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Law Technology News Award Winners Announced
Legal Spotlight | 2008/01/07 11:21
ALM's Law Technology News today announced law firm and in-house
law department winners in its fifth annual Law Technology News Awards
program. The awards recognize outstanding innovation by law firms and
law departments in their use of technology.

  Awardees in the law firm categories are: Goodwin Procter; Ropes &
Gray; George Rudoy, director, global practice technology & information
services, Shearman and Sterling LLP; and John Sroka, chief information
officer, Duane Morris. The winner of the in-house law department award
is Kraft Foods, while the Wills for Heroes project was selected as the
pro bono award winner. These individuals and firms, plus vendor
winners in 14 technology categories, will be honored at the LTN
Technology Awards Dinner, at LegalTech New York on February 5.

  "This year's winners exemplify the creativity, drive and
determination of our legal technology community, and their efforts to
provide superb service to their clients. We applaud their leadership
and are happy to celebrate their accomplishments at our annual LTN
Awards dinner," said Monica Bay, editor in chief of the magazine.

  Most Innovative Use of Technology by a Law Firm: Goodwin Procter's
iStaff system was cited by the judges as a demonstration of creativity
in law firm use of technology. The system assists the firm in matching
attorneys and staff to new client matters.

  Most Innovative Use of Technology During a Trial: Ropes & Gray was
named by the judges for innovative patent trial systems, providing
infrastructure and support for a complicated presentation in a case
conducted in only 9 days, with 16 witnesses and 230 exhibits.

  Champion of Technology: George Rudoy, director, global practice
technology & information services at Shearman and Sterling LLP was
selected as this year's Champion of Technology for his work as head of
the firm's worldwide practice-specific technology services.

  IT Director of the Year: John Sroka, chief information officer of
Duane Morris, was named IT Director of the Year for his leadership in
areas ranging from pro bono assignment tracking and specialized and
back office systems integration, to the firm's VOIP migration.

  Most Innovative Use of Technology by an In-House Legal Department:
Gene Stavrou, associate director of records management at Kraft Foods,
and his team's Legal Hold Dashboard were the judges' selection in this
category. The Web-based in-house system enables the lawyer to place
legal holds and tracks compliance by employees.

  Most Innovative Use of Technology for a Pro Bono Project: The
judges selected the Wills for Heroes project as an outstanding example
of how technology can support pro bono efforts. The Wills for Heroes
Foundation provides free wills, living wills, and powers of attorney
to first responders. The project operates in a number of states,
customized to each state's legal requirements.

  Law firm and in-house nominations were solicited throughout the
year from the magazine's subscribers, and through the publication's
Web site. The recipients were selected by an independent panel of
three jurors, all members of LTN's Editorial Advisory Board: Andrew
Adkins III, director of the Legal Technology Institute at the
University of Florida Levin College of Law; Fredric Lederer,
Chancellor professor of law, and director of the Center for Legal and
Court Technology, at the College of William and Mary; and David
Whelan, manager, legal information, at the Law Society of Upper
Canada.

  Additional information on the awards and winners will be available
in the March issue of Law Technology News and on the magazine's Web
site at www.lawtechologynews.com/awards.

  Law Technology News provides timely information and insight into
the latest technologies, products and services available for the legal
marketplace. Each month, LTN features new product announcements, as
well as monthly articles and columns written by industry experts and
senior law firm decisionmakers. LTN is distributed to more than 40,000
selected subscribers and is also available on the Web at
www.lawtechnologynews.com. The magazine is published by ALM.


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