Candace K. Beinecke
Locations
Bar Admissions
New York
Education
Rutgers University School of Law, J.D. New York University, B.A.
Candace K. Beinecke is the Senior Counsel of Hughes Hubbard & Reed, an international law firm ranked for 14 years, including five years in a row as the top-ranked New York-based firm, on The American Lawyer’s A-List of what the magazine calls “the top firms among the nation’s legal elite.” In 1999, she became the first female head of a major New York firm. Candace’s practice focuses on corporate governance and sensitive matters and investigations.
Candace serves as Chairperson of First Eagle Funds, Inc., a public mutual fund family; as Lead Independent Trustee of Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE); and as Co-Chair of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She also serves as a Director of the Partnership for New York City, where she previously served as Vice Chair, and was the former Chair and a Trustee of The Wallace Foundation.
Professional Activities
- Member, Council on Foreign Relations
- Member, Leaders Council of senior representatives from law, accounting and industry to examine global regulation, accounting and markets
- Member, Women’s Forum
- Member, board of advisors, Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law
- Frequent panelist on subjects ranging from corporate governance and transactions to law firm leadership
Recognition
- Recognized in Lawdragon’s 2026 and 2025 500 Leading Dealmakers in America
- Recognized for her mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and corporate governance experience by many prominent legal publications such as Chambers, The Best Lawyers in America, The International Who’s Who of Corporate Governance Lawyers and The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers
- Named by Crain’s New York Business as one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in New York”
- Selected by The National Law Journal as one of the 50 most influential women lawyers in America
- Selected by The National Law Journal as one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America
- Selected by Crain’s for its Hall of Fame as one of 25 executives whose contributions changed New York City
- Profiled in such publications as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, American Lawyer, National Law Journal and Crain’s
- Named by New York Super Lawyers as one of the “Top Woman Attorneys in the New York Metro Area”
- Honoree, New York County Lawyers’ Association 90th Annual Dinner Celebrating Outstanding Women of the Bar
- Recipient, New York City Chapter of The National Organization for Women, Women of Power and Influence Awards
News & Insights For Candace K. Beinecke
View All News & InsightsFour Hughes Hubbard Partners Named to 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America
Hughes Hubbard partners Candace Beinecke, Ken Lefkowitz, Gerold Niggemann and Chuck Samuelson were named to Lawdragon’s 2026 500 Leading Dealmakers in America list. This is the second year in a row that Candace, Ken and Chuck have been recognized on this list, and the third in a row for Gerold, who has been recognized four times in total.
40 Hughes Hubbard Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers in America 2026
The 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America has named 40 Hughes Hubbard lawyers to its list, recognizing them as top legal talent across key industries and practice areas.
Firm Reps Geller & Company on Sale of Multi-Family Office Business to Corient
Hughes Hubbard advised Geller & Company on the sale of its multi-family office business to Corient, one of the fastest-growing national wealth advisors in the U.S.
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