April 17, 2026 · Stanford Law School
The inaugural Generative Legal conference — a day of keynotes, panels, and candid conversation on the future of AI and law, under the Chatham House Rule.
Stanford Law School · Friday, April 17, 2026
Kick-off
Robert Mahari
Founder, Akiva AI
What’s actually possible with legal AI today, and what’s still on the horizon? This presentation provided a grounded overview of the current state of generative AI technology for legal applications. We explored how foundation models are evolving, what breakthroughs matter most for legal work, and where the technology still falls short. Attendees left with a clear-eyed understanding of AI’s capabilities and limitations.
Keynote
Mark Pike
Associate General Counsel, Anthropic
A conversation with Mark Pike, Associate General Counsel at Anthropic, who has been building legal tools hands-on as a non-technical lawyer at the frontier of AI development. This session explored what’s possible when lawyers take an active role in building their own technology, the evolving legal tech model, and where frontier models are taking the profession next.
Panel discussion
How are leading law departments actually using generative AI today? This panel brought together trailblazing legal ops and innovation leaders to share concrete case studies of generative AI at work. Attendees came away with a grounded understanding of generative AI’s real ROI in legal settings, armed with lessons learned and best practices to apply in their own teams.
Panelists
Danielle Benecke
Founder
Baker McKenzie Applied AI
Wendy Butler Curtis
Chief Innovation Officer
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Annie Datesh
Chief Innovation Officer
Wilson Sonsini
Ilona Logvinova
Chief AI Officer
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Léo Murgel
SVP & Head of Operations, Legal and Corporate Affairs
Salesforce
Damien Riehl
Solutions Champion
Clio
Keynote
Jai Ramaswamy
Chief Legal & Policy Officer, Andreessen Horowitz
A Q&A with Jai Ramaswamy, Chief Legal & Policy Officer at Andreessen Horowitz. Jai sits at the center of one of the world’s most active technology investment platforms. His dual vantage of seeing what’s being built and governing how it’s deployed makes him uniquely positioned to explore how AI is changing leadership expectations for legal teams. The conversation covered evaluating AI tools, developing junior talent in an era of automation, and the business-model shifts emerging across in-house departments and law firms alike. Moderated by Hugh Carlson.
Panel discussion
What do in-house leaders actually want from AI-enabled law firms? Hear directly from in-house leaders about their expectations for outside counsel. Are they demanding AI-driven efficiencies? Do they trust AI-assisted work product? How are they evaluating law firms’ AI capabilities in pitches and panels? This session surfaced the client voice and helped law firms understand where the market is heading.
Panelists
Eric Greenberg
EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Cox Media Group
Connor Kuratek
Deputy General Counsel, CCO & Corporate Secretary
Marsh
Max Metzler
Global AI Strategy Lead, Group Function Legal Affairs
Ericsson
David Moyer
Deputy General Counsel, Corporate Capability
Chevron
Smita Rajmohan
Assistant General Counsel for AI
Intuit
Mary O’Carroll
Legal Ops and Tech Executive
Panel discussion
This forward-looking panel examined how generative AI is reshaping the talent pipeline and operating models in law. Topics included the recruitment and training of young lawyers—if AI handles more entry-level work, how will junior attorneys gain the foundational experience they need? We also discussed how law firms and in-house departments are adjusting their structures: early signs suggest corporate legal teams are pulling more work in-house, relying less on outside counsel, and expecting alternative fee arrangements as AI boosts efficiency.
Panelists
Israel Ismail
General Counsel, Americas
Signify
Megan Ma
Executive Director
Stanford liftlab
Raaj Narayan
Partner
Wachtell Lipton
Scott Reents
Of Counsel
Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Elspeth White
Co-Head of Legal
Google DeepMind
Hugh Carlson
CEO
Three Crowns LLP
November 4, 2026 · Cornell Tech, New York City
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