The Legal Innovation Forum Workshop Nashville 2025

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OVERVIEW

A half-day workshop in Nashville will bring together in-house lawyers from a wide range of industries across the Southeast for a series of presentations and interactive learning sessions, focused on AI.

Our workshop will cover unique challenges and opportunities facing in-house counsel as they relate to AI, and help participants to define, develop and implement strategies to leverage it to deliver value for their organizations.

The content of the program—with an emphasis on collaboration—will provide key contexts around the current and future state of AI, prompting sessions to help you apply AI in your workflow, ways to collaborate with third-party technology partners and discussions around ethics and AI.

STRUCTURE + AUDIENCE

1/2 day event held in Nashville in August 2025 at Baker Donelson Nashville offices.
This event is intended for senior-level decision makers from in-house departments (i.e.; General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, Associate General Counsel, Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate Counsel, Legal Operations Leaders, etc.)
Content will be thematically focused on key challenges facing legal departments, and the opportunity and risk around deploying AI to solve them
The workshop’s content will consist of leadership presentations, hands-on AI prompting sessions, and group evaluation of use cases

Program

12:00 to 12:20Pm | INTRODUCTION TO THE WORKSHOP

12:20 to 1:20PM | Panel Discussion: The Current and Future State of AI and Legal Services

Artificial Intelligence is fundamentally changing the way in-house legal teams operate.

New tools are streamlining workflows by automating document review, legal research, and contract analysis, while predictive analytics are being used to assess litigation outcomes and optimize legal strategies.

This panel examines the current landscape for AI and explores risks associated with its use including data privacy, regulatory compliance, and accuracy concerns.

Topics covered will include:

Contract analysis: How are AI tools helping legal teams to review, draft, and analyze contracts, review documents, and streamline legal research?
Legal research: Leveraging AI-driven platforms to streamline legal research by quickly summarizing relevant case law and precedents
Litigation prediction and risk assessment: Integrating machine learning models to analyze past cases, predict outcomes and guide legal strategy
Regulatory compliance monitoring: Understanding how to use AI to track and ensure adherence to evolving regulations
Balancing efficiency gains with careful governance to fully leverage the potential of AI while mitigating risks

Investing in innovative legal technology and AI tools has become increasingly essential for forward-thinking legal departments, allowing them to redefine the ways in which their services are delivered.

Throughout the day, some of the forum’s key partners will offer elevator pitches outlining a key area in which they are delivering value for legal departments. The purpose is to highlight ways in which service providers can help their clients deliver results and solve challenges through the use of AI.

Chief Client Solutions Group Officer, Baker Donelson

Shareholder, Baker Donelson

1:20 to 1:40PM | Elevator Pitch #1

1:40 to 2:40PM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS: CREATING EFFECTIVE AI PROMPTS TO OPTIMIZE RESULTS FOR YOUR BUSINESS

Participants will be divided into small groups for an interactive learning session, during which they will have the opportunity to test out prompts on different AI tools and watch live demonstrations from an expert.

Our facilitators will demonstrate prompt examples before taking requests from the audience.

Associate, Baker Donelson

Shareholder, Baker Donelson

2:40 to 3:00PM | Elevator Pitch #2

3:00 to 4:00PM | FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE: ETHICAL AI USE IN LEGAL SETTINGS

As legal departments explore AI to boost efficiency, they step into the role of ethical stewards, responsible for ensuring that AI tools are used in ways that reflect the values of the business and uphold legal and regulatory standards.
In Nashville’s dynamic business sectors, the need for trustworthy, well-governed AI is critical. This session explores what responsible AI adoption looks like in a high-performing legal department.

Key Topics:

Addressing bias in legal tech: Spotting and preventing biased outcomes that could create legal or reputational risk
Confidentiality + data privacy: Ensuring AI tools meet legal confidentiality standards and data protection regulations
Maintaining human oversight: Putting the right guardrails in place to maintain accuracy, nuance, and accountability
Building internal AI policies: How forward-looking legal departments are establishing clear, practical guidelines around where, when, and how AI can be used for legal work
Applying professional ethics rules: Understanding how Tennessee Bar Association ethics rules and federal compliance expectations intersect with emerging AI tools

Shareholder, Baker Donelson

4:00 to 5:00PM | Reception

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The Legal Innovation Forum Atlanta 2025

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FULL-DAY FORUM

September 24, 2025

Location: TBC

OVERVIEW

The Legal Innovation Forum is bringing its flagship forum to Atlanta in September 2025.

This full-day forum is centered on its unifying theme: Navigating disruption in a risk-on era.

The legal ecosystem and the broader business world are undergoing a profound transformation driven by a wealth of factors including the rapid rise of generative AI, financial pressure, political unrest, globalization, shifting client expectations, and increasing risk and regulatory complexity.

Generational shifts, evolving workplace dynamics, and conflicting perspectives between legal professionals and their third party partners are creating further challenges, while also presenting new opportunities for collaboration and innovation within the legal ecosystem.

This year’s forum will shine a light on the dynamics at play at the intersection of business, innovation and law, and will reveal the skills needed to be successful in the evolving legal profession. By combining legal acumen with business awareness, tech expertise and emotional intelligence, legal professionals will redefine the industry and deliver more innovative, client-centered solutions.

PURPOSE OF FORUM

Review key drivers and trends influencing the shifting dynamics of the legal ecosystem

Uncover new business models shaping the legal industry and learn how practitioners can embrace agile strategies to stay competitive and relevant
Look at best practices in law firms, legal departments and their third-party partners for driving business resilience through innovative thinking
Create a network of leading legal innovators to share knowledge and experiences to help drive change in the legal ecosystem and the organizations they support

Discussion Themes

Full-day Forum | September 24, 2025. 8.30 am – 5.00 pm:

The business of Artificial Intelligence: How is AI giving law firms and legal departments a competitive edge?
Transforming the legal landscape: Navigating innovation and change in a rapidly evolving ecosystem.
Protecting regional businesses in the digital age: Navigating the growing digital risk landscape.
Fireside Chat: The Future is Here – How is the Legal Ecosystem Evolving in North America and Beyond?

The Talent Crunch: Challenges and opportunities in an evolving legal ecosystem
Driving Business Growth: How can lawyers in the Southeast add value through an evolving legal landscape?
Being an Innovative Leader: How are general counsel adding value to the business in a risk on world.

STRUCTURE

Full-Day Forum:

- 250+ high-level decision-makers from legal departments, law firms and third party partners from across the US and overseas
- Discussions and presentations focused on key topics for law firms + legal departments related to the intersection of business, innovation + the law

Who’s attending

Legal departments: General counsel, associate/ assistant general counsel, in-house counsel, legal operations professionals

Law firms: Heads of innovation, knowledge management, senior partners, COO, CIO, chief client officers

Tickets:

In-house counsel: Limited free tickets available*(upon completion of survey)

Law firms

Legal sector service providers

Tables of eight are available for purchase: Located in a premium location at the conference, a table offers convenience, flexibility and a significant cost discount on a per delegate basis. For more information contact jacquie@adbinsights.com

THEMES + AGENDA

The Business of Artificial Intelligence: How is AI giving law firms and legal departments a competitive edge?

AI is revolutionizing the legal industry by providing legal professionals with tools that boost efficiency, accuracy, and strategic decision-making.

Chatbots are enhancing client services, while emerging tools are allowing firms to rapidly analyze data insights for personalized legal solutions. Tools for compliance monitoring, due diligence, and billing transparency also serve to streamline operations, thus reducing costs and boosting revenue.

This panel explores how law firms and legal departments are leveraging AI to gain operational efficiency and to provide more strategic, data-driven, and client-centric services.

Beyond automation: Understanding the potential for AI to drive success in multiple areas including data analysis, legal research, and client service
Driving revenue: How AI is lowering operational costs by minimizing spend and reducing overheads
Attracting talent by positioning the firm or legal department as a tech-savvy workplace
Risks + opportunities for the legal ecosystem in the age of AI

Transforming the Legal Landscape: Navigating Innovation and Change in a Rapidly Evolving Ecosystem

The legal ecosystem is undergoing a profound transformation driven by rapid technological advancements, financial pressure, shifting client expectations, and increasing regulatory complexity.

The rise of alternative legal service providers and the growing emphasis on ESG considerations are also reshaping the legal landscape.

Discover how to thrive in today’s dynamic environment by embracing innovation and adopting agile strategies to stay competitive and relevant.

Drivers and trends influencing the shifting dynamics of the legal space
Decoding innovation: Understanding new business models shaping the legal industry
The tech revolution: Leveraging technology in the new legal landscape
Bridging the gap: How are generational shifts reshaping the legal landscape?

Protecting Atlanta Businesses in the Digital Age: Navigating the Growing Digital Risk Landscape

In today’s hyper-connected world, privacy and digital risk have become critical concerns for businesses. With the rise of cyber threats, data breaches, and emerging technologies presenting new vulnerabilities, protecting sensitive information has never been more challenging.

Legal departments — and other business areas — are navigating a complex web of regulations, while also addressing growing consumer demands for data transparency and accountability.

In this critical session, you will learn how effective management of digital risk requires a multi-faceted approach, including robust cybersecurity measures, regular risk assessments, employee training, and a strong governance framework.

Creating and implementing privacy policies and ensuring compliance with global privacy laws
Developing a robust cybersecurity strategy – and an incident response plan
Seizing opportunities for innovation and business growth by leveraging new technologies in the digital era, while safeguarding the business from risks
Educating employees and leadership teams on data privacy regulations, cybersecurity risks, and best practices for compliance
Where does the buck stop? The role of legal as quarterback in mitigating digital risks in an organization

The Talent Crunch: Challenges and Opportunities in an Evolving Legal Ecosystem

The legal industry is facing significant challenges in attracting and retaining top talent amid generational shifts, evolving workplace dynamics, and differing perspectives among internal and external stakeholders.

Remote and hybrid work models have increased competition for talent across geographic boundaries, while younger legal professionals are increasingly prioritizing work-life balance and opportunities for growth, prompting a shift away from traditional career paths in law.

Discover how firms and legal departments can position themselves as attractive employers by fostering an inclusive culture and seeking opportunities for innovation as they embrace the generational shift in the Midwest.

The multigenerational law firm: Understanding the unique work styles and preferences of each generation
Overcoming roadblocks to attracting and retaining talent
Workplace culture in a hybrid world: Evolving workplace norms and values
Aligning with the generational shift in leadership by challenging long standing business models
Bridging the divide: navigating conflicting perspectives between general counsel, managing partners, hiring managers, associates and ALSP leaders, to drive alignment
The career lattice trumps the career ladder: how are legal professionals embarking on new and innovative career paths?

Driving Business Growth: How can Lawyers add Value WHILE NAVIGATING A NEW PARADIGM?

With policy changes and economic developments now occurring at breakneck speed, legal department leaders and their law firm partners are working to help businesses stay resilient, minimize economic fallout, and position themselves strategically in an unpredictable trade environment.

Legal leaders across industries are tasked with updating or re-evaluating cross-border trading contracts, navigating regulatory requirements and finding exemptions and legal avenues to mitigate potential tariff impacts.

This session explores the evolving role of lawyers in helping boost business resilience, and mitigate risk in these volatile times.

Advising on trade compliance + strategy: Guiding the business amid new tariffs, ensuring compliance with shifting regulations, and exploring legal avenues such as exemptions and reclassifications
Reviewing and modifying contracts: Ensuring compliance with existing trade agreements, and navigating termination clauses
Advocating for policy solutions: How can legal leaders engage with government officials, trade organizations, and industry stakeholders to shape policies that minimize exposure to trade-related risk?
Educating business partners: Legal departments are providing thought leadership to keep businesses informed of the evolving trade landscape.
Handling trade disputes and litigation cases to protect the business from risk

Fireside Chat: The Future is Here - How is the Legal Ecosystem Evolving in North America and Beyond?

The global legal industry is undergoing a rapid transformation, with alternative legal service providers, technology-driven solutions, and regulatory shifts redefining the way legal services are delivered.

In this dynamic fireside chat, Elevate CEO, Liam Brown, will sit down with ClearyX CEO, Carla Swansburg, to explore the evolving legal ecosystem, and examine what the future holds for legal innovation in North America and beyond.

Discussion points include:

The rise of ALSPs and new models in North America and globally
The “sandbox” issue and its impact on the future of legal services
The role of GenAI versus other factors in accelerating industry shifts
Opportunities for shifting work from BigLaw to ALSPs
The biggest challenges and opportunities facing legal innovators

Being an Innovative Leader: How are General Counsel Adding Value to the Business in a Risk On World?

In today’s volatile global business environment, legal department leaders are stepping into more strategic roles, and helping organizations navigate challenges with innovative solutions. General counsel play a pivotal role in aligning legal objectives with broader business goals, ensuring compliance while driving growth initiatives.

With a focus on cross-functional collaboration, GCs are not only protecting the organization’s interests but also contributing to long-term business success.

The speakers in this panel — general counsel and chief legal officers from leading organizations – will reveal their strategies for driving innovation and business growth in today’s risk-on environment.

Turning challenges into competitive advantages: Driving business resilience by helping the organization adapt to changing market conditions, regulatory environments, and emerging risks
The client-centric lawyer: Encouraging innovative thinking across your organization
Reimagining legal education: Training the next generation of lawyers for success
How emerging technologies are redefining leadership styles and expectations

GOLD SPONSORS

The Critical Minerals Forum NYC 2025

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in partnership with

OVERVIEW

The Energy Roundtable + Legal Innovation Forum will deliver a live event in New York focused on North America’s critical role as an energy security and resources and value-added supply chain partner for foreign investors and buyers.

Energy systems are undergoing a significant overhaul as societies dramatically ramp up the use of low carbon electricity in efforts to mitigate the emissions associated with climate change. At this crucial junction, collaboration between like-minded countries is essential to ensure a smooth transition to a low-carbon future and battery-powered technologies.

North America is uniquely positioned to mine and process critical minerals and metals – including copper, lithium, cobalt, nickel and graphite, which will allow us to develop and manufacture the modern energy technologies required for the continued electrification of our economies.

This live event examines the critical role North America is playing in enabling a robust supply chain of critical minerals and metals as part of an integrated energy security and resource strategy.

Structure + Audience

Half-Day event followed networking reception hosted at Clifford Chance
A minimum of 125 attendees: leaders from mining companies, financial services, government, professional services firms.
Program will be comprised of panel discussions, fireside chats and presentations on the themes outlined above.

Our Sponsors

Themes + Agenda

Panel 1: A wealth of resources: North America’s position as the provider of choice for international investors

Abundant resources: North America has a rich and diverse supply of critical minerals, including lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, and rare earth elements
Financing a clean economy: How North America’s abundant – and easily accessible – supply of natural resources makes it a valuable investment choice for foreign investors
Meeting increasing demand: How is North America positioned to support the growing global demand for critical minerals and metals for production of batteries and other essential energy sources?

SPEAKERS COMING SOON

Panel 2: Leveraging North America’s supply chain for cross-border opportunities

Advanced infrastructure: North America’s well-developed transportation, energy, and processing facilities support efficient mineral extraction and export across North American markets
The processing opportunity: North America is uniquely situated to capture the value chain associated with metals and critical minerals. This includes midstream processing, refining and downstream utilization in areas such as battery production.
Skilled workforce: North America offers an advanced labor force supported by educational programs in mining, engineering, and clean technology
Proximity to manufacturing hubs ensures a fast and cost-effective flow of critical minerals into downstream value creation in the supply chain
North America’s strong, stable regulatory environment protects investors and ensures consistent sourcing and supply chains

SPEAKERS COMING SOON

Panel 3 | Cross-border opportunities: Enhancing relationships to leverage strategic and sectoral opportunities

Geographical advantage: Shorter transportation distances reduce costs and delivery times, and eliminate reliance on complex global shipping routes
Well-developed rail, road, and port infrastructure ensures smooth logistics and minimal disruption in transportation
Focusing on trading partnerships to help mitigate reliance on strategic competitors such as China

SPEAKERS COMING SOON

Panel 4: Available capital: Matching capital with opportunity

Drivers + trends in financing resource extraction and the broader supply chain in North America’s critical minerals ecosystem
How investors and buyers can capitalize on vast, untapped reserves of critical minerals essential for EVs, batteries, and defense
Accelerating mine development, refining, and battery material production with capital to strengthen North American energy and manufacturing independence

SPEAKERS COMING SOON

The Houston Energy Forum 2025

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HOST SPONSOR

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OVERVIEW

An Energy Roundtable + The Legal Innovation Forum program focused on challenges and opportunities facing the North American energy sector in today’s volatile, risk-on ecosystem.

The global energy industry is facing unprecedented risk in an era of geopolitical instability, regulatory uncertainty, supply chain challenges and tariffs impacting cross-border trade. Forward-thinking energy companies – both north and south of the border – are bolstering risk mitigation strategies as they strive for business resilience.

Houston is recognized as the energy capital of the world – not only in the established oil and gas sectors, but also regarding renewable sources such as wind and solar power – making it the ideal location for this half-day live event.

Through a series of panel discussions, we will bring together leading energy companies, law firms and service providers to examine the key drivers and trends in this dynamic sector and shed light on successful strategies for mitigating risk and driving business growth in these uncertain times.

Structure + Audience

Half-day event held in Houston on November 2025
Hosted at Clifford Chance’s Houston Office
125 attendees: C-Suite + risk leaders from US and Canadian energy companies, and leaders from financial services firms (banks, institutional investors), law firms, professional services firms and other industry specialists.
The forum will run from 9am – 2pm, and will include panels, presentations, networking breaks + lunch.

THEMES + AGENDA

Panel 1: KEY DRIVERS + TRENDS INFLUENCING THE GLOBAL ENERGY SECTOR

Trade: How are cross-border trade policies, tariffs, and geopolitical sanctions impacting energy flows?
Market volatility and financial risks: Navigating fluctuations in oil, gas, and electricity prices due to global supply-demand imbalances, and overcoming capital allocation uncertainty
Shift to renewable energy: Adapting to the rapid growth of solar, wind, and hydro, and accelerated adoption of electric vehicles as consumer demands evolve
Meeting evolving stakeholder demands: Rising public and investor demand for sustainable and socially responsible practices
Technological disruption: Challenges in adopting and integrating new technologies in the energy sector

Panel 2: CROSS-BORDER RISK + OPPORTUNITIES: WORKING WITH CANADIAN SUPPLIERS TO DRIVE US BUSINESS GROWTH

The Canadian impact: As the largest external supplier of energy products to the US, what role does Canada play in driving business growth for energy companies south of the border?
Expanding renewable supply chains: Best practices for capitalizing on US demand for Canadian renewable technology, materials, and expertise
Market Dynamics: Identifying key energy sectors where Canadian suppliers can meet US demand
Strategic Partnerships: Building cross-border alliances to access larger markets, joint infrastructure projects and clean energy programs
Capitalizing on Canada’s vast, untapped reserves of critical minerals essential for EVs, batteries, and defense

Panel 3: MANAGING SUPPLY CHAIN AND TRADE RISK

Advising on trade compliance + strategy: Guiding the business amid cross-border tariffs, ensuring compliance with shifting regulations, and exploring legal avenues such as exemptions and reclassifications
Supply chain disruption: Navigating shifting trade policies, resource availability and transportation routes
Handling trade disputes and litigation cases to protect the business from risk
How are supply chain vulnerabilities affecting equipment, materials, and skilled labour in the energy sector?

Panel 4: NAVIGATING POLITICAL RISK AND FLUCTUATING GEOPOLITICAL ALLIANCES

Regulatory policy uncertainty: Managing compliance challenges amid frequent changes in climate policies, environmental regulations, emissions targets, and permitting processes
Geopolitical instability: How are successful energy companies overcoming rising commodity prices driven by global conflicts and trade tensions?
Reviewing and modifying contracts: Ensuring compliance with new trade agreements in volatile times
Scenario Planning: Conducting geopolitical risk assessments and stress-testing business models against political disruptions

HOST SPONSOR

GOLD SPONSOR

The Legal Innovation Forum Chicago 2025

FULL-DAY FORUM

Location: TBC

OVERVIEW

The Legal Innovation Forum is bringing its flagship forum to Chicago in November 2025.

This full-day forum is centered on its unifying theme: Navigating disruption in a risk-on era.

The legal ecosystem and the broader business world are undergoing a profound transformation driven by a wealth of factors including the rapid rise of generative AI, financial pressure, political unrest, globalization, shifting client expectations, and increasing risk and regulatory complexity.

Generational shifts, evolving workplace dynamics, and conflicting perspectives between legal professionals and their third party partners are creating further challenges, while also presenting new opportunities for collaboration and innovation within the legal ecosystem.

This year’s forum will shine a light on the dynamics at play at the intersection of business, innovation and law, and will reveal the skills needed to be successful in the evolving legal profession. By combining legal acumen with business awareness, tech expertise and emotional intelligence, Chicago legal professionals will redefine the industry and deliver more innovative, client-centered solutions.