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The 10th Annual

BUYING LEGAL® CONFERENCE:

OCTOBER 24-25, 2023 IN NEW YORK


Elevate your expertise and professional growth by engaging, learning, and collaborating with industry peers from other leading companies. Our case studies and debates will challenge your thinking on how to better buy legal services and legal technology.
  • Gain cutting-edge actionable industry insights
  • Learn best practices from experts in the legal ecosystem
  • Meet your colleagues in-person and foster new connections
  • Connect with your trusted firms and providers
  • Solve your most pressing challenges

Join your peers in legal procurement & sourcing, outside counsel management, and legal operations from leading companies like:


  • Novartis
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Uber
  • Sanofi
  • U.S. Bank
  • National Valley Bank
  • Princeton University
  • Salesforce
  • GSK
  • Twilio
  • FanDuel
  • Bank of America
  • Microsoft
  • Oracle
...and other top companies interested in sharing world-class practices.

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PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE OF LEGAL SOURCING

Learn from thought leaders and practitioners as they discuss the most significant areas of legal department evolution amidst a rapidly changing market.

 AI & Legal Technology  Managing Cost Inflation
The Global Legal Services Market  ESG & DEI

LEARN FROM INDUSTRY LEADERS

Andie Lam

Director, Global Category Manager,

Legal

Novartis

Paul Lewis III

Director, Global Category Lead,

Legal Services Procurement

Johnson & Johnson

Thomas Barothy

Board of Directors, UnitedLex

Former Group Legal COO

UBS

Karen Helten

Outside Counsel Senior Manager

Salesforce

Andy Krebs

Senior Director,

Head of Legal Operations

Twilio

Bernardine Lai

Director,

Outside Counsel Relationships

U.S. Bank

Jessica Williams

Director of Legal Team

Strategy & Operations

FanDuel

Zane Riester

Senior Counsel

Johnson & Johnson

Jon Lane

Senior Manager,

Global Legal Procurement

GSK

Milly Parekh

Senior Manager,

Litigation Operations

Johnson & Johnson

Adrienne Fox

Director, Global Procurement,

Legal Services

Novartis

Dan Reed

Chairman & Founder

UnitedLex

Matt Rossman

Manager, Shared Services Sourcing

Valley Bank

Jean Yang

Vice President & Co-Founder,

AI Center of Excellence

Onit

Alec Guettel

Co-Founder, Knowable & Axiom Law

Knowable

Dave Sankar

Senior Vice President,

Customer Success

Onit

Steven Kelts

Lecturer on AI & Ethics

Princeton University

Michelle Murray

Strategic Management Consultant

Murray Group

Katie Bosley

Director, Enterprise Solutions

UnitedLex

Jonathan Greenblatt

Vice President of Legal

LinkSquares


Olga V. Mack

Vice President & CEO,

CounselLink CLM

LexisNexis

Joey Litman

General Counsel

Lumivero


Jess Block

Executive Vice President,

Market Solutions

Factor

Chris Brancheau

Vice President, Client Engagement

Factor


Jason Winmill

Chair

Buying Legal Council

Dr. Silvia Hodges Silverstein

Founder

Buying Legal Council





...and more to be announced.

PROGRAM

View the conference program here.


REGISTRATION


FOR IN-HOUSE LEGAL AND LEGAL PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONALS:

FOR SELLERS OF LEGAL AND PROCUREMENT SERVICES & TECHNOLOGY:

Note: Buying Legal® Conferences have historically sold out. To prioritize Buying Legal® Council Members and our educational mission, space is limited for Friends and Sellers of Legal Services. Limit to 2 tickets per Seller. Early-bird registration for sellers of legal services is only open to Friends of the Buying Legal® Council. Limit to 2 tickets per Seller. If your organization is not a Friend of the Buying Legal® Council, you may purchase Friendship status along with your conference registration. Alternatively, many sponsorship opportunities include conference registration for members of your team. For further information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact: william.gorman@buyinglegal.com

LOCATION

Shearman & Sterling LLP

599 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10022


Join us for panel discussions hosted in Shearman & Sterling's state-of-the-art 80,000 square foot, double-level conference room.


The 2023 Buying Legal® Conference will be hosted at Shearman & Sterling's New York City headquarters.

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TESTIMONIALS

Don't just take our word for it. Read what attendees from previous conferences have said:

OUR SPONSORS



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4cLegal Company Insights, Tech Stack, and Competitors | 6sense

For information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact: william.gorman@buyinglegal.com

BLC ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

  • Paul Lewis III, Director, Category, Legal Services - Johnson & Johnson 
  • Kristina Panettiere, Strategic Sourcing Manager - Legal & Global Compliance Category - Boston Scientific Corporation
  • Milly Parekh, Sr. Manager Litigation Operations - Johnson & Johnson
  • Matt Rossman, Manager, Shared Services Sourcing - Valley National Bank
  • Jessica Williams, Director of Legal Team Strategy & Operations - FanDuel
  • Andie Lam, Global Category Manager Legal Services - Novartis
  • Lily Beatty, Chief Legal Office Operations - Uber
  • Stanislav Gejdos, Category Manager, Legal Services - Syngenta
  • Jennifer Black Sherman, SVP, Global Procurement, Legal - Bank of America
  • Orazio Difruscolo, Head Claims and Legal Sourcing - Swiss Re
  • Adrienne Fox, Director, Global Procurement Professional Services: Legal Services & Payment Channels - Novartis
  • Karen Helten, Outside Counsel Senior Manager - Salesforce
  • Emily Peeroo, Sourcing Manager, Marketing & Legal Services - Lloyds Banking Group
  • Andy Krebs, Senior Director, Head of Legal Operations - Twilio
  • Bernardine Lai, Director, Outside Counsel Relationships - U.S. Bank

  • Jon Lane, Senior Manager, Global Legal Procurement - GSK

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LODGING

Buying Legal Council has special conference rates with three hotels near conference venue.

Click here to view details.

CONTACT

For questions, please contact

Doria Delgado-Thompson (doria@buyinglegal.com)


Cancellation & Refund Policy: Written requests for registration refunds must be received via email (doria@buyinglegal.com) within 30 days of the respective conference. All conference cancellations received on or before that date will receive a full refund less an administrative fee of $150. No refunds are provided for membership or friendships. No refunds will be made after that date (name substitutions only). Refunds are not given for no-shows.