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7th Annual

BUYING LEGAL EMEA CONFERENCE:

13-14 NOV. 2024 | 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.





PREPARE for the FUTURE of LEGAL BUYING

Learn from EMEA's top thought leaders & foremost practitioners

how to succeed in today's rapidly changing legal market

Delivering

AI Value

Managing

Legal Spend

Transforming

Legal Services & Tech

Advancing

Shared Values

INDUSTRY-LEADING SPEAKERS & ADVISORS

Stay tuned as we announce additional speakers and advisors.

Interested in speaking? Fill out the Speaker Nomination / Interest form



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

 

Reena Sengupta

Executive Director

RSGI

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

Eric Sedwick

Sr. Director, Head of Legal Operations

TIAA



Sue Manik

Head of Supplier

Performance, Legal

Standard Chartered Bank

Suha Gehrer

Group Legal Operations Lead

Syngenta



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

Hannah Wilson

Law Firm Panel & Spend Manager

Aviva


 

Matt DenOuden

Senior Vice President of Sales

Onit

David Halliwell

Partner

Pinsent Masons Vario


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



Geraint Evans

Head of Clients & New Business

CMS UK

Jessica Williams

Director of Legal Team

Strategy & Operations

FanDuel



Sean Weller

Director

Buying Legal Council

Steven Kelts

Lecturer on AI & Ethics

Princeton University



Jim Foley

Senior Practice Manager

Oracle

John Pruellage

General Counsel

FlingGolf

Jess Gebhard

Strategic Partnerships Manager

Buying Legal Council

Faith Pak

Marketing Manager

Buying Legal Council

   

Jay Gibbons

Chief Procurement Officer

SageView Advisory Group

Stano Gejdos

Global Category Manager,

Legal Services

Syngenta


EXCITING TWO DAY PROGRAMME

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



View it here.


REGISTRATION

Please note capacity is limited; our conferences sell out every year.

**Non-Sponsor Vendor/Law Firm Tickets are SOLD OUT**


 

 Advance Early-Bird Pricing

Until 30 June

Early-Bird Pricing

1 July - 15 October

 Standard Pricing

16 October - 13 November

In-House

Buyers of Legal Services & Technology

(i.e., corporate/in-house legal departments, legal operations, or procurement professionals)

$175

 $225  $275

Vendors / Law Firms

Sellers of Legal Services & Technology

(i.e., law firms, consulting firms, legal or procurement technology providers)

$875

$1,075

Sold Out

$1,375

Sold Out


In-House Registration


Vendor / Law Firm Registration

Upscale Accommodations, 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 ($216 GBP/night) until October 18th, 11:59pm BST.

Attendees will be centrally located and situated to enjoy all of the exceptional amenities the hotel and London have to offer. 

Club Room image 1

Club Room image 2Prayers answered. Our location is steps from St. Paul's Cathedral. 2

SPONSORS Sharing Best Practices




BLC ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS


  • Paul Lewis IIIDirector, Category, Legal Services - Johnson & Johnson 
  • Kristina Panettiere, Strategic Sourcing Manager - Legal & Global Compliance Category - Boston Scientific Corporation
  • Milly ParekhSr. Manager Litigation Operations - Johnson & Johnson
  • Matt RossmanManager, Shared Services Sourcing - Valley National Bank
  • Jessica WilliamsDirector of Legal Team Strategy & Operations - FanDuel
  • Andie LamGlobal Category Manager Legal Services - Novartis
  • Lily Beatty, Chief Legal Office Operations - Uber
  • Stanislav GejdosCategory Manager, Legal Services - Syngenta
  • Jennifer Black Sherman, SVP, Global Procurement, Legal - Bank of America
  • Orazio Difruscolo, Head Claims and Legal Sourcing - Swiss Re
  • Adrienne FoxDirector, Global Procurement Professional Services: Legal Services & Payment Channels - Novartis
  • Karen HeltenOutside Counsel Senior Manager - Salesforce
  • Emily PeerooSourcing Manager, Legal Services - Lloyds Banking Group
  • Andy KrebsSenior Director, Head of Legal Operations - Twilio
  • Bernardine LaiDirector, Outside Counsel Relationships - U.S. Bank
  • Jon LaneSenior Manager, Global Legal Procurement - GSK


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

CONTACT

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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.