Los Angeles Business Journal Recognizes Emily Burkhardt Vicente among 2021 Women of Influence

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP partner Emily Burkhardt Vicente was honored by the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2021 Top Women Attorneys on their list of Women of Influence. The award recognizes women who have displayed their leadership through professional achievements, community leadership, milestones and awards.

Co-chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment Group, Vicente is an accomplished trial lawyer who has defended some of the largest Fortune 100 companies in high-stakes employment litigation and has successfully taken hybrid class and collective action cases to jury trial. Additionally, Vicente serves as co-chair of the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee, which is dedicated to advancing the promotion, retention and advancement of diverse lawyers and staff within the firm and community. Beyond the firm, she dedicates time to advancing diversity and philanthropic causes in the community. Vicente is actively involved in the LA County Bar Association’s Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Committee. Most recently she was nominated for the Diversity & Inclusion Award by the Los Angeles Business Journal and was named among 2020 Women Worth Watching by Profiles in Diversity Journal.

All nominees, including Vicente, were featured in the April 26^th edition of the Los Angeles Business Journal and will be profiled in the Women’s Leadership Series throughout the month of June. The series will culminate in an awards ceremony on June 23^rd.