GENERAL COUNSEL AND CORPORATE SECRETARY, ST. JOHN KNITS
WHY: Heads legal arm of both Irvine-based luxury knitwear company, after cold calling for a job in 2010, and China-based parent Lanvin Group, which had market cap of $512M as of September.
IN THE NEWS: Helped lead Lanvin and its brand portfolio—includes Wolford, Sergio Rossi, Caruso, St. John, Lanvin—in public offering in 2022. Works out of Irvine.
NOTEABLE: Nominated for Business Journal’s 2023 Women in Business Award. President-Elect of Orange County Bar Association. Received Business Journal’s Rising Star Award in 2016 at General Counsel awards.