November 17, 2025

Thomson Reuters Honors Industry Innovators at Annual SYNERGY 2025 Conference

Celebrating visionary organizations advancing Tax, Audit and Accounting, Legal, and Corporate practices through innovation

ORLANDO, FL, November 17, 2025 – Thomson Reuters (TSX/Nasdaq: TRI), a global content and technology company, proudly announces the 2025 winners of the Luca Pacioli Accounting Awards, SYNERGY Awards for Legal Professionals, and Corporates Excellence Awards. These honors were presented at SYNERGY 2025, the largest annual user conference hosted by Thomson Reuters, held from November 5-12 in Orlando, Florida.

Luca Pacioli Accounting Awards

The Luca Pacioli Awards honor tax, audit, and accounting leaders who fuse breakthrough technology with deep professional expertise. These awards spotlight firms and individuals elevating client value and team experience, underscoring how innovation is reshaping the future of work.

Elizabeth Beastrom, President of Tax and Accounting Professionals at Thomson Reuters says: "Our profession is evolving fast. AI and modern workflows are transforming how work gets done, and how firms deliver greater value to their clients year-round. Technology plays a big role in this transformation, but leadership and motivation to evolve are also essential. The firms we recognize with our Luca Pacioli Awards pair innovation and transformation with deep expertise, and rigorous standards. They put their clients at the center of their investments, and they are moving the profession to a place where clients see their accountants as strategic partners."

The 2025 Luca Pacioli Accounting Award winners are:

  • Advisory Accelerator Award – GarciaHasler LLC
  • Audit Vanguard – Kemper CPA
  • Impact Award – West & Company CPAs
  • Firm of the Year (Mid-Market) – Lyons & Lyons CPAs
  • Firm of the Year (Large) – Crowe LLP

SYNERGY Awards for Legal Professionals

The SYNERGY Awards honor legal innovators who use Thomson Reuters technology to redefine practice, deliver measurable improvements, and elevate client outcomes – celebrating organizations and professionals who pair legal expertise with innovation to advance access to justice, foster community engagement, and turn AI into practical, team-wide solutions.

“It is an honor to celebrate the achievements of our SYNERGY Legal Awards winners,” said Raghu Ramanathan, president, Legal Professionals, Thomson Reuters. “Through their innovation, navigating transformation and impacting their communities, these organizations embody the very spirit of these awards. They are setting new standards of excellence and shaping the future of the legal profession.”

The 2025 SYNERGY Award winners are:

  • Innovator of the Year (law firm) – Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
  • Innovator of the Year (public sector) – Law Offices of Carlos J. Martinez, Miami Dade Public Defender
  • Impact Award – Hale Law
  • Change Champion – Gibson Dunn

Corporates Excellence Awards

In addition, the 2025 Corporates Excellence Awards, recognize exceptional legal, tax and trade departments and professionals who have added significant value to their organizations by embracing technology and leveraging Thomson Reuters products to maximize effectiveness.

“We are thrilled to honor these visionary leaders who continue to redefine excellence across legal, tax, trade, and risk, and enterprise collaboration,” said Laura Clayton McDonnell, President, Corporates, Thomson Reuters. “By harnessing the power of our platforms and partnering to solve complex challenges, these recipients are accelerating transformation, scaling impact, and setting new benchmarks for innovation and customer-centricity.”

The 2025 Corporates Excellence Award winners are:

  • Legal Innovator - AtriCure
  • Trade Innovator - Trade Forward
  • Risk Innovator - Beacon Bank & Trust
  • Partner of the Year - CERTifyTax
  • Innovation Partner of Year - Oracle

Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters (TSX/Nasdaq: TRI) informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. The company serves professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Its products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world-leading provider of trusted journalism and news. For more information, visit tr.com.

Contact

Denise Lam
Corporate Communications
denise.lam@thomsonreuters.com

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