Dawn Belt co-authored Fenwick & West’s influential Gender Diversity Survey of Silicon Valley and represented medical equipment company ResMed in a joint venture with Verily, Alphabet’s life sciences arm, to help potentially reach millions of untreated sleep apnea sufferers. Belt is among the 21 lawyers chosen by The Recorder as Women Leaders in Tech Law as part of this year’s California Leaders in Tech Law and Innovation Awards.

The Recorder: What’s your proudest professional achievement of the past year and why?