Analog Devices, Medtronic, and Rovensa Group recognized for driving efficiency, cost savings, and innovation through smarter legal service delivery
Washington, DC – February 18, 2026 - The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), the premiere global organization serving the professional and business interests of in-house legal professionals, today announced its 2026 ACC Value Champions, recognizing three corporate law departments for their transformative approach to increasing their legal departments’ efficiencies and cost savings.
This year’s Value Champions found innovative ways to help their legal departments and organizations by leveraging data, standardizing processes, deploying advanced automation and AI tools, and building more integrated, scalable operating models. This year’s projects demonstrate how legal teams can modernize intake, improve document and matter lifecycle management, streamline outside counsel use, and accelerate complex legal analyses delivering meaningful reductions in cost and cycle time, improved budget predictability, and strengthened alignment with business needs through smarter design and technology-enabled efficiency.
The 2026 ACC Value Champions are below and learn more about each law department’s accomplishments here:
- Analog Devices, Inc. (USA), UpLevelOps (USA) & Checkbox (USA)
- Medtronic (USA) & Crane Patents (USA)
- Rovensa Group (Portugal)
“These 2026 ACC Value Champions exemplify what’s possible when legal departments embrace smarter design, data-driven decision-making, and technology-enabled efficiency,” said Jason L. Brown, president and CEO of ACC. “Analog Devices, Medtronic, and Rovensa Group are demonstrating how modern legal teams can deliver measurable cost savings, improve predictability, and better align with business priorities — proving that innovation in legal operations is no longer optional, but essential to creating value for today’s organizations.”
Since 2012, the ACC Value Champions program has highlighted corporate law departments that innovate to optimize legal service delivery for corporations. Selected by a panel of past honorees and leading legal operations professionals, this year’s global champions come from diverse industries—ranging from real estate and food and beverage to technology and logistics and transportation—and include several repeat honorees.
The 2026 ACC Value Champions will be recognized during ACC Legal Ops Con, on April 20 in Chicago, Illinois. The event brings together legal operations professionals to showcase the latest in legal innovation, technology, and processes. Members of the media are welcome to attend Legal Ops Con with a complimentary press pass.
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