Join more than 200 attorneys, from across the Chicago area, to honor this year's leadership award winners, as well as become inspired by our keynote speaker, Ellen (Ellie) Krug.
300 N. LaSalle Street
(6th Floor Conference Center)
Chicago, IL 60602
Sara Agate Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP , Attorney at Law |
Karoline Andris Avant , Chief Compliance Officer |
Nicole Auerbach Valorem Law Group/ElevateNext Law , Valorem Law Group/ElevateNext |
Roxy Bargoz Avant , General Counsel |
Devon Beane K&L Gates LLP , Partner |
Denise Beihoffer Equity Residential , First Vice President - Legal |
Peter Bensinger, Jr. Bartlit Beck , Partner |
Carrie Beyer Drinker Biddle & Reath , Partner |
Maria Black Ogletree Deakins , Office Administrator |
Carolyn Blessing Locke Lord LLP , Partner |
Robyn Bowland Irwin IP LLP |
Debbie Bridges Duffy Bridges Court Reporting , President |
Erin Broderick Honigman LLP , Partner |
Deane Brown Hughes Socol Piers Resnick Dym, Ltd. , Shareholder |
Rebecca Bryant Ogletree Deakins , Associate |
Julie Busch Johnson & Bell , Johnson & Bell, Ltd. |
Stacey Callaghan Akerman LLP , attorney |
Chandler Caswell UIC John Marshall Law School , Student |
Ann Chen Abbott , Abbott |
Amber Coisman BatesCarey LLP , Special Counsel |
Rhonda Coleman Accenture , Corporate Counsel |
Jennifer Colvin Ogletree Deakins , Shareholder |
Jessica Cooper Hamilton Thies & Lorch LLP , Associate |
Michael Cramer Ogletree Deakins , Shareholder |
Jen Dawson Hemington Wealth Management , Managing Director |
Sharon Desh Bartlit Beck , Partner |
Lari Dierks Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP , Associate |
Vicki Donati Crate & Barrel Holdings, Inc. , SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
April Dumas-Gray Our Lady of Tepeyac High School , Development Director |
Emily Fess Rush University Medical Center , Senior Associate General Counsel |
Irene Fiorentinos Jones Day , Of Counsel |
Kim Frost Grant Thornton , Associate |
Tulsi Gaonkar Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP , Partner |
Jami Gekas Foley & Lardner LLP , Partner |
Svetlana Gitman Gordon & Rees , Associate Attorney |
Katherine Gloede Falkenberg Ives LLP , Associate |
Allison Glover Jenner & Block LLP , Department Counsel |
Kelly Glynn EY , NA |
Marie Godush Vedder Price , Shareholder |
Helena Gonzalez Johnson and Bell, Ltd. , Director of Professional Development |
Stephanie Dodge Gournis Drinker Biddle & Reath , Partner |
Taylor Grode Jones Day , Associate |
Carrie Hall Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP , Partner |
Caroline Hammond Equity Residential , First Vice President |
Julianne Hartzell Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP , Partner |
Carolynn Haug Equity Residential , AVP Employee Communications |
Alicia Hawley Taft, Stettinius & Hollister , Discovery Counsel |
Shay-Ann Heiser Singh Johnson Moore , Senior Counsel |
Jen Hendrickson The Coalition , Adminstrator |
Caroline Hernandez Robert Half Legal , Division Director |
Tiffiny Higgins Equity Residential , First Vice President, Legal |
Lisa Holl Chang Mayer Brown LLP , Mayer Brown LLP |
Charles Hornewer Hornewer Law Firm , Owner |
Adam Hrejsa Law Bulletin Media , Chicago Daily Law Bulletin / Chicago Lawyer |
Kristen Hudson Dickinson Wright |
Sarah Iles |
Lynn Janulis Marshall, Gerstein and Borun LLP , Partner |
Jaclyn Kaczmarek Ulta Beauty , Counsel |
Tracey Kaliman Kaliman Consulting , Corporate Counsel |
Gail Kalnajs DecisionQuest , * |
Tara Kamradt Benesch , Attorney |
Brittany Kaplan K&L Gates LLP , Associate |
Renee Kessel Renee Kessel , Attorney |
Natalie Koepke BatesCarey LLP , Attorney |
Monika Kothari Jenner & Block LLP , Associate |
Ellie Krug Human Inspiration Works, LLC , Keynote |
Mita Lakhia Aon , Privacy Counsel |
Anne Larson Ogletree , Shareholder |
Kate Lattner Duff & Phelps , Director |
Andrea Lee Honigman LLP , Honigman LLP |
Elaine Liu Mayer Brown LLP , Associate |
Maria Maras Accenture , Senior IP Counsel |
Anna Margasinska Jenner & Block , attorney |
Christina Martini McDermott Will & Emery , Partner |
Gray Mateo-Harris Barnes & Thornburg LLP , Partner (Labor & Employment) |
Suzanne McEneely Cook County Public Defender , Assistant Public Defender |
Molly McHugh Avant , Compliance Analyst |
Amanda Mehr Chicago Kent College of Law , Student |
Vanessa Meihaus Ankura , * |
Sonia Menon Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP , Chief Operating Officer |
Jen Mifflin Coalition of Womens Initiatives in Law , Admin |
Katherine Minarik |
Joy Monahan World Business Chicago , General Counsel |
Ashley Nelson Inseus , Founder |
Heather Nelson Morgan Lewis & Bockius , Associate |
Stephanie Nelson Perkins Coie LLP , Associate Attorney |
Kate Nye Neal Gerber & Einsenberg , Partner |
Matthew O'Hara Freeborn & Peters LLP , Partner |
Melissa Ortega Ogletree Deakins , Associate |
Alexa Ovalle Robert Half Legal , Senior Account Executive |
Macia Owens Honigman Law , Partner |
Scott Paczosa Ankura , Senior Managing Director |
Ami Patel Polsinelli PC , Associate |
Nupur Patel Avant, LLC , Head of Regulatory Compliance |
Faye Paul Bartlit Beck , Partner |
Aude Peden Foley & Lardner , Associate |
Barbara Peloquin MB Real Estate Healthcare , Associate Counsel |
Rob Pezold Dyson , General Counsel - Americas |
Leilani Pino Cook County State's Attorney , Attorney |
Carol Poplawski Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC , Attorney |
Maria Prekop Ankura , * |
Kari Prochaska McDermott Will & Emery , McDermott, Will & Emery |
Sarah Riedl Gordon & Rees , Senior Counsel |
Meredith Ritchie Alliant , GC |
Carly Robin Dimonte & Lizak , Attorney |
Aliya Robinson The ERISA Industry Committee , SVP, Retirement and Compensation Policy |
Sonya Rosenberg Neal Gerber & Einsenberg , Partner |
LaQuenta Rudison Vedder Price , Associate |
Claudia Rustad Ventas , Sr Asst General Counsel, Litigation |
Katherine Sams DeLaval , Chief Legal Counsel |
Rick Samson Ogletree Deakins , Managing Shareholder |
Tobias Schlueter Ogletree Deakins , Shareholder |
Jenny Schwab Honigman LLP , Partner |
Lauren Schwartz cleverbridge , General Counsel |
Madhavi Seth Benesch Law , Attorney |
Charu Shah Rocketmiles , General Counsel |
Palak Shah Dyson , Counsel |
Lynn Shotwell Shotwell&Assoc , Producer |
Emer Simic Neal Gerber & Einsenberg , Partner |
Jodi Slaght Allstate Insurance Company , Attorney |
Catherine Smith Wolters Kluwer , Sr Counsel |
Tammy Sopper Segovia Tammy Sopper Segovia, MSW, LCSW , Psychoanalytic psychotherapist |
David Susler National Material L.P. , Associate General Counsel |
Malaika Tyson McAndrews, Held & Malloy , Partner |
Josh Vincent Hinshaw & Culbertson , Partner |
Craig Vodnik cleverbridge , CEO |
Janet Wagner Latimer LeVay Fyock LLC , Attorney/Partner |
Peter Walsh Hinshaw & Culbertson , Partner |
Veronica Walsh Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP , Partner |
Jenny Waters * , * |
Wendy Williams Sara Lee Frozen Bakery , Chief Legal Officer |
Amanda Williamson Morgan Lewis & Bockius , Partner |
Margo Wolf O'Donnell Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP , Partner |
Jeanne Wrenn State of IL , Circuit Court Judge |
Sophia Yanuzzi Mayer Brown LLP , Associate |
Lisa Young Looking for a new opportunity! , Public and private company General Counsel |
Yanyan Zhang RSM , Senior Associate |
Erica Zolner Kirkland & Ellis LLP , Partner |