*This event is now fully booked*
Join us on Tuesday 28 April for a panel discussion featuring experienced legal and industry professionals, exploring current and emerging developments in technology law and their implications for clients and legal practice.
This breakfast panel discussion will focus on how artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies are reshaping legal and technology careers, and what this means for the future of the profession. The session will consider how the legal and technology job markets are evolving, as well as the impact of technological change on junior lawyers’ roles, skillsets and career development. This event will be of particular interest to trainee solicitors and junior lawyers with an interest in technology law and the future of legal practice.
In this panel discussion, speakers will reflect on their own career journeys, discuss the key technological developments that have influenced their work, and consider the opportunities and challenges these developments present for clients and legal practitioners. The session will conclude with an audience Q&A, followed by an opportunity for networking.
Panel Speakers
Mark O’Conor, Partner & Global Co-Chair for the Technology Sector, DLA Piper; Vice President of the Society for Computers and Law
Mark O’Conor has over 20 years’ experience of helping public and private sector clients with all aspects of IT law, particularly cloud and digital transformation, public procurement and outsourcing. Mark advises companies and governments on digital transformation, agile development, open source, AI and cloud computing legal challenges. He has been involved in drafting and negotiating cloud computing contracts on both the provider and customer side.
As a member of DLA Piper’s International Tech&Sourcing group, Mark was heavily involved in the development of AI Scorebox, a practical tool aimed to help organisations measure and understand their AI maturity, that launched in December 2021.
Mark is the Global Co-Chair for the Technology Sector, co-chairs the firm’s AI Group, was previously UK Managing Partner and is the Vice President of the Society for Computers and Law.
Flavia Kenyon, Barrister; 33 Chancery Lane
Flavia Kenyon is a specialist barrister practising in cryptoassets and digital asset disputes, combining deep technical fluency in blockchain systems, AI, Web3, DeFi, FinTech, smart legal contracts, and digital trade with extensive courtroom advocacy experience spanning over two decades.
She is instructed in complex, high-value litigation where emerging technology sits at the centre of the dispute, including commercial claims, fraud and financial crime (civil and criminal), and matters requiring urgent asset preservation, forensic scrutiny of digital evidence, novel points of law, and cross-border enforcement.
Flavia is recognised as a leading barrister and is ranked Tier 1 for Crypto-assets and Blockchain by The Legal 500.
Louis Wihl, Director and UK AI Legal Advisory Lead; Deloitte
Louis is a technology and commercial contracts lawyer with over 12 years’ experience advising a range of both customer and supplier clients, from early-stage organisations to household names and listed companies.
He leads on the drafting and negotiation of a wide range of high value, business critical and strategic contracts, often in the context of digital transformation projects and regulated outsourcings. These include agreements for software-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service, infrastructure-as-a-service, on-premises software licences, systems integration services, IT outsourcing, business process outsourcing and other IT and cloud-based technology solutions.
Timings:
- Arrival / networking breakfast: 8:15–9:00 (please inform us of any dietary requirements by EOP Monday 20 April)
- Panel: 9:00–10:00
- Further networking: attendees welcome to stay on informally afterwards
This event is hosted and sponsored by DLA Piper and organised by the SCL Trainee Group.
Administration notes:
*This event is now fully booked*
Trainee membership: We are delighted to offer complimentary membership to current trainee solicitors, trainee legal executives, trainee paralegals, pupil barristers or those in an equivalent role to the above. To apply for this please click here.
Booking terms and conditions:
Please refer to SCL’s full event terms and conditions here.
Venue address:
DLA Piper (7th floor)
160 Aldersgate St
Barbican
London
EC1A 4HT
Registration and attendee arrival:
Registration and breakfast for this event begins at 08:15 am. The event will start at 09:00 am. We kindly ask that you arrive on time to ensure a prompt start.
Dietary Requirements:
Please be aware that breakfast will be provided before the event starts. Kindly inform us of any dietary requirements EOP Monday 20 April.
Joining details:
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