Legalweek New York 2026 is a premier conference dedicated to the legal technology industry, bringing together over 6,000 legal professionals from around the globe. Organized by ALM Global, this event offers a platform for legal experts, in-house counsel, and service providers to explore the latest trends and innovations shaping the future of law.
The conference features more than 400 speakers across 100+ sessions, covering critical topics such as artificial intelligence, automation, risk management, data governance, legal operations, and litigation strategy. Attendees will gain practical insights to make informed decisions on technology adoption, workflow optimization, data protection, and compliance.
In addition to educational sessions, Legalweek provides extensive networking opportunities, including an expansive exhibit hall where participants can engage with leading vendors and discover cutting-edge legal technologies. Notable speakers include industry leaders like David Cohen, Partner at Reed Smith LLP, who will share expertise on e-discovery and information governance.
Legal professionals seeking to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving industry will find Legalweek New York 2026 invaluable for gaining knowledge, connecting with peers, and exploring solutions to enhance their practice.
Speakers(137)
Aaron Bath, CEDS
US Vice President of Litigation & Legal Operations at Balfour Beatty
Adam Becker
Director of Legal Operations at Cockroach Labs
Afua Dabanka
Head of Legal PMO, AI Transformation at Meta
Alyssa Aquino
Reporter at ALM
Alyssa Aquino is a reporter at ALM, covering legal industry news and developments.
Amy Dietrich
Director of Research & Competitive Intelligence at Paul, Weiss
Amy Tenney Curren
Chief Talent Officer at Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
Andrew Goodman
Associate Vice President, Legal Solutions at QuisLex
Andrew Szwez
Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting
Angel Zhu
Senior Product Manager, Microsoft Copilot Ecosystem at Microsoft
Anna Cao
Senior Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft
Ashley Christakis
Senior Manager, eDiscovery and Legal Operations at CrowdStrike
Benjamin Clarke
Journalist at LBR Research
Beth Ashley
Client Success Manager at Lighthouse
Beth Ashley serves as a Client Success Manager at Lighthouse, focusing on client relations and service excellence.
Brian Blaho
Global Director of Library Services at Reed Smith LLP
Brian Corbin
Global Head of Strategic Services at QuisLex
Brittany Truszkowski, SHRM-SCP®, CPSP™
Chief Operating Officer at Grand Canyon Law Group
Carla Swansburg
CEO at ClearyX
Catherine Alman MacDonagh, JD
CEO and Founder at Legal Lean Sigma Institute LLC
Catherine Alman MacDonagh, JD, is the CEO and Founder of the Legal Lean Sigma Institute LLC, specializing in legal process improvement and project management.
Chanina "Neil" Berman
Managing Counsel at Adobe
Chris Batz
Law Firm Consultant at Columbus Street
Christina Wojcik
Head of Innovation and Partnerships at Pierson Ferdinand, LLP
Christine Dauchez
Director of Knowledge & Innovation at Paul Weiss
Christopher Correnti
Pres., CEO & General Counsel at AGC America, Inc.
Corey Gildart
Managing Director at FTI Consulting
Cristin K. Traylor
Senior Director at Relativity
Cynthia Chan
Senior E-Discovery Advisory Manager at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Danielle Benecke
Global Head, Applied AI at Baker McKenzie
Darryl Chiang
Director, Legal at Google LLC
David Beckman
Partner at Anchin
David E. Bernstein
Analytics Senior Manager at Wells Fargo
David F.W. Cohen
Partner at Reed Smith LLP
David leads Reed Smith's Records & E-Discovery (RED) Group and is a member of the firm's Emerging Technology Group. A Harvard Law graduate with over 40 years of commercial litigation experience, he serves as e-discovery counsel and information governance counsel to top companies worldwide.
David Gialanella
Editor-in-Chief, The American Lawyer and Business of Law at ALM/LBR
David Stanton
Partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Denise E. Backhouse
Shareholder, eDiscovery Counsel at Littler Mendelson PC
Denise Backhouse is a Shareholder and eDiscovery Counsel at Littler Mendelson PC, specializing in electronic discovery and information governance.
Donna Wilkinson
General Counsel at ChartSpan Medical Technologies
Doron Goldstein
Partner, US Head of Data Innovation, Privacy and Cybersecurity Practce at Withers
Eli Manning
Two-Time Super Bowl-Winning Quarterback & Two-Time Super Bowl MVP
Emily Collins
Senior Information Governance Attorney at Southwest Airlines
Emily Florio
Director of Knowledge Research at DLA Piper LLP (US)
Erica Zolner
Partner at Redgrave LLP
Erin Crum
Sr. Manager, Legal at Pinterest
Esther Birnbaum
Executive Vice President of Data Intelligence at HaystackID
Ethan Wong
Associate Product Counsel at Google
Francine French
Director, Global E-Discovery Operations at GSK
Galia Amram
Associate General Counsel at Open AI
Galia Amram is the Associate General Counsel at Open AI, providing legal guidance on artificial intelligence initiatives.
George Socha
SVP, Brand Awareness at Reveal
Graeme Turner
Litigation Support Manager at Dickinson Wright
Heather Nevitt
Editor-in-Chief of Corporate Coverage, Corporate Counsel at ALM
Heena Bhambhlani
Executive Director and Global Delivery Forensics Co-Lead at Ernst and Young
Ignatius A. Grande
Director at BRG
Ira Coleman
Chairman at McDermott Will & Schulte
Iris Skornicki
Director of AI Innovation Strategy at Paul, Weiss
JP Son
Chief Legal Officer at Verbit
Jack Thompson
Senior Manager, Legal Technology at Freddie Mac
Jae Um
Chief Growth Officer & Head of Knowledge at Lumio
Jaeger Glucina
Chief of Staff at Luminance Technologies Ltd
James Vinson
Sr. Director, eData at Morgan Lewis
Jarrett Coco
Partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Jason Winmill
Chair at Buying Legal Council
Jeffrey Solomon
VP GTM Strategy and Alliances at Onit
Jennifer Contegiacomo
Vice President and Chief of Staff at QuisLex
Jeremiah Weasenforth
AI Innovation Attorney at Orrick
Jeremiah Wikler
Partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
Jessica Smiley
Training & Development Program Manager at Bloomberg INDG
Jessie Torres
Chief Strategic Counsel at McDermott Will & Emery
Jody Glidden
Founder, Postilize at Litera
Joe Green
Chief Innovation Officer at Gunderson Dettmer
Jon Chan
Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting
Jon Clemente
Director of Clients & Industries at Duane Morris
Jon Lomurro
Partner at Lomurro Law
Julie Chapman
Head of Legal, North America at LexisNexis
Katie DeBord
VP, Product Strategy at CS DISCO
Kelby Ballena
Specialist at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Kelby Ballena is a Specialist at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, focusing on specialized legal services.
Kelly Clay
Assistant General Counsel, Legal and Compliance Global Operations at gsk
Kim Wolfe
CAO for Legal at State Street
Kimberly Bell
Director of Technology and Innovation at American Express
Kristen Baylis
Senior Technology Counsel at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Kristin Zmrhal
Vice President, Strategy at DISCO
Ksenia Takhistova
CLO and IP Counsel at LCM Biosensor Technologies Inc.
Madeline Cohen
Library Relations Director at Bloomberg Industry Group
Madhav Srinivasan
Chief Financial Officer at Frost Brown Todd
Major Baisden
CEO at Lineal
Major Baisden is the CEO of Lineal, leading the company's strategic direction and operations.
Manfred Gabriel
Non Equity Partner at Holland & Knight
Maria Georges
Associate at Covington & Burling
Mark A. Smolik
Chief Legal Officer at DHL
Mark D. Wasserman
Partner and CEO Emeritus at Eversheds Sutherland
Marla Crawford
General Counsel at Cimplifi
Martin T. Tully
Partner at Redgrave LLP
Matt Crocker
Chief Strategy Officer at Morae
Matt Schad
Attorney at Schad Law
Matthew N. Beekhuizen
Chief Pricing and Innovation Officer at Greenberg Traurig (GT)
McKay Ferrell
Chief Product Officer at Assembly Neos
Melissa Dalziel
Counsel at Alston & Bird LLP
Melissa Weberman
Counsel | Head of eData and Legal Technology at Arnold & Porter
Meredith Williams Range
Chief Legal Operations Officer at Gibson Dunn
Miguel Villalobos
Senior Director of Integrated AI & eDiscovery at Integreon
Mike Gaudet
Managing Director at JS Held LLC
Mike Stacy
Global Vice President of Solutions Engineering at Exterro
Mindy Kaling
Tony-Award Winning & Emmy-Nominated Writer, Producer, and Actor
Monette Smith
Director of Technology and Consulting Services at Alston & Bird LLP
Nader Abou Mrad
Associate at Eversheds Sutherland
Nader Abou Mrad is an associate at Eversheds Sutherland, specializing in legal matters pertinent to the firm's clientele.
Naz Vahid
President at Oxford Strategic Legal Advisors
Odette Claridge
Corporate Counsel, Privacy and Governance at ProSearch
Oz Benamram
Chief Knowledge Officer at White & Case
Pallab Chakraborty
Legal Director - Privacy & Ethics at AMD
Patrick Fuller
Chief Legal Industry Strategist at ALM
Paul Grabowski
Chief Marketing & Business Dev. Officer at Bracewell LLP
Pra Chandrasoma
General Counsel at BENlabs
Rachel Zahorsky
VP, Client Engagement at Harbor
Randi Truelove
Director, Solutions Consultant at Reveal
Rawia Ashraf
Head of Product, CoCounsel Transactional & GCO at Thomson Reuters
Rawia Ashraf is the Head of Product for CoCounsel Transactional & GCO at Thomson Reuters, overseeing product strategy and development.
Raymond Gentile
Staff Attorney at Akerman LLP
Robert Clark
General Counsel - Technology and Data at Dentsu International
Robin Snasdell
Senior Managing Director at Morae Global
Robyn Addis
Chief Revenue Officer at 9Sail
Robyn Addis serves as the Chief Revenue Officer at 9Sail, overseeing revenue generation and strategic growth initiatives.
Ryan Anderson
Co-Founder & CEO at Filevine
Ryan Anderson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Filevine, leading the company's mission to innovate legal case management software.
Samantha Chaifetz
Partner at DLA PIPER
Scott Stevenson
CEO & CoFounder at Spellbook
Sergey Polak
Director of Technology Innovation at Ropes & Gray
Seth Gastwirth
Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Corporate Secretary at JLL
Shailesh Mathankar
Head of Strategy & Operations, Legal at Bristol Myers Squibb
Simon Bayangos
Director, Information Governance at Epiq
Sona Sulakian
VP, AI Products at Filevine
Stephanie Curcio
CEO and Co-Founder at NLPatent
Steven Abrahams
Head of Product - Copilot Ecosystems at Microsoft
Steven Abrahams is the Head of Product for Copilot Ecosystems at Microsoft, focusing on product development and innovation.
Steven DiCesare
Counsel at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Stuart Bedford
Global Head of Legal Services at KPMG International
Susan Gleason
Head of Information Governance at Withers LLP
Susan Stone
Director – Discovery Technology at AT&T
Susan Wortzman
Partner at MT>3
Tania Danielson
Director of Research & Intelligence at Sheppard Mullin
Tanya Barbiero
CEO & Founder at Astrea
Tanya Barbiero is the CEO and Founder of Astrea, guiding the company's vision and growth.
Toby Franklin
Practice & Client Solutions Director at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Tulsi Greenspan
Legal Analyst, Knowledge Management & Engagement at Chevron
Varun Aggarwal
Co-Founder and COO at Lua Legal
Varun Aggarwal is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Lua Legal, leading operations and strategic direction.
Wendy Curtis
Chief Innovation Officer at Orrick
William Garcia
Chief Practice Innovation Officer at Thompson Hine
Event Details
- Date
- March 9-12, 2026
- 4 days
- Location
- 🇺🇸 New York, United States
- North Javits Center
- Audience
- Legal professionals, in-house counsel, legal technologists, compliance officers, and service providers.
- Attendees
- Over 6,000 attendees