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8TH ANNUAL

BUYING LEGAL EMEA CONFERENCE:

12-13 NOV. 2025 | LONDON


LEARN FROM THE EXPERTS

BUILD YOUR SKILLS

  • Speakers from some of the worlds leading companies
  • Cutting-edge insights, best practices and new approaches
  • Exclusive setting for in-person collaboration
  • High-impact case studies


WORLD-CLASS VENUE



DENTONS

One Fleet Place

London, UK

Join us at the Dentons office, located at the heart of the UK legal and business world. With a presence in 80 countries and 12,000+ lawyers, Dentons is one of the most influential law firms on the globe.  Collaborate in style with legal industry innovators in sleek and modern boardrooms with state-of-the-art technology. And when you’re done, enjoy a walk, pop into a pub, take in historic London on your own terms; you’re already in the epicenter of the city.





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DELIVERING LEGAL AND OPERATIONAL RESULTS

IN DISRUPTIVE ENVIRONMENTS

Learn how market leaders are succeeding across the most important challenges

facing legal departments and legal sourcing, including:

Growing Complexity of The Legal Tech Stack

 Managing Escalating

Cost Pressures

Extracting Valuable Data and Putting It to Work

Strategizing & Roadmpping Against an Uncertain Future
   

Risk Mitigation Across

Provider Portfolio

 The Latest in Law Firm Panels: What's Working?

   

Practical AI Uses Driving

Savings & Productivity

Navigating Volatility in the

Supply Base and Market


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EXCITING TWO DAY PROGRAMME

Interactive agenda equips attendees with practical takeaways and extensive opportunities for peer-to-peer conversation.




View last year's programme here.


REGISTRATION

Capacity is limited; our conferences sell out every year.


 

 In-House 

Buyer of Legal Services & Tech

Vendors & Firms

Seller of Legal Services & Tech

Advance Early-Bird 

Until June 30

$325

REGISTER

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Early-Bird

1 July - 31 August

  $375

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 Standard Price

From 1 September

  $450

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*Please note: conference passes available for non-sponsoring vendors are extremely limited.  For sponsorship opportunities, please contact us

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SPONSORS

Sharing Best Practices 2025








HOTELS

Upscale Accommodation, Steps From Venue

Just across the street from the Dentons office is the Club Quarters St. Paul's, an excellent 4-star hotel that is newly renovated and offering BLC attendees a special group rate.  Attendees will be centrally located and situated to enjoy all of the exceptional amenities the hotel and London have to offer. 

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INDUSTRY-LEADING SPEAKERS & ADVISORS

Interested to speak in 2025? Nominate yourself (or someone else).

See our 2024 speakers below

Chris Grant

Head of Legal

Market Engagement

HSBC

Janice D'Costa

Legal Operations Manager,

EMEA Lead

Meta
 


Fiona Meany

Head of Global Litigation

JLL

Heather Key

Chief Legal Counsel

Serco
 

Geraint Evans

Head of Clients & New Business

CMS UK

Daniel Winterfeldt MBE KC (Hon)

Managing Director & General Counsel for EMEA and Asia

Jefferies
 


Dan Kayne

Founder

O Shaped

Barry Rodick

Legal Transformation Manager

TD SYNNEX


Chris McCloy

Senior Vice President,

Outside Counsel Management

Citi

Sue Manik

Head of Supplier

Performance, Legal

Standard Chartered Bank




Suha Gehrer

Group Legal Operations Lead

Syngenta

Hannah Wilson

Law Firm Panel & Spend Manager

Aviva

   
Janet Taylor-Hall

Founder and CEO

Cognia Law

Felicia Mundhenke

CEO

consalio
   

Ignaz Fuesgen

Co-Managing Director

smartvokat

Natasha Williams

Group Procurement Senior Manager

Capita
   

Lorenz Wittjen

Director Corporate Law

Flix SE

Dan Ruderman

Director of Strategic Alliances

LexisNexis CounselLink

 

Claire Manches

Vice President, Corporate Counsel

PGIM Real Estate

Penny Ullmann

Procurement Category Manager (Corporate Services)

Marks and Spencer


Alex Kelly

Co-Founder & COO

Brightflag

Jean Yang

Vice President, AI Center of Excellence

Onit

   

Jason Winmill

Chair

Buying Legal Council

Emily Peeroo

Sourcing Manager,

Legal Services

Lloyds Banking Group
   

Jen McIver

Director, Legal Operations & Industry Insights

Wolters Kluwer

Stano Gejdos

Global Category Manager,

Legal Services

Syngenta

 

Addy Spearman

EMEA Sales Director

Onit

David Halliwell

Partner

Pinsent Masons Vario

 

Emily Ratnam

Head of Client Strategy, Dentons Helix

Dentons

Scott Singer

Chair, Dentons Helix

Dentons

Gregory Witczak

Global Legal / eDiscovery Operations

Deutsche Bank AG

Nick Williams

Global Head of Services Procurement

Hays
 

Orazio Difruscolo

Director, Head of Claims

& Legal Enablement

Swiss Re

Silvia Hodges Silverstein

Founder

Buying Legal Council

Damian Taylor

Director of Clients & Markets, UKIME

Dentons

Keri Cupples

Global Director,

Strategic Initiatives & Pricing

Dentons

   

Brad Rogers

CEO

Zenvoice

Patti Kachidza

Head of Legal, Co-Chair

InterLaw Diversity Forum
   

Guy Shahar

Founder & CEO

Blee

Leila El Gharbi

Legal Technology & Operations

O Shaped



Sean Weller

Director

Buying Legal Council

Steven Kelts

Lecturer on AI & Ethics

Princeton University



John Pruellage

General Counsel

FlingGolf

Jessica Williams

Director of Legal Team

Strategy & Operations

FanDuel

Jess Gebhard

Strategic Partnerships Manager

Buying Legal Council

Faith Pak

Marketing Manager

Buying Legal Council

Jay Gibbons

Chief Procurement Officer

SageView Advisory Group


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BLC ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

  • Kristina Panettiere, Strategic Sourcing Manager - Legal & Global Compliance Category - Boston Scientific Corporation
  • Milly Parekh, Sr. Manager Litigation Operations - Johnson & Johnson
  • Matt Rossman, Manager, Shared Services Sourcing - Valley National Bank
  • Jessica Williams, Director of Legal Team Strategy & Operations - FanDuel
  • Andie Lam, Global Category Manager Legal Services - Novartis
  • Stanislav Gejdos, Category Manager, Legal Services - Syngenta
  • Orazio Difruscolo, Head Claims and Legal Sourcing - Swiss Re
  • Adrienne Fox, Director, Global Procurement Professional Services: Legal Services & Payment Channels - Novartis
  • Karen Helten, Outside Counsel Senior Manager - Salesforce
  • Emily Peeroo, Sourcing Manager, Legal Services - Lloyds Banking Group
  • Bernardine Lai, Director, Outside Counsel Relationships - U.S. Bank

  • Jon Lane, Senior Manager, Global Legal Procurement - GSK


REVIEWS ARE IN: BLC CONFERENCES ARE SPECIAL

Our attendees have their pick of world-class educational events, but find ours uniquely focused and valuable

CONTACT

We love hearing from our members & the broader community; we're here to help.

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Cancellation & Refund Policy: Written requests for registration refunds must be received via email (doria@buyinglegal.com) before 30 days of the respective conference. Conference cancellations received before that date will receive a full refund less an administrative fee of $150. No refunds will be made after that date (name substitutions only). Refunds are not available for no-shows. Membership and friendships are not refundable.