Developing Opportunities for Women in the Legal Profession
The Duane Morris Women's Impact Network for Success supports the success of women in the legal profession and is proud to be part of a firm committed to fostering a culture where all of our colleagues thrive. Through various programs open to all of our colleagues, we exchange ideas, foster and expand business contacts and opportunities, and enhance attorney development to fully realize the talent, knowledge and potential of all of our attorneys.
Awards & Accolades
Duane Morris has been repeatedly ranked as one of the Best Law Firms for Women by Seramount (formerly Working Mother Media), based on the firm's family-friendly policies and business development initiatives that retain women and advance them into the leadership pipeline. The firm also has been recognized twice by the San Francisco Gender Equality Principles Initiative, a public-private collaborative that aims to help organizations achieve greater gender equality. In 2015, Yale Law Women ranked Duane Morris among its Top Ten Family Friendly Firms and, in 2014, The American Lawyer's Women Partner Watch Honor Roll recognized Duane Morris as one of only 20 law firms among the Am Law 200 whose new partner classes were at least 30 percent women in each of the previous three years. The Philadelphia Business Journal/Forum of Executive Women chose Duane Morris as the global company recipient of the 2015 Advancing Women Company Award and the Career Contessa website listed Duane Morris as one of the top five companies in Philadelphia with best perks for women based on the firm’s promotion of career growth and family. Crain’s Chicago Business named Duane Morris a 2016 "Best Place to Work for Women Over 35." In addition, Duane Morris was listed for five consecutive years on the Honor Roll of Legal Organizations Welcoming Women Professionals by the Pennsylvania Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession. Duane Morris' mentoring and networking programs for women attorneys have also been cited by WomenInc. magazine, Law360, Women 3.0 magazine, Philadelphia magazine and others.
Many of our attorneys have also been honored, including:


Rebecca Guzman was as an honoree in the Delaware Business Times 40 Dynamic Leaders Under 40 for 2023, which pays tribute to outstanding young professionals who are making a name for themselves through innovative ideas, business excellence and community involvement. Each year this program recognizes 40 leaders under 40 years old who are bringing Delaware’s business community to new heights. Ms. Guzman focuses on the representation of startup and emerging growth with a focus on life sciences companies in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostics and healthcare IT industries.











Hope P. Krebs, partner and co-chair of the International Practice Group, has been named one of Philadelphia Business Journal's "Best of the Bar." Ms. Krebs is recognized for her significant and recent achievements in the area of tax. Ms. Krebs is the first woman to be appointed chair of Multilaw, the Multinational Association of Independent Law Firms, and sits on the Management Committee of this legal network with 9,000 members in more than 150 commercial centers around the world.

Rosanne Ciambrone, partner in the Chicago office, has been named to Crain’s Custom Media list of Chicago’s Notable Women Lawyers 2018. Recipients were nominated by colleagues and represent the women lawyers in Chicago who have made significant contributions to their industry over the last year. Nominees were selected for their ability to effect change in their role and area of practice, mentorship to other women attorneys and leadership roles outside of the candidates’ own organizations. Ms. Ciambrone practices in the area of business reorganization, financial restructuring, bankruptcy law and commercial litigation. She represents both borrowers and lenders in all facets of bankruptcy as well as in and out-of-court restructurings. She is a member of the International Women’s Insolvency Restructuring Confederation, the Justinian Society and the National Association of Women Lawyers.

Chicago partner Patricia S. Hofstra has been named to Crain’s Custom Media list of Chicago’s Notable Women Lawyers 2018. Recipients were nominated by colleagues and represent the women lawyers in Chicago who have made significant contributions to their industry over the last year. Nominees were selected for their ability to effect change in their role and area of practice, mentorship to other women attorneys and leadership roles outside of the candidates’ own organizations. Ms. Hofstra represents a broad range of healthcare clients, helping them with day-to-day legal issues, including corporate matters, mergers, transactions and regulatory compliance. She has mentored women healthcare attorneys through the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys, an organization she has been active with for over 30 years and is a past president.

Eve I. Klein is now chair of Duane Morris’ Employment, Labor, Benefits and Immigration Practice Group. She was also named to Crain’s inaugural list of “Leading Women Lawyers in New York City,” which recognizes women for distinguished careers and exceptional civic and philanthropic activities. Ms. Klein has extensive experience advising clients about their rights and obligations regarding employment laws and regulation, labor relations and collective bargaining issues under the National Labor Relations Act, and litigation.





Arfat Selvam, managing partner of Duane Morris & Selvam in Singapore, served as lead legal counsel to Heineken in its $4.6 billion takeover of Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd. Her instrumental role in this transaction helped Duane Morris & Selvam garner a trio of M&A Deal of the Year awards: the Global M&A Deal of the Year for Southeast Asia in the 2013 American Lawyer Global Legal Awards, as well as the Southeast Asia M&A Deal of the Year and the Singapore M&A Deal of the Year by Asian Law and Business. Previously, Arfat was shortlisted for “Managing Partner of the Year” award in the ALB Southeast Asia Law Awards 2012.







Mark Lipowicz, a trial partner in Philadelphia, was elected president of the board of directors of the Women Against Abuse Legal Center. Lipowicz is a longtime member of the board of directors of Women Against Abuse, which is Pennsylvania’s largest anti-domestic violence agency. Mr. Lipowicz practices in the areas of toxic tort and pharmaceutical defense as well as commercial and class action litigation. A former assistant district attorney in Philadelphia County, specializing in the prosecution of rape cases, and chief counsel to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Criminal Procedural Rules Committee, his clients over a twenty-plus year career as a civil litigator have ranged from Fortune 10 companies to the National Association of Attorneys General.