DALLAS AND WASHINGTON, DC – Three Bracewell LLP partners earned individual awards at the 2026 Women in Business Law Americas Awards, held in New York on May 28. E. Dee Martin won North America ESG Leader of the Year, Sarah Tahir won North America Banking & Finance Rising Star and Christie Latimer Westmoreland won North America Real Estate Lawyer of the Year.
E. Dee Martin | North America ESG Leader of the Year
Martin, a partner in Washington, DC, co-heads Bracewell’s Policy Resolution Group. A noted thought leader, advocate and innovator, she converts tested private-sector ESG practices into scalable public-policy solutions. In 2025, her work for a major international food producer and distributor drove global supply-chain reform by advancing policies to combat forced labor, improve workforce protections and promote sustainable sourcing.
Sarah Tahir | North America Banking & Finance Rising Star
A partner in Bracewell’s public finance practice, Tahir brings extensive experience representing airport systems, tollway authorities, cities, counties and investment banks in complex transportation infrastructure finance, convention center financings and tender offer transactions. Based in Dallas, she has served as bond counsel, disclosure counsel and underwriters’ counsel on transactions totaling over $20 billion.
Christie Latimer Westmoreland | North America Real Estate Lawyer of the Year
Westmoreland, a partner in Dallas, focuses on real estate transactions and finance, representing developers, borrowers, owners, investors and lenders in the acquisition, development, financing, leasing, management and divestiture of large commercial and industrial projects. She brings experience across office, retail, healthcare, energy, hospitality, multifamily and mixed-use projects. Westmoreland routinely advises clients on partnership and joint venture formation and dissolution, and represents borrowers, lenders and agents on structured financings, syndicated loan transactions and secured credit facilities.
