Katherine Charonko Named Winner of the Monica Bay Women of Legal Tech Award

Katherine E. Charonko, Bailey & Glasser, LLP’s Electronically Stored Information & Technology Practice Group Leader, has been named a winner of the Monica Bay Women of Legal Tech Award, an award given by ALM / Legaltech News.  Ms. Charonko is a litigator whose work directly creates life-changing results for people harmed by dangerous products in some of the largest product liability and mass tort cases in the country.

Named after the former editor-in-chief of Legaltech News, the Monica Bay Award honors women at law firms, legal departments, and legal technology or legal service companies who have achieved notable successes and made significant contributions to legal innovation. Kate will be honored at the sixth annual Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards and Dinner on Monday, March 9, 2026, during the Legalweek 2026 conference in New York.

Ms. Charonko plays a central role in many of Bailey Glasser’s most consequential matters, including on litigation teams taking on the world’s most powerful corporations, such as Johnson & Johnson, 3M, Volkswagen, Toyota, Bayer/Monsanto, and major medical device manufacturers. Her assistance is routinely sought by national trial teams, strengthened by her and Bailey Glasser’s strong reputation and her global Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS) credential. Ms. Charonko has been appointed to numerous MDL leadership roles, serving as liaison director of e-Discovery and ESI, directing the management and review of billions of documents across multiple parties and jurisdictions. Across every dimension of her work, Ms. Charonko stands out for her technical brilliance and unwavering commitment to the people she and Bailey Glasser serve. 

Ms. Charonko leads, speaks, and writes on cutting-edge topics, including being a member of the Sedona Conference and Women En Masse, and recently spoke at the November 2025 Trial Lawyers of Mass Torts Summit (including its Women’s Summit). She recently published "From Code to Canvas: the Intellectual Property Debate in Generative AI Creations," as a guest columnist in the Daily Journal on November 3, 2025.