Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with Josh Becker , the CEO of Lex Machina , a provider of legal analytics to law firms and corporate legal departments for their business development and trial success. We discussed the mission of Lex Machina, the impact of the company's acquisition by LexisNexis, the impact of analytics on legal practitioners, and where this area is headed, among other topics.

I spoke with Chris Stock , the CEO of LEAP US , a cloud-based practice management tool for solo practitioners and small law firms.

I spoke with Shelley Brown , an attorney and the Director of Managed Review Services at RVM , a full-service e-discovery provider. We discussed the impact of managed review, the characteristics of a successful contract attorney, the effect of artificial intelligence on e-discovery, and the advantages of near-shore vs. off-shore litigation support, among other topics. RVM recently opened a managed...

I spoke with Mike Murray , the director of client solutions at Veritext Legal Solutions , a national provider of court reporting and deposition services. He is also responsible for the company’s new litigation collaborative work space called LawStudio .

I spoke with Reid Schroder , an account executive with Siteimprove , a company that provides web governance solutions for organizations of all sizes around the world. We discussed how Siteimprove helps law Firms, why it is important to have a website free of errors like broken links, misspellings, and SEO deficiencies, the impact of content marketing and blogging on the need to monitor professiona...

I spoke with Nehal Madhani , the founder and CEO of Alt Legal , a cloud-based software tool to prepare and manage global IP filings. He will be presenting at the Clio Cloud Conference on the role of APIs and how Clio can be leveraged as a platform from the perspective of an attorney and a programmer.

I spoke with Bob Gogel , the CEO of Integreon , a leading legal process outsourcing firm serving both global law firms and corporations. Prior to joining Integreon in 2011, he was the CEO of Enrich, an employee benefits consultancy, and has held positions on the executive boards of AXA Group and Siemens Business Services GmbH. We discussed why legal processing outsourcing has become so attractive...

I spoke with  Todd Miller , the CEO of  gwabbit , a leading ERM and data optimization solution. Miller is also the founder of WebFeat, the former CEO of Knight Ridder’s SourceOne subsidiary, and the owner of four information technology patents. We discussed the genesis of gwabbit, the problem it solves in the marketplace, how firms in the AmLaw 100 and 200 are using it, and the company’s plans for...

I spoke with Doug Horton , the president and CEO of Handshake Software , a provider of SharePoint-based products and services to the legal market.

I spoke with Diogo Fonseca e Silva and Cristóvão Silva, the Hotel Manager and Customer Experience Manager, respectively, for the Grand Real Villa Italia Hotel & Spa in Cascais, Portugal . We discussed the elements of a unique vacation, what people want in a resort, why one might want to choose Portugal, and how technology has changed the vacation experience, among other topics.

I spoke with David Freeman , the CEO of the David Freeman Consulting Group and founder of the Law Firm CultureShift® process. He is a best-selling author who has written four books on law firm leadership and business development, including his upcoming book - Creating a Cross-Serving Culture Shift: Mastering Cross-Selling for Lawyers and Leaders. We discussed how the economic realities of running...

I spoke with Ian Campbell and Iram Arras , the founder and CEO, and Vice President of Product Strategy, respectively, for iCONECT , a multi-party document review platform. Legaltech News recently named iCONECT-XERA a finalist for Best E-Discovery Review Platform .

I spoke with Tim Cheadle , the founder and CEO of MatterMojo , a cloud-based client and matter management system for small and mid-sized law firms. Prior to founding the company, he was the General Manager of the LexisNexis UK & International Enterprise Solutions business. We discussed his background and the genesis of MatterMojo, the significance of the name, the company's extensive partnersh...

I spoke with Dr. Gavin Manes , the founder and CEO of Avansic , a firm that provides the legal, business, and government sectors with e-discovery, digital forensics, data preservation, and online review services.

I spoke with Eric Hunter , the Director of Knowledge, Innovation & Technology Strategies at Bradford & Barthel , a California law firm. He is also the Executive Director of Spherical Models , a consultancy that focuses on spherical business models through innovations in big data, strategic pricing, predictive analytics, and social media. The Ark Group recently released his new book: “ The...

I spoke with Stacey Coote , the CEO of Yerra Solutions, Ltd., the U.K. subsidiary of Yerra Solutions , AG, a Swiss consulting, managed services, and products company, which helps legal and IP departments with strategy, operations, and technology.

I spoke with Michael Tal , an attorney, who served for several years in the corporate and M&A departments of both Skadden, Arps and White & Case LLP, and the co-founder and co-CEO of BusyLamp , a provider of enterprise legal management solutions with offices in Frankfurt, Germany and New York City.

I spoke with AJ Shankar , the founder and CEO of Everlaw , a cloud-based review platform for e-discovery. We discussed the genesis of Everlaw, which he describes as "as fast as Google and as easy to use as an Apple product," its popularity among law firms handling complex litigation and class actions, and the impact of design and usability on e-discovery software, among other topics.

I spoke with Craig Carpenter , the president and chief operating officer at Resolution1 Security , a software provider that enables continuous automated incident resolution for data breaches through real-time insight and analysis, as well as threat intelligence integration. He joined AccessData as Chief Marketing Officer in 2013 and assumed his current role in November of 2014 when the company div...

When I was in London last October to moderate the Yerra Solutions Conference, I met with George Burgess, the founder and CEO of education app developer, Gojimo . He started the company when he was 17 and I plan to feature his inspiring perspective in the 2nd Edition of The Opportunity Maker, which will be out later this year. In the video below, he shares some networking tips and advice for those...

I spoke with Mark Noel the Managing Director of Professional Services for Catalyst , a provider of litigation support software and services. Before joining Catalyst, Mark co-founded an e-discovery software start-up and was an intellectual property litigator with Latham & Watkins in Washington, DC.

I spoke with with Joe Borstein , the global director of the law firm division at Pangea3 , a legal process outsourcer. Borstein is also the co-author of the bimonthly alt.legal column for Above The Law . We discussed his role at Pangea3, a Thomson Reuters business, and the growing popularity of alternative managed legal solutions, which the company's extensive network of full-time attorneys provid...

In one of the most fascinating interviews I have had, I spoke with Lawrence Cunningham , a leading authority on corporate governance and culture, professor of corporate law at GW Law School (my alma mater), and the author of many business books, including his newest:

I spoke with Richard Spies , the president and CEO of Lucid IQ , the maker of CaseManagerPro , which is a case and matter management system used by law firms and corporate legal departments nationwide. We discussed the genesis of CaseManagerPro, how firms and corporate law departments are systematizing their approach to complex matters, and the need for readily available information to increase pe...

I spoke with Jason Parkman , the CEO of Mitratech , an enterprise legal management software provider that helps corporate legal teams reduce their costs, collaborate, and increase their visibility. He noted that, “We are in the middle of a shift in how legal departments see themselves,” and we discussed the top three best practices they should implement today to position themselves for success in...