2021 Recipients



2021 Peer Awards Recipients

We are pleased to announce and congratulate the recipients of ILTA's 2021 Distinguished Peer Awards.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - ILTA MEMBER

The Lifetime Achievement Award – ILTA Member is intended to recognize a career exemplifying the most impactful achievements and the highest standards of personal conduct. The recipient of this award should have achieved a record of contributions to the legal sector that far exceeds expectations and provides a model and inspiration for participation and involvement by others. Such a record will be demonstrated over an extended period of time in a number of different positions or capacities. The Lifetime Achievement Award is a record of achievement that demonstrates an individual’s capacity for vision, innovation, collaboration, and motivation of others.

Cathy Reilly

Lifetime Achievement Award – ILTA Business Partner

The Lifetime Achievement Award – ILTA Business Partner is intended to recognize a career exemplifying the most impactful achievements and the highest standards of personal conduct. The recipient of this award should have achieved a record of contributions to the legal sector that far exceeds expectations and provides a model and inspiration for participation and involvement by others. Such a record will be demonstrated over an extended period of time in a number of different positions or capacities. The Lifetime Achievement Award is a record of achievement that demonstrates an individual’s capacity for vision, innovation, collaboration, and motivation of others.

Alvin Tedjamulia
Chief Technology Officer
NetDocuments

Innovative Leader of the Year

The Innovative Leader of the Year Award is intended to recognize outstanding achievement by an individual maximizing the value of innovative technology in support of legal professionals.

Evan Shenkman
Chief Knowledge and Innovation Officer
Fisher Phillips

Transformative Project of the Year

The Transformative Project of the Year Award is intended to recognize an ILTA member entity for their achievement in planning and successfully implementing a transformative project.

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Impactful Initiative of the Year

The Impactful Initiative of the Year Award is intended to recognize ILTA law firm organizations with less than 100 lawyers that had an undeniable positive impact on the Firm.

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Solution Provider of the Year

The Solution Provider of the Year Award is intended to recognize an individual Business Partner or a Business Partner company for outstanding achievements and exceptional advancement of a software or technology solution.

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Consultant of the Year

The Consultant of the Year Award is intended to recognize a consultant or consulting company that has had outstanding achievements in the provision of technology services within the legal environment. The awardee can be an individual Business Partner, or a Business Partner company partnered with a firm to help maximize their technological software/hardware investment and successfully meet their business needs.

Justin North
Senior Managing Director
Morae Global

Trailblazer Award

The Trailblazer Award is designed to recognize a collaborative initiative between a member entity and a business partner entity. This collaboration will take the form of an early deployment of a new product and/or service.

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YOUNG PROFESSIONALS TO WATCH LIST

The Young Professionals to Watch Award is intended to recognize rising young professionals (under 40) in the legal technology industry, including members, ILTA staff, press, partners, and academics. The application questions are intended to demonstrate the candidate’s achievements, professionalism, and leadership in the legal technology space. Moreover, it recognizes how the individual extended their skills to the legal community and reflected ILTA’s core values.

Brian Balistreri​

Education Coordinator​

ILTA ​

​Heather Golovnya​

Demand Generation , Senior Manager​

NetDocuments​

​McKenzie Mayer​

Customer Success Manager​

NetDocuments​

​Stacy Rushing​

Sr. KM & Data​, Analytics Counsel​

Fisher Phillips​

Victoria Baranow​

Product Manager​

Norton Rose Fulbright​

Crystal Kelley​

IT User Support Manager​

Troutman Pepper​

​Joshua Moore​

Solutions Expert​

NetDocuments​

​Amanda Stuart​

Client Value Lawyer of Special Projects​

Shearman & Sterling​

​Amanda Bayless​

Data Scientist​

Fisher Phillips​

​Elizabeth Kittner​

VP of Finance & HR​

ILTA​

​Katsiaryna Pazniak​

Associate, Strategic Advisory & Compliance​

Morae Global​

​Mary Vareberg​

Manager of Procurement​

Robins Kaplan​

​Sasha Forbes​

Legal Project Manager​

Davis Wright Tremaine​

​Jaimes Lee ​

Learning Development Specialist​

Traveling Coaches​

​Zorik Pesochinsky​

Dir Large Law Firm Market Development​

Thomson Reuters​

Beini Wu ​

Legal Operations Analyst​

Hall and Wilcox​