Building the Business Case for Document Automation

Tomas Suros is a lawyer and technology advocate working at the intersection of law, IT, and client consulting. With AbacusNext since 2004, he currently serves as Chief Solutions Architect, guiding firms through the process of identifying forward-facing technology options and ensuring the successful implementation of a tailored solution. With a focus on practice automation and cybersecurity, Suros is dedicated to helping firms leverage technology to streamline their practices and protect their intellectual capital so they may remain focused on delivering the best possible outcomes for their clients.

Tomas holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and History from Tufts University and a Juris Doctor from University of California, Hastings College of the Law. He’s also a licensed attorney in California.

Highly Commended as Legal Innovator of the Year 2016, Stephen carries years of experience as an operational and transformational business leader who has been at the very vanguard of delivering legal market change and is internationally recognized as a leading market expert and innovator. At Hogan Lovells, he is responsible for innovation, data science and legal tech (AI, Machine Learning, Automation). Having created a mature and robust Legal Operations function.

Prior to his work at Hogan Lovells, he worked as a lawyer both in private practice and in-house during early career, before crossing the board table to become Managing Director of two divisions of Orange-France Télécom in the UK and Continental Europe.

With her background as both a lawyer and consultant, Christine Pirouz uses both disciplines to find innovative ways to approach legal work. With a focus on process design, Christine collaborates with Morgan Lewis attorneys in various practice groups to select matters that would benefit from a streamlined process. Christine works closely with key attorney stakeholders to understand the client matter and practice in order to develop process, technology, and staffing recommendations, facilitate adoption of technology solutions, and improve associate and paralegal training.

Zach Warren leads technology and innovation content and research for the Thomson Reuters Institute. Zach has been writing and speaking on tech and innovation for more than a decade, and charts the future of professional services industries, including legal, tax, and risk & fraud, through writing, podcasts, speaking engagements, and more. With the Institute, Zach has helmed multiple research projects on technology in professional services, including a series of Generative AI reports for the legal and tax industries, the Digital Strategy Report for law firms, and others. Before TRI, Zach was the editor-in-chief of ALM’s Legaltech News and regularly featured on Law.com, The American Lawyer and ALM events such as Legalweek.