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"Legalweek has named Morgan Lewis Chief Artificial Intelligence & Knowledge Management Officer Colleen Nihill as Change Management Leader of the Year at its 2026 Leaders in Tech Law Awards. The annual awards recognize law firms, in-house legal departments, service providers, and individuals that have demonstrated excellence in the development and implementation of innovative legal technology." Read more about Colleen's work at Morgan Lewis.

Husch Blackwell announced a firmwide rollout of Legora, expanding access to the AI platform across the firm. The announcement said the rollout was part of a broader technology expansion and that the firm planned to use the platform to support legal professionals with collaborative AI-enabled work. A few days later, the firm formalized the effort through the Transformation Office led by Joanna Penn.

Quinn Emanuel highlighted Lead Innovation Counsel Jennifer Reeves after she received the Monica Bay Women of Legal Tech Award at the 2026 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards. The firm said Reeves co-heads the AI & Data Analytics Group with Christopher Kercher, overseeing evaluation, selection, and implementation of AI and machine learning tools for litigation teams, and that she also leads AI training and has played a key role in the firm’s digital transformation.

Ropes & Gray announced that Gretchen Greene would become the firm’s first Chief of Artificial Intelligence Strategy, one of the first such positions at an AmLaw 25 firm. The firm said Greene, a former Meta policy and legal AI leader, will work with Chief Information Officer Marsha Stein to accelerate AI adoption across global offices and practices and to create measurable client value. Ropes & Gray described Greene as a recognized AI thought leader with experience in governan

Ogletree Deakins held an inaugural AI bootcamp for first-year associates, a move that signaled a more structured approach to AI training and adoption inside the firm. The report surfaced so far did not clearly identify a female-led announcement, but the bootcamp itself was a concrete AI initiative aimed at building baseline fluency among new lawyers. Oct. 29, 2025