InnovAction Awards

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2023 InnovAction Award. There are significant changes this year, including the addition of a $10,000 cash prize. The deadline for entries is May 12, 2023. Click here for more information. 

Nominations Now Being Accepted

Fellows in good standing may nominate candidates to be inducted into fellowship in 2023. The deadline for submissions is 5:00 p.m. Central Time on April 11. You need to log in to download the 2023 form and to access this year's guidelines.  

In Memoriam

The College Fellows In Memoriam pages capture College Fellows' personal memories of their friends and colleagues, and rememberances of their contributions to the profession. If you would like to contribute a message or memory to the In Memoriam pages, please email the College Administrator. 

Sandra "Sandy" Geist, 1944-2023
Richard Marius Tempero, 1937-2022

Professional Achievements

ALM Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law

COLPM Trustee and Fellow Chris Boyd, Chief Operating Officer, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, will receive the Lifetime Achievement award in the law firm category during an in-person awards ceremony in New York on March 20. Congratulations, Chris! Farrah Pepper, also a COLPM Trustee and Fellow, is an Innovators of the Year—Law Department (Individual) Finalist.  [Read more]

Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC)

Congratulations to COLPM's Trustee and Fellow Farrah Pepper, Chief Legal Innovation Counsel at Marsh McLennan, who recently accepted the role of Vice President for CLOC. 

Financial Times: Intrapreneurs with Impact

Congratuations to two COLPM Fellows who were among those named by the Financial Times as intrapreneurs with impact: 

• "Innovative Lawyers 2022" award: Katherine Lowry, Chief Information Officer, BakerHostetler; and

• "The Data-Driven Budgeter" award: Bill Garcia, Chief Practice Innovation Officer, Thompson Hine.

 [Read more]

Los Angeles Business Journal: Leading Business Professional in Los Angeles

COLPM Fellow Jonathan Fitzgarrald was recently recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal as a "leading business professional in Los Angeles" and named him to their 2022 list of "Leaders of Influence: Thriving in their 40's." [Read more]