The Women’s Power Summit on Law and Leadership™ convenes influential leaders at the height of their careers – chief legal officers, law partners, judges, government officials, higher education leaders, and business leaders – to generate ideas, lead change, network and build community. Participants are inspired and challenged to make significant and lasting change in the legal profession.
2026 Women’s Power Summit
In April, the Center for Women in Law will convene leaders for its ninth biennial Women’s Power Summit on Law and Leadership™.
Apr 08, 2026 | 03:00pm - to - Apr 10, 2026 | 12:00pm
AUSTIN MARRIOTT DOWNTOWN
CO-CHAIRS
Stacey Doré
Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer and Executive Vice President of Public Affairs, Vistra Corp.
Stacey Doré, Vistra’s chief strategy & sustainability officer and executive vice president of public affairs is responsible for corporate strategy, sustainability, regulatory and government affairs, communications, M&A, development, and community engagement.
Gina Shishima
Vice Chair of the U.S. Management Committee, Norton Rose Fulbright
Gina Shishima is the Vice Chair of the U.S. Management Committee for Norton Rose Fulbright. She previously served as its Chief Strategy and Operations Partner after serving as the head of the U.S. Intellectual Property practice. She is also a member of the Global Executive Committee.
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Hilda C. Galvan
President, Former Partner-in-Charge, Jones Day
Hilda Galvan is the former Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day, Dallas. Hilda, a nationally recognized trial lawyer, has represented plaintiffs and defendants in intellectual litigation in courts across the country for more than 25 years.
Nadira Clarke
President-Elect, Partner, Hogan Lovells
Nadira Clarke manages complex, high-stakes criminal and civil environmental matters for companies and individuals.
Deborah Coldwell
Partner, Haynes and Boone LLP
Deb Coldwell is a litigation partner at Haynes and Boone, LLP, and represents franchisors, distributors, joint ventures, limited liability companies, partnerships, and the individuals who run those companies in jury trials, bench trials and arbitrations.
Beth P. Hecht
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, Xeris Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Beth Hecht is the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Xeris Biopharma (NASDAQ: XERS), a fast-growing biopharmaceutical Company committed to improving patient lives by developing and commercializing innovative products across a range of therapies.
Cisselon Nichols Hurd
Past President, Senior Counsel, Shell USA Inc.
Cisselon Nichols Hurd currently serves as Senior Litigation Counsel for Shell Oil Company in Houston, Texas, where she handles environmental litigation.
The Hon. Barbara Lynn
United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
Hon. Barbara M. G. Lynn (ret.) brings more than two decades of distinguished federal judicial service to the firm. She served as a Senior United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas.
Sandra L. Phillips
Senior Vice President, Corporate Resources, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, Toyota Motor North America (TMNA)
Sandra Phillips is senior vice president, Enterprise Integrity, chief sustainability officer and chief legal officer at Toyota Motor North America (TMNA), with responsibility for the company’s Legal, Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs, Social Innovation, Corporate Shared Servi
Yvonne K. Puig
Vice President, U.S. Chief Integration Partner, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Norton Rose Fulbright
Ms. Puig has a substantial commercial litigation practice in both state and federal courts. She represents large health systems, medical schools, institutional health care providers, for profit educational companies, and managed care organizations across the US.
Julia Simon
Dispute Resolution Specialist, Legal Consultant, Strategic Advisor, Simon Dispute Resolution
Julia A. Simon is a seasoned legal and business strategist with over 30 years of extensive experience in litigation, risk management, compliance, regulatory affairs, and governance.
HOST COMMITTEE
Nancy Friedman Atlas
U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas Houston Division (Ret.)
The Honorable Nancy Friedman Atlas (ret.) served as a United States District Judge from 1995 to 2022, after an accomplished 21-year legal career in commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution.
Nadira Clarke
President-Elect, Partner, Hogan Lovells
Nadira Clarke manages complex, high-stakes criminal and civil environmental matters for companies and individuals.
Deborah Coldwell
Partner, Haynes and Boone LLP
Deb Coldwell is a litigation partner at Haynes and Boone, LLP, and represents franchisors, distributors, joint ventures, limited liability companies, partnerships, and the individuals who run those companies in jury trials, bench trials and arbitrations.
Gemma Descoteaux
Gemma L. Descoteaux is a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, practicing corporate law. She focuses on mergers and acquisitions in various industries including technology, private equity, media, health care, and transportation.
Hilda C. Galvan
President, Former Partner-in-Charge, Jones Day
Hilda Galvan is the former Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day, Dallas. Hilda, a nationally recognized trial lawyer, has represented plaintiffs and defendants in intellectual litigation in courts across the country for more than 25 years.
Lisa Atlas Genecov
Lisa Genecov is the former national co-chair of Katten Muchin Rosenman's Health Care practice, concentrating on the regulatory, business, corporate, governance, compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and transactional aspects of health care law, with a particular focus in the private equity s
Beth P. Hecht
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, Xeris Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Beth Hecht is the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Xeris Biopharma (NASDAQ: XERS), a fast-growing biopharmaceutical Company committed to improving patient lives by developing and commercializing innovative products across a range of therapies.
Cisselon Nichols Hurd
Past President, Senior Counsel, Shell USA Inc.
Cisselon Nichols Hurd currently serves as Senior Litigation Counsel for Shell Oil Company in Houston, Texas, where she handles environmental litigation.
Krisi Kastl
Kristina N. “Krisi” Kastl is a highly skilled trial attorney. She is the Founder of Kastl Law, P.C., a plaintiff's personal injury firm started with the primary goal of making a difference in the lives of her clients.
Amy M. Stewart
Founding and Managing Partner, Stewart Law Group PLLC
Betty Ungerman
Betty Ungerman is Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer of Lennox International Inc.
Jennifer Wisinski
Jennifer Wisinski is a partner at Haynes Boone, with extensive experience in private and public M&A (including hostile and negotiated transactions) as well as capital markets transactions, with a focus on debt offerings and liability management transactions.
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