Corporate Counsel Announces Its 2018 National Women In Law Honorees
Corporate Counsel and InsideCounsel are pleased to announce our honorees for our 2018 National Women in Law Awards.
August 13, 2018 at 06:54 PM
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Corporate Counsel and InsideCounsel are pleased to announce our honorees for our 2018 National Women in Law Awards. These awards honor general counsel, in-house leaders and law firm partners who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing the empowerment of women in law. These outstanding women will be recognized at an awards dinner on Oct. 3 as part of our Women, Influence & Power in Law Conference in Washington, D.C.
With these awards, we want to spotlight North American women in-house and law firm leaders who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership and business acumen as they have guided their organizations through often treacherous roads to achieve success. These women stand out because they are business strategists, complex problem-solvers, and of course, great lawyers. And as important (especially to them) is that they are great people-leaders—they care more about the success of the team than their individual success.
Our Women in Law awards recognize legal department leaders in the following industries: Banking & Finance; Insurance; Transportation & Infrastructure; Manufacturing & Chemicals; Technology, Media & Telecom; and Retail & Consumer Goods. We also are highlighting extraordinary leadership by recognizing female general counsel and law firm partners in the following categories: Innovative Leadership; Thought Leadership; Collaborative Leadership; Transformative Leadership; General Counsel of the Year or Managing Partner of the Year; and Lifetime Achievement.
Congrats to all the amazing women on this list!
In-House Department Honorees
Banking & Finance Category
Sabrina Rusnak-Carlson
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
Transportation & Infrastructure Category
Lisa Ronga
Senior VP and General Counsel
Manufacturing & Chemicals Category
Sandra Leung
Executive VP and General Counsel
Connie Brenton
Chief of Staff and Senior Director of Legal Operations
Thought Leadership Category
LaTanya Langley
VP and General Counsel, Group Stationary, Latin America, Middle East, Africa and Anti-Corporation Compliance Officer
Transformative Leadership Category
Stacey Friedman
Executive VP and General Counsel
General Counsel of the Year
Lily Yan Hughes
Senior VP, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Lifetime Achievement
Jacquelyn E. Stone
Partner
Marie DiSante
Firm Managing Partner
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