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2025

ONCON ICON AWARDS

The OnCon Icon Awards recognize the top corporate counsel in the entire world. Finalists were voted on by peers to determine the winners (click here to see how winners are chosen). The 2025 Awards were presented virtually at OnCon 2025 on April 29th.

EXPLORE THE 2025 WINNERS

Winners are in alphabetical order by first name. Job title and company are listed based on time of selection. 

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TOP 100 CORPORATE COUNSEL AWARD WINNERS

  • Aaron Spira | CLO Daikin Industries, Americas | Daikin Industries, Ltd.

  • Adam Knowlton | Chief Legal Officer | Guardian Capital

  • Alexis Kirkman | General Counsel | Fivetran Inc.

  • Alexis MacDowall | Vice President Global Deputy General Counsel, Chief Risk Officer and President Clarios Foundation | Clarios

  • Allen Chiu | General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer | Genesys Cloud Services, Inc.

  • Andrea Flanagan | General Counsel | LeadVenture

  • Ann Kappler | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | Prudential Financial

  • Ann Robertson | VP, Legal | Shake Shack Inc.

  • Armando Torres | Legal Vicepresident and General Counsel | PepsiCo

  • Ashley Watson | General Counsel, Johnson & Johnson MedTech and Enterprise Privacy | Johnson & Johnson

  • Ashley Wilson | General Counsel | Lifelong Learner LLC

  • Audra Dial | General Counsel | Aston Martin Lagonda of North America, Inc.

  • Aviad Levin | GC | Socure

  • Brian Coate | SVP, General Counsel | Hyperion Materials & Technologies

  • Brian Leung | General Counsel | Vox Media

  • Courtney Kamlet | VP, Chief Governance & ESG Disclosure Officer | Vontier Corporation

  • Dana Wagner | Chief Legal Officer | Twilio Inc.

  • Deborah Lefkowitz | Chief Legal Officer & Interim Chief Human Resources Officer | Allvue Systems

  • Denise Zamore | Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | agilon health

  • Erin Abrams | Chief Legal Officer | Via

  • Eunice Nakamura | General Counsel | Susan G. Komen

  • Farrah Pepper | Chief Legal Innovation Counsel | Marsh McLennan

  • Hannah Kim | Chief Legal Officer | Circana

  • J.R. Wydra | VP, Secretary & General Counsel | Ozinga

  • Jason Weintraub | Chief Legal & Administrative Officer | Jacuzzi

  • John Kim | EVP, CLO, CAO and Corporate Secretary | Cognizant

  • Kaniah Konkoly-Thege | Chief Legal Officer | Quantinuum

  • Katie Pothier | EVP, Chief Legal Officer | New York Mets

  • Keith Hauprich | General Counsel & Executive Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, North America | BMG

  • Ken Neikirk | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.

  • La-Toya Hackney | Senior Vice President, Legal Counsel & Secretary | Saint-Gobain North America

  • Laurie Bishop | General Counsel/Partner | Berklee College of Music/Hirsch Roberts Weinstein

  • Laurie Churchill | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | Quanterix

  • Leah Fazio | General Counsel | Vitamix

  • Lisa Ware-Alexander | VP, Deputy GC, Corporate Secretary, Chief Compliance Counsel | Bunge Global SA

  • Liza Wolf | Global General Counsel and SVP | Eneritus Institute of Management

  • Lopa Zielinski | MD, Corporate Secretary US/LAM & General Counsel, Corporate Governance | HSBC

  • Lynn Charytan | General Counsel | Comcast

  • Marcy Hingst | General Counsel | Huntington Bank

  • Maria Feeley | Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel | Washigton and Lee University

  • Michelle Smith | General Counsel & Secretary | Ambry Genetics Corporation & REALM IDx, Inc.

  • Natalie Prescott | General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer | Fulgent Genetics, Inc.

  • Nicole Greene | VP, Global Legal & Corporate Secretary | iRhythm Technologies, Inc.

  • Nithya Das | Board Director and Compensation Committee Member | Diligent Corporation

  • Noni Ellison | SVP, GC and Corporate Secretary | Tractor Supply Company

  • Paolo Scortichini | General Counsel | Maserati

  • Patrick Monaghan | Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel | SADA

  • Peri Fluger | General Counsel | Ruder Finn, Inc

  • Polly Klane | General Counsel & Chief Legal Officer | Citizens Financial Group

  • Richard Sedory | General Counsel | Wastequip

  • Saema Somalya | Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer | Remitly

  • Shelley McKinley | Chief Legal Officer | GitHub

  • Stacey Mahone | SVP, Deputy GC Litigation & Preventative Law | Option Care Health

  • Stacey Schultz | General Counsel | Sugar Creek Packing Co.

  • Stacy Bratcher | Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | Cottage Health

  • Stephanie Lewis | General Counsel | Kirsch Transportation Services, Inc.

  • Stephanie Shack | SVP and General Counsel | Continental Realty Corporation

  • Tajanae Mallett | General Counsel & Secretary | Arjo Inc.

  • Tonya Robinson | General Counsel | The Vanguard Group

  • Tracy Ashby | General Counsel | Community College of Baltimore County

  • Victoria Boynton | Chief Legal Officer | Engel & Volkers Gestalt Group

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TOP 50 CORPORATE COUNSEL AWARD WINNERS

  • Adrian Johnson | Corporate Counsel | EchoStar Corporation

  • Alison Fraser | Chief Legal Officer | Confluence Technologies, Inc.

  • Amiel Gross | General Counsel | SK pharmteco (Cell &Gene)

  • Angie Hankins | VP, General Counsel, Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer | SCHOTT North America, Inc.

  • Camille Penniman | Chief Legal Officer | Nothing Bundt Cakes

  • Carla Bedrosian | Chief Legal Officer | Xsolla

  • Carolyn Herzog | Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary | Elastic

  • Christopher Mermigas | Head of Legal | RSA Security LLC

  • Clarissa Cerda | Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | Pindrop Security, Inc.

  • Conni Gibson | Chief Legal Officer | Interac Corp

  • Erika Robinson | General Counsel | Trinity University

  • Georgia Magno | Chief Legal Officer | Baker Hughes

  • Gina Vollmer | General Counsel and Secretary | Radwell

  • Jason Wagstaff | General Counsel | Acquia

  • Jayshree Mahtani | General Counsel | Skillshare, Inc.

  • Jennifer Jaskolka | Chief Legal & Safety Officer | Wells Concrete

  • Jennifer Miller | General Counsel | Grammarly

  • Julie Zogbaum | General Counsel | Tailored Management

  • Karen Petrulakis | General Counsel | Wellesley College

  • Karna Nisewaner | GC | Cadence Design Systems

  • Kirsten Daru | General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer | Netgear

  • Lane Blumenfeld | Chief Legal Officer | Data Driven

  • Laurence Grayer | General Counsel, Executive Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer | SIG Sauer Inc.

  • Lynn Gefen | Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | TerrAscend

  • Margaux Knee | General Counsel, CAO | LinkNYC

  • Matthew Zinn | Chief Legal Officer | Matterport

  • Megan Niedermeyer | Chief Legal Officer | Anaconda, Inc.

  • Megan Szabo | General Counsel | AgentSync

  • Michelle Perrin-Steinberg | Chief Legal Counsel, Export Control/Sanctions, Americas | SAP

  • Paul Lucchese | General Counsel | Trinity Life Sciences

  • Paul Trumble | VP, Corporate and Securities Counsel | ATI Physical Therapy

  • Ricardo Anzaldua | Executive Vice President and Group General Counsel | Everest Insurance

  • Rick Sinkfield | Chief Legal Officer | Educational Testing Service

  • Robin Remis Tveria | Legal Counsel | Ormat Technologies, Inc.

  • Ruchi Kaushal | VP, General Counsel | Cable & Wireless Communications

  • Stacy Krause | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | Kadant

  • Tanya Jaeger de Foras | SVP & Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer | Ingredion Incorporated

  • Trina Sen | Senior Legal Counsel | Sophos

  • Victoria Harvey | CLO | Smile Brands

  • William Brierly | Vice President, Head of Compliance and Ethics | Liberty Latin America

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TOP 10 CORPORATE COUNSEL AWARD WINNERS

  • Andrew McLachlin | Senior Vice President & General Counsel | BGIS Global Integrated Solutions

  • Brian Thompson | Assistant General Counsel | Dentsu

  • Erik Prater | General Counsel | Beztak

  • Jack Keeney | General Counsel | Association of Zoos & Aquariums

  • Karen Mulroe | Chief Legal Officer | Greenway Health

  • Kim Yapchai | Chief Legal Officer | Teichert

  • Saerin Cho | Chief Legal Officer | Mothers Against Drunk Driving

  • Shawn McIntire | General Counsel | Velocity Global

  • Stephanie Ziebell | Chief Legal Officer | Waterstone Mortgage Corporation

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CORPORATE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER

  • Flavio Mattos | Vice President & General Counsel, LatAm | The Coca-Cola Company

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