The 15 legal tech leaders, 10 of whom are highlighted in our LawFuel legaltech leaders list here.
- Isabel Parker – Chief Innovation Officer, White & Case (pictured)
Parker leads global innovation at White & Case, overseeing client facing solutions, AI adoption and knowledge initiatives across the firm’s offices. Her previous leadership of Deloitte Legal’s global generative AI practice and recognition by the Financial Times as an innovative lawyer make her one of the most credible voices on AI investment in BigLaw. - David Cunningham – Chief Innovation Officer, Reed Smith
Cunningham is building Reed Smith’s integrated innovation programme, combining data, new products and shared services in a single strategy and governance framework. He also oversees Gravity Stack, the firm’s legal technology and data venture, which effectively makes him a product and platform chief for the firm. - Michelle Mahoney – Executive Director, Innovation, King & Wood Mallesons
Mahoney directs innovation, digital strategy and legal service design across KWM, with a specific focus on AI and data enabled transformation in Asia Pacific. Industry recognition, including ILTA’s Influential Women in Legal Tech award, underlines her influence on how regional firms structure innovation and AI roles. - Ilona Logvinova – Global Chief AI Officer, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Logvinova has been appointed global chief AI officer at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, with responsibility for strategy, governance and client solutions built on AI. The creation of this board level role signals that AI is now a core management discipline, not a side project. - Gretchen Greene – Chief of AI Strategy, Ropes & Gray
Ropes & Gray has named Greene as its first chief of AI strategy, tasked with aligning AI deployments with client value and risk management. Her work sits alongside the firm’s CIO and practice leaders, positioning AI as part of firm wide operations rather than isolated experiments. - Michael Yang – AI and data leader, Husch Blackwell
Husch Blackwell recruited Yang from Adobe into an AI and data role that focuses on applying enterprise grade AI and analytics to client work and internal efficiency. His move from a major technology company into a law firm underscores the shift to cross industry talent for legal AI initiatives. - Pritesh Patel – AI focused executive, Fisher Phillips
Fisher Phillips hired Patel from Walmart into a senior AI and data position to help build and govern AI informed workflows in labour and employment matters. The appointment reflects client demand for demonstrable AI governance and expertise in sensitive regulatory domains. - Nicola (Nikki) Shaver – CEO and co‑founder, Legal Tech Hub
Shaver runs Legal Tech Hub and advises firms and in house teams on AI and innovation strategy, drawing on experience as a practising lawyer. She is widely cited as a go to analyst of legal technology markets and is listed by Clio as a top legal influencer to follow. - Casey Flaherty – Co‑founder and Chief Strategy Officer, LexFusion (now Baretz & Brunelle)
Flaherty is recognised as a pragmatic strategist who helps firms and corporate legal departments define and measure innovation, rather than treating it as a slogan. His work influences how major buyers design technology stacks and evaluate vendors for 2026 projects. - Professor Daniel Martin Katz – Professor of Law, Illinois Tech, Chicago‑Kent College of Law
Katz integrates law, data science and engineering in his teaching and research, making him a bridge between academia and applied legal AI. His work on predictive analytics and computational law informs how future lawyers will be trained to work with AI enabled systems. - Dr Robert Harrington – Senior Director, Machine Learning and AI, CS DISCO
Harrington leads AI research at DISCO and leverages his background at CERN and the US Navy to build advanced e‑discovery and analytics tools. He is highlighted by DISCO as one of the internal AI leaders translating scientific methods into litigation technology. - Bob Ambrogi – Publisher, LawSites; Host, LawNext
Ambrogi is a lawyer and journalist whose coverage of products, ethics and business models on LawSites and LawNext shapes early adopter perception of new tools. He is listed among Clio’s top legal influencers and is frequently referenced by vendors and firms launching AI features. - Kevin Cohn – Chief Operating Officer, Brightflag
Cohn publishes widely read legal operations and technology predictions that focus on AI governance, spend management and data strategy. Brightflag’s 2026 predictions place corporate legal operations at the centre of AI policy and implementation, which elevates his role in the ecosystem. - Award winning LegalTech CEOs – 2025 cohort
Technology Innovators’ “Top 20 LegalTech CEOs of 2025” and the LegalTech Breakthrough Awards collectively showcase CEOs behind leading contract, e‑discovery, legal operations and research platforms. These executives will shape how AI capabilities are embedded into mainstream tools used by firms and in house teams over the next two years. - Influential women in legal tech – ILTA 2025 honourees
ILTA’s Influential Women in Legal Tech list recognises leaders for mentorship, innovation delivery and measurable impact across the global legal technology community. The 2025 honourees, including figures such as Michelle Mahoney, are a core group to watch as firms look for proven transformation experience.
