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ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Parallel session | More tasks, less people: Who is saving in-house counsel, AI or legal counsel?

Organized by the In-House Counsel Board

DATE & TIME​

LOCATION

🗓️ Thursday, August 28
🕐 13:30-14:30 EDT

📍 Waldorf Astoria

DESCRIPTION

Speakers

Miles Orton

Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP, USA

Bio

Miles Orton is a trial lawyer at the litigation boutique Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP, based in Denver, Colorado and practicing across the United States. Before joining Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell in 2022, he practiced for 8 years in the New York City office and 3 years in the Paris office of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, focusing on litigation, arbitration, and investigations. He is a member of Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell’s Technology Innovation Committee, exploring AI products for safe use in enhancing legal practice and advising on their implementation. He also advises clients on the safe adoption and use of AI. He looks forward to the coming challenges and benefits of the AI revolution. 

Monique Gunawardene

act legal, germany

Bio

As a German-trained lawyer, I specialize in labour law, particularly in (insolvency-) restructuring, data protection, and the critical interface with competition law — including issues like employee poaching and the protection of trade secrets. International experience in Manila and Bangkok has shaped my approach to cross-border legal challenges. Alongside practice, I am pursuing a Ph.D. on the impact of workplace bullying on mental well-being, and I look forward to sharing insights and learning from young legal professionals around the world.

Jake Weiner

Harvey, USA

Bio

Jake Weiner is the Head of Strategic Business Development at Harvey, focused on bringing legal domain expertise to Harvey’s law firm and in-house customers, and has helped lead the deployment of Harvey at major law firms and enterprises around the world. Prior to joining Harvey in August 2023, Jake was an associate at Latham & Watkins in New York, with a practice focused on capital markets and public M&A.

Session coordinator

Carolin van Straelen

AIG, Germany