Practical AI Solutions for Legal Teams

Chief Customer Officer, Brightflag

Kevin Cohn

Kevin Cohn is the Chief Customer Officer at Brightflag, and has extensive experience building cloud workflow, productivity, and analytics companies. Prior to joining Brightflag, Kevin was Chief Operating Officer at Atypon, a publishing software company (acquired by Wiley), and SVP of Operations at Smartling, a language translation technology and services platform (acquired by Battery Ventures). As a board director at FundraiseUp and a member of the Advisory Board of Legal Operators, Kevin is a passionate advocate for the development of the legal operations industry and the professionals working in it.

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Chief Innovation Officer, Gunderson Dettmer

Joe Green

Joe Green is the Chief Innovation Officer of Gunderson Dettmer. He leads the firm’s innovation strategy, with a focus on transforming the service delivery platform to provide a more modern experience for both internal and external stakeholders. He is also of counsel in Gunderson’s New York office, with extensive experience advising startup and emerging technology companies and venture capitalists. Joe was previously a senior associate at Gunderson and left to join Thomson Reuters as a Senior Legal Editor at Practical Law, the premier online legal know-how service for business lawyers. Joe started his legal career as a securities lawyer with Simpson Thacher in New York.

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General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, PubMatic

Andrew Woods

Andrew Woods is an attorney and executive with 15 years of experience working across technology, legal services, and startup companies. He joined PubMatic as general counsel and corporate secretary in 2022, where he oversees the company’s global corporate, commercial, intellectual property and legal affairs.
Prior to joining Pubmatic, he served as a director & associate general counsel at Twitter (NYSE: TWTR); a corporate counsel at demand-side platform Turn, Inc. (acquired by Amobee); the general counsel and a co-founder at Skill-in-Games, a data analytics firm; and an associate at a boutique law firm where he focused on transnational litigation. Before practicing law, Andrew served as a teaching fellow at the Harvard College of Economics and was the executive director of the Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society (GPSTS).
Andrew holds a J.D. from Harvard University and obtained his bachelor’s degree in History from the University of California, Los Angeles. He lives in Palo Alto with his wife and three sons.

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General Counsel, corporate Secretary & Head of People, MILL

Vineet Shahani

Vineet Shahani is General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Head of People at Mill. Built by the team that created the Nest Thermostat, Mill prevents food waste and associated methane emissions with an innovative food-recycling system for consumers, municipalities and offices. Before Mill, Vineet was a legal executive at Google for almost a decade and came to Google via the acquisition of Nest, one of the largest in Google's history. Prior to Google/Nest, Vineet was a senior lawyer at Apple and a corporate attorney at Latham & Watkins LLP. Vineet received a JD from Georgetown University Law Center and a BBA from the University of Michigan.

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CEO & CO-founder, spotdraft

Shashank Bijapur

Shashank Bijapur discovered that lawyers were still copying and pasting contracts in Word while the world was moving towards self-driving cars. This stark contrast set the wheel in motion, and SpotDraft was born. As the CEO and co-founder of SpotDraft, Shashank leads an incredibly talented team who is building AI-driven solutions to improve contracting efficiency for in-house legal teams.
An alumnus of Harvard law school he began his career at White & Case, New York, where he gained deep insight into corporate law. Shashank and his father are the first Indian father-son duo to climb Mount Kilimanjaro - testimony to his resilience and vision, as he scales SpotDraft to become the preferred CLM partner of organizations, globally. Shashank is an avid reader and very active in global legal communities advocating the use of technology in modernizing the legal landscape.
 An alumnus of Harvard law school he began his career at White & Case, New York, where he gained deep insight into corporate law. Shashank and his father are the first Indian father-son duo to climb Mount Kilimanjaro - testimony to his resilience and vision, as he scales SpotDraft to become the preferred CLM partner of organizations, globally. Shashank is an avid reader and very active in global legal communities advocating the use of technology in modernizing the legal landscape.

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CpO & CO-founder, spotdraft

Rohith Salim

Rohith Salim believes that passion and purpose are the foundation to building great products. As co-founder and Chief Product Officer at SpotDraft he mentors his team as they innovate, design, build and continuously enhance a platform that is simplifying legal workflows for teams worldwide.  Rohith has a Master's degree from Carnegie Mellon University. Weekend Entrepreneurs, his podcast, is something he enjoys doing to help aspiring entrepreneurs grow their businesses.

CTO & CO-founder, spotdraft

Madhav Bhagat

Madhav Bhagat is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at SpotDraft, responsible for the tech strategy and roadmap of the organization. He leads the development and scaling of tech products, ensuring performance and security. With a degree in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University, Madhav has worked with Microsoft, Google, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, and Birlasoft (India) Limited. As SpotDraft scales, Madhav focuses on research and development to ensure that we remain competitive and work towards market leadership.

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Co-founder, hence technologies

Sean West

Sean West is co-founder of the award- winning software company Hence Technologies, whose products equip businesses to thrive in an unruly world.. He served for many years as Deputy CEO of Eurasia Group, the leading global affairs firm, where he advised top global CEOs, General Counsel and investors. He writes the popular newsletter GeoLegal Notes, which explores the intersection of politics, technology, and law. His first book, Unruly: Fighting Back when Politics, AI and Law Upend the Rules of Business will be released by Wiley in March.

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VP of Community, Legal.io

Tom Stephenson

Tom Stephenson is Vice President of Community at Legal.io, the premier network for flexible legal talent, and is responsible for spearheading market expansion through innovative operational frameworks and community-powered ecosystems. Prior to Legal.io, Tom led legal operations and technology teams at Credit Karma and Teladoc Health, following over a decade in various roles in Chicago law firms. Tom's cross-industry experience provides unique insights into building high-performing teams, making him a trusted advisor to C-Suite and Board members. As the founder of the Dear Legal Ops podcast, a former Harvard Law lecturer, and published author, Tom is committed to empowering future leaders with innovative solutions at the intersection of technology and strategic growth.

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MD & Founder, Kerwin associates

Anne Kerwin Payne

As the Managing Director and Founder of Kerwin Associates, Anne brings over 30+ years of search experience to her clients and candidates. Anne is responsible for Kerwin’s overall business strategy, business development, leadership, search execution, and candidate development. Anne has enjoyed working for some of the most innovative and dynamic organizations and is passionate about assisting clients with complex hiring problems and helping candidates elevate their careers. Anne passionately supports diversity in the workplace and believes in treating all individuals with the utmost respect. Anne enjoys spending time with family and friends, hitting tennis and pickle balls, skiing, hiking, playing golf, and seeing musicals. Anne attended UC Berkeley and is a native Californian.

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General Counsel, Demandbase

Andrew Epstein

Andrew is the General Counsel of Demandbase. In his role, Andrew is responsible for the company's legal and compliance functions.
Prior to Demandbase, Andrew was the Vice President, AGC, and Head of US Legal at LiveRamp where he managed the US legal team and advised the company on mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, strategic initiatives, and product counseling. Before moving in-house, Andrew worked in the Capital Markets and general corporate groups of the New York offices of O'Melveny & Myers. While at O'Melveny, he spent time on secondment at Morgan Stanley assisting with leveraged finance, capital markets, and M&A.
Andrew holds a B.A. in Political Economy from UC Berkeley and received his J.D. from The George Washington University Law School. He holds a CIPP/US certification from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)

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Director of Global Legal Operations, John Deere

Anna Richards

Anna is John Deere’s Director of Global Legal Operations. In this role, she leads the Legal Operations team in its efforts to streamline legal processes, optimize and implement technologies, and ensure compliance with global regulations, helping to transform the Legal Department into a fully modern, tech-enabled, data-driven function. Anna is an accomplished leader with experience in operations, management & technology. She has focused her career in corporate legal departments across technology and manufacturing sectors. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Vassar College and is a certified Project Management Professional. Anna is primarily based out of her home office in the Bay Area in California. When not at work she enjoys running and cycling across Marin County, exploring new cultures through travel, and taking advantage of the local food and wine scene.

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Chief of Staff & AGC, PureStorage

Micki Nute

Embracing change requires intention, and Micki Nute has exemplified this throughout her career. With intention, she seized the opportunity to build a global operations function within the Pure Storage Legal department after more than 20 years as in-house counsel. Drawing from her practice and leadership experiences representing clients in the technology industry—including Adobe, Symantec, and Meta—Micki focuses on promoting legal value to businesses by cultivating an environment that embraces change, enhances efficiency, and drives scalability to support client success. She is passionate about fostering organizational health and wellness, developing top talent, and firmly believes that leadership can thrive at all levels of an organization.

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Founder & CEO, Zubu

Kyle Kelly

With over 10 years in the world of eDiscovery and legal technology, Kyle Kelly brings a refreshingly practical approach to the legal tech landscape.
As the builder of Coinbase's eDiscovery Department, he's mastered the art of bringing IT, Legal, Security, Privacy, and Compliance teams together to create effective solutions.
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With experience spanning both client and vendor perspectives, his genuine passion for simplifying complex technical challenges has made him a go-to resource for legal teams navigating technological change.
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Currently, Kyle is building Zubu.AI, pioneering in-place preservation and collection tooling that's transforming how enterprises manage their data for legal and compliance purposes.

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General Counsel, Zeplin

Jose Lopez

Jose Lopez is General Counsel at Zeplin, Inc., where he oversees the company’s legal, regulatory and compliance issues. He was previously Head of Legal at Samsung Next, corporate counsel at Salesforce, and an associate at the law firms of Gunderson Dettmer and Cravath, Swaine & Moore.
Jose is a Lecturer at the UC Berkeley School of Law, where he teaches Transactional Practice to first-year law students. Jose is also a Commissioner on the Board of Appeals for the City and County of San Francisco.
Jose graduated from the UC Berkeley School of Law, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the California Law Review. Prior to law school, Jose taught in public schools as a New York City Teaching Fellow and earned a Master’s degree in Education from CUNY – Lehman College. He received his B.A. in English from UC Berkeley and was born and raised in San Jose, California.

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CEO & Co-Founder, RuLI AI

Bryan Lee

Bryan is the CEO and Co-founder of Ruli AI, a Legal AI Agent platform that empowers lawyers to pair their knowledge with AI to experience the future of legal work.
A former attorney turned technology leader, Bryan began his career practicing law at Allen & Overy and GE before transitioning to the tech industry. At Google and Meta, he led product, partnerships, and trust & safety initiatives across emerging technologies, including Google Assistant, consumer hardware, large language models, and augmented reality glasses. His unique blend of legal and technical expertise brings a holistic approach to responsible innovation in AI-driven legal solutions.

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Head of Legal Operations, Cedar

Tommie Tavares Ferreira

Tommie Tavares-Ferreira is a leading voice in legal operations, currently heading up the legal operations function at healthcare fintech company Cedar. Her extensive experience includes leadership roles at Peloton, Rakuten, and HBO, and she sits on the advisory board for SpotDraft, Lawtrades, and SOLID. A passionate advocate for the legal ops community, Tommie co-hosts the popular "Dear Legal Ops" podcast and co-leads the NYC CLOC chapter. She is a sought-after speaker at industry events, sharing her expertise in leadership, strategy, financial planning, legal tech, and impactful storytelling.

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CEO & Co-Founder, UpLevel Ops

Stephanie Corey

Stephanie Corey is the Co-founder and CEO of UpLevel Ops and a pioneering figure in the field of Legal Operations. With a career that spans decades, Stephanie has played an instrumental role in shaping the legal operations industry. Following the recent acquisition of the Legal Innovators Network (LINK) by The L Suite, she took on the role of GlobalChair of LINK at The L Suite, where she continues to drive thought leadership and innovation within the legal community.
Stephanie co-founded both LINK and the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC), cementing her reputation as a leader in the evolving legal operations landscape.
Before founding UpLevel Ops, Stephanie served as Chief of Staff and Senior Director of Legal Operations at major companies such as Flex, VMware, and Hewlett-Packard, where she led large-scale operations and implemented transformative processes. Her expertise spans legal technology, operational strategy, financial management, and process optimization, making her a sought-after advisor for organizations looking to enhance their legal functions.
Stephanie holds an MBA from Lehigh University and a BA in Economics from Wilkes University. Based in Redwood City, California, she remains committed to helping legal departments across industries align their operations with business objectives—leveraging strategic solutions and emerging technologies such as AI.

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Chief Legal Officer, Magic Leap

Tarek Sultani

Tarek Sultani is the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Magic Leap. Before joining Magic Leap, he served as General Counsel for JLL Technologies, overseeing Legal & Compliance for 100+ B2B SaaS products, Generative AI initiatives for more than 100,000 employees, and JLL’s Spark Venture Funds and SparkX in-house incubator. Tarek has advised public and private clients on a range of U.S. and international transactions, including supply chain, sales, distribution, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate matters across various industries. In 2011, he was named a UK Young Dealmaker of the Year by Mergermarket and Intralinks, and in 2017, he became the first-ever recipient of Google’s Devices & Services Values award.
He graduated from the University of Chicago Law School and received his bachelor’s from Cornell University.

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Founder, Forge Creative Solutions

Florence Chan

With over 20 years of legal experience, Florence Chan is a seasoned professional with a wealth of experience in legal team strategy development, project management, and technology implementation. With a demonstrated track record of success across various industries, Florence possesses a unique ability to analyze complex business challenges and devise innovative solutions to drive growth and profitability. Her expertise lies in fostering strategic partnerships, implementing operational efficiencies, and delivering cost effective solutions while helping organizations navigate complex challenges and drive sustainable success. Florence is currently the founder of Forge Creative Solutions, a legal operations consulting company that applies business principles and new ways of working to help optimize the delivery of legal services.

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CEO & Founder, GC AI

Cecilia Ziniti

Cecilia Ziniti is the founder and CEO of GC AI, built based on her experience as a 3-time general counsel and AI expert. For two decades, Ms. Ziniti has driven product and company success across major tech shifts and turned early technologies into iconic products millions use daily.

As a three-time executive team member for venture-backed tech companies including software unicorn Replit, Ms. Ziniti has led all aspects of operations for hypergrowth. She has architected and closed partnerships with Google and Amazon and quarterbacked $300M in venture capital rounds from top-tier investors like Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Index, and JP Morgan.

As the founding lawyer on Amazon Alexa, Ms. Ziniti understands tech adoption and how to earn public and regulator trust. Ms. Ziniti's strategic insights have earned her global media appearances on CNN and NPR.

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Deputy General Counsel, vsco

Akaash Gupta

Akaash is Deputy General Counsel at VSCO, where he’s in charge of privacy, product compliance, and commercial transactions. Prior to VSCO, he served in Udemy’s legal department, and helped scale the commercial contracts function with the rapid growth of its B2B product. He has extensive experience working in legal departments of companies of various sizes, and has handled a diverse range of complex legal matters.

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Senior director of product, spotdraft

Ramnath Shenoy

Ramnath Shenoy is a product leader with experience in building high-growth consumer and SaaS products. As Senior Director of Product at SpotDraft, he focuses on enhancing legal automation and building seamless, intuitive experiences for legal teams. A strong advocate for AI that remains invisible until you truly need it, he is constantly exploring new interfaces to help legal teams leverage AI to work more efficiently.

Before SpotDraft, Ramnath co-founded Glynk, a community platform that helped organizations build and run their customer communities, leading it for seven years. Beyond product leadership, he is an active angel investor in early-stage startups, helping founders reach product-market fit faster.

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SR Director, Product Strategy, SPOTDRAFT

Nikita Midha

Nikita Midha is the Senior Director of Product Strategy at SpotDraft, where she drives the vision and roadmap for the company's cutting-edge contract management platform. She brings with her a decade-long rich experience in SaaS and AI product management. Previously, she served as Head of Product at Freshworks, overseeing global product initiatives for a rapidly expanding SaaS portfolio. Nikita began her product management career at Microsoft, honing her ability to deliver innovative, user-focused solutions at scale. A graduate engineer of BITS Pilani, she is regarded for her expertise in leveraging AI to build products and unlock meaningful business growth.

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Chief Legal Officer, Anaconda Inc.

Megan Neidermeyer

Megan Niedermeyer leads legal teams at high-growth technology companies. She is currently Chief Legal Officer at Anaconda, a developer tools distribution platform for Python. She previously led the legal teams at Apollo.io, Fivetran, and Gusto. Across a variety of industries and products, Megan focuses on operationalizing legal for high-impact and leveraging technology and automation for "legal plus" processes. At various times she has led government relations, deal desk, and people-related functions as well. She began her career as a corporate attorney in the San Francisco office of Cooley LLP. Before becoming a lawyer she worked in international development based in Washington DC, Eastern Europe, and Afghanistan.

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