WASHINGTON, D.C. NOVEMBER, 2019

THE 21ST BURTON AWARDS ON MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2020 NOW IN HIGH GEAR! In association with the Library of Congress, presented by Lead Sponsor Law360 and co-sponsored by the American Bar Association.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch to be the Guest of Honor and Accept “Book of the Year in Law” award

also serve on the committee. After his appointment on the Tenth Circuit. reading the book, Judge Forstenzer Gorsuch was nominated to the United opined, “Justice Gorsuch explains in States Court of Appeals for the Tenth great detail his judicial philosophy and Circuit by President George W. Bush the influence that Justice Scalia had on May 10, 2006. He clerked for on it. He presents his perspective on Judge David B. Sentelle of the U.S. the constitutional balance necessary Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to maintain our republic. His book from 1991-1992 and U.S. Supreme is well written and full of interesting Court Justices Byron White and stories.” Anthony Kennedy from 1993-1994. Mr. Burton added “We are He is the first Supreme Court Justice delighted and honored that the Justice to serve alongside another Justice for will attend and be our Guest of whom he once had clerked. Honor. The 21st awards program is sure to be truly spectacular.” Justice Gorsuch was nominated At the Awards program this year U.S. by President Donald Trump to Justice Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will succeed Antonin Scalia and took be honored for his book A Republic, if the oath of office on April 10, 2017. You Can Keep It. We are honored that He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Justice Gorsuch will attend and be Columbia University, a Juris Doctor interviewed on the best seller book. from Harvard University, a Doctor Judge Ed Forstenzer, former of Philosophy in Law from the judge of the Mono County Superior University of Oxford. From 1995- Court, who is a mainstay of the 2005, Justice Gorsuch was in private awards program, analyzed the book practice with the law firm Kellogg, as Chair of the Book of the Year Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel. in Law Committee. Bill Ryan, the Justice Gorsuch was Principal Deputy former chair of the White House Plain Associate Attorney General at the U.S. Language Committee and Bill Burton Department of Justice from 2005 until Superstar To Perform At 2020 Burton Awards

which reached No. 1 in 22 countries 2018 was a big year for Ms. Bareilles, around the world from her debut she co-hosted the Tony Awards®, was Little Voice. Since then, she nominated for an Emmy® and was has gone on to receive seven Grammy® awarded with the Songwriters Hall nominations throughout her career, of Fame’s Hal David Starlight Award. which include Song of the Year and She also teamed up with Apple as an Best Female Pop Vocal Performance executive producer for Little Voice a for “Love Song” and one Album of 10-episode series, which she will create the Year for her highly acclaimed third the original music for. What’s Inside: studio album, The Blessed Unrest. Her Songs from , her most recent book, Sounds Like Me: My Life (So solo studio album, is out on Epic Far) in Song, was released in the fall Records. of 2015 by Simon & Schuster and is In April 2019, Ms. Bareilles released a New York Times best seller. Making her fifth full-length and first album of her Broadway debut Ms. Bareilles original material since 2013, entitled composed the music and lyrics for . For this latest body We are delighted to have singer- Waitress, for which she received her of work, she joined forces in the studio songwriter, actor, and author Sara first Tony® Award nomination for Best with legendary Academy® Award- Bareilles headline the 2020 Burton Score and a 2017 Grammy® Award winning producer T Bone Burnett. As Awards performance. nomination for Best Musical Theater a result, the album spotlights her voice Ms. Bareilles first achieved Album. She also made her Broadway as a singer and storyteller like never mainstream critical praise in 2007 with acting debut in 2017 by stepping into before, while making an enduring her widely successful hit “Love Song,” the lead role in Waitress. statement.

Mind-boggling Mentalist to Open Gala

Oz is a world-class entertainer and mentalism and mind-reading create an one of the foremost mentalists in the interactive experience that redefines country. He developed an interest the very nature of a magic show... in magic at a young age, and what one that truly needs to be seen to be started as a hobby quickly became a believed. lifelong passion. After a couple of years In the summer of 2015, Oz was working on Wall Street, Oz decided featured on TV’s top-rated show, to pursue his dream and become a America’s Got Talent. Week after week, full-time entertainer. He has now been he captivated the country with never- dazzling audiences with his unique before-seen mentalism routines and mind-reading ability for over a decade. quickly became a fan favorite, finishing Oz’s client list reads like a who›s in third place out of thousands of acts. who of politicians, professional Oz has also appeared on a variety of athletes, A-list celebrities, and Fortune national and international networks, 500 companies. His natural charisma including NBC’s Late Night with and charm make him the perfect Jimmy Fallon, The TODAY Show, choice for corporate events and private & ABC World News. He has been Times, to name but a few. parties alike. Oz’s unique blend of profiled in Forbes and The New York PAGE 2 U.s. Senator Jim Risch, Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Joins Honorary Board Of Directors

The Burton Awards Program is honored to add Senator Jim Risch, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to the list of Senators for the Honorary Board of Directors. Senator Risch has been a guest at the event for the past three years.

The Honorary and Distinguished Board of Directors of The Burton Awards Program includes: William C. Burton, Partner, Sagat Burton LLP; Les Parrette, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Compliance Officer, Novelis Inc., and Deputy Chairman, The Burton Awards; former Chief Judge Richard A. Posner, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; U.S. Senator John Cornyn; U.S. Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr.; U.S. Senator Mike Crapo; U.S. Senator Michael F. Bennet; U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen; U.S. Senator Cory Gardner; U.S. Senator James E. Risch; Justice Carol A. Corrigan, California Court of Appeals; Yabo Lin, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP; Jane Sullivan Roberts, Managing Partner, Mlegal Group, Inc.; H. Rodgin Cohen, Senior Chairman, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; Lisa A. Rickard, President, U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, Executive Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Tom Sager, Partner, Ballard Spahr LLP; Betty Whelchel, Head of Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs, BNP Paribas S.A. (retired); Linda A. Klein, Senior Managing Shareholder, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC; Stephen R. Mysliwiec, Partner, DLA Piper LLP (U.S.)

Three New Prominent Leaders appointed to Legends Program Sponsored by U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform

This year, three new prominent members will join David G. Leitch, Global General Counsel, Bank of America Corporation and Jean Lee, President & Chief Legal Officer, Minority Corporate Counsel Association on the Legends in Law Select Committee. The new members are 2020 Dinner Chair and 2019 Legends in Law Winner, Dorian Daley, Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Oracle Corporation; 2018 Legends in Law Winner and 2019 Dinner Chair Tye G. Darland, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Georgia-Pacific LLC; and 2019 Legends in Law Winner, R. Hewitt Pate, Vice President and General Counsel at Chevron Corporation. Mr. Burton stated, “We are very fortunate that Dorian Daley, Tye Darland and Hewitt Pate accepted my invitation and will serve on the Select Committee.

Dorian Daley, Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Oracle Corporation, 2019 Legends in Law Winner Dorian began her career at Oracle in oversaw all business and IP-related 1992 after spending five years with disputes, litigation, and investigations the commercial litigation group of worldwide, including matters Landels, Ripley & Diamond in San relating to Oracle’s Compliance and Francisco. She is a 1986 graduate of Ethics program and its merger and the Santa Clara University School acquisition legal strategy. Following of Law and a 1981 graduate of her appointment as General Counsel Stanford University. Prior to her in 2007, Ms. Daley has continued to appointment as General Counsel, Ms. be an active participant in litigation, Daley served as Vice President and dispute resolution, investigations, Associate General Counsel, Legal, with Oracle’s Compliance and Ethics management responsibility for the program and commercial policy and Oracle Litigation group. In leading practice reviews, as well as to lead the and working within the litigation many legal and compliance practice group, Ms. Daley participated in and groups within Oracle. continued on page 4 PAGE 3 continued from page 3 R. Hewitt Pate, Vice President and General Counsel at Chevron Corporation, 2018 Legends in Law Winner

R. Hewitt Pate, is Vice President regulatory matters, from 2001 to and General Counsel for Chevron 2003. In 1999, Pate served as Ewald Corporation, a position he has held Distinguished Visiting Professor of since 2009. As Chevron’s chief legal Law at the University of Virginia. officer, Pate directs the company’s Earlier in his career, Pate was a law worldwide legal affairs and serves on clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice the company’s Executive Committee. Anthony M. Kennedy, for retired Pate, a long-time partner at Hunton Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell & Williams in Washington, D.C., Jr. and for Fourth Circuit Court of headed the firm’s Global Competition Appeals Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III. practice prior to joining Chevron. He is a member of the Washington, From 2003 to 2005, Pate served as D.C., and Virginia bars, the American the assistant attorney general for Law Institute, and the Council on the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Foreign Relations. Department of Justice. He was a Pate joined Chevron in 2009 in the deputy assistant attorney general in position he currently holds. He earned Carolina in 1984 and a Juris Doctor the Antitrust Division, responsible a bachelor’s degree in history and degree from the University of Virginia for energy, transportation and other English from the University of North in 1987.

Tye G. Darland, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Georgia-Pacific LLC, 2018 Legends in Law Winner and Former Honorary Dinner Chair

to various positions including Directors and Vice Chair of the Senior Counsel, Assistant General Executive Committee of the Board of Counsel, Associate General Counsel, Zoo Atlanta; a member of the Board and General Counsel-Corporate/ of Directors, Executive Committee, Commercial. He also held various and Treasurer of the Atlanta Police officer positions at Koch, which have Foundation; a member of the included Assistant Secretary, Secretary, Georgia State, College of Law, Board and Vice President. of Visitors; and a member of the In addition, Tye served on the Federalist Society Board of Advisors— Board of Directors of two stand- Atlanta Lawyers Chapter. Tye was alone subsidiaries of Koch Industries, the Co-Chairman of the Annual namely, INVISTA B.V. and Koch Funding Campaign for the Atlanta Cellulose, LLC. Tye’s primary specialty Legal Aid Society in 2015 and 2016. areas are mergers and acquisitions and In addition, Tye serves on the Board of commercial law. Directors of Piedmont Healthcare, Inc, Tye started his legal career as an Tye Darland began his career with including the Executive Committee associate attorney with Stinson, Georgia-Pacific in December 2005 and heads the Audit and Compliance Morrison & Hecker in Kansas City, when Koch Industries purchased Committee. He is the Chairman of Missouri now known as Stinson Georgia-Pacific. Tye assumed the Georgians for Lawsuit Reform for Leonard Street. He joined Koch role of Senior Vice President-General 2018-2019. Additionally, Tye is a Industries, Inc. in Wichita, Kansas in Counsel and Secretary and remains in member of the Georgia Tech Parents June 1993 as an attorney. During his that same position today. Board. tenure at Koch, Tye was appointed Tye is a member of the Board of

PAGE 4 “Lifetime Achievement” Award to be New Look for Presented to Judge Dennis Archer the Future!

The Lifetime Achievement Award will be given to Dennis After 20 years of offering crystal Wayne Archer, who served on the Michigan Supreme Court awards to winners, this year the and as Mayor of Detroit. He later served as President of the award will be changed. We are American Bar Association, becoming the first black President of proud to announce our new, the organization. Mr. Archer serves as a Co-Chair of the modern 24K Gold Plated award National Transportation Policy Project at the Bipartisan Policy which is pictured below. Center and is a member of investment bank Jefferies Global Senior Advisory Board. On December 1, 2017 Archer released his memoir, “Let the Future Begin.”

Linda Klein Heads “Lifetime Achievement” Awards Committee at the 2020 Awards Program

The 21st celebration of the Burton Awards will include a new Lifetime Achievement Award, honoring Linda Klein, senior managing shareholder at Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz and immediate past president of the American Bar Association. Linda is a member of the honorary Board of Trustees and an “invaluable resource” said Founder & Chair Bill Burton. Dennis Archer was proposed by Legend in Law Co-Chair Tom Sager. Linda concurred, and Dennis Archer will be the first Lifetime Achievement Award Winner. (see also “Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree Dennis Archer” article above). Yabo Lin, Vice Chair, Hosts Mr. Burton at Stacey Siegel Appointed Executive Sidley Austin Director of The Burton Awards Roundtable

We are pleased to announce that Stacey Siegel has joined the Yabo Lin, Vice Chair of the Burton Burton Awards as the Executive Director of the program. Awards Program and Partner at Stacey has a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Sidley Austin LLP, invited Mr. Fordham University in New York City. She is a former Burton to attend his firm’s General Research Analyst for Solomon Smith Barney and Buying Counsel Roundtable on September Analyst for Eileen Fisher, Inc., a women’s clothing designer. As 26, 2019. At the Roundtable, an elected government official, on the Board of Trustees, in her Village of East Mr. Burton met with many of the Hills, New York, which is the largest village in Roslyn with 7,200 residents, she tech luminaries. Mr. Burton said: has successfully planned and managed over 100 events, celebrations, “Yabo, once again, outdid himself. presentations and performances. Stacey brings in-depth experience in every He knows everyone and is a major aspect of event planning from generating ideas to implementation. force for our program. We are Mr. Burton said “I have known and admired Stacey for many years. She is extremely grateful to him.” This simply a wonderful choice for this position. She brings energy, creativity and a was Bill Burton’s third trip to the wealth of experience to our program.” conference. PAGE 5 2020 Legends in Law and Law360 St. Regis is the Winners to be Announced Live from New Hotel for Lincoln Center on Facebook Live Judges and Winners in 2020 In February 2020, the winners of the 2020 Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Awards and the Legends in Law will be announced on Facebook Live, once again For the year 2020 only, the St. Regis in from the Lincoln Center in New York City. Last year, the event recorded over Washington, D.C. will be the flagship 3,000 hits. The co-chair of the Legends in Law, Les Parrette, will be a guest of hotel for the Burton Awards Program. honor in the highly anticipated livestream. Be sure to check our website for more The Mandarin Oriental will be the details. prime hotel in subsequent years. It has long been a gathering place for both the capital’s elite and visiting luminaries. Amelia Earhart was one of its first famous guests, and with its enviable location just two blocks north of the White House, it has since played host to everyone from presidents, including Truman, Kennedy, and Reagan, to celebrities such as Jackie Onassis, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Howard Hughes kept a permanent suite inside the elegant hotel during WWII. Mr. Burton said “I have long- hoped our guests could someday be accommodated at the St. Regis. This is the year. We were able to make it possible after years of negotiations. Everyone should enjoy the smaller feel of staying at this fine property.” Next year, the event date will go Left to right: Co-Chairs of Legends in Law Program, Les Parrette, Senior Vice President, General back to May 19th, 2 weeks before Counsel, Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary, Novelis Inc.; Tom Sager, Partner, Ballard Spahr Memorial Day weekend, since the LLP; Yabo Lin, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP. Historical Society is always the first week of June at the Library of Congress and Supreme Court Justices Law360 Inks New Three-Year submit their closing arguments on Sponsorship Agreement as June 15th. The hotel will be the Lead Sponsor Mandarin Oriental.

We are thrilled to have the top leaders in legal news continue their support and sponsorship of the Burton Awards. Law360, a LexisNexis company, is a one-stop source for legal news and analysis, covering litigation, policy developments, corporate deals, and legal industry trends. Law360 covers 60+ practice area, industry, and state sections, and its daily newsletters reach over 1.5 million professionals at top law firms, Fortune 1000 companies, and key government agencies every business day.

PAGE 6 In Memoriam: Justice John Paul Stevens

We express our deepest sense of sorrow over the loss of nominated him as an Associate Justice US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. It was a of the Supreme Court, and he took his great honor having him attend our event. seat December 19, 1975. Justice Stevens was one of the longest-serving justices on the U.S. Supreme Court. He was on the court for 35 years, from 1975 to 2010. He retired at the age of 90. We send Janice Harley his longtime assistant Janice Harley our condolences.

Justice Stevens was born in Chicago, Counsel to the Subcommittee on Illinois on April 20, 1920. He married the Study of Monopoly Power of Maryan Mulholland, and has four the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. children. He received an B.A. from House of Representatives from 1951- Justice Stevens was honored at our the University of Chicago, and a J.D. 1952, and a member of the Attorney awards program for his book Five from Northwestern University School General’s National Committee to Chiefs; A Supreme Court Memoir. As of Law. He served in the United States Study Antitrust Law in 1953-1955. Mr. Burton put it: “He was a giant on Navy from 1942-1945, and was a He was Second Vice President of the the High Court, a sensitive leader who law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Chicago Bar Association in 1970. possessed the greatest integrity and Wiley Rutledge during the 1947 term. From 1970-1975, he served as a judge wisdom.” He was admitted to law practice in on the United States Court of Appeals Illinois in 1949. He was Associate for the Seventh Circuit. President Ford

In Memoriam: Ralph Brill

Ralph Brill, dear friend to so many of us and longtime William Burton said, “He was a giant of a man as a supporter of the Burton Awards, passed away this past July. person in legal writing, and he will be sorely missed. Ralph He was a well-known professor at Chicago-Kent College was warm, genuine and highly intelligent. He loved his of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology for some 50 family, including his dear wife, Karin. Ralph left behind a years, developing a legal writing program that became a rich legacy in legal writing, and, at the same time, he will national model for teaching concise, clear writing and the always be remembered for his love of others. Ralph was one research behind it. He was the winner of the 2006 Burton in a million.” Award for Outstanding Contributions to Legal Writing Education.

PAGE 7 Bill Press Launches New Podcast!

Bill Press, Master of Ceremonies for Peter Behr and was Director of the the Burton Awards, ended his daily, California Office of Planning and nationally-syndicated radio show on Research under Governor Jerry Brown. June 1, 2019, after 14 years to launch He managed several other local and a new podcast. Mr. Press launched his statewide political campaigns, and in podcast in June. Episodes are available June 1990, Press was a candidate in on Apple and Google Podcasts. the Democratic primary for California Mr. Press will also once again bring his State Insurance Commissioner. charm and wit to the program as the In addition, Press is an award- Master of Ceremonies at the Library winning radio talk show host and of Congress for the much-anticipated television commentator. He began 2020 Burton Awards event. It will his career as a political commentator mark his 12th year in the role. on KABC-TV from 1980 to 1989, Mr. Press has enjoyed a high-profile and later on KCOP-TV, both in Los 1991 to 1996. Mr. Press has received career in government, politics, and Angeles. He hosted Bill Press: True numerous media awards for this broadcasting. He was chairman of American on KFI-AM, Southern work, including four Emmys and a the California Democratic Party from California’s number one AM radio Golden Mike Award. He was named 1993 to 1996. He served as Chief station, and was a regular weekend Best Commentator of the Year by the of Staff to California State Senator talk show host on KFI-AM from Associated Press in 1992.

Inside Information: Our Stars Shine Bright!

Sheila Slocum of the ABA. She spoke on energy/ launch a new podcast. He is now the Hollis, Of Counsel, environment related topics at the host of THE BILL PRESS POD, Duane Morris, and events in The Hague. In addition, which is broadcast twice a week on former Chair of the Sheila was awarded the Lifetime Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, ABA Standing Achievement in the Energy Field by Spotify, and Tune-In. As part of the Committee on the the Petroleum Economist in London podcast, He will also be interviewing Law Library of Congress, has been late last year. She was the first woman all of the Democratic candidates for elected Chair of the Board of Directors and the first attorney to receive that president with former California of the United States Energy award in the entire time it has been in Governor Jerry Brown. Meanwhile, he Association, an organization that existence. The Petroleum Economist will also still appear regularly on brings together representatives of the is a major world-wide publication that MSNBC, CNN, and NPR. And he energy industry, government, and covers virtually all of the energy field writes two columns a week: for The non-governmental entities to further and the issues associated with it. Hill and for Tribune Media Services knowledge of energy issues and to and hopefully, many more best sellers. reach out globally to improve the Burton Awards On a personal note, Carol and Bill availability of energy to the world. Master of Ceremony celebrated their 50th wedding Further, she was a delegate to Bill Press. On June anniversary by taking their entire the World Justice Project held in 1, after 14 years, he family on a two-week safari in The Hague in the spring as part of ended his daily, Tanzania! a delegation from the Section of nationally- Energy, Environment and Resources syndicated radio show in order to continued on page 9 PAGE 8 continued from page 8 — Our Stars Shine Bright Kelly McNamara General Law, describing Bernie as “the received the following awards: Corley, Discover godfather of this space”. • Named to Atlanta Magazine’s “The Financial Services– On a more personal note, Bernie’s Atlanta 500 – Our City’s Most has been elected to grandchildren continue to blaze Powerful Leaders” (2019) the Board of their own trails. His eldest grandson • Listed in The nternationalI Who’s Goldman Sachs Zachary graduated magna cum laude Who of Construction Lawyers Bank USA. from the University of Pennsylvania (2019) with a bachelor’s degree in Economics • Awarded a Doctorate of Laws, Guest Speaker’s and has been employed full-time by honoris causa, Atlanta’s John Committee for the Bates White Economic Consulting. Marshall Law School (2018) Legends in Law, His granddaughter Alyssa also • Recipient of the Daily Report’s Bernie Nash, Cozen graduated in 2019 from Thomas Attorney of the Year Award (2018) O’Connor – Bernie Jefferson High School for Science & • Recipient of the Georgia Nash, continues to Technology and is now a freshman at Association of Black Women receive accolades for his strategic Bryn Mawr College. Attorneys 2018 Zenith Award for ability and success in helping corporate Distinction in the Profession clients navigate the rapidly-changing Linda Klein, Senior • Recipient of the State Bar of world of State Attorneys General. Managing Georgia’s Marshall-Tuttle Award for Chambers USA again this year Shareholder, Baker service to veterans (2018) awarded Bernie top ranking as a Band Donelson Bearman One lawyer in the category of Caldwell & Government Relations/State Attorney Berkowitz, recently

The 20th Anniversary Program Hailed As An Overwhelming Success

The 2019 awards program was held at the palatial Great Hall in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress on May 20, 2019. The event featured two special awards for the 20th anniversary celebration: the Twentieth Anniversary Innovation in Law Award, presented by Linda A. Klein, Senior Managing Shareholder; Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC was awarded to Robert A. Katzmann, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The Twentieth Anniversary Outstanding Achievements in Law Award, Kim Rivera, President, Strategy and Counsel, HP Inc. An exciting rapid- presented by H. Rodgin Cohen, Senior Business Management and Chief Legal fire debate on the constitutionality/ Chairman, Sullivan & Cromwell, was Officer of HP Inc., was presented to legality of the President’s declaration given to Kenneth R. Feinberg. The Noory Bechor, CEO and Co-Founder of a national emergency to justify first-ever Technology Advancement in of LawGeex. The Award was presented construction of a wall at the southern Law Award, led by committee chair by Harvey Anderson, Deputy General continued on page 10

PAGE 9 Original Master The Burton Awards Makes of Ceremony, the Israeli News Dennis Smith, attended the Israel’s LawGeex Wins First Burton Award 20th Anniversary For Law Technology Prestigious legal awards program co-hosted by the American Bar Association and Honorary Dennis Smith was a guest Library of Congress recognizes legal product for the first time. of the 20th Anniversary Program. Mr. By Abigail Klein Leichman, June 25, 2019, 8:31 AM Smith was the original moderator of the program. He was a State Senator Israeli legal-tech company LawGeex was the first-ever recipient of the from Missouri who was known as a Technology Advancement in Law Award, a new category in the prestigious Dean of Legislation when he served. Burton Awards co-hosted by the Library of Congress and co-sponsored by the American Bar Association. The 20-year-old Burton Awards, dedicated to recognizing excellence in law, lauded LawGeex for its revolutionary Contract Review Automation platform, said to save lawyers 50% to 80% of contract-review time and cost, and ensuring consistent application of company policies. The 2019 Burton Awards ceremony was held in May at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Among the 500 attendees were Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court John Roberts and representatives of all the top-20 Former member of the Minnesota House of American law firms and Ivy League law schools. Representatives. “Appreciating the growing importance of technology, the Burton Awards decided to recognize products which advance the practice of law, are disrupting the market, produce material time-cost savings, and have a demonstrated impact,” according to a press release. LawGeex was one of 18 Israeli companies named to Red Herring’s 2019 continued from page 9 Top 100 Europe list and one of 10 Tel Aviv-based companies named to Wired’s 2018 list of 100 Hottest Startups in Europe. Its software has been proven more border featured former Solicitor efficient than human lawyers at contract review. General of the United States, Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. and Michael A. Carvin. Captain Lia Reynolds received the Public Service in Military Award, while the Public Service in Government Imaginative Music Video Wows the Award was bestowed upon James A. Kohm for his executive leadership. Audience at the 2019 Burton Awards Candace K. Beinecke accepted the Law Firm Leadership Award. Teresa Opening the 2019 Burton Awards was L. Jennings, Head of Rule of Law a special surprise. “This is Where We Development for LexisNexis Legal Begin” was a song created as a result of & Professional and Vice President & the collaboration of Mr. William Treasurer for LexisNexis Rule of Law Burton and Nathaniel Nunziante, Foundation, enlightened the audience Intrigue Studio LLC. The imaginative on the rule of law. Magician Shin Lim, video just could be the hit song from a winner of America’s Got Talent: The sequel to the Broadway Show Champions, and Idina Menzel, a Tony Hamilton named Burr-ton. The song Award winner and star of Disney’s was dedicated by Mr. Burton to the Burton Awards Team. “It’s perfect, the Frozen, brought the 20th anniversary greatest video ever, can’t beat this” said one critic who preferred to remain celebration to a close with two anonymous in order to protect his fictionalism. spectacular performances. https://www.burtonawards.com/ past-events/2019-event PAGE 10 Candid Photos From the 2019 Awards Program

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