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Alma Asay Honored for Innovative Leadership in 2024 Women, Influence, and Power in Law Awards

Firm News | 2 min read | 08.08.24

Washington – August 8, 2024: Corporate Counsel recognized Crowell & Moring’s chief innovation and value officer Alma Asay for her innovative leadership in its the 2024 Women, Influence, and Power in Law Awards. The award honors women who are impacting change and developing new strategies for better solutions.

Asay is an established innovation leader, with more than two decades of experience in the legal industry. In her role as Crowell’s first chief innovation and value officer, Asay oversees a wide-range of initiatives relating to, among other areas, client value, cross-departmental business intelligence, knowledge management, practice innovation, research services, and generative AI. She is a recognized thought leader, regularly speaking at industry conferences and spearheading client presentations on various innovation and value topics.

Asay started her career as a lawyer at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where she litigated complex commercial disputes. She later founded Allegory, one of the first cloud-based litigation management platforms. When Allegory was purchased by Integreon Discovery Solutions, Asay became Integreon’s chief innovation officer. Later, at Litera Microsystems, she increased the company’s visibility and customer focus through collaborations on thought leadership with industry leaders, strategies to strengthen relationships with global law firms, and insights into the development of technologies focused on lawyers as end users.

To see the full list of Women, Influence, and Power in Law Award winners, please visit here.

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