Profiles in Diversity Journal honors Norton Rose Fulbright partner Jesika Silva Blanco with 2025 Latino and Hispanic Leadership Award

Norton Rose Fulbright partner Jesika Silva Blanco (Houston) has been named as a recipient of Profiles in Diversity Journal’s 2025 Latino and Hispanic Leadership Award.

Now in its fifth year, this annual award recognizes exceptional Latino and Hispanic business leaders who are committed to mentorship, community engagement and fostering leadership excellence in their fields.

Jesika represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment law with an emphasis on discrimination, retaliation and wage and hour litigation. She also counsels employers on day-to-day legal issues, including employee policies, compliance with employment statutes and sensitive employee investigations. In addition to her practice, Jesika is actively involved in the Hispanic Bar Association, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the firm’s Latinx Network and the Houston Young Lawyer’s Association.

The Latino and Hispanic Leadership Award honorees will appear in Profiles in Diversity’s first quarter issue. Published since 1999, Profiles in Diversity Journal is a quarterly publication dedicated to “promoting and advancing diversity and inclusion in the corporate, government, nonprofit, higher education and military sectors.”