Yeniva is a senior associate at Latham & Watkins with extensive experience advising multinational clients on raising capital in high value cross-border transactions. Yeniva is also a member and previous Global Leader of Latham’s Women Lawyers Group (WLG), which has over 1500 members globally. As Global Leader, Yeniva drove the WLG’s mission to recruit, retain, and progress women lawyers by spearheading professional development training, mentorship, and community building, including by organising retreats, launching women-focused networks, furthering mentoring schemes, and moderating panel discussions on gender equity and progression. Prior to WLG, Yeniva was Chair of Latham’s Black Lawyers Group in London followed by two years as Global Chair of the group during which she established a number of diversity initiatives. Yeniva is also active in gender and broader DEI related pro bono work, including supporting The Windrush Legal Initiative – a free legal clinic helping applicants navigate the UK’s Windrush Compensation Scheme.
