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In our Innovative Solutions Showcase, firms were introduced to nine carefully selected solutions, curated by our Technology & Innovation team and based on their current experience working with Lex Mundi member firms.
DESCRIPTION
In today's uncertain business climate, firms need to distinguish themselves as leaders in legal innovation and technology to retain clients. However, the number of options can feel overwhelming, leaving firms uncertain of how to move forward.
During the first hour of the showcase, participants received an overview of each solution, and then they had the opportunity to participate in deep-dive conversations on the ones that mattered most to their firms.
CONTRIBUTORS
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Edward Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, Autologyx
A qualified corporate lawyer with over a decade of experience consulting to the C-suite, Ed’s career began in aerospace market analysis at the Department of Trade and Industry, followed by roles as part of group strategy teams at the Phoenix Group and Old Mutual working in M&A and restructuring. He has developed subject matter expertise in corporate strategy, operating model design and change management with a speciality in developing legal operations strategies for General Counsels of major corporates, having served as programme manager for the Barclays Global Legal Panel and then as part of the leadership team at new law company Elevate, where he helped grow the management consulting practice.
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Hung-Chou Tai, Chief Executive Officer, Zegal (Conventus Law)
Hung-Chou is a technology executive who has devoted his career in leading change and ensuring success for companies and the clients they serve. As CEO of Zegal, he is overseeing a massive growth phase to scale the business into new markets and business segments. He brings a technology focus with hands-on involvement in sales and execution. Prior to Zegal, Hung-Chou has served in various senior leadership roles in consulting companies and SaaS software companies throughout the New York and Washington, DC area, primarily within Financial Services, working with capital markets firms such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America / Merrill Lynch.
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Laura Van Wyngaarden, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Diligen
At Diligen Laura’s focus is on building strategic partnerships as well as working closely with Diligen’s growing global client base. Having had hundreds of conversations with law firms, Laura is well versed in the benefits and pain points of adopting new technology. Prior to co-founding Diligen, Laura was Managing Director of Distility in Toronto. Laura is passionate about the ways in which technology can transform human work and speaks and writes frequently on the topics of legal technology, artificial intelligence and the future of law. Laura holds undergraduate and honours degrees from the University of Cape Town and a masters degree from Oxford University.
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Mike Gallop, Commercial Director, Fliplet
Mike is responsible for the strategic and commercial planning with customers. He's passionate about learning and understanding the key challenges within organisations and working with them to find innovative solutions.
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Ben Wightwick, Director of Platform Solution, HighQ (Thompson Reuters)
Husband. Father. Collaborator & legal technologist at HighQ. Youth soccer coach. Listener of music. Not always in that order. Ben has held a variety of roles within HighQ over his 9 years with the company. Currently, he serves as the Director of Platform Solutions where he oversees the creation of Solutions Templates among other responsibilities.
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Leonardo Varella-Cid, Co-Founder, InnovationCast
Leonardo is the co-founder of InnovationCast, a leading software solution for enterprise innovation management, designed to help companies engage people to co-create ideas and bring them to life. With over 10 years of experience in helping companies manage innovation for better and faster results, across 5 continents and multiple industries, Leonardo has a degree in computer engineering and a Master's in information systems on corporate communities and social groups in organizations.
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Greg Wildisen, Founder and Director, Panoram
Wildisen is an entrepreneur who has built and sold several legal technology businesses. He has an extensive background in legal and support services with degrees in both law and business. He is focused on providing product vision and commercial leadership to ensure client success. Most recently he was a co-founder and Managing Director of Neota Logic, an AI automation platform for legal and professional services. Prior to joining Neota, he was Head of Product Strategy for Epiq Systems, a Nasdaq-listed legal technology business. He joined Epiq in 2008 through its acquisition of PinPoint Global, a SaaS eDisclosure company of which he was both founder and CEO. Greg previously lived in Australia where he founded Diskcovery, a legal support business with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Singapore, which was acquired by CCH (Wolters Kluwer) in 2002. Greg was also an early investor and product leader in Ringtail Solutions a SaaS eDiscovery platform which was acquired by FTI Consulting and most recently acquired by Nuix. He lives in London, UK with his wife and three children. He has a Bachelor of Law degree with Honours from University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Business (with Distinction) from Curtin University.
gregwildisen@panoramdigital.com -
Andrew D. Klein, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Reynen Court
Andy is the founder and CEO of Reynen Court LLC, an Amsterdam based legal technology company launched in 2018 with unprecedented support from a consortium of 19 of the world’s largest law firms. The company’s ground-breaking platform helps law firms and in-house legal departments quickly and easily discover, test, deploy and manage modern cloud-based software solutions without having to sacrifice security or stability. Previously, Andy started Wit Capital (the first Internet investment bank) and Spotzer Media (a leading provider of digital marketing solutions to SMBs.) He also co-founded hedge fund investor Skybridge Capital and sustainable infrastructure investor Ultra Capital. Andy also founded microbrewery Spring Street Brewing Co. after working for six years as a securities lawyer at Cravath, Swaine and Moore. He began his career clerking on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals after graduating from Harvard Law School.
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Richard Fleetwood, Co-Founder and Director, Top 3 Legal Remove Edit
Richard Fleetwood was a corporate partner at Addleshaw Goddard for 20 years, advising a range of both private and public sector organisations and leading key client relationships. He was also a Board member and heavily involved in the development of technology across the firm to improve client service delivery. Richard set-up Top 3 Legal in 2018 with Gareth Stephenson, a former colleague and partner at Freshfields. Top 3 Legal was acquired by Chambers & Partners in June 2020 and Richard is now the Proposition Development Director at Chambers where he is working across the business in the development of the Chambers platform and proposition for both law firms and clients.
richard.fleetwood@top3legal.com