McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff
Chicago, IL – October 27, 2025 – Today, McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP (MBHB) announces that it has received the 2025 Automation Innovator Award NORAM for the firm’s exceptional use of NetDocuments to streamline IP law workflows and boost firmwide efficiency.
By integrating NetDocuments, Power Automate, IP docketing systems, and a custom-built platform, MBHB has built a powerful automation ecosystem that simplifies legal administrative processes and enhances internal productivity, including workspace creation, email routing and saving, and document organization.
These zero-touch workflows have significantly reduced administrative overhead, improved accuracy, and accelerated client response times. MBHB’s forward-thinking approach demonstrates how automation can transform legal operations — delivering measurable results and setting a new benchmark for innovation in the legal industry.
“We are honored to be recognized for our continued commitment to implementing tools and processes that support our team and improve operations,” said Gavin O’Keefe, Partner at MBHB. “Working with some of the most innovative companies across many industries, it’s crucial that we remain at the forefront of technology to protect our clients’ IP. This recognition underscores our dedication to continuous improvement and the measurable results our initiatives deliver for both our practitioners and our clients.”
The NetDocuments Inspire Awards celebrate customers demonstrating outstanding knowledge, innovation, and passion in legal technology and excellence in the utilization of technology to create a better way to work and deliver exceptional legal services.
The 2025 Inspire Awards featured eight distinct categories, including AI Innovator, Automation Innovator, Collaboration & Integration Innovator, Acceleration Excellence, Corporate Excellence, LATAM Excellence, Public Sector Excellence, and the all-encompassing Inspire Award.
“Our customers use technology to do truly innovative work that benefits their teams and their clients,” said Marco Poggio, Vice President of Customer Success at NetDocuments. “We are proud to recognize those doing exceptional things and inspiring others across the legal profession.”
This year’s winners were announced in Phoenix, Arizona at NetDocuments Inspire 2025 — where a diverse community of industry leaders, experts, influencers, and peers share knowledge and discuss what’s next in the future of intelligent document management and legal technology.
To learn more about the awards, visit https://www.netdocuments.com/inspire-customer-awards/
About MBHB
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP (MBHB) provides creative, pragmatic IP business solutions for emerging, midsize and Fortune 100 companies, and academic research institutions. Clients in the U.S. and abroad engage with us to secure and enforce their intellectual property rights, from navigating patent office procedures to litigating complex infringement actions. Our attorneys are experienced in the procurement, licensing, enforcement, and defense of patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and unfair competition actions in a number of technological disciplines and product categories, including artificial intelligence, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, cannabis, chemical, design rights, gaming, electrical, mechanical and materials, medical device and diagnostics, software, and telecommunications.
About NetDocuments
NetDocuments helps legal professionals to do their best work with an intelligent document management system (DMS) that goes beyond getting organized and brings to life seamless AI, powerful workflows, and smarter experiences. The #1 trusted cloud-native DMS for 25+ years, NetDocuments delivers tools to make work easier throughout the document lifecycle — from award-winning automation and AI to email management, search, collaboration, document bundling, advanced security, and more. The platform also integrates with 150+ other technologies, including Microsoft 365, DocuSign, and practice management systems, making it a core solution that meets users wherever they work. Supporting more than 7,000 law firms, corporate legal departments, and public sector organizations worldwide, NetDocuments is recognized as one of America’s fastest-growing private companies, appearing on the Inc. 5000 list for four consecutive years. Learn more at netdocuments.com.