Foley & Lardner LLP attorneys Jana Kolarik, Christi Lawson, and Lauren Valiente have been selected by Florida Trend as Legal Elite Notable Women Leaders in Law.
Florida Trend Legal Elite Notable Women Leaders in Law honors the women leading the legal industry across the state of Florida for their leadership and vision, mentorship, and commitment to community engagement.
Kolarik represents a broad range of important contributors to the health care ecosystem, including health systems, hospitals, physician groups, home medical equipment suppliers and device manufacturers, along with investors in health care entities. Her deep understanding of federal and state health care regulatory requirements, Anti-Kickback Statute risks, and Stark Law issues helps her clients safeguard their arrangements in the health care and life sciences sector.
Lawson pairs her broad-based consumer financial services practice with her emergence as an innovative leader in the financial technology space. An adjunct professor in regulatory compliance and financial privacy at the Florida State University College of Law, Lawson also holds several community leadership positions and is a guardian ad litem for the Orange County Legal Aid Society.
Valiente focuses her practice on internal investigations, government enforcement actions, and high-stakes civil litigation, guiding clients through intricate corporate governance challenges. She is a proud advocate for greater representation of women in board rooms and co-founded and chairs the Women Corporate Directors’ Tampa Women of Color Directors Pipeline Initiative.
