SPOILER ALERT: This list includes 50 of the most influential women working to improve the industry with their dedication to the success of their team and company, as well as to commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion, mentorship and professional and personal development.
CCBJ is thrilled to announce and has released the 2nd Annual 2024 50 Women to Watch! The Selection Committee had the nearly impossible task of narrowing almost 500 nominees to the final 50, as all candidates were uniquely qualified. We encourage those of you not on the 2024 list to consider reapplying in 2025.
We encourage you to reach out to colleagues on this list or introduce yourself via LinkedIn.
Please do not hesitate to contact me, Kristin Calve, Editor & Publisher, CCBJ, cell: 203-722-1188 or Jen Coniglio, Associate Publisher and VP, Events, CCBJ.
2nd Annual 2024 50 Women to Watch
- Doreen E. Lilienfeld, Co-Managing Partner of the US, A&O Shearman
- Maria Laura Farrapeira, General Counsel, VP, Hispano-American Region & Member of the Board of Management, AB Mauri
- Laura Richardson, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Agiloft
- Lisa Donahue, Co-Head, Americas & Asia, AlixPartners
- Bridget McCormack, President & CEO, American Arbitration Association
- Smita Rajmohan, Senior Counsel, Co-Head of AI/ML Practice Group, Autodesk, Inc.
- Catherine Zinn, Chief Client Officer, Baker Botts
- Fatima Naeem, Chief Compliance Officer & General Counsel, BVCCA dba HealthPoint
- Colleen Tracy James, Partner, Co-Chair, Life Sciences Patent Litigation Practice, Cahill
- Sharon Finney, Director, Cybersecurity Operations, Children's National Hospital
- Marla Crawford, General Counsel, Cimplifi
- Karen Meyer, CEO, Contract Logix
- Joy Saphla, Senior Managing Director, Epiq
- Cristal Reyes Lambert, Assistant General Counsel, ETS
- Fernanda Sieverling, Executive Director, European American Chamber of Commerce
- Sue Pellegrino, President & CFO, Everest Discovery
- LaToyia Pierce Frink, VP, Legal Affairs & General Counsel, FirstService Residential
- Stephanie Westfield, Privacy Counsel, Ford Motor Company
- Lynn Haley Pilarski, Counsel, Risk Management & Insurance, General Motors
- Eunice Choi, Partner, Private Investment Funds, Goodwin
- Shonn Evans Brown, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Heidelberg Materials North America
- Belinda G. Schwartz, Executive Chair, Co-Chair, Real Estate Department & Partner, Herrick
- Casey Daum Nakata, VP & AGC, Trademarks & Copyrights, Chief Trademark & Copyright Counsel, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Melina Scotto, VP, Chief Information Security Officer, Hilton
- Elizabeth Donley, Partner, Co-Head of US M&A, Hogan Lovells
- Sarah Fortt, Partner & Global Co-Chair, ESG Practice, Latham & Watkins
- Kara Handzlik, SVP & Senior Associate General Counsel, M&T Bank
- Tracy Preston, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, Macy's
- Farrah Pepper, Chief Legal Innovation Counsel, Marsh McLennan
- Persia Shokoohi Streed, VP, Senior Compliance Officer, Members Trust Company
- Daphne Turpin Forbes, Assistant General Counsel and Managing Attorney, Microsoft
- Katherine Knight, SVP, Chief Legal & Administrative Officer, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
- Sarah Nashaat, General Counsel, Orascom Financial Holding and Gemini Holding
- Lindsey Dollman, Senior Associate General Counsel, Pechanga Band of Indians
- Kerry Potter-McCormick, Partner, Perkins Coie
- Sirisha Gummaregula, Chief Operating Officer, QuisLex
- Jennifer Deitloff, VP, Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary, Scoular
- Adrienne Logan, VP, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary, Shutterfly
- Heather Bennett, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Starwood Property Trust
- Beth Newton, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell
- Vera Golosker, Associate Principal Counsel, The Walt Disney Company
- Sarah Hammer, Executive Director of the Stevens Center for Innovation in Finance & Wharton's Cypher Accelerator, The Wharton School
- Hazel-Ann Mayers, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Turnitin
- Laura Kibbe, VP, Deputy GC, Global Head of Litigation and Legal Operations & Chief of Staff to the General Counsel, Unisys
- Renee Meisel, EVP & General Counsel, UnitedLex
- Michelle Hyncik, President, Utah Royals FC
- Anum Pervaiz, Real Estate Counsel, Van Metre Companies
- Kim Wolfe, Managing Director & Head of Legal Business Solutions, Wells Fargo
- Veronica Canton, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Attorney, Wilson Elser
- Una Kang, VP & Associate General Counsel, Cybersecurity & Global Litigation, Wolters Kluwer
CCBJ would like to thank the selection committee for their tireless work on this initiative!
Megan Belcher, Chief Legal Officer, Kohler Co.
Connie Brenton, VP, Law, Technology and Operations, NetApp, Inc
Kristin Calve, Co-founder, Law Business Media, Editor & Publisher, CCBJ and Pinhawk
David DiBari, Co-Head of the Global Risk Practice, Clifford Chance
Mark Smolik, General Counsel, Board Member, DHL Supply Chain Americas
Published September 19, 2024.
