Abortion rights, women of color, and LGBTQIA+ people are under attack. Pledge to join us in fighting for gender justice.
The National Women’s Law Center’s Leadership Advisory Committee (LAC) is a high-level advisory committee of talented lawyers designed to provide the Law Center with advice and support on critical issues that affect women and their families. Members of the committee act as goodwill ambassadors for the Law Center, and are charged with assisting the Law Center in building on its success with an eye toward the future.
Membership Benefits
This prestigious body offers the business and legal communities a unique chance to showcase its commitment to gender justice and engage with real–time year-round opportunities for impact. Individual members of the committee have an opportunity to:
- Engage with the policy challenges facing women and girls through exclusive briefings and updates on the Law Center’s work;
- Provide feedback and advice on these issues, as well as ways that the Law Center can build on its successes to increase impact;
- Network with dynamic leaders including the Law Center’s Board of Directors and key allies at meetings and events;
- Gain priority access to pro bono projects and participate in subcommittees focused on other strategic engagement opportunities;
- Act as goodwill ambassadors for the Law Center and help amplify the Law Center’s future work.
How to Join
Often considered by employers as an investment in both the Law Center’s mission as well as their top-tier talent, LAC members are nominated by entities that provide annual support of $15,000 or more to the Law Center. LAC membership is renewed on an annual basis.
For more information on how to become a Leadership Advisory Committee Member, please contact Emily Phipps, Senior Manager of External Affairs, at [email protected].
Member Testimonials
Fiona Phillip, KPMG
“Joining NWLC’s Leadership Advisory Committee has proved to be an incredibly valuable experience both personally and professionally. I am proud that KPMG supports the Law Center’s work, and that they have encouraged me to contribute meaningfully through this role.”
Member since 2007
Evelyn Haro, AFSME
“The LAC plays a critical role in bringing attorneys from across sectors together for the collective mission of advancing gender justice. I value the opportunity to represent AFSCME as a voice for working people and organized labor as the LAC considers critical issues that affect women and their families.”
Member since 2023
Stephanie Webster, Ropes & Gray
“As a health care litigation partner at Ropes & Gray, the LAC allows me to leverage my legal expertise in areas I am deeply passionate about. I am currently working on a pro bono project with NWLC and proud to include my colleagues in the opportunity.”
Member since 2020
Micki Chen, Verizon
“I am honored to represent Verizon on the Leadership Advisory Committee. The work of the NWLC is central to the issues that are important to me and as a mother of a teenage daughter. I look forward to working with NWLC and the LAC in 2025.”
Member since 2023
Current Member List
Lisa Banks
Partner
Katz Banks Kumin
Landis C. Best
Partner
Cahill Gordon & Reindel
Elizabeth Bower
Partner, Litigation
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Susanna M. Buergel
Partner
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Terra Castaldi
Associate General Counsel
Uber
Dora V. Chen
Deputy General Counsel
Service Employees International Union
Micki Chen
Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Global Networks and Technology
Verizon
Katherine Cheng
Partner
Goodwin Procter
Jennifer Clark
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
Brooke Clarkson
Partner
Foley & Lardner
Ellen K. Connell
Counsel
WilmerHale
Jennifer Cowan
Pro Bono Counsel & Litigation Counsel
Debevoise & Plimpton
Jocelyn R. Cuttino
Partner
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Carter Dugan
Office Administrative Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright
Agnès Dunogué
Partner
A&O Shearman
Julia Eppard
Counsel
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Holly Fechner
Partner
Covington & Burling LLP
Jamillia Ferris
Partner
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Andrea Gede-Lange
Partner
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Liza Getsinger
Strategy & External Affairs
Google, Inc.
Mara Giorgio
Associate General Counsel
Airbnb
Tiffany Hall
EVP & General Counsel, North America
Mastercard International
Jennifer Handley
Senior Director, Safety Legal
Uber
Evelyn Haro
Associate General Counsel
AFSCME
Eileen Ho
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Partner
Samantha Hynes
Partner
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Jorja Jackson
Vice President, Legal & Regulatory Affairs
Workday
Harlene Katzman
Pro Bono Counsel & Director
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Colleen Kelly
Senior Counsel
Agile Therapeutics
Erin Kelly
Partner
McDermott Will & Emery
Melissa Kelly
Chief Compliance & Ethics Office, Global Head of Employment and Labor Law
General Electric Company
Marcella Lape
Partner, Litigation
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Vanessa Lavely
Partner, Litigation
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Representatives to be determined:
- Compass Lexecon
- Lyft
- Davis Polk
- The Levinson Group
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Leslie A. Lee
Assistant General Counsel, Litigations
Interdigital
Abigail Litow
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis
Jodi Lopez
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
Katherine Manghillis
Executive Director, Assistant General Counsel
JPMorgan Chase Bank & Co.
Keira McNett
Staff Counsel
National Education Association
Rachel Miller-Ziegler
Litigation Associate
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Lauren Moore
Partner
WilmerHale
Jessica Morrison
Head of Practice Protection
KPMG LLP
Kate Mueting
DC Partner
Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP
Natalie Fleming Nolen
Partner
Morrison & Foerster
Jean Park
Partner
Cooley LLP
Diana M. Perez
Senior Counsel
O’Melveny & Meyers LLP
Fiona A. Philip
Principal and Associate General Counsel
KPMG
Lydia Pincsak
Associate
Epstein Becker & Green
Katherine Putnam
Partner
Latham & Watkins
Soo-Mi Rhee
Partner
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholar
Laurel Loomis Rimon
Partner
Jenner & Block
Yona Rozen
Associate General Counsel
AFL CIO
Courtney G. Saleski
Partner
DLA Piper
Jamie Schafer
Partner
Perkins Coie LLP
Morgan Schreurs
Associate
Covington & Burling
Laurie Self
Senior Vice President & Counsel, Government Affairs
Qualcomm Incorporated
Rabia Sheikh
Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs
Visa, Inc.
Pam Shores
Partner
Linklaters
Hilary Sledge-Sarnor
Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Keisha Stanford
Partner
Jenner & Block
Danielle Stempel
Senior Associate
Hogan Lovells
Amber Thomson
Partner
Mayer Brown
Stephanie Webster
Partner
Ropes & Gray
Nicole K. Wright
Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Akiko Yamahara
General Counsel
Citi
Caroline Zalka
Partner
Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP
Brooke Zane
VP SDGC and Deputy Compliance Officer
Comcast Corporation