On November 14, our New York chapter hosted an Executive Breakfast at Stairs Dillenbeck Finley Mayer PLLC, thanks to the generosity of Lourdes Pomares Mas, Partner at the firm.
As her partner shared at the beginning of the breakfast—while we sat on the historic wooden chairs from Harvard Law School—many years ago, only 20 women formed part of a class of 500. It is inspiring to see how far we have come, yet it is a powerful reminder of how much meaningful work remains.
We were inspired by Julissa Reynoso, former U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra, who reminded us that opportunities take effort. We also heard from Viktoria Khaitina (World Bank, Women, Business and the Law), who shared the 2024 Executive Summary. One fact stayed with us: half of the world’s women—3.9 billion—still face legal barriers to economic opportunities.
The night before, our attendees were invited by the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía to its New York City debut concert under the Presidency of Queen Sofía of Spain at Carnegie Hall.
It was a privilege to share such a beautiful evening, with a touch of Spanish culture in New York, alongside the Reina Sofía School of Music, Maestro Andrés Orozco-Estrada, and soloist Renaud Capuçon. An immense effort that was warmly received by the New York audience, with strong representation from the Spanish community.
We are deeply grateful to the Reina Sofía School of Music for their generosity and we congratulate them on their success. We are excited to continue growing our New York chapter, connecting and empowering women in law, and building bridges with inspiring institutions.
Nothing of this would have been possible without the outstanding organization by Irene Teruel, Young President of the New York chapter of Women in a Legal World, and Valentina Yane Gauffin, Young Global President of WLW | Women in a Legal World.
