Reinventing Professionals

Legalweek 2025 Mixtape: Day One

I was fortunate to speak with these leaders on the first day of Legalweek 2025 for this #ReinventingProfessionals #Mixtape:
Josh Baxter, CEO, NetDocuments
Milan Bobde, CEO, Oddr
Edward Chick, Chief Revenue Officer, NopalCyber
Dan Hauck, Chief Product Officer, NetDocuments
Brandon Hollinder, Vice President, eDiscovery and Cyber Solutions, Epiq
John Hale, Chief Marketing Officer, Consilio LLC
Scott McFetters, CEO, CoreTech
Michael Murray, Director of Technology and Creative Solutions, Veritext Legal Solutions
Anne Post, CEO, North America, Xakia
Early Stephens, CEO, Actionstep 
Rick Weber, Managing Partner, Arbor Ridge Partners
Chris Williams, Head of Ecosystem & Community, Legora

Legalweek 2025 Mixtape: The Day Before

I was fortunate to speak with these leaders the day before Legalweek 2025 for this Mixtape:Bradley Collins, Co-Founder and CEO, LegalTechTalkDan Malgran, VP, Marketing, StenoPatricia Nagy, Chief Strategy Officer, The Proxy AgencyAlaa Pasha, CEO, MapticianSteven Salkin, Editor-in-Chief, Law Journal NewslettersAbhijat Saraswat, Chief Revenue Officer, LuplKelly Twigger, CEO, Minerva26Beau Wysong, Chief Marketing Officer, Opus 2
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IP and Ethical Concerns for AI-generated Content

I spoke with Vincent Allen, partner at Carstens, Allen & Gourley, an IP-focused law firm that helps companies with patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets, and intellectual property strategies. We discussed how current copyright laws address authorship and ownership of AI-created works, strategies content creators can use to protect their intellectual property when AI tools are used, and measures that can be taken to ensure that human creators are fairly compensated and protected.

How Fixed-Price Legal Services Expedites the Adoption of New Technology

I spoke with Adam Philipp, the founder of AEON Law, an intellectual property law firm. We discussed the benefits of fixed-price legal services, how a fixed-price model expedites the adoption of new technology, and best practices for law firms interested in pursuing and implementing innovation-focused initiatives.

Democratizing Cybersecurity in Legal

I spoke with Edward Chick, the Chief Revenue Officer at NopalCyber, a managed security service provider that offers outsourced cybersecurity support, seeking to democratize enterprise-level security for law firms and organizations in other sectors. We discussed best practices to help law firm leaders identify cyber threats, mistakes they are making with their cybersecurity protocols, how often they should test and update their cybersecurity procedures, and where to leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance cybersecurity.

CEO Roundtable: Legal Industry Leaders Share Perspectives on Challenges and Opportunities Ahead of Legalweek 2025

I spoke with the following chief executive officers in a CEO Roundtable discussion about challenges and opportunities ahead of Legalweek 2025:
Ray Biederman, Proteus Discovery GroupChris Cartrett, AderantJames Ding, DraftWiseTom Dunlop, SummizeSirisha Gummaregula, QuisLexScott McFetters, CoreTechRenee Meisel, UnitedLexSarai Schubert, HanzoJoey Seeber, Level LegalTodd Smithline, Bonterms

The Benefits of Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Public Relations and Marketing

I spoke with Amy Juers, the CEO of Edge Marketing, a marketing and PR agency serving the legal, accounting, and professional services industries. We discussed the benefits of leveraging artificial intelligence in public relations and marketing, how it enhances client service, and the best practices for AI implementation.

How AI Gives Law Firms the Data They Need to Grow

I spoke with Jack Weinberger, the Co-Founder of Ajax, an AI company that helps lawyers manage their time. We discussed the need to secure data in AI timekeeping applications, the promise of capturing more time in legal services, and how legal timekeeping is evolving.

Algorithms and the Optimal Allocation of Legal Work

I spoke with William Dougherty, the Co-founder and CEO of Capacity, a work allocation solution designed to help law firms optimize their resources. We discussed how Capacity addresses the most common inefficiencies in law firm resourcing, the benefits of optimal work allocation to lawyers and their clients, and how the distribution of legal work is evolving in an AI era.

The Value of Litigator-Led E-Discovery

I spoke with Ray Biederman, the Co-Founder and CEO of Proteus Discovery Group, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and is a founding partner of Mattingly Burke Cohen & Biederman. We discussed the genesis of Proteus Discovery Group, the benefits of simultaneously managing a law firm and a legal services company, and how e-discovery is evolving.