Litera CEO Avaneesh Marwaha presented the award at the Trailblazers Summit 2026 in Atlanta

 

CHICAGO – June 25, 2026 – Litera, the legal AI platform provider that best unifies the practice and business of law, announced that Jackson Lewis P.C., a law firm with more than 1,100 attorneys in the U.S., is the recipient of the 2026 Foundation Innovation Award. The achievement recognizes outstanding innovation in how firms push Litera Foundation beyond its traditional use case, customizing it to meet their unique operational needs to centralize experience data, improve client responsiveness, and drive business growth. The award was presented by Litera CEO Avaneesh Marwaha at the Trailblazers Summit 2026, held June 9–10, 2026, at the Troutman Pepper Locke Atlanta office. 

 

“The Foundation Innovation Awards celebrate firms that are raising the bar on client value and service delivery,” said Sean Munafo, Chief Revenue Officer, Litera. “Differentiation today comes down to how effectively a firm can harness its data to clearly demonstrate where and how it creates impact for clients. Congratulations to Jackson Lewis for building a foundation that strengthens attorney performance, sharpens client engagement, and makes their value proposition clear at every interaction.”

 

When a high-profile pitch lacked key matter data, Jackson Lewis recognized that the issue was not simply technical and that a system upgrade alone would not solve it. In collaboration with Lynn Oser, founder of LKO Information Management Consulting, the Jackson Lewis Foundation team, led by Trina diNapoli, Director of Marketing & Business Development Operations and Systems, began using generative AI to draft matter narratives from case documents, guided by templates designed to shape AI responses.

 

This approach addressed one of the team’s biggest challenges: creating robust narratives that attorneys would only need to review rather than draft from scratch. The effort also revealed several organic sourcesof matter data across the firm, which the team incorporated into the workflow. As a result, more than 30,000 matters in Foundation now include enriched profiles and detailed narratives, giving business development teams and attorneys searchable, reliable client and matter data for client work, pitches, and proposals.

 

“We’re committed to continuous improvement, always moving forward, and not waiting for perfection before taking action,” said Trina diNapoli. “I understand the great potential Foundation has to inform every aspect of a law firm’s business, and we’re just getting started. I’m excited to take it to the next level, proving value every step of the way.”

 

Award finalists were evaluated by a panel of experts based on innovation, integration, and potential to inspire the broader Foundation community, including Carrie Remhof, Director of Firm Intelligence, Troutman Pepper Locke, who took home the award last year and now brings that firsthand perspective to judging this year’s finalists.

 

The Foundation user community, representing over 100 firms, recently convened at the Trailblazers Summit 2026, a peer-focused event led by Troutman Pepper Locke, featuring a series of 13 sessions led by 30 industry experts from FBT Gibbons, Sheppard, Crowell & Moring, Ropes & Gray, Cleary Gottlieb, Litera, and more. The two-day event was attended by 40 of the Am Law 100 and featured an in-person Q&A session with Litera CEO Avaneesh Marwaha, who fielded questions from Foundation customers.

 

About Jackson Lewis P.C.

Focused on employment and labor law since 1958, Jackson Lewis P.C.’s 1,100+ attorneys located in major cities nationwide consistently identify and respond to new ways workplace law intersects business. We help employers develop proactive strategies, strong policies and business-oriented solutions to cultivate high-functioning workforces that are engaged and stable and share our clients’ goals to emphasize belonging and respect for the contributions of every employee. For more information, visit: jacksonlewis.com.

 

About LKO Information Management Consulting

LKO Information Management Consulting, LLC provides consulting services to law firm administrative teams helping them to harness the power of internal and external information. We work with clients to identify information needs, harmonize the information within the organization, and develop processes for both reactive and proactive information management. We focus on strategy, process improvement, service excellence, and collaborative information aggregation and delivery.  We provide direction and support in the areas of experience management, knowledge management, client relationship management, data quality and harmonization, as well as information taxonomy.  We strive to turn information into a leveraged asset for building and running an optimized organization.  For more information, please contact us at info@lkoinfo.com.

 

About Litera
Litera is the legal AI platform provider that best unifies the practice and business of law, built on 30 years of legal expertise that no AI startup can shortcut, and engineered for the decades ahead. The company combines purpose-built legal technology with Lito, its award-winning Legal AI agent, to Raise The Bar™ for the legal profession worldwide. With AI solutions spanning legal drafting, document comparison, contract review, knowledge management, business development, and more, Litera serves over 15,000 global customers and 2.3 million daily users, including 99% of the Am Law 100. Integrated directly into Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace across devices, Litera delivers the right data, in the right place, at the right time – reducing context-switching so lawyers can practice law, not manage tools, while winningmore business, driving efficiency and the deeper client relationships that fuel sustainable growth. For more information, visit litera.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

 

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