Women in Business Law Awards EMEA 2024: shortlist announced

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Women in Business Law Awards EMEA 2024: shortlist announced

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The finalists for the 13th annual awards have been revealed

The Women in Business Law Awards is excited to have released the full list of finalists for its 2024 Europe, Middle East, and Africa awards.

The awards recognise the leading women lawyers throughout the region and celebrate the law firms that have impressive initiatives to promote diversity and women in the legal industry.

Winners will be announced on June 26 2024 at the Waldorf Hilton in London.


A preview of the tax specialism finalists can be found below and the full list of the finalists is available on the awards website.

The Women in Business Law Awards research team carefully selected each finalist after a thorough research period which included an analysis of direct submissions, client feedback, and much deliberation.

If you have any questions regarding our research process, please contact awards editor John Harrison.

The Women in Business Law Awards will be announcing the winners on June 26 at a live awards gala. To find out more – and about how you can promote your success – please contact Tanya Gujral.

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Preview of the Women in Business Law Awards EMEA 2024 shortlist:

Lawyer of the Year

  • Tax

    Ana Pinto Moraes, MDME
    Anna Nevmershytska, PwC
    Céline Martin, Advestra
    Karol Gallardo, Legal Mavens
    Mafalda Alves, SRS Legal
    Maria Zoupa, Zepos & Yannopoulos
    Michelle Daly, Matheson
    Sandija Novicka, COBALT
    Tânia de Almeida Ferreira, CCA Law Firm
  • Tax Dispute Resolution

    Agnieszka Tałasiewicz, EY
    Ariane Calloud, Baker McKenzie
    Caroline Austin, Matheson
    Giuliana Polacco, Bird & Bird
    Helen Buchanan, Freshfields
    Solange Dias Nóbrega, Morais Leitão Galvão Teles Soares da Silva & Associados
    Zhanna Brazhnyk, PwC
  • Transfer Pricing

    Caroline Austin, Matheson
    Claire Sanga, Transfer Pricing Specialists
    Juliane Sassmann, EY
    Margreet Nijof, Baker McKenzie
    Olga Trifonova, PwC
    Sabine Bernegger, KPMG

Rising Star

  • Tax

    Audrey Kean, Matheson
    Danielle Skald, H-F & Co
    Inna Andrushchenko, PwC
    Jisun Choi, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
    Salomé Corte-Real, VdA
    Teresa Oliveira Braga, PLMJ

The basics

Individuals are judged not only on the complexity of the work the nominees completed in 2023, but also on their advocacy, influence, and thought leadership in relation to the promotion of women in the practice of law and within their practice area specialisms and involvement in ESG initiatives.

Law firm initiatives are recognised across various categories, including for gender diversity and work-life balance.

All of the work accepted for shortlisting closed during the research period, which was from January 1 to December 31 2023. The awards do not recognise cases, deals, or transactions completed outside of the research period.

The Women in Business Law Awards is supported by ITR but run independently from ITR World Tax research.

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