Womble Bond Dickinson Team to Take Part in 2026 Women, Influence & Power in Law Conference

Womble Bond Dickinson will be well-represented at the Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) Conference, as nine Womble attorneys will participate in the annual event for in-house counsel, law firm partners, and legal executives.

Womble Bond Dickinson attendees will include:

• Lela Ames (Washington, D.C)— Lela is a versatile and trial-tested litigator, having served as lead counsel and trial counsel in a wide range of disputes involving complex contracts, business torts, data breaches and privacy claims, commercial real estate, financial services, and class actions.
• Tracy Bacigalupo (New York)—Tracy serves as the Managing Partner of Womble’s New York office and co-head of the firm’s M&A/Business Transactions Practice Group. She focuses her practice on corporate, M&A, and corporate governance matters.
• Victoria Bruno (Washington, D.C.)—Victoria is a veteran litigator who guides companies in business disputes involving breach of contract, fraud, professional malpractice, deceptive trade practices and discrimination.
• Jasmine Chalashtori (Washington, D.C.)—Jasmine is a trial tested litigator who represents clients in a wide range of disputes, from bet-the-company commercial cases to sensitive white collar criminal matters. She also serves as an adjunct professor at The George Washington University Law School.
• Katie Gallagher (Washington, D.C.)—Katie focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis in contract disputes, business fraud, and employment claims. She also has experience defending against product liability claims involving FDA-regulated products.
• Callie Hinson (Nashville)—Callie concentrates her practice on civil litigation, with a particular emphasis on high-net-worth family law matters, helping clients navigate cases involving complex family dynamics. She also serves as President of the Nashville Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division
• Laura Lo Bianco (Phoenix)— Laura brings more than 25 years of experience in the formation of organizations, mergers, acquisitions, real estate transactions, business counseling, and compliance. She serves as outside general counsel to privately held businesses, nonprofit/tax-exempt organizations, and high net worth families.
• Mariam Stockton (Nashville)—Mariam is an entertainment lawyer and trial attorney who advises artists, business managers, and music industry executives in high-stakes business disputes, crisis situations, and strategic decision-making. She has been recognized by Billboard as a “Top Music Lawyer”.
• Liz Tipping (Nashville)—Liz brings deep industry insight and decades of litigation experience to support construction companies and small businesses throughout all stages of their operations. She has advocated for clients at every level of the judiciary, including the U.S. Supreme Court.

WIPL brings together over 1,000+ senior legal professionals to share insights on the most pressing challenges facing women in the legal industry. The 2026 conference takes place Sept. 14-16 in Nashville. Womble Bond Dickinson is a sponsor of this year’s event.

Lexitas, a leading provider of technology-enabled litigation support services, is pleased to announce that, for the tenth time, it has earned a place on the Inc. 5000, a list of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in America.

Companies on this list are ranked according to their percentage revenue growth over the past three years. “Ten years on this list means we’ve kept our promise to legal professionals: service excellence paired with technology solutions they need,” said Lexitas CEO, Nishat Mehta. “Lexitas has been at this for almost 40 years, and the tools have changed a lot, but the job hasn’t: help our clients spend more time on the case serving their clients. I’m proud of every one of our colleagues who make that happen every day.”

Lexitas offers technology-enabled litigation support services, including court reporting, record retrieval, process service, legal talent solutions, and Enterprise Solutions to law firms, insurance carriers, corporations, and third-party administrators. Lexitas’ continued growth is driven by its ability to deliver comprehensive services through a single trusted partner model, supported by exceptional client service and nationwide operational scale.

Supporting that growth is Lexitas’ expanding portfolio of technology and AI-enabled solutions designed to help legal professionals work more efficiently. Products such as Deposition Insights™, Record Insights®, Exhibit Manager™, eLaw® Case Tracking, LexitasOne™, and LexitasConnect™ streamline workflows, provide actionable intelligence, and help clients manage litigation more effectively.

Lexitas has also expanded its Enterprise Solutions program, providing strategic national account management, centralized oversight, and customized service delivery models that help large organizations standardize legal support services across multiple locations, business units, and practice areas.

Companies named to the Inc. 5000 list must be privately held, for-profit, based in the U.S., and independent. They are evaluated based on a three-year revenue growth rate and vetted by the publication’s editorial team. The full list can be viewed here.

Founded in 1987, Lexitas, the leading provider of technology-enabled litigation support services, delivers legal support expertise in Court Reporting, Record Retrieval, Process Service, and Legal Staffing services that are truly Critical to the Case. The company has been recognized by Inc. as a 2025 Best in Business Award winner for Best AI Implementation in the Extra-Large Company category, following its inclusion on the 2024 Best in Business list. Lexitas also has earned a place on the Inc. 5000 list for ten years, reflecting sustained growth and industry impact. Serving legal, insurance, and corporate leaders, Lexitas leverages proprietary technology and highly responsive professional services to help move the practice and business of law forward.

Lexitas, a leading provider of technology-enabled litigation support services, has been honored by Inc. as a 2025 Best in Business award winner in the categories of Best AI Implementation and Extra-Large Company, recognizing its leadership in leveraging artificial intelligence to transform legal services. The recognition honors companies that, through exceptional execution, have achieved significant milestones and core business wins, like customer expansion, key product launches, increased market share, and industry-defining accomplishments. Companies from a wide range of industries, including technology, health care, finance, and retail, have been recognized for their success and their positive influence on the business world.

“This recognition underscores our commitment to developing AI-driven solutions that empower legal professionals to work smarter,” said Nishat Mehta, CEO of Lexitas. “We are investing in secure, innovative tools that accelerate case knowledge, improve efficiency, and strengthen client relationships, while continuing to push the boundaries of what AI can do for the legal industry.”

Lexitas received this recognition for its Deposition Insights™ AI-enabled deposition summaries and analysis tool, which has helped redefine how attorneys use deposition testimony in their case workflow. Lexitas has delivered nearly 300,000 Deposition Insights™ AI-enabled summaries providing concise, strategic summaries of deposition transcripts. Deposition Insights+, which launched this July, introduces a dynamic, cloud-based platform that transforms static summaries into actionable intelligence with advanced features such as semantic AI-powered queries, multi-deposition analysis, contradiction and key admission detection, and synchronized video behavioral analytics. Legal teams can uncover critical insights faster and prepare cases with unparalleled efficiency. “Deposition Insights has been an indispensable resource for our trial team in a large and complex opioid matter. It allowed us to review nearly 200 deposition transcripts with a level of depth and efficiency that would have been impossible using traditional methods,” said Mike Haas, attorney at Burns Charest.

“At Lexitas, innovation means creating AI solutions that solve real challenges for our clients,” added Jason Primuth, Chief Innovation Officer. “Our focus is on delivering technology that streamlines workflows, enhances accuracy, and provides measurable value, helping clients achieve better outcomes with confidence.”

Inc.’s Best in Business Awards is open to companies of all sizes and types, in all industries and locations. Public, private, nonprofit, subsidiary, U.S.-based, and international companies are all encouraged to apply. Inc. editors and reporters hand-review every application and select Best in Business honorees that, in each of the award categories, have had an outstanding influence on their communities, their industries, the environment, or society as a whole.

“Each Best in Business honoree achieved a breakthrough moment this year. Some unveiled groundbreaking innovations while others launched savvy marketing campaigns or strategically implemented AI in their companies,” says Bonny Ghosh, editorial director at Inc. “No matter what their business win looked like, their projects and initiatives had a sizable impact on their company and even on their industry at large, making them worthy of this honor.”

For more information or to see the complete list, please visit inc.com/best-in-business.

Founded in 1987, Lexitas has been a trailblazer in bringing the power of technology to the practice of law. Lexitas has grown tremendously in the years since and today offers services including local and national court reporting, medical record retrieval, process service, and legal talent solutions. The company recently was named to the Inc. 2024 Best in Business list, which celebrates companies that have made a profound impact on their industries and on society at large. Lexitas is also honored to have been named to the Inc. 5000 list nine years in a row, demonstrating consistent growth year over year. For legal, insurance, and corporate leaders responsible for vital outcomes, Lexitas harnesses its proprietary technology to deliver highly responsive professional services that help move the practice, and the business, of law forward.

About Inc.
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AI-enhanced media engagement platform now open for sponsors

Minneapolis, MN – August 3, 2026 – Edge Marketing, Inc., leading marketing and public relations agency for the legal, accounting and professional services sectors, announced today a new collaboration with Law.com to deliver its AI-enhanced media engagement platform, The Edge Room, to the upcoming Women, Influence & Power in Law conference.

This exciting new partnership marks the first time The Edge Room will be featured at the Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) conference, connecting legal innovators with credentialed members of the media. The event is the nation’s premier conference for women in the legal profession, convening general counsel, law firm leaders, and legal innovators to advance women’s leadership across the industry. WIPL provides a platform for candid conversation, actionable strategy, and community-building among the legal profession’s most influential women.

“We’re honored to bring The Edge Room to WIPL this year,” says Amy Juers, CEO of Edge Marketing. “The Edge Room creates a bridge between conference sponsors and the media, making it easier for organizations to share their news and insights while giving journalists a centralized source for the latest developments from the event. We’re especially excited to partner with a conference that celebrates the leadership, innovation and impact of women across the legal profession, helping those important conversations reach an even broader audience.”

The Edge Room offers an intuitive, secure platform for sponsors to upload press releases, announcements, demo videos and company news, giving credentialed media a centralized source for the latest news, announcements and insights from conference participants.

“We’re excited to partner with Edge Marketing to bring The Edge Room to WIPL,” says Jennifer Turney, Vice President and Global Event Director for Law.com. “Our continued commitment to spotlighting bold voices and actionable strategies for women’s leadership in the legal profession makes The Edge Room an ideal addition to this year’s conference. It creates another opportunity for attendees, speakers and sponsors to share their insights, amplify important conversations and extend the impact of the event well beyond the conference itself.”

The Edge Room for WIPL 2026 opens today for sponsors and on August 31 for credentialed members of the media.

Media representatives interested in covering WIPL 2026 can apply for a press pass and access to The Edge Room by contacting Vicki LaBrosse at vlabrosse@edgemarketinginc.com.

Questions about The Edge Room can be directed to Tanya Amyote at tamyote@edgemarketinginc.com.

For more information about Edge Marketing and The Edge Room, visit http://www.theedgeroom.com.

To learn more about WIPL, visit http://www.event.law.com/corpcounsel-wipl/.

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About Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL)

Women, Influence & Power in Law is the nation’s premier conference for women in the legal profession, convening general counsel, law firm leaders, and legal innovators to advance women’s leadership across the industry. WIPL provides a platform for candid conversation, actionable strategy, and community-building among the legal profession’s most influential women.

About Law.com

Law.com is the trusted global intelligence platform for the legal industry, delivering strategic insights, proprietary data, and expert analysis that support smarter decision-making. Built on more than 30 years of deep market expertise and informed by long-standing relationships with law firm and legal department leaders, Law.com combines data-driven insight with AI-enabled technology to help professionals understand change, manage risk, and identify opportunity. Millions of legal professionals worldwide rely on Law.com to power critical decisions across growth, strategy, and the business of law. Law.com is part of Centellic, a global provider of strategic intelligence, data, and insight solutions for legal and professional markets.

About Edge Marketing

Founded in 1997, Edge Marketing is a strategic communications and marketing agency serving organizations across legal, accounting, technology, and other regulated industries. The firm helps clients strengthen market visibility, authority and business growth through integrated public relations, thought leadership, digital marketing, and strategic advisory services. To learn more, visit http://www.edgemarketinginc.com.

Conference Contact

Jennifer Turney
Vice President & Global Event Director
jennifer.turney@alm.com

Media Contact

Vicki LaBrosse, Managing Director & Director of Global Public Relations
Edge Marketing
vlabrosse@edgemarketinginc.com