Citywealth Powerwomen Awards 2027 - International
Judges
Karen Jones
Karen founded Citywealth after a career at News International, The Times, and Sunday Times in the legal, financial and recruitment sections. She also ran the Legalease flagship title Legal Business/Asia Pacific Legal 500, and launched Legal Business Awards and Legal 500 events.
She founded Citywealth in 2005 and her work as a Citywealth founder and CEO was recognised by multiple awards, having gained no less than eleven Stevie awards in total, with four gold awards amongst these – Female Entrepreneur of the Year (2017) , Most Innovative Woman of the Year – Business Services (2023) and Woman of the Year – Business Services (2024). The growing development of the Powerwomen Awards USA was recognised by another gold Stevie award in the Achievement in International Expansion category in 2024.
Karen’s contributions to business were also noted by the London Chamber of Commerce & Industry SME London Business Awards, presenting her with a silver Business Woman of the Year award in 2024.
Barbara Corbett
Barbara is the founding senior partner of Corbett Le Quesne in Jersey. She has over 30 years’ experience in family law and specialises in high net worth divorce and finance cases, private law children matters and public children law work including adoption, parentage, surrogacy and assisted reproduction and mental health law. Barbara acts in many cross-border cases involving child abduction, leave to remove and serious public law cases.
Barbara is also a qualified collaborative lawyer, a civil and commercial mediator, a family mediator, a family law arbitrator (both finance and children) and qualified in direct consultation with children in mediation. She is a member of the Law Society of Jersey’s Children Panel and Mental Health Panel. Barbara was one of the founders of Women in Family Law and is the only practising lawyer in the Channel Islands who is a member of the IAFL.
Charlotte Hill
Charlotte is an experienced commercial litigator. She is recognised as being ‘exceptional’, with ‘genuine skill and business understanding’ and ‘an ability to get to the point of legal issues which is unsurpassed’ – ‘a brilliant addition to any client’s arsenal’.
She advises on a broad range of complex, high-value cross-border disputes across a number of commercial and business sectors, including financial services (having previously been on secondment at a large institutional bank), company disputes, corporate insolvency and civil fraud. She has specialist expertise in emerging tech and digital assets disputes and is a well-known industry commentator in this space. In 2023, Charlotte won the esteemed title of ‘Woman of the Year – FinTech/Crypto Innovation – UK’ at the Citywealth Powerwomen Awards, for the impact of her work in the sector.
Charlotte is a committee member of the London Solicitor Litigation Association, having formerly spent two years as the elected President of the Junior LSLA. She is also the chair of EMEA for Multilaw’s Young Lawyers Group (having won Multilaw’s ‘Rising Star’ award in 2024), vice-chair of the Cyber Insurance Association, and vice-chair of the Law Society’s Civil Justice Committee. She formerly sat on the Law Society Council on behalf of civil litigators.
Eva Sheppard
Eva Sheppard is a Senior Investment Advisor, based in the Corient London Office. She acts as the Senior Client Relationship Manager for a number of our key clients.
Eva has over 30 years industry experience including positions with Stonehage Fleming, EFG Private Bank, HSBC Private Bank and Handelsbanken.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Stockholm University and is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) and a member of the Institute’s Integrity & Ethics Committee. Eva holds the PCIAM and acts as a Trustee for a couple of UK registered charities.
Kathryn Dodds
Kathryn Dodds is a partner at gunnercooke, advising founders, investors and institutions on M&A, investments and strategic structuring across financial services, technology and digital infrastructure. Her practice spans fintech, digital assets and disruptive technology, with a focus on complex domestic and cross-border transactions.
Recent highlights include leading on the sale of Ethereum staking provider Attestant to Bitwise Asset Management and advising on the first-ever DAO sale. She is recognised by Chambers for FinTech: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies and ranked in Legal 500’s FinTech: Corporate & Commercial category. She was named Citywealth Woman of the Year (FinTech & Crypto).
Penny Lovell
Hottinger, an Edmond de Rothschild company, is an international wealth management and multi-family office based in London. We provide independent, bespoke advice and investment management services to wealthy individuals and families, helping them navigate complex financial, investment and generational planning needs.
Our firm combines deep expertise with global resources to deliver tailored solutions across asset classes, underpinned by robust governance and a commitment to long-term client relationships.
Edmond de Rothschild is a conviction-based investment house guided by the belief that wealth should be used to help build the future. Family-owned and independent, the firm favours bold investment strategies rooted in the real economy, combining long-term performance and impact.
Victoria Toy
Victoria leads the Children Team at AFP Bloom, and is an experienced children specialist with a broad practice covering various aspects of private law matters. She acts for victims of domestic abuse and has significant experience across all forms of abuse, including coercive and controlling behaviour, alienating behaviours, and high-conflict family dynamics.
AFP Bloom has a reputation for advising high net worth individuals and public figures on often difficult separations. Most of their cases involve complex financial structures, international assets or high conflict dynamics where experienced strategic litigation makes a decisive difference to outcome. Many of these cases become reported decisions, shaping the development of modern family law. As a firm they regularly involve other professionals from an early-stage creating a team of support and direction around their clients.
The Citywealth Powerwomen Awards (International) champion women leaders driving excellence and impact across the global private wealth industry.
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