Ropes & Gray Shortlisted for 16 “Women in Business Law Awards”

In The News
April 29, 2021

Ropes & Gray is shortlisted for 16 awards at the International Financial Review (IFLR) Women in Business Law Awards 2021. The awards honor the very best law firms for women. In the overall awards category, the firm is shortlisted for having the best: 

  • Diversity Initiative – International Firm
  • Gender Diversity Initiative – International Firm
  • Mentoring Program – International Firm
  • Work-Life Balance – International Firm
  • Women in Business Law – International Firm

IFLR also conducts research on leading women lawyers. The following partners are shortlisted for nine awards:

  • Leigh Fraser – Investment Funds Lawyer of the Year
  • Isabel Dische – Investment Funds Lawyer of the Year
  • Deborah Gersh – Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year
  • Joan McPhee – Litigation Lawyer of the Year
  • Jane Goldstein – M&A Lawyer of the Year
  • Cristine Pirro Schwarzman – Insolvency & Restructuring Lawyer of the Year
  • Sarah Davidoff – Wealth Management Lawyer of the Year
  • Leigh Fraser – Wealth Management Lawyer of the Year

The firm is also shortlisted as a top law firm for women in two U.S. Geographies: Midwest and Western U.S.