Global law firm Reed Smith celebrates two of its leading innovators honored at the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards 2025. David Cohen, who leads the firm’s Records and E-Discovery Group, received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Madeline Boyer, Ph.D., who serves as director of the firm’s Innovation Lab, won a Monica Bay Women of Legal Tech Award.
Winners were honored at a special awards ceremony on March 26 at the Legalweek 2025 conference in New York City. Reed Smith also was shortlisted at the 2025 award for Best Use of Artificial Intelligence; Best Use of Emerging Technology (Non-AI); and Regulatory, Governance and Compliance Technology.
Cohen received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his pioneering work in e-discovery, artificial intelligence and ethics. Cohen is also the chair of the EDRM Project Trustees, a global organization that creates practical resources to improve e-discovery, privacy, security and information governance.
Boyer was among the honorees of the inaugural Monica Bay Women of Legal Tech Award for her role in applying human-centered design with data-driven strategies to solve legal challenges creatively. Launched by Boyer and Chief Innovation Officer David Cunningham in 2022, Reed Smith’s global Innovation Lab deploys human-centered design methodologies for discovering, incubating and accelerating creative ideas at the firm alongside attorneys and business services professionals.
Presented by ALM | Law.com, the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards honor law firms, in-house legal teams and legal tech providers for significant contributions to advancing innovation within the legal industry.
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