Past Winners
Take a look back at every winner in Innovation Awards history.
2025 Winners
Best Innovation: Enterprise
Troutman Pepper eMerge - Flywheel
Best Innovation: Solution Provider
EY Switzerland – GenAI Toolbox
Best Innovation: Developer Partner
Milyli – Redaction Suggestions in Blackout
Artificial Intelligence
Ben Sexton, JND eDiscovery
Customer Experience
Jenna Rooney, Arete
Education & Mentorship
Deedra Smith, FTI Consulting
Security
Jenna Rooney, Arete
Inclusion
Vazantha Meyers, HaystackID
Stellar Women
Stephanie Goutos, Gunderson Dettmer
Best Innovation: Enterprise
Alston & Bird - MetaHistogram
Best Innovation: Solution Provider
Deloitte UK – Deloitte Audio Discovery powered by TrueVoice
Artificial Intelligence
Richard Finkelman, Berkeley Research Group
Customer Experience
Jeanne Somma, Lineal
Education & Mentorship
Megan Daviduke, Capital One
Inclusion
Rachel Williams, Charles River Associates
Security
Aneesha Gupta, metafinanz
Stellar Women
Natalie Lau, Allen & Overy
Spirit of Innovation
Juan Ramirez, NSerio
Best Innovation: Enterprise
Troutman Pepper eMerge – eMerge Xtractor
Best Innovation: Solution Provider
Lineal Services – Lineal Amplify and Lineal Images
Artificial Intelligence
Kelly Friedman, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Customer Experience
Adrian Agius, Gilbert + Tobin and United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability Against Da’esh/ISIL Crimes (UNITAD)
Education & Mentorship
Lauren Roso, ProSearch
Inclusion
Farrah Pepper, Marsh McClennan
Security
Inés Rubio, FTI Consulting
Stellar Women
Allison Stanton, Meta
Best Innovation: Enterprise
UNITAD - Zeteo
Best Innovation: Solution Provider
JND eDiscovery – Virtual Helpdesk
Best Innovation: Community Choice
Gilbert & Tobin – Hyperview
Lineal – AI Applications
Attorney Tech Evangelist
Alicia Hawley, Discovery Counsel
Corporate Tech Evangelist
Siva Palepu – Univeristy of Southern California
Stellar Women in e-Discovery
Heena Bhambhlani, EY Gloabl Delivery Services
Lit Support All-Star
Nikolai Pozdniakov, vdiscovery
Academic Innovator of the Year
Sara Skeens, Reynolds Community College
Inclusion Breakthrough of the Year
Christopher Campbell, Baker Hughes
AI Catalyst
Briordy Meyers, Boehringer Ingelheim (BI)
Best Innovation: Law Firm or Corporation
Herbert Smith Freehills - CheckMate
Best Innovation: Solution Provider
Deloitte UK – Audio Discovery
Best Innovation: Community Choice
Sky Discovery – Sky Photo Search
Attorney Tech Evangelist
Kate Bauer, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Corporate Tech Evangelist
Jada Payne, Voya Financial
Stellar Women in e-Discovery
Kenya Parrish-Dixon, Empire Technologies Risk Management Group
Lit Support All-Star
Rachel McAdams, A&L Goodbody
Academic Innovator of the Year
Joseph Vallette, Molloy College
Inclusion Breakthrough of the Year
Maribel Rivera, ACEDS
Best Innovation: Law Firm or Corporation
Kilpatrick Townsend – LitSmart Autotasker
Best Innovation: Solution Provider
icourts - GoX
Best Innovation: Community Choice
Clayton Utz – AcquiRE
Attorney Tech Evangelist
Cristin Traylor, McGuideWoods
In-House Tech Evangelist
Sara Skeens, Capital One
Stellar Women in e-Discovery
Stephanie Clerkin, Korein Tillery
Lit Support All-Star
Pavan Kotha, Deloitte
Academic Innovator of the Year
The Institute for the Future of Law Practice
Best Innovation: Law Firm or Corporation
Bricker & Eckler – Petition Analyzer
Best Innovation: Solution Provider
Deloitte – FOIA App
Best Innovation: Community Choice
Clayton Utz – Provisor
Attorney Tech Evangelist
Tessa Jacob, Husch Blackwell
Stellar Women in e-Discovery
Joy Murao, Practice Aligned Resources
Lit Support All-Star
Emma Young, Consilio
Academic Innovator of the Year
Peg Gianuca, UCLA Extension School
Best Solution Provider
H5 – H5 Matter Intelligence
Best Law Firm or Corporate Solution
Bricker & Eckler – Land Tracker
Community Choice
QDiscovery – QMobile Insight
Best Service Provider Solution
KrolLDiscovery – KrolLDiscovery A/V Suite for Relativity
Best Law Firm or Corporate Solution
Reed Smith – Consent Tracker
Best Community Choice Solution
KrolLDiscovery – KrolLDiscovery A/V Suite for Relativity
Best Law Firm or Corporate Solution
Reilly Pozner – Damages Calculator
Best Service Provider Solution
Kroll Ontrack – Kroll Ontrack Nearline
Best Community Choice Solution
Kroll Ontrack – Kroll Ontrack Nearline