With these profiles, we aim to shine a ­spotlight on amazing women in-house and law firm leaders who demonstrate ­extraordinary leadership and business ­acumen. These women are business strategists, ­complex problem-solvers, and of course, great lawyers. But what particularly makes these women stand out is their ­personal dedication to the promotion of diversity in the legal profession. The profiles have been edited for length and style.

Industry Awards

Banking Category: Laura LaRaia, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, First Guaranty Mortgage Corp. Healthcare Pharm/Biotech Category:  Samantha Wellington, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, TriNet Manufacturing Category:  Leora Coleman-Fire, Associate General Counsel, Ajinomoto Retail Category:  Tanya Brady, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Phillips Edison & Co. Technology/Media/Tech Relations Category:  Cristen Kogl, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Zebra Technologies Corp. Kate Schuelke, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary, Seagate Technology

In-House Department Honorees

Collaborative Leadership: Cristina Regojo, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Regulatory Counsel, U.S. Bank  Eleanor Lacey, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Asana Hannah Sholl, Senior Counsel of Global Litigation and Competition, Visa Kathleen Boege, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Wintrust Financial Corporation Susan Yashar, General Counsel, Deloitte General Counsel's of the Year: Ellen Chiniara, Chief Legal Officer, Alexion Phuong Phillips, Chief Legal Officer, Zynga Susannah Stroud Wright, Chief Legal Officer, Credit Karma Tracey Yurko, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Bridgewater Associates, LP Innovative Leadership: Jessica Young, President, Esquire, Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc. Lauren Haller, Director, Legal Counsel - Operations, Pattern Energy Megan Fouty, Director, Legal, Convoy, Inc. Neena Patil, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Sarah Madsen, Assistant Vice President & Assistant General Counsel, UFG Insurance Sirisha Gummaregula, Chief Operating Officer, QuisLex Lifetime Achievement Category: Elizabeth D. (Liz) Moore, Former SVP and General Counsel, Consolidated Edison of New York Thought Leadership: Ashley Kuruvilla, Vice President and General Counsel, Woodland Direct, Inc. Beatrice Zdrodowski, Group General Counsel and Risk Management Officer, Ungerboeck Systems International, Inc. Cherée Johnson, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Corporate Secretary, McCormick & Company, Inc. Karina Tiwana, General Counsel, VP, Secretary, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, Inc. Natalie DeLuca, Legal Counsel, METRO Paula Kutansky-Brown, U.S. General Counsel, NIO, Inc. Women's Legal Awards: Gretchen Cepek, General Counsel, Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America Jennifer Jaskolka, Manager, Corporate Safety & Industrial Hygiene/Assistant General Counsel, Xcel Energy Jennifer Miller, General Counsel, Loon Julie Mar-Spinola, Chief IP Officer and Vice President of Legal Operations, Finjan Holdings, Inc. Megan Ryan, Executive VP Legal Affairs, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, General Counsel, Nassau Health Care Corp. Nadia Al Anani, Legal Advisor, Public Investment Fund

Law Firm Honorees

Collaborative Leadership: Margo O'Donnell, Partner, Benesch Nicole Washington, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis Sonya Rosenberg, Partner, Neal Gerber Eisenberg Tara Lee, Partner, White & Case Terri Shieh-Newton, Partner, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo Innovative Leadership: Ava Lias-Booker, Partner, McGuireWoods Bobbie Wilson, Partner, Perkins Coie Jami McKeon, Chair, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Janet Kwuon, Partner and Chair, Global Commercial Disputes Practice, Reed Smith Miko Brown, Partner, Davis Graham & Stubbs* Lifetime Award: Clarine Nardi Riddle, Counsel, Kasowitz Benson Torres Constance Endelicato, Partner, Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman Linda Swartz, Partner, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft Joanna Horsnail, Partner, Mayer Brown Sarah Flanagan, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Managing Partner of the Year: Hailyn Chen, Co-Managing Partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson Jennifer Selendy, Managing Partner, Selendy & Gay Marci Eisenstein, Managing Partner, Schiff Hardin Mary Wilson, Managing Partner, Dentons Nina Marino, Founding Partner, Kaplan Marino Thought Leadership: Jane Arnold, St. Louis Office Managing Partner, Polsinelli Joyce Edelman, Partner, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur Laura Jehl, Global Head, Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice, McDermott Will & Emery Lori Cohen, Vice Chair, Greenberg Traurig Rosalind Fahey Kruse, Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher Women's Legal Awards: Angela Elbert, Partner, Neal Gerber Eisenberg Jennifer Hobbs, Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Julie Pearl, CEO, Pearl Law Group Lisa Bebchick, Partner, Litigation & Enforcement, Ropes & Gray Sharon Flanagan, Managing Partner, Sidley Austin Stacey Rappaport, Partner, Milbank