Honorees and honorable mentions are from Canada, Australia, Brazil, India, and the United States.
Washington – The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) announced the recipients of the 12th annual 2023 Top 10 30-Somethings Awards. Sponsored by Saul Ewing LLP, the awards are an opportunity to recognize the incredible accomplishments of international in-house counsel between the ages of 30 and 39. In addition to the 10 honorees, two honorable mentions were included based on the selection committee’s determination of their excellent nominations.
“Over the past 11 years, ACC has recognized over 115 young lawyers for noteworthy achievements. The recipients of the 2023 ACC Top 10 30-Somethings award have demonstrated incredible talent, legal ability, and accomplishments,” said Veta T. Richardson, president & CEO of ACC. “Each, in their own unique way, is making an impact in their legal department, organization, and community. Congratulations to each of this year’s honorees for this well-deserved recognition.”
The selection criteria consider innovative contributions to their corporate law department, company, or organization, as well as the depth and context of their participation in efforts to advance advocacy, pro bono services, and diversity in the legal profession.
ACC also thanks Saul Ewing for their ongoing support of these awards.
This year’s Top 10 30-Somethings Honorees are:
- Nada Alnajafi (USA, Los Angeles): Senior Corporate Counsel, Franklin Templeton
- Dannica Alston (Australia, Sydney): Senior Legal Counsel, PepsiCo
- Susanna Lee (USA, Chicago): Corporate Counsel, Alliances, Salesforce Inc.
- Jessica Lehman (USA, DC): Government Contracts Counsel, Verizon
- Carolina Lobato (Brazil, Belo Horizonte): Head of Legal, Anglo American
- Jamie Oh (USA, Los Angeles): Associate General Counsel, Twitch
- Tanja Olano (USA, Los Angeles): Chief Legal and People Officer, LA 28
- Natasha Sim (USA, DC): Compliance and Regulatory Counsel, NCRC Community Development Fund
- Kriti Tannan (India, Bengaluru): Senior Director — Legal, JLL
- Alex Van Gorp (USA, Indianapolis): General Counsel and Advocacy Director, Damien Center
Honorable Mentions
- Sona Bedrossian (Canada, Montreal): General Counsel & Compliance Officer, FlightHub
- Philip Milley (Canada, Toronto): Senior Legal Counsel, Mastercard
This year there were 167 nominations from 20 countries. The 16-person judging panel was comprised of past ACC Top 10 30-Something honorees and ACC members and leaders across the globe.
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