LEGAL GEEK NORTH AMERICA
A high-energy, one-of-a-kind conference for legal professionals, in-house counsel, legal tech companies, and innovators – each bringing unique insights on the future of legal technology and the practice of law.
Key event information:
Timings: Tuesday, June 17. Doors open 8.30am
Location: Recess, 838 West Kinzie St, Chicago, IL 60642 – travel guide
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Dress code: There is no formal dress code. Please come as you feel comfortable
A high-energy, one-of-a-kind conference for legal professionals, in-house counsel, legal tech companies, and innovators - each bringing unique insights on the future of legal technology and the practice of law. Expect expert talks, laid-back networking, interactive sessions, and fun!
LEGAL GEEK
NORTH AMERICA 2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us in sunny Chicago at Legal Geek North America 2025! It was a fantastic day - huge thanks to our brilliant speakers and sponsors who made it all possible.
EVENT OVERVIEW
Timings: Tuesday, June 17. Doors open 8.30am
Location: Recess, 838 West Kinzie St, Chicago, IL 60642 – travel guide
Find my ticket: search inbox for email from [email protected]
Event app: search inbox for emails from [email protected]
40
speakers
TED-Style
talks
Case
studies
Legal tech
showcases
Interactive roundtables
2025 SPEAKERS
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Zhaoying (Dorothy) Du
Legal Leader of Global Supply Chain
Lenovo / Motorola Mobility
Wendy Rubas
General Counsel
Innovaccer
Elizabeth Brown
GC and Corporate Secretary
CSC Generation
Danielle Benecke
Founder & Director,
Baker Machine Learning Practice
Baker McKenzie
Max Elliott
Managing Attorney/Founder
The Law Offices of Max Elliott
Brian Potts
Partner
Husch Blackwell
Esther Bowers
Chief Practice Innovation Officer
Honigman LLP
Mathew Kerbis
Founding Attorney
Subscription Attorney LLC
Tiffany Epps Brown
Senior Technical Program Manager
Consilio
Alma Asay
Chief Innovation and Value Officer
Crowell & Moring LLP
Mark C. Palmer
Chief Counsel
Illinois Supreme Court
Commission on Professionalism
Diana LaMorie
VP, Legal & Regulatory
Two Sigma
Monica Goyal
VP of Legal Innovation
Caravel Law LLP
Nicole Bradick
VP, Innovation
Factor
Malcom Glenn
Founder and CEO
MG Equity Consulting
Kristen Gandhi
Co-Founder
SmartEsq
Tamara Steffens
Managing Director TR Ventures
Thomson Reuters
Eric DeChant
Founder
American Society of Legal Engineers
Emily Lippincott
Senior Legal Futurist
Filevine
Marco Imperiale
Founder and Managing Director
Better Ipsum
Kritin Sundaram
CEO
Augmetec
Daniel Porus
CCO
Legatics
Dr. David W. Jacobs
Senior Client Advisor
LexisNexis
Nancy Griffing
Partner
Consulting 3545
Michael Owen Hill
Director, Product Marketing
NetDocuments
Michael Bjerg Hansen
Co-founder & CEO
Document Drafter
Jim Loveall
Nebula Consultant
Nebula
Jim Witte
Director, Product Management
Relativity
Dylan Ruga
Managing Partner and Co-Founder
Steno Agency, Inc
Johnny DiMenna
Sales Director
DealCloser
Dan Quintas
Head of Legal Product
Airia
Ryan Jansen
Sr. Manager, Sales Growth Team
Thomson Reuters
"Legal Geek allows a casual and collaborative space to connect with industry professionals and expand your knowledge base"
Alicia Hawley, Of Counsel, K&L Gates
2025 AGENDA
Join TED-style talks, interactive roundtables, panels, Q&As, and lawtech showcases – all led by forty top legal experts. Please note this agenda is subject to change.
Timings: Tuesday, June 17. Doors open 8.30am
Location: Recess, 838 West Kinzie St, Chicago, IL 60642 – travel guide
Find my ticket: search inbox for email from [email protected]
Event app: search inbox for emails from [email protected]
MAIN STAGE
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Legal AI: Where are we (really), and what comes next?
Danielle Benecke, Baker McKenzie
Tell and show: Five real-world ways lawyers can leverage AI
Alma Asay, Crowell & Moring
AI, legal advocacy, and the power of words
Mark C. Palmer, Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism
The future of AI in legal – an investor’s perspective
Tamara Steffens, Thomson Reuters
The autonomy/control balance: Designing agentic AI in legal
Nicole Bradick, Factor
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Architecting secure AI deployments: Best practices for law firms
Dan Quintas, Airia
Case study: AI driven transformation in contract review
Monica Goyal, Caravel Law
Clarity out of chaos: An AI use case
Emily Lippincott, Filevine
Panel: The future of in-house legal: Partnerships, innovation and efficiency in the AI era
(Chair) Eric DeChant, American Society of Legal Engineers
Elizabeth Brown, CSC Generation
Zhaoying (Dorothy) Du, Motorola
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Product showcases (five-minute overviews to help you assess legal tech tools):
Jim Witte, Relativity
Kritin Sundaram, Augmentec
Johnny DiMenna, DealCloser
Michael Bjerg Hansen, Document Drafter
Ryan Jansen, Thomson Reuters
Kristen Gandhi, SmartEsq
Jim Loveall, Nebula
Real talk: AI implementation in law departments
Wendy Rubas, Innovaccer
From skeptic to strategist: Harnessing AI as a litigation advantage
Dylan Ruga, Steno Agency, Inc
3.00 PM - 4:00 PM
Assistants, apps, and agents – Oh my! From legal tech confusion to clarity
Michael Owen Hill, NetDocuments
Piloting without panic: Legal tech doesn’t have to feel
like building the plane mid-flight
Esther Bowers, Honigman
The hidden value of legal transaction data: Why the future of law
firms depends on it
Daniel Porus, Legatics
Conducting the legal symphony: Bringing legal and reg tech into harmony Diana LaMorie, Two Sigma
From overwhelmed to optimized: Spotting AI opportunities in legal workflows
Nancy Griffing, Consulting 3545
The beautiful mess of legal ops: Leadership lessons in embracing change
Tiffany Epps Brown, Consilio
Closing remarks
Malcom Glenn, MG Equity Consulting
CLE STAGE
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Pitfalls, risks, and benefits lawyers face when using generative AI (ethics CLE credit)
Max Eliott, The Law Offices of Max Elliott
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
The future of legal technology and cultural transformation
(general CLE credit)
Brian Potts, Husch Blackwell and Mathew Kerbis, Subscription Attorney LLC
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
AI integration in legal practice
(general CLE credit)
Mathew Kerbis, Subscription Attorney LLC
ROUNDTABLES
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Roundtable 1: Resisting the rollback: How firms can defend equity
in a new political era
Malcom Glenn, MG Equity Consulting
Roundtable 2: Practical strategies to improve our performance
through personal and professional wellbeing
Marco Imperiale, Better Ipsum
AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS
Tell and show: Five real-world ways lawyers can leverage AI
Alma Asay, Crowell & Moring LLP
Forget the AI hype - this session spotlights five real-world ways Crowell Partners are using AI to save time and boost value. Inspired by an internal showcase, Alma shares practical wins that any legal team could replicate.
Legal tech pilots don’t have to feel like you’re building the plane mid-flight
Esther Bowers, Honigman LLP
You’ll learn practical strategies to design cleaner, calmer pilots—from setting scope and expectations to navigating stakeholder buy-in and measuring success. Walk away with a simple playbook to run pilots that actually land.
The beautiful mess of legal ops: Leadership lessons in embracing change
Tiffany Epps Brown, Consilio
This session introduces attorneys to the practical applications of AI in daily legal tasks, showcasing tools and strategies for integrating AI effectively
AI integration in legal practice
Mathew Kerbis, Subscription Attorney LLC
This session introduces attorneys to the practical applications of AI in daily legal tasks, showcasing tools and strategies for integrating AI effectively
Ethics, bias, and risk management in AI
Max Elliott, The Law Offices of Max Elliott
This session explores ethical considerations, privacy risks, and bias in AI, emphasizing responsible usage and compliance with legal standards.
The future of legal technology and cultural transformation
Brian Potts, Husch Blackwell
This session tackles how AI and technology are reshaping traditional legal practices, addressing cultural shifts, and improving firm efficiency.
AI, legal advocacy, and the power of words
Mark C. Palmer, Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism
Lawyers rely on words to persuade. We will explore how lawyers can pair technology and the human touch to enhance advocacy and shape powerful arguments. This talk will inspire us to rethink our approach to persuasion – from courtrooms and boardrooms – in the age of AI
The future of AI in legal — an investor’s perspective
Tamara Steffens, Thomson Reuters
As a CVC leader and early investor in legal tech startups, Tamara offers a front-row view into how AI is being adopted across legal operations. In this session, she’ll share key lessons from backing companies at the forefront of innovation, the real-world challenges of embedding AI into legal workflows, and the trends shaping what comes next. Her insights will focus on where early adopters are gaining traction—and where friction still remains.
AI driven transformation in contract review
Monica Goyal, Briefly Legal/Caravel Law LLP
I went deep into an AI contract review word plug-ins blackhole, reviewing over 15+ contract review solutions and came back with this key takeaway: contract review is now its own species of legal tech and I can never an agreement without it. In this talk, I will share the good, the bad, and the ugly of contract review solutions, or what I can fit in 8 minutes!
EARN CLE: Embrace AI and technology for a future-ready legal practice
Three hours of CLE credit, including one hour of professional responsibility/ethics credit, will be available for attorneys admitted in Illinois, New York, New Jersey, and California who attend Legal Geek North America.
Who ATTENDS
IN-HOUSE TEAMS
General Counsel, Head of Legal, Head of Innovation, Chief Legal Officer, In-house Counsel, Legal Director, Corporate Counsel, Head/Director of Legal Operation
27.9% of attendees work as part of an in-house legal team, from Google to Smallpdf.
LAW-FIRMS
Managing Partner, CEO, Director, Partner, Practice Manager, Of Counsel, Head of Innovation, Head of Knowledge, IT Director, Legal Engineer, Legal Technologist
Another 34.6% come from top law firms around the world.
TECHNOLOGY providers
CEO, Founder, Director, Co-founder, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Product Officer, Head of Product, Chief Technology Officer, COO, Head of Growth
Our focus has always been on supporting tech adoption, and 23% of attendees are startups and tech companies.
34.6%
Law firm
27.9%
In-house
26.5%
Legal tech provider
11%
Other
"Legal Geek North America stood out as one of the most innovative and interesting events I have been to."
Marni Helfand, General Counsel and Chief Human Resources Officer,
The Planet Group
CONFERENCE VIBE
Awesome venue
A conference venue like no other, Recess brings vibrant, open-air space and creative energy to Legal Geek North America.
Casual dress
Our events are very relaxed, and there is no formal dress code. Please come as you feel comfortable. Our preference is no ties.
Street food
Your ticket includes breakfast, snacks, street food lunch and drinks – because great food fuels great conversations!
Quality coffee
At last, quality coffee at a legal conference. We love coffee – enjoy complimentary coffee and fuel up for the day!
WHY ATTEND
Legal Technology is changing the way lawyers work. It’s moving fast, and with so many providers out there it can be hard to know which tool is right for your law firm. Legal Geek North America brings together 1000 legal professionals, including in-house counsel, legal tech companies, and innovators to showcase the latest lawtech, trends, and insights – so you can make informed decisions.
Real case studies: "I had a blast, I learned a lot, was able to catch up on some Legal tech that did not exist." Rob Morales, Managing Attorney, Robert S. Morales Law Firm PLLC
Actionable insights: "I had a great time interacting with the vendors and learning about the products and the speakers were informative and engaging. It was a great experience!" Emma Florian, Litigation Paralegal, Coplan & Crane, Ltd.
Beyond theory, into practice: "The quality of the speakers, the value of the content, the food, the venue, the staff and the app with the agenda made this a delightful conference to attend." Kayla Wojciechowski, Senior Applications Specialist, Sidley Austin LLP
Networking opportunities: "The ability to connect with such a wide range of legal professionals and innovators makes Legal Geek an exceptional platform for networking." Scott A. Milner, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
sessions
TED-STYLE TALKS & PANEL SESSIONS
Short, sharp insights from tech and legal leaders, and delve a little deeper with interactive panels and Q&As.
EXPERT-LED ROUNDTABLES
This is where real talk happens. Imagine a group of smart, curious people (like you) gathered around a table – sharing insights and debating big ideas, all without the formality of a panel.
DEEP DIVES & CASE STUDIES
Topics include tech adoption to enhance the client delivery models, change management, the future of legal departments, the power of AI to shape advocacy, preserving equity in law firms, and much more!
CLE STAGE
This year, we are introducing a dedicated CLE Stage, where you can earn up to three hours of CLE credit. Learn more.
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What's included in my ticket?
- Conference pass
- Meet 1000 attendees
- 40 expert speakers
- Street food and coffee
- 20 innovative exhibitors
- Interactive workshops
- Expert-led roundtables
- Startup pitches
- Networking app
- Legal Geek afterparty
IN-HOUSE
In-house legal professionals attend for free. Subject to availability and approval process.LAW FIRM
Discounted rate for law firms. Subject to availability and approval process.REGULAR
This ticket type is for tech providers, consultants, investors, media/press, and anyone else.What's included in my ticket?
- Conference pass
- Meet 1000 attendees
- 40 expert speakers
- Street food and coffee
- 20 innovative exhibitors
- Interactive workshops
- Expert-led roundtables
- Startup pitches
- Networking app
- Legal Geek afterparty
IN-HOUSE
In-house legal professionals attend for free. Subject to availability and approval process.LAW FIRM
Discounted rate for law firms. Subject to availability and approval process.REGULAR
This ticket type is for tech providers, consultants, investors, media/press, and anyone else.What's included in my ticket?
- Conference pass
- Meet 1000 attendees
- 40 expert speakers
- Street food and coffee
- 20 innovative exhibitors
- Interactive workshops
- Expert-led roundtables
- Startup pitches
- Networking app
- Legal Geek afterparty
IN-HOUSE
In-house legal professionals attend for free. Subject to availability and approval process.LAW FIRM
Discounted rate for law firms. Subject to availability and approval process.REGULAR
This ticket type is for tech providers, consultants, investors, media/press, and anyone else.TICKET FAQs
You must be directly employed by a law firm. All tickets must be registered using a valid law firm email address and are subject to an approval process. See our eligibility criteria.
You must be directly employed by a company where your primary role is to support that company’s in-house legal function. All tickets must be registered using an official work email associated with the company and are subject to availability. See our eligibility criteria.
Yes! You can purchase multiple tickets now and assign them to your team later.
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2026 SPONSORShip now available!
We work with a select group of partners to deliver standout value, positioning you as a thought leader, generating quality leads, and joining the 93% of sponsors who return year after year.
2025 SPONSORS
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CLE PARTNER
2025 event partners
LOCATION
Timings: Tuesday, June 17th. Doors open 8.30am.
Location: Recess, 838 West Kinzie St, Chicago, IL 60642
Find my ticket: search inbox for email from [email protected]
Event app: search inbox for emails from [email protected]
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