WilmerHale Partners Recognized As Outstanding Women Lawyers By The National Law Journal

WilmerHale congratulates Partners Susan Murley, Jamie Gorelick and Sharon Cohen Levin for being named to The National Law Journal's (NLJ) inaugural list of Outstanding Women Lawyers. The NLJ recently published the list of 75 of the nation's most accomplished female attorneys who represent "excellence in private practice, corporate counsel work, public-interest law, legal education and the judiciary." WilmerHale had the highest representation of lawyers, among all organizations, named to the list.

The factors considered by the NLJ in selecting the Outstanding Women Lawyers included development of successful practices, attainment of professional leadership roles, performance in significant cases, influence and stature in the public sector, representation of the underserved or indigent, and demonstrated efforts to improve diversity in the profession. The NLJ published profiles of the winners in a special section of the print edition on May 4, 2015.

The NLJ recognized WilmerHale Co-Managing Partner Susan Murley for helping "the 925-lawyer firm surpass $1 billion in annual revenue." Additionally, the NLJ noted in Murley's profile that the firm is "routinely recognized as among the best law firms for women, by magazines such as Working Mother, and lauded for its training and mentorship programs." Prior to her co-managing partner role, Murley led the firm's Transactional Department, handling more than 100 public offerings, venture capital and M&A...