Where Are All the Women M&A Dealmakers?

Summary: Partner Diane Frankle is that rarity: a senior woman M&A lawyer. In this article, originally published in the January-February 2014 issue of Deal Lawyers, she discusses the surprising scarcity of women deal advisors, the strengths she feels that women naturally bring to the negotiating table, and how those in the industry might work together to increase the number of women in senior M&A advisor roles.