Sterne Kessler Named Finalist for 2026 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Award

Washington, D.C. (January 9, 2026) – Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox was named a finalist for the 2026 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards. The awards honor individuals and organizations who have been at the forefront of legal innovation over the past year.

The firm was named a finalist in the “Best Custom Legal Technology Development” category for Sterne Kessler Labs. Sterne Kessler Labs is an internal R&D team of practicing patent attorneys and agents at the firm who are building, testing, and deploying AI tools for the firm’s intellectual property practice. In 2025, the firm launched Patent Assist AI, an AI tool that integrates seamlessly into the patent application workflow and uses a proprietary multi-step process to generate a detailed patent specification based on specific inputs.

Winners will be announced at the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards and Dinner on Monday, March 9 at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers, during the Legalweek 2026 conference in New York.

The complete list of finalists can be viewed here.

About Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox

Based in Washington, D.C. and renowned for more than four decades for dedication to the protection, enhancement, and enforcement of intellectual property rights, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox is one of the most highly regarded intellectual property specialty law firms in the world. Its team of attorneys, registered patent agents, technical specialists, specialized trademark paralegals, and law clerks include some of the country’s most respected practitioners of IP law, tackling innovations across a broad spectrum of industries. The firm’s practitioners represent Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, start-ups, inventors, venture capital firms, and universities in a client service driven environment that is welcoming, inclusive, and intellectually stimulating. Visit the firm online at sternekessler.com.