Recent News

CWIL Leader Charolette Noel Presented the 2015 Outstanding Leadership Award by the Tax Section of the State Bar of Texas

CWIL Leader Charolette Noel has been presented the 2015 Outstanding Leadership Award by the Tax Section of the State Bar of Texas at its recent annual meeting.

SOURCE: Jones Day

CWIL Founding Member Linda Addison Named One of 50 Most Powerful Women in New York

Women in senior management are still a rarity at global law firms, but Linda Addison became one of that elite group when she was elected U.S. managing partner of Norton Rose Fulbright last year.

SOURCE: Crain's New York Business

CWIL Founding Member Linda Addison’s New Huffington Post Article "Johnny Paycheck Had it Right"

CWIL Founding Member and US Managing Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, Linda Addison, has posted an article in The Huffington Post regarding workplace inequality.

SOURCE: HuffPost Women

CWIL Founding Member Jane Snoddy Smith Recognized at Americas Women in Business Law Awards

Jane Snoddy Smith has been recognized as leading the field in real estate law at Euromoney Legal Media Group’s fourth annual Americas Women in Business Law Awards.

SOURCE: International Financial Law Review

University of Texas at Austin School of Law Professor Jane Cohen Receives the Holleran Steiker Award

Edward Clarke Centennial Professor Jane Cohen has received the Holleran Steiker Award, given each year by the School of Undergraduate Studies to the teacher of a signature course who earns the strongest reviews from his/her students.

SOURCE: CWIL Press Release

University of Texas School of Law Professor Mechele Dickerson Named to Academy of Distinguished Teachers at UT Austin

University of Texas School of Law Professor Mechele Dickerson has been named to the Academy of Distinguished Teachers. The Academy was created in 1995 to recognize tenured faculty members who have maintained significant contributions to education throughout their careers.

SOURCE: CWIL Press Release

CWIL Founding Member Christine LaFollette Named One of 75 Outstanding Women by The National Law Journal

The National Law Journal presents 75 of the nation’s most accomplished female attorneys in the legal profession today, ­representing excellence in private practice, corporate counsel work, public ­interest law, legal education and the judiciary.

SOURCE: National Law Journal

Cokie Roberts Concludes the 2015 Women’s Power Summit on Law and Leadership™

ABC News and NPR political commentator Cokie Roberts concluded the Center for Women in Law’s 2015 Women’s Power Summit™ with a strong message of using power for change.

SOURCE: CWIL Press Release

Loretta Lynch Named First African-American Attorney General of the United States

On April 27th, 2015, Loretta Lynch was sworn in as the first African-American Attorney General of the United States.

SOURCE: CWIL Press Release

CWIL Founding Member Kathleen Wu Published in Texas Lawyer, "Lessons from the Ellen Pao Case"

CWIL Founding Member Kathleen Wu has published an op-ed in Texas Lawyer that highlights the challenges facing women in the profession.

SOURCE: Texas Lawyer