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Top Women Lawyers 2022


May 18, 2022

Top Women

The annual list of the best women lawyers in California.


In This Issue:

Simona A. Agnolucci

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Angela C. Agrusa

DLA Piper

Mary E. Alexander

Mary Alexander & Associates PC

Heather A. Antoine

Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP

Elena R. Baca

Paul Hastings, LLP

Megan R. Baca

Ropes & Gray LLP

Laura W. Brill

Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP

Sara B. Brody

Sidley Austin LLP

Belinda Martinez Vega

Venable LLP

Anne M. Voigts

King & Spalding LLP

Shannon S. Broome

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Laura R. Washington

Latham & Watkins LLP

Anna Erickson White

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Donna L. Wilson

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Debra Wong Yang

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Annita Zhong

Irell & Manella LLP

Nicole A. Buffalano

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP


Deborah Chang

Athea Trial Lawyers LLP and Chang Klein LLP

Sara L. Chenetz

Perkins Coie LLP

Apalla Chopra

O’melveny & Myers LLP


Lisa J. Demsky

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

Harmeet K. Dhillon

Dhillon Law Group Inc.

Diane M. Doolittle

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Daralyn J. Durie

Durie Tangri LLP

Sierra Elizabeth

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Lisa A. Ells

Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP

Theane D. Evangelis

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Anita Famili

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Jennifer Briggs Fisher

Goodwin Procter LLP

Cameron W. Fox

Paul Hastings, LLP

Deborah J. Fox

Meyers Nave APC

Patricia L. Glaser

Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP

Kate Gold

Proskauer Rose LLP

Debra I. Grassgreen

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones

Gay Crosthwait Grunfeld

Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP

Rani Gupta

Covington & Burling LLP

Genie E. Harrison

Genie Harrison Law Firm

J. Mira Hashmall

Miller Barondess, LLP

Lynne C. Hermle

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Karen P. Hewitt

Jones Day

Arwen R. Johnson

King & Spalding LLP

Michele D. Johnson

Latham & Watkins LLP

Darcy L. Jones

Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP

Ashley B. Jordan

Reed Smith LLP

Vinita Kailasanath

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Jennifer L. Keller

Keller/Anderle LLP


Sandi Krul

Hooper, Lundy & Bookman P.C.

Katherine H. Ku

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Carolyn J. Kubota

Covington & Burling LLP

Molly Moriarty Lane

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Janet I. Levine

Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP

Micha Star Liberty

Liberty Law Office, INC.

Allison L. Libeu

Hueston Hennigan LLP

Jan Nielsen Little

Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

Sarah R. London

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP


Nina Marino

Kaplan Marino, PC

Marianne S. Martin

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Courtney C. McNicholas

Mcnicholas & Mcnicholas, LLP

Rachael E. Meny

Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

Donna M. Mezias

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Ann Marie Mortimer

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Jennifer L. Nassiri

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Kristen J. Nesbit

Fisher & Phillips LLP

Sonia K. Nijjar

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates

Nanci E. Nishimura

Cotchett, Pitre & Mccarthy, LLP

Cheryl D. Orr

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Krysta Kauble Pachman

Susman Godfrey LLP

Lisa J. Perrochet

Horvitz & Levy LLP

Katherine A. Philippakis

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Stacy D. Phillips

Blank Rome LLP

Alison L. Plessman

Hueston Hennigan LLP

Anna T. Pletcher

O’melveny & Myers LLP

Hilary L. Potashner

Larson LLP

Elsa Ramo

Ramo Law PC

Naeun Rim

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Emily Roberts

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Nicole Rodriguez Van Dyk

Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, Drooks, Lincenberg & Rhow, P.C.

Maria C. Rodriguez

Mcdermott Will & Emery

Kristina Royce

Blank Rome LLP

Heather M. Sager

Perkins Coie LLP

Elise R. Sanguinetti

Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos, LLP

Amy L. Siegel

O’melveny & Myers LLP

Christine D. Spagnoli

Greene, Broillet & Wheeler LLP

Katy Spillers

Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP

Kirsten Hicks Spira

Jenner & Block LLP

Julia Strickland

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

Quyen L. Ta

King & Spalding LLP

Melanie S. Tomanov

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Sylvia Torres-Guillén

Andrade Gonzalez LLP

Denise De Mory

Bunsow De Mory LLP