ABOUT
The world of legal tech is constantly evolving, and professionals wishing to stay at the forefront of the industry need to be informed on the most pressing developments in the industry.
The LegalTech Summit Canada is a future-focused event dedicated to providing legal professionals with modern innovations to their most challenging, tedious problems. This event is a unique opportunity to explore the latest technologies, products, and strategies with senior lawyers and legal tech authorities alike.
Leading experts will discuss important considerations for identifying and rolling out the right technology, including ways to align legal tech with overall strategy, factors to consider in adopting new legal tech, laying the right groundwork and preparing data for implementation, and change management best practices
Join us and hear insights from Google, Coca-Cola, Uber, Danone, Sunlife, Norton Rose Fullbright, Gowlings and many more.
Why attend?
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Gain insight into the latest legal tech trends and practical applications from industry pioneers
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Connect with leading figures from law firms, corporate legal departments, and innovative tech companies
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Learn actionable strategies for deploying new technologies within your organization
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Keep updated on essential developments to boost efficiency and navigate the evolving legal landscape
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Engage in-person with senior lawyers, firm leaders, and legal tech experts
What you will learn?
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Learn how to harness the latest technologies revolutionizing legal workflows, with a focus on contract management and legal research automation
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Discover key strategies for adopting technology that enhances efficiency and aligns with your firm’s strategic goals, including client-focused transformation
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Explore the shift to cloud-native platforms, their benefits for law firms, and best practices for secure, efficient cloud migration
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Delve into the impact of Generative AI on the legal profession, covering its applications, ethical considerations and future potential
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Understand the critical role of cybersecurity in protecting client information and maintaining trust in a digitally evolving legal landscape
SPEAKERS
Rohin Bansal
Director, Data Governance & Enablement
TELUS
Michael Bowmile
Senior Legal Counsel
Coca-Cola Canada
Mirka Snyder Caron
Assistant Vice President, Privacy and Compliance
Foresters Financial
David Cohen
Senior Director, Client Service Delivery
McCarthy Tetrault LLP
Alejandro Davila
Senior Manager – Knowledge Management and Strategic Enablement
TD Bank Group
Tania Djerrahian
Senior Director of Innovation and Knowledge Management
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Pratima Enjati
Director, Legal Technology and Process, Legal, Governance & Compliance
Sunlife
Rahim Esmail
Senior Counsel, Legal Services
TELUS
Elizabeth Evans
AVP, Legal Knowledge Management, Education, Technology and Transformation
TD Bank Group
Monica Goyal
Lawyer and Director of Legal Innovation
CARAVEL LAW
Maura Grossman
Research Professor, School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo &, Adjunct Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School
Al Hounsell
Director – Strategic Innovation and Legal Design
Norton Rose Fulbright
Marlon Hylton
Senior Counsel & CEO
INNOV-8 Data Counsel & INNOV-8 Legal Inc.
Rustam (Rusty) Juma
General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Privacy Officer
Volkswagen Group Canada Inc.
Andrew Kaikai
Senior Legal Counsel and Privacy Officer
Danone
Mitchell Kowalski
Senior Counsel
Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Arun Krishnamurti
Senior Counsel
Google Canada
Jordan McCown
Co-founder & CEO
Realaml
Veronica Mohan
AVP & Sr. Counsel, Global Privacy & Cybersecurity
Manulife
Malcolm Muthulingum
CEO
LEAP Legal Software Canada
David Nash
Chief Product Officer
Dye & Durham
Bianca Thomas
Senior Manager, Legal Excellence Program and Senior Counsel, Legal & Regulatory Compliance
BMO Financial Group
Tara Vasdani
Managing Partner
Remote Law
Alan Votary
Head of Product
LexisNexis Canada
Keri Wallace
Legal Director
Uber Freight
Susan Wortzman
Partner, President
MT>3
AGENDA
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Opening remarks from the Chairperson
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Panel: Practical implications of generative AI for law firms and departments: Experiences to date
The rapid evolution of generative AI is dramatically impacting the practice of law, as emerging technologies are transforming legal work by reducing costs, increasing efficiency, improving data insights, and boosting client satisfaction. However, how to respond to this shift can be daunting for law firms and departments. In this session, early adopters of the latest technologies will provide insights into best practices for moving forward.
- Which technologies and tools are having the greatest impact on the legal sector based on experience to date
- Implementation and testing best practices: Adoption trends and the use of pilot projects and testing
- Developing an AI roadmap: Crafting a strategy that aligns with your firm’s overall strategic plan and data strategy, laying the groundwork for successful AI implementation
- Lessons learned from early adopters: Best practices for overcoming the challenges of integrating the latest tools across different platforms
- Real-life insights into tool selection and partnering with a vendor: Evaluating AI solutions to maximise investment returns
- Adapting existing technology vs. purchasing new: How to leverage your current technology platform to meet future business needs
Moderator
Monica Goyal
Lawyer and Director of Legal Innovation
CARAVEL LAWPanelists
Michael Bowmile
Senior Legal Counsel
Coca-Cola CanadaTania Djerrahian
Senior Director of Innovation and Knowledge Management
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLPMalcolm Muthulingum
CEO
LEAP Legal Software CanadaSusan Wortzman
Partner, President
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Panel: Impact of technology on the legal profession: The role of lawyers and revenue models
The rapid evolution of AI has many lawyers questioning their future roles as well as its impact on the legal business model and how legal services are delivered. No longer consumed by as many mundane, labour-intensive tasks, their time will be available for higher-value work. This session will look at the longer-term implications of AI for legal practitioners when it comes to issues such as the pricing of work, staffing problems, and training/mentoring practices.
- Technology’s impact on the practice of law: Emerging trends and how to prepare for them
- How AI could influence the development of new lawyers as it starts to handle entry-level work usually done by junior associates
- How law schools are adapting their curricula to train tomorrow’s lawyers
- Technology’s impact on current payment methods: Is it the end of billable hours?
- What will lawyers’ “higher-value work” consist of, and how can a price be put on it? Value-based billing models vs. fixed fee models
- The role AFAs (alternative fee arrangements) will play moving forward
Moderator
Tara Vasdani
Managing Partner
Remote LawPanelists
David Cohen
Senior Director, Client Service Delivery
McCarthy Tetrault LLPRahim Esmail
Senior Counsel, Legal Services
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Networking coffee break
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Tech Talk: LexisNexis
Alan Votary
Head of Product
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In-House Counsel Roundtable: The changing relationship between legal and outside counsel: Achieving collaboration
Having a strong relationship between in-house and outside counsel is invaluable to legal teams, as seamless coordination between law departments and their counsel is a critical factor in maximizing potential successes. If leveraged effectively, legal technology can be used to transform this relationship to improve efficiencies and outcomes for all involved. This session will explore best practices for building winning relationships between legal and outside counsel, while utilizing the latest technological advancements.
- Best practices for in-house legal Operations departments to use legal technology to better collaborate with law firm innovation teams
- How law departments and outside counsel can most effectively leverage new technology to streamline processes, increase efficiency, and cost savings
- Reassessing payment arrangements with outside counsel in an age of AI-generated work
- The impact of the latest legal tech on legal departments: How departments adapting their practices
- How to make a convincing business case for investing in legal tech
- Real-life experiences in driving innovative legal tech initiatives to achieve greater efficiencies in time and money and improved collaboration
Moderator
Bianca Thomas
Senior Manager, Legal Excellence Program and Senior Counsel, Legal & Regulatory Compliance
BMO Financial GroupPanelists
Andrew Kaikai
Senior Legal Counsel and Privacy Officer
DanoneMitchell Kowalski
Senior Counsel
Greater Toronto Airports AuthorityArun Krishnamurti
Senior Counsel
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Networking lunch
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Tech Talk: Treefort Technologies – How identity fraud is changing the legal profession
- How identity fraud is having a major impact on the legal profession today: real examples of identity fraud that got past lawyers
- How fraudsters can use generative AI deep fake technology to generate synthetic IDs as well as deepfake videos that defy what is real and what is not
- Synopsis of what technologies can be used to detect identity fraud and comply with the Law Society of Ontario rules
- Overview of what the Digital Identity Authentication Council of Canada is doing to certify Identity Verification Technology
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Panel: Preparing for the future of legaltech: Why integration is key
Although we have glimpsed the power of AI and some early entry tools in the legal space, we haven’t yet seen the full impact of the capabilities of generative AI. There is work still to be done by industry vendors to connect the dots between what generative AI can do and the legal workflow tasks that exist within current legal text software. This session will examine where legal tech is heading, and what can be done to prepare for a massive industry shift.
- What to expect in the future of legal technology: AI’s impact on future technology deployments
- Building infrastructure to allow technologies and systems to speak to each other to improve efficiency and client service
- Current task management tools and how they will be impacted by fully integrated AI capabilities
- Incorporating two-way sync integration to streamline operations, automate data updates, and maintain data consistency across integrated platforms
- Best practices for law firms and departments preparing for the next wave of tech advancements: training and making use of early forms of software
Panelists
Rohin Bansal
Director, Data Governance & Enablement
TELUSPratima Enjati
Director, Legal Technology and Process, Legal, Governance & Compliance
SunlifeAl Hounsell
Director – Strategic Innovation and Legal Design
Norton Rose FulbrightDavid Nash
Chief Product Officer
Dye & DurhamKeri Wallace
Legal Director
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Tech Talk: How Realaml’s AI-driven Tech Prevents Identity Theft, Fraud & Reduces Risk
Jordan McCown
Co-founder & CEO
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Networking coffee break
Coffee break discussion tables
Grab a coffee, choose the topic that matters to you most, and join an informal discussion with your peers. This session’s interactive format enables in-depth peer-to-peer discussions around new applications of legal tech, offering an opportunity to network and exchange best practices.
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Data analytics and preparing data to maximize the benefits of AI
Increasingly sophisticated legal technology is helping corporate legal departments and law firms enhance client relationships and increase efficiencies using evolving data analytics processes. This session will explore how emerging data analytics capabilities enable them to use the vast amounts of data at their disposal to boost both their bottom line and client service.
- Key steps in developing and implementing a robust data strategy
- Preparing for Gen AI: Best practices for cleaning and organizing data and taxonomies
- Implementing strategies and innovations backed by data analytics to improve efficiencies and client services
- Creating a data-first culture to enhance performance and the ability to collect new data efficiently and effectively
- Key considerations in enabling seamless data exchange and ensuring consistency between different systems
- Improving lawyer productivity: How to leverage data analytics to measure the effectiveness of your practice
Alejandro Davila
Senior Manager – Knowledge Management and Strategic Enablement
TD Bank GroupElizabeth Evans
AVP, Legal Knowledge Management, Education, Technology and Transformation
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Panel: Best practices for addressing ethical and other concerns with Gen AI and deepfakes
Though the potential benefits of Gen AI adoption are undeniable for those within the legal profession, ample consideration must also be given to the risks and ethical implications that arise from its adoption, including the challenge of both AI and deepfakes as evidence. This session will explore the top ethical and evidentiary issues that law firms and departments should be considering when it comes to Gen AI.
- Identification of and strategies for addressing key ethical considerations involving Gen AI, such as bias and hallucinations
- Practical considerations with respect to discovery obligations when it comes to Gen AI
- Best practices for developing and enforcing policies, procedures, standards, and training on Gen AI
- Effective steps in building, vetting, and evaluating AI-enabled solutions
- How litigators can proactively address the anticipated evidentiary challenges involving AI and deepfake evidence
Moderator
Rustam (Rusty) Juma
General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Privacy Officer
Volkswagen Group Canada Inc.Panelists
Maura Grossman
Research Professor, School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo &, Adjunct Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School
Marlon Hylton
Senior Counsel & CEO
INNOV-8 Data Counsel & INNOV-8 Legal Inc.Veronica Mohan
AVP & Sr. Counsel, Global Privacy & Cybersecurity
ManulifeMirka Snyder Caron
Assistant Vice President, Privacy and Compliance
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Closing remarks from Chairperson
SPONSORS
Gold Sponsors
Tech Talk Sponsors
VENUE
Arcadian Court
- 401 Bay Street, Simpson, tower 8th floor, Toronto, ON M5H 2Y4, Canada
- (416) 364-1211
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Parking:
Connected through the PATH: 110 Queen Street west (Nathan Phillips Square Garage) – $22.00/ day
TRAVEL PLANS
Preferred Accommodation
Preferred Accommodation
Hotel room rates are subject to all applicable taxes and fees. Rooms are subject to availability from
June 11 – June 13. We recommend that you book as soon as possible.
Marriott Downtown at CF Toronto Eaton Centre
525 Bay St., Toronto, ON M5G 2L2
Book your group rate via the reservation link
Use the group name Legal Tech Summit Canada to secure the discounted rate until May 7, 2024.
Room rate: $409 per standard room/night
Cut-off date: May 7, 2024
Check in: 4pm Check out: 12pm
Reservation Link: Legal Tech Summit Canada
Phone Number: 416-597-9200
Hotel Parking: $50 per day (on-site) / $60 per day (valet)
Hotel Concessions: Complimentary Wi-Fi
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