Five McGuireWoods partners have been selected as “Lawyer of the Year” finalists for the 2022 Women in Business Law Awards: Americas, presented by Euromoney’s Legal Media Group. The annual awards honor women lawyers and law firms for exemplary service and advancing diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. Winners will be announced at an awards gala on June 9, 2022.
The McGuireWoods partners who are finalists include:
Alicia “Ali” Baiardo (San Francisco), shortlisted for Litigator of the Year, represents three of the five largest U.S. banks and numerous Fortune 500 companies in multimillion-dollar class actions and other complex litigation, including cases alleging unfair competition, fraud and violations of consumer protection statutes.
Sabrina A. Beldner (Century City, California), a Labor & Employment Lawyer of the Year finalist, handles individual, class, representative and collective action claims and labor law matters. She also conducts employee misconduct investigations and management training on preventing workplace harassment, discrimination and retaliation. Beldner chairs the firm’s Labor & Employment Department.
Holly Buckley (Chicago), a Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year finalist, advises private equity sponsors and healthcare companies on transactional and regulatory matters. She also counsels clients on federal and state healthcare laws, including the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, HIPAA, HITECH Act and corporate practice of medicine...
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