The Deal Women In Dealmaking 2023

The Deal Honors Top Women in Dealmaking 2023

For the third year in a row, The Deal honors exemplary women in the legal profession. Including the top women as nominated by their peers and The Deal’s team of researchers, this year’s list identifies attorneys who have displayed excellence in their respective legal fields including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity, restructuring and activist investing.

Through its unique transactional perspective, The Deal looked to identify the women setting the bar for the next generation of attorneys. To be eligible for the Top Women in Dealmaking list, lawyers must be partners based in the U.S. and have shown the ability to navigate complex transactions over the past 12 months while maintaining strong client relationships, and leading in and out of the boardroom.

The Deal is an award-winning financial news organization founded in 1999. Since its founding, The Deal has provided up-to-the-minute news, analysis and perspective to dealmakers across the globe through its network of events, subscription products and power rankings.

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2023

Name	Firm	Category
Samita Ali-Khan	Foley Hoag LLP	M&A, Private Equity
Nelly Almeida	Milbank LLP	Restructuring
Lauren A. Anderson	Latham & Watkins LLP	M&A, Private Equity
Monica Arora	Proskauer Rose LLP	Private Equity
Candace Arthur	Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	Restructuring
Jasmine Ball	Debevoise & Plimpton LLP	Restructuring
Amber Banks	Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP	M&A
Andrea Basham	Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP	M&A
Leah Baucom	K&L Gates LLP	M&A
Annette Becker	K&L Gates LLP	M&A
Meredith Beuchaw	Lowenstein Sandler LLP	M&A
Barbara Borden	Cooley LLP	M&A
Amanda Border	Kirkland & Ellis LLP	M&A
Nancy Bostic	Holland & Knight LLP	Private Equity
Sara Brauner	Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP	Restructuring
Jennifer Broder	Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP	M&A
Abby Brown	Squire Patton Boggs	M&A
Denise Cerasani	White & Case LLP	M&A
Cheryl Chan	Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP	M&A
Faith L. Charles	Thompson Hine LLP	M&A, Private Equity
Jennifer W. Cheng	Reed Smith LLP	M&A
Elena Coyle	Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	M&A
Samantha Crispin	Baker Botts LLP	M&A
Chelsea Darnell	Kirkland & Ellis LLP	M&A
Eva Davis	Winston & Strawn LLP	Private Equity
Laura Delanoy	Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP	M&A
June Dipchand	Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	M&A
Dana Dombey	McDermott Will & Emery	Private Equity
Rosa Evergreen	Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP	Restructuring
Jennifer Ezring	Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP	Private Equity
Suzanne Filippi	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP	M&A
Sharon Flanagan	Sidley Austin LLP	M&A
Nina Flax	Mayer Brown LLP	M&A
AnnElyse Gains	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	Restructuring
Sara Garcia Duran	Sidley Austin LLP	Private Equity
Megan Gates	Mintz	M&A
Elizabeth Gonzalez-Sussman	Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP	Activism
Mara Goodman	Allen & Overy LLP	M&A
Ilene Gotts	Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	M&A
Nicole Greenblatt	Kirkland & Ellis LLP	Restructuring
Ashley Gullett	Jones Day	M&A
Lauren Hanrahan	Milbank LLP	M&A
Nanette Heide	Duane Morris LLP	M&A
Jenny Hochenberg	Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP	M&A
Maria Hopper	Haynes and Boone LLP	M&A
Stephanie Hosler	Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP	M&A, Private Equity
Morgan Ivey	Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis	Private Equity
Penelope Jensen	Linklaters	Restructuring
Katherine Krause	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP	M&A
Christine Kretkowski	McDermott Will & Emery LLP	M&A, Restructuring
Kathy Ku	Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati	M&A
Sarah Kupferman	Dechert LLP	Private Equity
Meredith Lahaie	Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP	Restructuring
Randi Lally	Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP	Private Equity
Alison LeVasseur	Alston & Bird	M&A
Angela Libby	Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP	Restructuring
Marilyn Lion	Debevoise & Plimpton LLP	M&A
Nneoma Maduike	Otterbourg PC	M&A
Katharine Martin	Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati	M&A
Sarah McLean	Shearman & Sterling LLP	Private Equity
Sue Meng	Debevoise & Plimpton LLP	M&A
Allison Miller	Paul Hastings LLP	Restructuring
Naomi Moss	Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP	Restructuring
Saee Muzumdar	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	M&A
Clare O'Brien	Shearman & Sterling LLP	M&A
Amy O'Keefe	Nixon Peabody LLP	M&A, Private Equity
Rita-Anne O'Neill	Sullivan & Cromwell LLP	M&A, Private Equity
Clara Pang	Linklaters	M&A
Catherine X. Pan-Giordano	Dorsey & Whitney LLC	M&A
Christina Pearson	Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman	M&A
Marija Pecar	Paul Hastings LLP	Restructuring
Jennifer Perkins	Kirkland & Ellis LLP	Private Equity
Bethany Pfalzgraf	Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP	M&A
Mahvesh Qureshi	Hogan Lovells US LLP	M&A
Sara Razi	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP	M&A
Amanda Reeves	Latham & Watkins LLP	M&A
Erica Rice	Foley Hoag LLP	M&A
Kathleen Ruhland	DLA Piper	M&A
Danielle Scalzo	Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP	M&A, Private Equity
Allison Schneirov	Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	M&A
Adriana Schwartz	Schulte Roth & Zabel	Activism
Tali Sealman	White & Case LLP	M&A
Lindsay Sheehy	Holland & Knight LLP	M&A
Amy Simmerman	Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati	M&A
Alessandra Simons	Goodwin Procter LLP	M&A
Kimberly Smith	Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP	Private Equity
Cullen Speckhart	Cooley LLP	Restructuring
Kim Spoerri	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP	M&A
Lande Spottswood	Vinson & Elkins LLP	M&A
Sarah Stasny	Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP	Private Equity
Rachel Strickland	Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP	Restructuring
Marisa Terrenzi	Holland & Knight LLP	M&A
Sarah Tune	Davis Wright Tremaine LLP	M&A
Olivia Tyrrell	Baker McKenzie	M&A
Carolyn Vardi	Ropes & Gray LLP	Private Equity
Patricia Vella	Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP	M&A
Ashley Wald	Holland & Hart	M&A
Emily Watson	Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP	Private Equity
Amy Wollensack	Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP	Private Equity
Anu Yerramalli	Latham & Watkins LLP	Restructuring

Source: The Deal

Restructuring

Women in Dealmaking: The Deal Recognizes Weil's Candace M. Arthur

The Deal Staff, June 01, 2023

Arthur is a partner in Weil’s restructuring department.
M&A

Women in Dealmaking: The Deal Recognizes White & Case's Tali Sealman

The Deal Staff, April 03, 2023

Sealman is a partner in White & Case’s global M&A practice.
M&A

Women in Dealmaking: The Deal Recognizes Wilson Sonsini's Amy Simmerman

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

Simmerman is a partner in the Delaware office of Wilson Sonsini.
M&A

Women in Dealmaking: The Deal Recognizes Wilson Sonsini's Kathy Ku

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

Ku is a corporate and securities partner in the Los Angeles office.
M&A

Women in Dealmaking: The Deal Recognizes Wilson Sonsini's Katharine Martin

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

Martin is chair of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s board of directors and a partner in the firm’s Palo Alto office.
Private Equity

Women in Dealmaking: The Deal Recognizes Paul Weiss' Sarah Stasny

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

Stasny is a partner in the corporate department at Paul Weiss and a member of the firm’s management committee.
Restructuring

Women in Dealmaking: The Deal Recognizes Cooley's Cullen Drescher Speckhart

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

Speckhart is chair of the business restructuring and reorganization practice at Cooley, and a partner in charge of the firm's Washington office.
Restructuring

Women in Dealmaking: The Deal Recognizes Davis Polk's Angela Libby

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

Libby is a partner in Davis Polk & Wardwell's restructuring practice.
M&A

Women in Dealmaking: The Deal Recognizes Davis Polk's Cheryl Chan

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

Chan is a partner in the M&A practice at Davis Polk.
M&A

Women in Dealmaking: The Deal Recognizes Morgan Lewis' Suzanne Filippi

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

Boston-based Filippi is a partner at Morgan Lewis' corporate and business transactions practice.
M&A

Women in Dealmaking: The Deal Recognizes Dorsey & Whitney's Catherine Pan-Giordano

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

Pan-Giordano is a partner, corporate group head and chairs the firm’s U.S.-China practice.
M&A

Women in Dealmaking: The Deal Recognizes Freshfields' Jenny Hochenberg

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

Hochenberg is a partner in Freshfields' corporate and M&A group.
M&A

Women in Dealmaking: The Deal Recognizes Freshfields' Andrea Basham

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

Basham is a partner in Freshfields' corporate and M&A group.
Restructuring

Women in Dealmaking: The Deal Recognizes Linklaters' Penelope Jensen

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

Penelope Jensen is a partner in Linklaters' restructuring and insolvency practice.
M&A

Women in Dealmaking: The Deal Recognizes Linklaters' Clara Pang

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

Clara Pang is an M&A partner in Linklaters' New York office.
M&A

Women in Dealmaking: The Deal Recognizes K&L Gates' Annette Becker

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

Becker is the co-practice area leader for the firm-wide Corporate practice at K&L Gates.
M&A

Women in Dealmaking: The Deal Recognizes K&L Gates' Leah Baucom

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

Baucom is a partner in the Charlotte office of K&L Gates.
M&A

Women in Dealmaking: The Deal Recognizes Duane Morris' Nanette Heide

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

Heide is co-chair of the private equity division at Duane Morris and a member of the partners board.
Private Equity

Women in Dealmaking: The Deal Recognizes Ropes & Gray's Carolyn Vardi

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

Vardi is a partner and head of Ropes & Gray’s private equity industry group.
M&A

Women in Dealmaking: The Deal Recognizes Cooley's Barbara Borden

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

Borden is co-chair of the M&A practice at Cooley.
M&A

Women in Dealmaking: The Deal Recognizes Lowenstein Sandler's Meredith Beuchaw

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

Beuchaw is a partner in the technology, venture capital and M&A groups in New York.
M&A

Women in Dealmaking: The Deal Recognizes V&E's Lande Spottswood

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

Houston-based Spottswood is a partner at Vinson & Elkins in the M&A and capital markets group.
Private Equity

Women in Dealmaking: The Deal Recognizes Katten's Emily Watson

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

Watson is a partner in Katten's M&A and private equity practice in Chicago.
Private Equity

Women in Dealmaking: The Deal Recognizes Katten's Kimberly Smith

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

Smith is the global chair of Katten's corporate department.
M&A

Women in Dealmaking: The Deal Recognizes White & Case's Denise Cerasani

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

Cerasani leads the firm's M&A financial advisory practice.

M&A

Q&A: Tali Sealman, White & Case

The Deal Staff, May 10, 2022

Tali Sealman of White & Case talks to The Deal about her most memorable transaction, advancing women in law, and the importance of good mentorship.
Restructuring

Q&A: Candace M. Arthur of Weil

The Deal Staff, June 01, 2023

An honoree of The Deal's 2023 Top Women in Dealmaking list, Arthur talks about working on Lehman Brothers in the early years of her career at Weil, finding the right mentor and more.
M&A

Q&A: Suzanne Filippi of Morgan Lewis

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

An honoree of The Deal's 2023 Top Women in Dealmaking list, Filippi shares her thoughts on her career so far, mentorship, and the future of M&A.
Restructuring

Q&A: Cullen Drescher Speckhart of Cooley

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

An honoree of The Deal's 2023 Top Women in Dealmaking list, Speckhart talks about mentorship in law, how being a child of the Pennsylvania steel industry helped lead her into the world of restructuring, and more.
Private Equity

Q&A: Sarah Stasny of Paul, Weiss

The Deal Staff, March 30, 2023

An honoree of The Deal's 2023 Top Women in Dealmaking list, Stasny of Paul, Weiss talks about the transformative nature of corporate law, mentorship, her first 'big deal' and more.