NEW YORK — December 15, 2025 — Epiq celebrates three employees recognized by Profiles in Leadership Journal™ for embodying exceptional leadership. These awards highlight the vision and commitment that drives Epiq forward every day. 

• Matthew Cates, Vice President, Legal — Legal Leadership Award 
• Daphnée Lacroix, Senior Marketing Specialist — Emerging Leader Award  
• Abbas Najarali, Senior Director, Digital Transformation — Innovations Leadership Award 

Leadership at Epiq means living out our core values to enable teamwork, spark innovation, and fuel success. These honorees show how value-driven leadership creates meaningful impact within the company and for its clients.  

Each of the award winners reflected on what leadership means to them: 

Matthew Cates, Legal Leadership Award: 
“In my role, leadership is pairing clarity and accountability to mitigate risk, accelerate priority initiatives, and deliver results with integrity, always choosing what’s right over what’s easy.” 

Daphnée Lacroix, Emerging Leader Award: 
“In my role, leadership means owning content development processes and collaborating across teams to create campaigns that connect clients with the right legal solutions.” 

Abbas Najarali, Innovations Leadership Award: 
“Leadership navigates change. At Epiq, I lead technology-driven transformations redefining legal solutions for client success.” 

These awards reflect the strength of our culture and talent at Epiq. Congratulations to our honorees for their exemplary leadership and innovation.  

About Epiq  
Epiq, a technology and services leader, takes on large-scale and complex tasks for corporations, law firms, and the courts by integrating people, process, technology, and data intelligence. Clients rely on Epiq to streamline legal, compliance, settlement, and business administration workflows to drive efficiency, minimize risk, and improve cost savings. With a presence in 17 countries, our values define who we are and how we partner with clients and communities. Learn how Epiq and its 3800 people worldwide create meaningful change at www.epiqglobal.com.   

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