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12TH ANNUAL

BUYING LEGAL CONFERENCE:

SEPT.30 - OCT.1, 2025 | NEW YORK CITY

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!


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A gathering of leaders from many of the world's most sophisticated legal departments. 

  • Get the inside view of the most vital and current developments in the legal services ecosystem 
  • Connect & collaborate  with respected colleagues and industry expert thought leaders.
  • Learn best practices in advanced legal sourcing functions & uncover novel solutions to your most pressing challenges.


WORLD-CLASS VENUE

New York, NY


Join the excitement in a state-of-the-art office in the very epicenter of the corporate legal world. In the heart of bustling Manhattan, shoulder-to-shoulder with many of the world's leading corporate legal departments.

CONFERENCE GALLERY


THE FUTURE OF LEGAL SOURCING AWAITS


Learn how market leaders are succeeding across the most important challenges

facing legal departments and legal sourcing, including:


 Delivering

AI Value

 Managing

Legal Spend

Transforming

Legal Services & Technology

Advancing

Shared Values

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EXCITING PROGRAM

View the 2024 program here.






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SPONSORS SHARING BEST PRACTICES






Home - ProSearch






And more to be announced.

For information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact: Sponsorship@buyinglegal.com

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INDUSTRY-LEADING SPEAKERS

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

See our 2024 speakers below

Jason Winmill

Chair

Buying Legal Council

Sneha Desai

Chief Legal Counsel,

Global Litigation & Employment

Stryker


Sedi Doobay

General Counsel, International

Integra LifeSciences

Maureen Harms

VP and Associate General Counsel, Transition Management

3M


Christina Diaz

VP and Associate General Counsel,

Legal Operations

GSK

Matt Rossman

Legal Category Director,

Strategic Sourcing

The Hartford

Jessica Williams

Director of Legal Team

Strategy & Operations

FanDuel

Andie Lam

Global Category Manager,

Legal Services

Novartis


Amber Sasso

Associate Director, Consulting &

Legal Services Procurement

Novo Nordisk

Silvia Hodges-Silverstein

Founder

Buying Legal Council
   

Naomi Morris

Executive Director, Firmwide Innovation

Morgan Stanley

Keri Cupples

Global Director of

Strategic Initiatives & Pricing

Dentons



Anshoo Patel

Senior Director of Legal Operations

Cencora

Gregory Witczak

Global Legal / eDiscovery Operations

Deutsche Bank AG
 

Kristina Panettiere

Strategic Sourcing Manager,

Legal & Global Compliance

Boston Scientific

Bernardine Lai

Director,

Outside Counsel Relationships

U.S. Bank


Dawn Hamm

Manager, Legal Operations

Altria

An Trotter

Sr. Director of Legal Ops., Office of the General Counsel

HEARST



Cory Potomis

Chief of Staff,

Head of Strategic Legal Operations

Novo Nordisk

Jeff Berardi

Chief Marketing &

Business Development Officer

Arnold & Porter
 

Michelle Murray

Director of Business Development

Arnold & Porter

Nigel Schilling

Labor & Employment Fellow,

Office of General Counsel

Hearst


Jon Lane

Senior Manager,
Professional Services Procurement

GSK

Haylley Johnson

Regional Category Manager, Legal,

& IP Sustainability Champion

Syngenta


Dan Ruderman

Director of Strategic Alliances

LexisNexis CounselLink

Jason Lee

Senior Product Marketing Manager

Docubee
   

Jason Smith

Senior Principal, Strategy & Transformation

Conga

Jen McIver

Director, Legal Operations & Industry Insights

Wolters Kluwer



Steven Kelts

Lecturer on AI & Ethics

Princeton University

Prashant Dubey

Chief Strategy Officer

Agiloft
   

Ryan Groff

Senior Solutions Consultant

Thomson Reuters CoCounsel

Robert Reynolds

CEO & Founder

Tangible Intelligence
   

Matt DenOuden

Senior Vice President of Sales

Onit

Sean Howell

Chief Operating Officer

Arnold & Porter

 

Jim Foley

Senior Practice Manager

Oracle

John Pruellage

General Counsel

FlingGolf

   

Jean Yang

Vice President, AI Center of Excellence

Onit

Sean Weller

Director

Buying Legal Council


Jessica Gebhard

Strategic Partnerships Manager

Buying Legal Council

Faith Pak

Marketing Manager

Buying Legal Council

REGISTRATION

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


 

Advance Early-Bird Pricing

Until May 31

Early-Bird Pricing

June 1 - August 1

Standard Pricing

From August 2

In-House

Buyers of Legal Services & Technology

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

$325

REGISTRATION

 TBA

TBA

Vendors / Law Firms*

Sellers of Legal Services & Technology

(i.e., law firms, consulting firms, technology providers)

Not available

at this time

 TBA

TBA

*Please note: the number of conference passes available for non-sponsoring vendors is extremely limited.  For sponsorship opportunities, please email sponsorship@buyinglegal.com.  Law firms and service providers with active Friendship status in the Buying Legal Council should email sean.weller@buyinglegal.com about remaining availability. 

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REVIEWS ARE IN: BLC CONFERENCES ARE SPECIAL

Our attendees have their pick of world-class events, but find BLC NYC uniquely focused and valuable.

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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 - Novartis
  • Karen Helten, Outside Counsel Senior Manager - Salesforce
  • Emily Peeroo, Sourcing Manager, Marketing & Legal Services - Lloyds Banking Group
  • Bernardine Lai, Director, Outside Counsel Relationships - U.S. Bank

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


LEARN MORE: CONTACT US

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

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TERMS & CONDITIONS

PLEASE NOTE: TICKETS ARE FOR IN-HOUSE PROFESSIONALS ONLY AT THIS TIME. (legal department, procurement, or legal operations, professionals who are tasked with buying legal services and/or legal technology for their organization).  Tickets for vendors, sellers of legal technology and legal services, and law firm professionals are not yet available. Purchases of in-house tickets by vendor-side professionals will be cancelled and amount credited to their account.

Tickets to BLC events are generally non-refundable.  We have refunded in special circumstances, and we reserve the right to deny refunds or refund minus a $150 administrative fee.  Please contact doria@buyinglegal.com with any questions.