Women in Business Law Honors Hunton Partner Rachel Saltzman at 2025 Americas Awards

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP partner Rachel Saltzman was recognized as the North America: ESG Leader of the Year at the Women in Business Law Americas Awards 2025. The award aims to recognize an individual that is “engaged in the most impactful work in pursuing thought leadership opportunities and ESG advocacy.”

Saltzman focuses her practice on environmental law and sustainability. As an environmental lawyer and former EPA enforcement attorney, she advises clients on a full range of environmental compliance and enforcement defense matters. As a sustainability practitioner and former in-house sustainability leader, Saltzman has first-hand experience working with executive leadership teams on sustainability strategy and ESG risk management. She frequently works as a long-term strategic partner to help clients continuously develop and reshape their strategy to ensure it is resilient and responsive to changing laws, market conditions, and stakeholder expectations. In particular, she helps clients coordinate corporate strategy-setting with legal risk management in the areas of climate and decarbonization, circular economy, and supply chain management.

A full list of Women in Business Law honorees can be viewed here.