Orrick Recognized for Innovation in 2021 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards

July.14.2021

Law.com’s 2021 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards recognized Orrick’s innovation in pro bono initiatives and litigation for the tech sector, as well as naming Chief Innovation Officer Wendy Curtis a finalist for Law Firm Innovator of the Year.

Wendy heads an innovation team that last year launched The Observatory, a pioneering platform for legal departments to analyze hundreds of legal technologies on the market, including some developed by Orrick.

We also were finalists for Innovation in Pro Bono for our founding of a first-in-the-industry Racial, Social and Economic Justice fellowship program, which this year partnered six of our associates with organizations making a social impact. In addition, we were recognized as one of the top Tech Enabled Litigation Departments of the Year for our successful analytics-driven work for Oracle defeating a pay equity case brought by the U.S. Department of Labor.

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Wendy Butler Curtis Chief Innovation Officer, eDiscovery e gestione dei dati, Cyber Privacy and Data Innovation

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Wendy Butler Curtis Chief Innovation Officer

Washington, D.C.

Named the "Most Innovative Lawyer of the Year" by Financial Times in 2018, Wendy is celebrated by clients for her “fresh thinking, legal nuance and practical understanding of the courts.” FT editors noted that “rarely have our panel of judges so quickly homed in on a top candidate for innovative individual.” As Orrick’s Chief Innovation Officer, Wendy leads Orrick’s efforts to operationalize innovation through novel products, streamlined processes, technology and client consulting on tailored solutions. These efforts have contributed to Orrick being named the Most Innovative Law Firm in North America by the Financial Times from 2016-2018 and seven consecutive years being in the top 3. In 2018, The American Lawyer also honored Orrick with its first-ever Legal Services Innovation Award.

Wendy leads an innovation team of lawyers, technologists, developers, project managers and business professionals. FT notes that Wendy “understand[s] the diversity of roles that make a team great” and has “introduce[ed] many new technologies and delivery models that have transformed the way the firm operates and works with clients.” She is also recognized by Chambers as a leading individual, nationally, in the area of eDiscovery. Wendy is the chair of Orrick’s eDiscovery and Information Governance Group. She has been engaged by Fortune 100 companies and major financial institutions to create and deploy eDiscovery and records management programs. Wendy has substantial experience in pharmaceutical, product liability and class action litigation. Her litigation experience includes multiple trials, supervision of regional and local counsel, management of complex discovery and meet-and-confer negotiations.