patton Seymour, Sullivan & Cromwell Best in media & entertainment Cynthia Arato, Shapiro Arato Sandra Crawshaw-Sparks, Proskauer Rose Lisa Fontenot, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Eleanor Lackman, Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard Atara Miller, Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy Randi Singer, Weil Gotshal & Manges Natalie Spears, Dentons Best in mergers and acquisitions Barbara Becker, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Elizabeth Cooper, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Sharon Flanagan, Sidley Austin Chantal Kordula, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Clare O'Brien, Shearman & Sterling Patricia Menéndez-Cambó, Greenberg Traurig Alison Ressler, Sullivan & Cromwell Allison Schneirov, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Best in patent Anne Cappella, Weil Gotshal & Manges Laura Collada, Dumont Bergman Bider & Co Jane Love, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Mary-Olga Lovett, Greenberg Traurig Mika Mayer, Cooley Charlene Morrow, Fenwick & West Nancy Pei, Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh Melanie Szweras, Bereskin & Parr Best in private equity Margaret Andrews Davenport, Debevoise & Plimpton Marni Lerner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Stacey Kern, Greenberg Traurig Amanda McGrady Morrison, Ropes & Gray Alison Ressler, Sullivan & Cromwell Allison Schneirov, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Carolyn Vardi, White & Case Taurie Zeitzer, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison Best in real estate Lisa Brill, Shearman & Sterling Krista Miniutti, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Mary Murphy, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Deborah Ryan, Squire Patton Boggs Maria Flávia Seabra, Machado Meyer Advogados Carolina Squella, CorreaGubbins Jane Snoddy Smith, Norton Rose Fulbright Best in structured finance (incl securitization & derivatives) Janet Barbiere, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Sylvie Durham, Greenberg Traurig Deborah Festa, Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy Elizabeth Hardin, Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy Donna Parisi, Shearman & Sterling Anna Pinedo, Mayer Brown Best in tax Kim Marie Boylan, White & Case Carolina Flores, Arias Michelle Jewett, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan Emily Lam, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Erika Nijenhuis, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Amanda Nussbaum, Proskauer Rose Erika Tukiama, Machado Associados Best in tax dispute resolution Wendy Abkin, Morgan Lewis & Bockius Kim Marie Boylan, White & Case Nancy Chassman, Roberts & Holland Michelle Ferreira, Greenberg Traurig Barbara Kaplan, Greenberg Traurig Sharon Katz-Pearlman, KPMG Emily Lam, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Larissa Neumann, Fenwick & West Daniella Zagari, Machado Meyer Advogados Best in technology Karen Ballack, Weil Gotshal & Manges Françoise Gilbert, Greenberg Traurig Daryn Grossman, Proskauer Rose Vivian Hanson, Morrison & Foerster Cynthia Hess, Fenwick & West Deborah Lodge, Squire Patton Boggs Kristen Mathews, Proskauer Rose Best in trademark Brigitte Chan, Bereskin & Parr Susan Heller, Greenberg Traurig Susan Natland, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear Cynthia Rowden, Bereskin & Parr Deborah Squiers, Cowan Liebowitz & Latman Karen Webb, Fenwick & West Lynda Zadra-Symes, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear Best in transfer pricing Kim Marie Boylan, White & Case Susan Fickling-Munge, Duff & Phelps Cindy Hustad, Deloitte Natalie Hoyer Keller, Kirkland & Ellis Larissa Neumann, Fenwick & West Best in wealth management Carol Harrington, McDermott Will & Emery Amy Heller, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Linda Hirschson, Greenberg Traurig Nancy Murphy, Teitler & Teitler Georgiana Slade, Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy Laura Twomey, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Diana Zeydel, Greenberg Traurig Rising star:Litigation Antonia Apps, Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy Anne Champion, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Margaret D'Amico, Cravath Swaine & Moore Gabrielle Levin, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Christine Montenegro, Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman Laura Oswell, Sullivan & Cromwell Elizabeth Sullivan, Greenberg Traurig Rising star:Tax Kara Mungovan, Cravath Swaine & Moore Kerry O'Rourke Perri, White & Case Best corporate lawyer in Latin America Carla Arellano, Ferrere Karem Duffoo, CorreaGubbins Liliana Espinosa, Estudio Echecopar (member firm of Baker McKenzie) Geraldine Ifrán, Ferrere Nathalia García, CorreaGubbins Maria Noel Riotorto, Guyer & Regules Best finance lawyer in Latin America Camila Calais, Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados Cecilia Mairal, Marval O'Farrell & Mairal Ana Martinez Lopez, Arias Lindsay Sykes, Ferrere Cristina Vázquez, Ferrere Best intellectual property lawyer in Latin America María Alejandra Castillo, Antequera Parilli Laura Collada, Dumont Bergman Bider & Co Marcela Waksman Ejnisman, TozziniFreire Advogados Angela Fan Chi Kung, Pinheiro Neto Advogados Iris Quadrio, Marval O'Farrell & Mairal Best litigator in Latin America Lina Pimentel Garcia, Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados Ana Paula Gonzalez, Guyer & Regules Bianca Pumar, Pinheiro Neto Advogados Fanny Rodríguez, Arias Cristiane Romano, Machado Meyer Advogados Polyanna Ferreira Silva Vilanova, Siqueira Castro Advogados Best tax lawyer in Latin America Carolina Flores Bedoya, Arias Paola Gachet, Ferrere Claribel Medina De León, Central Law Ana Cláudia Utumi, TozziniFreire Advogados Daniella Zagari, Machado Meyer Advogados In-house awards In-house (over 50) Airbus Americas Diageo Gilead Sciences Goldman Sachs KKR In-house (under 50) Activision Blizzard Blackstone Cheddar Experian Louis Vuitton Latin America Argentina Beccar Varela Beretta Godoy Marval O'Farrell & Mairal Mitrani Caballero Ojam & Ruiz Moreno Zang Bergel & Viñes Abogados Brazil BMA - Barbara Müssnich Aragão Demarest Advogados Machado Meyer Sendacz & Opice Advogados Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados Pinheiro Neto Advogados Siqueira Castro Advogados TozziniFreire Advogados Central Americas Arias BLP Legal Central Law Nassar Abogados Chile Carey CorreaGubbins Covarrubias & Cía Colombia Gómez-Pinzón Zuleta Abogados Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría Posse Herrera Ruiz Ecuador Ferrere Pérez Bustamante & Ponce Abogados Romero Arteta Ponce Abogados Mexico Dumont Bergman Bider & Co Galicia Abogados Greenberg Traurig Panama Arias Galindo Arias & López Morgan & Morgan Peru Estudio Echecopar (member firm of Baker McKenzie) Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría Rodrigo Elías & Medrano Uruguay Cervieri Monsuárez & Asociados Ferrere Guyer & Regules Hughes & Hughes Venezuela Antequera Parilli & Rodríguez Estudio Antequera Parilli & Rodríguez Mendoza Palacios Acedo Borjas Páez Pumar & Cía North America Canada Baker McKenzie Bereskin & Parr Blake Cassels & Graydon Cassels Brock & Blackwell Fasken Martineau DuMoulin McCarthy Tétrault Osler Hoskin & Harcourt Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh Stikeman Elliott US Midwest Baker McKenzie Dentons Greenberg Traurig Holland & Knight Latham & Watkins McDermott Will & Emery Sidley Austin Squire Patton Boggs US Northeast Baker McKenzie Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Davis Polk & Wardwell Debevoise & Plimpton Greenberg Traurig Holland & Knight Latham & Watkins Morrison & Foerster Proskauer Rose Squire Patton Boggs Sullivan & Cromwell Weil Gotshal & Manges US South Baker McKenzie Greenberg Traurig Holland & Knight Norton Rose Fulbright Proskauer Rose Squire Patton Boggs Weil Gotshal & Manges US West Davis Polk & Wardwell Fenwick & West Greenberg Traurig Holland & Knight Latham & Watkins Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy Morrison & Foerster O'Melveny & Myers Proskauer Rose Squire Patton Boggs Sullivan & Cromwell Weil Gotshal & Manges FIRM OF THE YEAR NOMINEES Best gender diversity initiative by national firm (Latin America) Arias Beretta Godoy BLP Guyer & Regules Machado Meyer Sendacz & Opice Advogados Marval O'Farrell & Mairal Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría TozziniFreire Advogados Best gender diversity initiative by national firm (North America) Bereskin & Parr Fenwick & West Fish & Richardson Holland & Knight McCarthy Tétrault Osler Hoskin & Harcourt Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh Thompson Hine Best gender diversity initiative by international firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Debevoise & Plimpton Latham & Watkins Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCoy O'Melveny & Myers Weil Gotshal & Manges White & Case Most innovative international firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Debevoise & Plimpton Dentons Hogan Lovells Latham & Watkins Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCoy O'Melveny & Myers Weil Gotshal & Manges White & Case Best firm for diversity (Latin America) Arias Barbosa Müssnich Aragão Beretta Godoy Central Law Demarest Advogados Guyer & Regules Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados TozziniFreire Advogados Best firm for diversity (North America) Bereskin & Parr Culhane Meadows Fenwick & West Holland & Knight Osler Hoskin & Harcourt Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh Squire Patton Boggs Thompson Hine Best international firm for diversity Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Dentons Greenberg Traurig Latham & Watkins O'Melveny & Myers Proskauer Rose Weil Gotshal & Manges White & Case Best national mentoring program (Latin America) Beretta Godoy Carey InterJuris Machado Meyer Sendacz & Opice Advogados Marval O'Farrell & Mairal Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría TozziniFreire Advogados Zang Bergel & Viñes Abogados Best national mentoring program (North America) Bereskin & Parr Culhane Meadows Fenwick & West Fish & Richardson Holland & Knight Osler Hoskin & Harcourt Squire Patton Boggs Thompson Hine Best international mentoring program Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Greenberg Traurig Latham & Watkins O'Melveny & Myers Proskauer Rose Sullivan & Cromwell Weil Gotshal & Manges White & Case Best national firm for work-life balance (Latin America) Beretta Godoy BLP CorreaGubbins Estudio Echecopar (member firm of Baker & McKenzie) Guyer & Regules InterJuris Marval O'Farrell & Mairal Pinheiro Neto Advogados Best national firm for work-life balance (North America) Culhane Meadows Fenwick & West Fish & Richardson Holland & Knight Osler Hoskin & Harcourt Squire Patton Boggs Thompson Hine Best international firm for work-life balance Debevoise & Plimpton Dentons Latham & Watkins Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCoy O'Melveny & Myers Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom White & Case Best national firm for pro bono work (Latin America) Arias Beretta Godoy Carey Demarest Advogados Guyer & Regules InterJuris TozziniFreire Advogados Best national firm for pro bono work (North America) Culhane Meadows Fenwick & West Fish & Richardson Osler Hoskin & Harcourt Squire Patton Boggs Thompson Hine Best international firm for pro bono work Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Debevoise & Plimpton Goodwin Procter Greenberg Traurig Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCoy O'Melveny & Myers Weil Gotshal & Manges White & Case Best national firm for talent management (Latin America) Arias Barbosa Müssnich Aragão Estudio Antequera Parilli & Rodríguez Machado Meyer Sendacz & Opice Advogados Marval O'Farrell & Mairal Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados Siqueira Castro Advogados Best national firm for talent management (North America) Culhane Meadows Fenwick & West Fish & Richardson Holland & Knight Osler Hoskin & Harcourt Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh Squire Patton Boggs Thompson Hine Best international firm for talent management Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Debevoise & Plimpton Dentons Goodwin Procter Hogan Lovells Latham & Watkins Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCoy O'Melveny & Myers White & Case Best national firm for women in business law (Latin America) Arias Beretta Godoy Guyer & Regules Machado Meyer Sendacz & Opice Advogados Marval O'Farrell & Mairal Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría Siqueira Castro Advogados TozziniFreire Advogados Best national firm for women in business law (North America) Bereskin & Parr Culhane Meadows Fenwick & West Fish & Richardson Holland & Knight Osler Hoskin & Harcourt Squire Patton Boggs Thompson Hine Best international firm for women in business law Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Debevoise & Plimpton Dentons Greenberg Traurig Latham & Watkins Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCoy O'Melveny & Myers Proskauer Rose Weil Gotshal & Manges White & Case