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Top Women Lawyers 2023


Jun. 21, 2023

Top Women

Our annual list of the top performing women lawyers in California.


In This Issue:

Mary E. Alexander 

Mary Alexander & Associates, P.C.

Sophia Arim 

McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP

Elena R. Baca

Paul Hastings LLP

Megan R. Baca

Ropes & Gray LLP

Aelish M. Baig 

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP

Koren Bell  

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Laura W. Brill 

Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP

Davida Brook 

Susman Godfrey LLP

Elizabeth J. Cabraser 

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP

Kathryn E. Cahoy 

Covington & Burling LLP

Anne Cappella  

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Alyssa M. Caridis 

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Deborah Chang 

Athea Trial Lawyers LLP and Chang Klein LLP

Julia B. Cherlow 

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

Tiffany Cheung 

Morrison Foerster LLP

Robyn C. Crowther 

Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Denise M. De Mory 

Bunsow De Mory

Meredith R. Dearborn 

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Megan G. Demshki 

Aitken Aitken Cohn

Harmeet K. Dhillon 

Dhillon Law Group Inc.

Daralyn J. Durie 

Morrison Foerster

Lisa Ells 

Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld

Theane D. Evangelis 

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Elizabeth P. Ewens 

Stoel Rives LLP

Rachel L. Fiset  

Zweiback Fiset & Zalduendo LLP

Jennifer Briggs Fisher 

Goodwin Procter LLP

Amber S. Finch 

Reed Smith LLP

Deborah J. Fox 

Meyers Nave

Carol M. Gillam 

The Gillam Law Firm

Patricia L. Glaser 

Glaser Weil Fink Howard Jordan & Shapiro LLP

Lisa S. Glasser  

Irell & Manella LLP

Kate Gold 

Proskauer Rose LLP

Kiley L. Grombacher 

Bradley/Grombacher LLP

Gay Crosthwait Grunfeld  

Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP

Melinda L. Haag 

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton& Garrison LLP

Claire L. Hall 

DLA Piper LLP

Genie E. Harrison  

Genie Harrison Law Firm, APC

J. Mira Hashmall 

Miller Barondess LLP

Lexi J. Hazam 

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP

Lynne Hermle  

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Renata Hesse 

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Michele D. Johnson 

Latham & Watkins LLP

Halley Josephs 

Susman Godfrey LLP

Jennifer L. Keller  

Keller/Anderle LLP

Sarah E. Kelly-Kilgore 

Greenberg Gross LLP

Tracey A. Kennedy 

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Linda D. Kornfeld 

Blank Rome LLP

Bethany W. Kristovich 

Munger, Tolles & Olson

Amy Laurendeau  

O’Melveny & Myers LLP

Nicole C. Lavallee 

Berman Tabacco

Minh-Chau Le 

Ropes & Gray LLP

Janet I. Levine 

Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP

Micha Star Liberty 

Liberty Law Office

Allison L. Libeu 

Hueston Hennigan LLP

Jan Nielsen Little  

Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

Nicole D. Lueddeke 

Paul Hastings LLP

Deborah S. Mallgrave 

Greenberg Gross LLP

Kate Mangels 

Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump Holley LLP

Rachael E. Meny 

Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

Deanne L. Miller 

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Elissa D. Miller 

Greenspoon Marder LLP

Ann Marie Mortimer 

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Wendy Musell 

Law Offices of Wendy Musell

Nanci E. Nishimura 

Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP

Cheryl D. Orr 

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Sarah P. Payne 

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Stacy D. Phillips 

Blank Rome LLP

Sarah E. Piepmeier 

Perkins Coie LLP

Elizabeth Pipkin 

McManis Faulkner

Alison L. Plessman 

Hueston Hennigan LLP

Serli Polatoglu 

Ellis George Cipollne O’Brien Annaguey LLP

Tamarah P. Prevost 

Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP

Amy E. Proctor 

Irell & Manella LLP

Naeun Rim 

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Emily O. Roberts 

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Maria C. Rodriguez 

McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Kelli L. Sager 

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Elise R. Sanguinetti 

Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos LLP

Dena Sharp 

Girard Sharp LLP

Julie Ann Shepard 

Jenner & Block LLP

Miwa Shoda 

Jenner & Block LLP

Ashley M. Simonsen 

Covington & Burling LLP

Christine D. Spagnoli 

Greene Broillet & Wheeler LLP

Julia B. Strickland 

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

Mary-Christine "M.C." Sungaila  

Complex Appellate Litigation Group

Quyen L. Ta 

King & Spalding LLP

Camille M. Vasquez 

Brown Rudnick LLP

Anne E. Villanueva 

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

Anne M. Voigts 

King & Spalding LLP

Lauren Gallo White 

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Donna L. Wilson 

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Debra Wong Yang 

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Candice T. Zee  

Vedder Price