Julien Cayet | Technology & Innovation Director | Loyens & Loeff

Julien Cayet is Technology & Innovation Director at Loyens & Loeff, the second largest independent law & tax firm in Europe with four home markets in the Benelux and Switzerland combined with a global network in Europe, Asia and the US. His mission is to help the Firm embrace the digital revolution, building on its 100-year legacy to reinvent new ways to delight clients with law and tax solutions. Mr. Cayet anchored the innovation agenda in the broader strategy of the Firm, built a use case factory to accelerate technology adoption and created an innovation community to evolve the culture of the Firm. He is a keen advocate of automation and Artificial Intelligence to streamline delivery and of digital as a powerful way to create branded digital experiences for clients. Prior to joining Loyens & Loeff, Mr. Cayet held several leadership positions at Arcadis, a third-party engineering firm, practiced as strategy consultant in the oil & gas industry at Booz Allen & Hamilton, and founded a clinical trial start-up. Mr. Cayet lives in Amsterdam with his wife and two sons.

Kennan Samman | Vice President, Global Product Sales | Litera

As one of Kira Systems' first employees, Kennan Samman helped develop and take to market Kira's global sales and customer success programs, taking part in making Kira the world's leading machine learning contract analysis software. Today, Kennan leads a team of professionals who focus on equipping law firms, professional services, and organizations with Litera's suite of Firm Intelligence (Foundation, Clocktimizer, Objective Manager, and Concep) and Workflow (Kira, Transact, and Litigate) products as Vice President of Global Product Sales. Kennan brings the best practices of commercial AI strategy and digital innovation across industries to global organizations and professional services.

Josephine Good | Practice Advisor | Litera

Josephine Good was an M&A lawyer at Shearman & Sterling, where she worked on a variety of corporate matters across a broad range of sectors, focusing on private M&A, private equity, and private funds. In 2021, Josie joined Kira Systems as a Practice Advisor, just prior to the company joining the Litera family. In this role, she serves as a product and subject matter expert, and advises law firms across EMEA and APAC on how to best integrate Kira and Litera's transaction management solutions into their existing workflows.

Sarah McCormick | Senior Manager of Client Value Initiatives | Honigman LLP

Sarah McCormick is the Senior Manager of Client Value Initiatives in the Practice Management Department. Ms. McCormick leads the Firm's legal project management team and has expertise in process improvement and data analytics. Ms. McCormick is also responsible for the strategic expansion of services available to clients through the Firm's legal project management team.

Ms. McCormick standardizes the integration of project management principles by the Firm's practice groups to drive efficiencies in our workflows and service delivery models. She enhances specific client engagements by implementing defined processes that integrate practice technology tools and leverage innovative staffing models. Ms. McCormick structures and oversees the matter management services provided by our legal project management team, ensuring seamless, professional, and cost-efficient services for Firm clients.

Ms. McCormick assists with implementation of Honigman FOCUS, the Firm's innovative legal service delivery model. FOCUS leverages cutting-edge practice technologies, legal project management principles, and matter-specific staffing models to drive efficiencies and value for Honigman's clients. As part of Honigman FOCUS, Ms. McCormick leads the operational effort for both Legal Project Management and Honigman Review Solutions ("HRS"), Honigman's dedicated due diligence center. Ms. McCormick is responsible for managing and evolving the operations of HRS to meet client needs in a fast-paced and dynamic M&A and PE market.