2022 Recipients



2022 Peer Awards Recipients

We are pleased to announce and congratulate the recipients of ILTA's 2022 Distinguished Peer Awards.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - ILTA MEMBER (TIE)

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.

Shannon Bales
Automated Litigation Support Manager
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

Pat Purdy
Director of Business Development Technology
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Lifetime Achievement Award – ILTA Business Partner (Tie)

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.

Michael Kraft
Founder and General Counsel
Kraft & Kennedy, Inc.

Theresa (TJ) Johnson
AVP, Legal Sector Strategist
Qualitest

Innovative Leader of the Year — Member

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.

Leigh Zeiser
Senior Manager of Innovation
BakerHostetler

Innovative Leader of the Year — Business Partner

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.

Dean Leung
Executive VP of Digital Enablement and Communities
iManage

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.

DWT

Impactful Initiative of the Year

The Impactful Initiative of the Year Award is intended to recognize ILTA Corporate Legal Department Members for an initiative that had a significant impact on the organization.

Sanofi

Solution Provider of the Year (Tie)

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.

Traveling Coaches
TitanFile

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.

BakerHostetler & Relativity

Best Blog of the Year (TIE)

Annual award for the year, noting the best Blog in the ILTA collection

Maureen Blando
President & COO
Mobile Helix, Inc

Best Blog of the Year (TIE)

Annual award for the year, noting the best Blog in the ILTA collection

Matt Miller
VP, Product Management - Drafting
Litera

Matt James
Sr Director, Sales Engineering
Litera

Sherry Kappel
Litera Evangelist
Litera

Best Business Partner Article of the Year

Annual award for the year, noting the best article by a business partner in the ILTA collection

Fergus Wilson
VP Engineering, Collaboration and Content
Intapp

Best Member White Paper of the Year

Annual award for the year, noting the best white paper by a member in the ILTA collection

Ann Halkett
Director, SOLVED eDiscovery Services
SOLVED eDiscovery Services, a division of AHBL MLP

Best Business Partner White Paper of the Year

Annual award for the year, noting the best white paper by a business partner in the ILTA collection

Andrew Keller
Director, Information Governance
eSentio Technologies

Best Member Article of the Year

Annual award for the year, noting the best article by a member in the ILTA collection

Anthony Widdop
Global Director, Legal Operations
Shearman & Sterling, LLP

Meredith Williams Range
Chief Client Strategy & Growth Officer
Shearman & Sterling, LLP

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.

Abhijat Saraswat

Chief Revenue Officer @ Lupl​

Founder of Fringe Legal​

Alexandra Ross

Senior Product Operations Manager ​

NetDocuments

Andrea Pinkston

Customer Success Manager​

NetDocuments

Ashley Picker Dubin

Counsel

Day Pitney LLP​

Caesar Rodriguez

Strategic Relationship Manager​

Kraft Kennedy

Devon Wojciechowski

Attorney Development CLE Manager

Greenberg Traurig​

Dustin Paterson

Director, Innovation​

Torys LLP​

Erin Loos

Senior Learning Specialist

Greenberg Traurig LLP​

Harriet Joubert-Vaklyes

Senior Process & Project Manager​

CBRE

Ian McCormick

Manager of IT Development & Events​

ILTA​

Jack Marchetti

Technical Business Analyst​

Fisher Phillips​

Jack Shepherd

Principal Business Consultant

iManage​

Johnathan Hill

Program Manager, Social Impact – Community Engagement Lead

Relativity

Kristin Rhodes

Senior Practice Manager​

Paul Hastings​

Kyle Kissell

Senior Solutions Expert

NetDocuments

Leland Smith

Assessments and Innovation Manager​

Conversant Group​

Logan Sink

Marketing Manager​

ILTA

Michael Williams

Director of Demand Generation​

Conversant Group​

Nicole Gomez

Senior Education & Content Manager​

ILTA​

Paul Tadrick

System Architect​

Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard

Priti Saraswat

Manager, Legal Tech Consulting at IncuBaker​

Baker Hostetler​

Sandra Minea

Senior Attorney Development Manager​

Greenberg Traurig

Samantha Seaton

Knowledge Management Counsel​

Fisher Phillips​

Shervie Maramot

Product Analyst

Allens​

Tanya Pereira

Business Transformation Specialist​

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP​

Thomas F. Officer

Product Designer​

NetDocuments

Tom Sampson

Information Security Manager​

Macfarlanes