Women's Impact Network for Success

Christiane Schuman Campbell, partner and chair of WINS, has been named a 2022 Philadelphia Business Journal Women of Distinction honoree. In its 27th year, the Women of Distinction program recognizes women in the business community who are blazing a trail at their respective companies, are respected for accomplishments within their fields, give back to the community and are sought out as respected advisers and mentors. The 36 honorees were selected by the Business Journal’s editors from almost 300 nominations made by the public. Ms. Campbell is a partner in Duane Morris’ Intellectual Property Practice Group, a team lead for the Duane Morris Fashion, Retail and Consumer Branded Products Industry Group and is a member of the firm’s governing Partners Board.

Cyndie M. Chang, managing partner of the Los Angeles office, was invited to join the Committee of 100, an elite, invitation-only organization comprising the most prominent and extraordinary Chinese Americans in the United States. Ms. Chang was recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2022 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Community Impact as an Advocate of the Year finalist, and named a recipient of the Daily Journal’s Top Women Lawyers Award for 2022. Ms. Chang was also named to the Los Angeles Times’ Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) list of DEIA Visionaries, which includes leaders that have been catapulted into the spotlight as they have been placed under additional pressure to provide guidance to their companies and the business community at large.

Sandra Jeskie, partner and chair of WINS, received a Professional BusinessWomen of California (PBWC) 2021 Industry Leader Award. The honor is given to those who have demonstrated excellence connecting, mentoring and advancing women; who have led groundbreaking and industry-changing innovation; or who have provided unique and unparalleled inspiration to their companies or their communities at large. Ms. Jeskie's practice includes commercial litigation, software litigation, privacy, data security, Internet of Things (IOT), big data, wearable technology and information technology.

Duane Morris partner Dominica Anderson has been elected President and Board Chair of Professional BusinessWomen of California, a nonprofit organization committed to helping women achieve their own ambitions and collectively advance gender equality in professional settings. Ms. Anderson serves as managing partner of Duane Morris’ Las Vegas office, practices in both the firm’s Las Vegas and San Francisco offices. She is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and the governing Partners Board, and serves as vice chair of the Duane Morris Women’s Impact Network for Success Steering Committee.

Lisa Spiegel is now chair of the Immigration division of the firm's Employment, Labor, Benefits and Immigration Practice Group. Ms. Spiegel has more than 30 years of experience practicing in the areas of immigration and nationality law, concentrating on issues related to the employment of foreign nationals. She is a past chair of the Northern California chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA),and has served on numerous committees for AILA. In addition, Ms. Spiegel is president of the board of the Immigrant Legal Resource Center.

Jennifer A. Kearns, a partner in the firm’s San Diego office, was honored with a San Diego Business Journal 2018 Business Women of the Year Award. Each year, the publication recognizes dynamic women business leaders who have contributed significantly to San Diego’s workplaces and communities. Ms. Kearns is a business and employment law with 30 years of experience in advising and defending the interests of business owners. In addition to her practice, she has a 25 year history of supporting Mama’s Kitchen, Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides 100 percent nutrition to persons who are affected by AIDS/HIV or cancer and are unable to provide for their own nutritional needs. She is currently a member of the board of directors and secretary, and is a past president of its board of directors. 

Meagen E. Leary, a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office, has been named co-chair of the Business Reorganization and Financial Restructuring Practice Group. Ms. Leary maintains a national creditors' rights, commercial real estate finance and bankruptcy practice. Her clients include institutional lenders, CMBS servicers, REITs, debt funds and other diverse businesses. Ms. Leary and her team handle all aspects of commercial loan workouts, bankruptcies, real estate finance and lender liability litigation, and commercial loan and real estate transactions.

Sheila Slocum Hollis, partner in the Washington, D.C. office, received the Legacy Award from Petroleum Economist, an energy industry publication. Sheila is part of the American Bar Association Women Trailblazers in the Law Project (WTP), which captures the oral histories of women pioneers in the legal profession nationwide, memorializing their stories in their own voices and preserving their experiences and observations for future generations. She was a recipient of the Offshore Excellence Award, Acquisition International, in 2016.

Christiane Schuman Campbell has been named a "Cannabis Law Trailblazer" by National Law Journal.  The inaugural list honors individuals "who are involved in all areas of cannabis law from helping regulate the marketing to providing licensing to new companies." The publication writes: "Christiane Campbell doesn't consider herself a cannabis lawyer but a trademark and brand lawyer with a focus on highly regulated spaces. She chose to help cannabis businesses develop strategies for regulatory, business, licensing and intellectual property protection and guidance."

Hope P. Krebs, partner and co-chair of the International Practice Group, has been named one of Philadelphia Business Journal's "Best of the Bar." Ms. Krebs is recognized for her significant and recent achievements in the area of tax. Ms. Krebs is the first woman to be appointed chair of Multilaw, the Multinational Association of Independent Law Firms, and sits on the Management Committee of this legal network with 9,000 members in more than 150 commercial centers around the world. 

Rosanne Ciambrone, partner in the Chicago office, has been named to Crain’s Custom Media list of Chicago’s Notable Women Lawyers 2018. Recipients were nominated by colleagues and represent the women lawyers in Chicago who have made significant contributions to their industry over the last year. Nominees were selected for their ability to effect change in their role and area of practice, mentorship to other women attorneys and leadership roles outside of the candidates’ own organizations. Ms. Ciambrone practices in the area of business reorganization, financial restructuring, bankruptcy law and commercial litigation. She represents both borrowers and lenders in all facets of bankruptcy as well as in and out-of-court restructurings. She is a member of the International Women’s Insolvency Restructuring Confederation, the Justinian Society and the National Association of Women Lawyers.

Chicago partner Patricia S. Hofstra has been named to Crain’s Custom Media list of Chicago’s Notable Women Lawyers 2018. Recipients were nominated by colleagues and represent the women lawyers in Chicago who have made significant contributions to their industry over the last year. Nominees were selected for their ability to effect change in their role and area of practice, mentorship to other women attorneys and leadership roles outside of the candidates’ own organizations. Ms. Hofstra represents a broad range of healthcare clients, helping them with day-to-day legal issues, including corporate matters, mergers, transactions and regulatory compliance. She has mentored women healthcare attorneys through the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys, an organization she has been active with for over 30 years and is a past president.

Eve I. Klein is now chair of Duane Morris’ Employment, Labor, Benefits and Immigration Practice Group. She was also named to Crain’s inaugural list of “Leading Women Lawyers in New York City,” which recognizes women for distinguished careers and exceptional civic and philanthropic activities. Ms. Klein has extensive experience advising clients about their rights and obligations regarding employment laws and regulation, labor relations and collective bargaining issues under the National Labor Relations Act, and litigation.

Sharon L. Caffrey has been named co-chair of Duane Morris' Trial Practice Group, the firm’s largest practice, with more than 325 lawyers. Ms. Caffrey has served as chair of the Products Liability and Toxic Torts division of the Trial Practice Group since 2008. She concentrates her practice in the areas of mass tort, products liability and toxic tort litigation. She is a member of Duane Morris’ Partners Board. In 2012, she was named one ofThe Legal Intelligencer’s Women of the Year.

Melissa S. Geller, of the Newark office, has been named one of New Jersey Law Journal’s 2017 “New Leaders of the Bar,” which recognizes attorneys representing the future of the legal profession in New Jersey.

Duane Morris partner Patricia P. Hollenbeck, of the San Diego office, received the 2017 Friend of the Community Award, presented by the Tom Homann LGBT Law Association, for her longtime support of the LGBTQ community.

Duane Morris partner Nicole K. McLaughlin, of the Philadelphia office, has been named chair of the firm's Trademark, Copyright, Entertainment and Advertising practice. Ms. McLaughlin provides a full range of IP transactional, litigation and strategic counseling services to clients, including global brand management, trademark strategy, structure, protection and enforcement, trademark infringement, unfair competition, dilution and counterfeit litigation, trade dress and copyright counseling, licensing, and social media and Internet issues.

Vicki G. Norton, Ph.D. a partner in the San Diego office, has been named the Issues Leader for the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s (AIPLA) Biotechnology Committee. As issues leader, Vicki oversees and reports on the activities of the Biosimilars, Diagnostics and Gene Patenting, Industrial Biotech, Biotech Litigation, PTAB Actions, Plant biotech, and the Technology Transfer and Licensing Subcommittees as they report on timely biotech matters impacting biotechnology intellectual property. Vicki practices in the area of intellectual property law with a focus on biotechnology and chemical patent counseling and litigation. She also serves as co-chair for the Biologic Products and Competition Sub-Committee of AIPLA, as well as chairperson of the California State Bar Committee on Administration of Justice by the State Bar Board of Governors.

Arfat Selvam, managing partner of Duane Morris & Selvam in Singapore, served as lead legal counsel to Heineken in its $4.6 billion takeover of Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd. Her instrumental role in this transaction helped Duane Morris & Selvam garner a trio of M&A Deal of the Year awards: the Global M&A Deal of the Year for Southeast Asia in the 2013 American Lawyer Global Legal Awards, as well as the Southeast Asia M&A Deal of the Year and the Singapore M&A Deal of the Year by Asian Law and Business. Previously, Arfat was shortlisted for “Managing Partner of the Year” award in the ALB Southeast Asia Law Awards 2012.

Kate Shay, corporate partner in the Philadelphia office, has been appointed a member of the board of directors of Pennsylvania Bio, the statewide trade association representing the commonwealth’s life science industry. Previously, Kate was a recipient of the Philadelphia Business Journal’s “Life Science Award for Best Consultant (Early Stage)” in 2010 and was also named by that publication and the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) as a “Woman of Distinction” in 2008. In 2006, Shay was awarded the WIN Iris Newman Award by the Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs for her leadership in the entrepreneurial community and her outstanding support of women business entrepreneurs. In addition to Kate’s recent honors and awards, she serves on the board of directors of Pennsylvania Bio, the Philadelphia Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth and Women Inventing Next.

  Duane Morris attorney Karen Kline, of the Boca Raton office, was named to the Lawyers of Color Inaugural Hot List and profiled in the LOC’s Special Issue in July 2013. Karen is the secretary of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of South Florida and is a committee member of the International Trademark Association.

Duane Morris attorney Jane Dalton received the prestigious Sandra Day O'Connor Award. She was also honored by Duane Morris in recognition of her leadership and contribution to women in the profession. Ms. Dalton was honored for her distinguished career as well as her continuing efforts to advance women lawyers in the profession through leadership and mentoring. Jane was also selected to receive the Philadelphia Bar Association Business Law Section’s Dennis H. Replansky Memorial Award. Ms. Dalton, who was president of the Philadelphia Bar Association in 2007, was chosen for her legal accomplishments, charitable service, and leadership and mentoring skills. She also was quoted in an entry on The Legal Intelligencer’s blog about a panel of former Philadelphia Bar Association chancellors giving advice to women lawyers. In addition to her recent recognitions, she was honored with a Women of Distinction award, given by the Philadelphia Business Journal and the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). Jane practices in the areas of employment discrimination and personnel management, unfair competition and constitutional litigation. She currently serves as vice-chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Insurance Fund and Trust Fund, as well as co-chair of the PBA’s Commission on Women in the Profession and Secretary-Treasurer of the Metropolitan Bar Caucus of the National Conference of Bar Presidents. In addition, Jane has served as Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association and chair of the Association’s Board of Governors and co-chair of its Committee on Women in the Profession

Denyse Sabagh, head of the firm’s Immigration Practice Group, was honored with the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)’s Hala Salam Maksoud Leadership Award. Named after former ADC president and nationally recognized civil and human rights advocate Dr. Hala Salam Maksoud, the award is presented annually to a community leader who has exhibited great leadership, strength and compassion toward the concerns of the community and the mission of ADC. Denyse was also named as one of the 30 “Stars of the Bar” in Washingtonian magazine’s listing of the “top guns of the profession” in Washington, D.C. The magazine said, “Sabagh’s peers describe her as the immigration lawyer who can do it all.” Denyse also received the received the second annual Duane Morris Pro Bono Leadership Award for her pro bono aid to many low-income immigrants throughout her career, including refugees, asylees, citizenship applicants, domestic violence survivors, children and many more

Trial partner Teresa N. Cavenagh was awarded a Powerful and Influential Women award by the National Diversity Council at the 2010 Pennsylvania Diversity and Leadership Conference. At the conference, Cavenagh presented on a panel called Strategies for Professional Success. Cavenagh, who practices in the areas of commercial, class action, fraud, RICO and qui tam litigation, also presented earlier this year at the Pennsylvania Diversity Council Women in Leadership Symposium. In addition, she is a participant of the Leadership Program sponsored by the Committee on Women in the Profession of the Philadelphia Bar Association.

Mark Lipowicz, a trial partner in Philadelphia, was elected president of the board of directors of the Women Against Abuse Legal Center. Lipowicz is a longtime member of the board of directors of Women Against Abuse, which is Pennsylvania’s largest anti-domestic violence agency. Mr. Lipowicz practices in the areas of toxic tort and pharmaceutical defense as well as commercial and class action litigation. A former assistant district attorney in Philadelphia County, specializing in the prosecution of rape cases, and chief counsel to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Criminal Procedural Rules Committee, his clients over a twenty-plus year career as a civil litigator have ranged from Fortune 10 companies to the National Association of Attorneys General.