Event information
In a rapidly evolving legal landscape, staying ahead of technological advancements is crucial. We invite you to join us for an evening of cutting-edge insights and practical applications at the GC Forum Italy 2024. This exclusive event is designed to showcase how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming legal operations and to provide you with the tools and knowledge to navigate this new frontier.
Experience firsthand how AI can revolutionize your legal practice through a series of engaging discussions and live demonstrations.
Join us in Milan on October 24 at 5.00 PM for an evening that promises to be both thought-provoking and practically valuable. Don’t miss this opportunity to see AI in action and explore its impact on the legal sector.
Agenda
5.00pm – 5.15pm Arrival and registration
5.15pm – 5.30pm Opening remarks and Keynote address: Operating at the forefront of legal innovation: A&O Shearman’s AI journey
- Margherita Birri, editor, Legal500
- Francesca Bennetts, partner, Markets Innovation Group (MIG), A&O Shearman
5.30pm – 6.20pm “The intersection of AI and law: Legal challenges associated with AI adoption and innovations in legal practice”
This engaging panel, featuring a mix of partners from the firm and general counsels (GCs), will explore the dynamic intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and the legal field. The discussion will focus on key issues, practical tools, and future expectations regarding AI’s integration into legal practices. Panelists will delve into three main topics:
Topics that will be explored:
- Legal, risk management, and governance issues associated with AI development and deployment within a business
- The use of AI in legal practice (which tools are GCs adopting, what opportunities and challenges are they seeing regarding the use of AI in their day-to-day work)
- Expectations of legal counsel regarding legal advice about AI and the use of AI
The panel will allow attendees to gain deeper insights into the practical implications of AI in the legal sector.
6.20pm – 6.50pm Demo, AI tools
Following the panel discussion, attendees will witness a live demonstration of cutting-edge AI tools designed to streamline legal processes.
6.50pm – 7.00pm Closing remarks
7.00pm – 8.00pm Networking Drinks
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A&O Shearman is the transformational law firm, created to achieve unparalleled outcomes for our clients’ most complex, multijurisdictional matters across an ever-changing world and regulatory landscape.
A firm of nearly 4,000 lawyers, including 800 partners, working across almost 50 offices in 29 countries. In Italy, our presence extends back 26 years with offices in Milan and Rome, 15 partners and a team of over 90 lawyers.
A&O Shearman has the experience, diversity of skills and backgrounds, and global understanding to stay at the forefront of the changes across every sector, market, and jurisdiction around the world.
As a pioneer in the legal industry, A&O Shearman is dedicated to continual advancement and finding innovative ways to exceed our clients’ expectations. At A&O Shearman, we don’t just talk about legaltech, we use it.
The firm delivers legal services in new and flexible ways, and combine cutting-edge legal tech and our wealth of expertise to help our clients manage risk, reduce cost and work more efficiently.
In February 2023, A&O Shearman team became the first in the world to implement generative AI across an international law firm at enterprise level. And we don’t just use AI-based tools, we build them, too.
As the world’s leading AI advisory firm, we help responsible pioneers harness the potential and manage the risks of this transformational technology.