AI-Proof Your Practice: From Task Executor to Strategic Advisor

Lee Tiedrich | Duke University

Lee Tiedrich is a widely recognized leader in artificial intelligence, data, and emerging technologies, working at the intersection of technology, business, law, and policy. She is the CEO and founder of Tiedrich Global Strategies, a member of APCO Worldwide’s International Advisory Council, and a Strategic Advisor at Analysis Group. With degrees in engineering and law, Lee combines deep technical and legal expertise to advise on AI governance, regulation, and strategy.

• Education & Credentials

Lee earned her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering from Duke University, where she was elected to both Phi Beta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi. She is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

• Recognition & Leadership

Lee has served as a Senior AI Advisor to the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), as an OECD/GPAI consultant and expert, and as a Senior Adviser to the International Scientific Report on the Safety of Advanced AI, supported by more than 30 countries and multilateral organizations.

• Professional Involvement

Lee co-authored the GPAI/OECD’s 2025 policy paper “Intellectual Property Issues in Artificial Intelligence Trained on Scraped Data,” approved by more than 40 countries, and authored a chapter in the forthcoming Nature Springer book The Artificial Intelligence Revolution. She serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal for AI Law and Regulation and has presented at the Council on Foreign Relations, the Federal Judicial Center, the National Judicial College, the OECD, Stanford, NYU, and other leading institutions. She has held faculty positions at Duke University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Maryland.

• Experience

Lee’s experience spans more than three decades at the intersection of technology, law, and policy. Prior to joining Duke, she was a partner at Covington & Burling LLP, where she co-chaired the firm’s global, multi-disciplinary AI Initiative and counseled organizations across industries and jurisdictions on emerging technologies, data governance, intellectual property, regulatory, and corporate matters.

Eric D. Greenberg | Cox Media Group

Eric Dodson Greenberg is Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Cox Media Group (CMG), a multi-platform media company serving major U.S. markets and an Apollo Global Management portfolio company. As a key member of CMG’s executive leadership team, Eric advises on legal, governance, compliance, and risk while co-leading enterprise-wide strategic initiatives with the CEO and Apollo. He operates at the intersection of legal strategy, business leadership, and innovation, and has pioneered “Legal R&D,” an interdisciplinary approach integrating law, policy, communications, and AI strategy to create commercial advantages.

• Education & Credentials

Eric received his J.D. with High Honors from The George Washington University Law School and a B.A., cum laude, in Political Science from Tufts University.

• Recognition & Leadership

In 2025, Eric won the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Award for In-House Innovation in Commercial & Strategic Advice — the only person to have won the FT Innovative Lawyers Award in both private practice (2016) and as a GC. In 2026, he received the ALM Legal Week Technology Award for Change Management Leader of the Year. His team won the 2024 American Lawyer Corporate Counsel Award for Best Legal Operations, and he is a two-time finalist (2024, 2025) for The American Lawyer’s GC of the Year Award.

• Professional Involvement

Eric is a regular contributor to Bloomberg Law, noted for his eight-part series “GC x AI” on the impact of AI on legal practice, and his writing has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal and The American Lawyer. He is an Advisor to the Rhode Center on the Legal Profession at Stanford University Law School and spoke at Stanford’s inaugural Generative Legal conference. He has also spoken at Coca-Cola’s global legal town hall and programs hosted by the American Bar Association, Bloomberg, the Department of Commerce, the Financial Times, and the Society for Corporate Governance.

• Experience

Before joining CMG, Eric was a partner at major law firms, earning Chambers USA rankings as a leading lawyer in Media & Entertainment and Communications/Technology for 15 consecutive years, and induction into The Legal 500 Hall of Fame.

Wei Chen | Infoblox

Wei Chen is Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, Government Affairs at Infoblox, where she is responsible for the company’s legal functions, compliance and governance programs, government affairs, and public policy strategy. She is a seasoned legal executive with over 20 years of experience scaling operations, strengthening compliance, building strong teams, and championing innovation across high-growth technology companies.

• Education & Credentials

Wei attended the University of Illinois College of Law from 1999 to 2001. Her skill set spans corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, securities, venture capital, and intellectual property.

• Recognition & Leadership

Wei has been recognized as a featured legal executive at industry forums including the RSAC Conference, where she contributes thought leadership on cybersecurity law and policy.

• Professional Involvement

Wei is a contributing author to the Infoblox blog, where she has written on global cyber laws and the EU’s NIS2 Directive (Directive (EU) 2022/2555). She regularly engages on issues at the intersection of technology, regulation, and corporate governance.

• Experience

Prior to joining Infoblox in 2022, Wei spent 12 years at Salesforce, most recently as Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Strategic Transactions, where she built the company’s legal function in M&A, venture investment, real estate, and other strategic transactions. She also previously served as Assistant General Counsel at Sun Microsystems, Inc., and was a corporate associate at Cooley LLP and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.

Joe Borstein | LexFusion

Joe Borstein is a Partner at Baretz+Brunelle and Co-Founder of LexFusion, where he serves as an engine of innovation in the legal industry by fostering the growth of leading legal technology companies and facilitating the adoption of technology that makes law firms and legal departments more effective. He co-founded LexFusion, the premier legal tech accelerator and advisor to innovation-minded law firms and corporate legal departments, and served as its CEO before its 2025 acquisition by Baretz+Brunelle.

• Education & Credentials

Joe earned his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and a certificate in business and public policy from the Wharton School. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.

• Recognition & Leadership

Joe is a founding member of the advisory board of the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law’s Institute for the Future of the Legal Profession.

• Professional Involvement

Joe has long been a prominent voice on legal innovation, authoring alt.Legal, a regular column on Above the Law covering tech-centric trends in legal services and the entrepreneurs driving them. At LexFusion, he accelerated market adoption for leading legal technology companies, contributing to high-profile exits including the acquisition of Casetext by Thomson Reuters in 2023 and Agiloft by KKR in 2024.

• Experience

Joe’s experience spans the evolution of legal innovation. He became an early leader in the field at Pangea3, a pioneering legal process outsourcing firm with more than 1,000 attorneys across India, Europe, and the United States, serving as global director and remaining in leadership roles through its acquisition by Thomson Reuters, where he also served as Director of Innovation. As Managing Director at EY Law, he continued to manage the Pangea3 team and consulted to many of the world’s largest companies on legal department modernization. He began his legal career as a litigation associate at Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP.

SESSION 1 – AI and the Disruption of Legal Work | 1:00pm – 1:20pm

Survey how AI is being integrated into legal practice today, including current use cases in legal research, drafting, and workflow automation, where AI improves efficiency versus where caution remains warranted, and early signals of restructured legal work.

SESSION 2 – Law Firm Models, Billing, and Economics Under Pressure | 1:20pm – 1:40pm

Examine how AI is challenging assumptions about pricing, staffing, and delivery, including the billable hour, alternative fee structures, leverage and associate utilization, competitive pressure, profitability, quality control, training, and pricing judgment and trust.

SESSION 3 – Client Expectations and the Changing Value of Legal Counsel | 1:40pm – 2:00pm

Craft openings that frame the relief sought and preview the testimony and evidence, then deliver closings that show what the evidence proved, establish credibility, explain legal significance, and clearly request relief.

BREAK | 2:00pm – 2:10pm

SESSION 4 – The Evolving Role of Lawyers in an AI-Enabled Practice | 2:10pm – 2:40pm

Discuss how attorneys can adapt their roles, including lawyers as advisors versus task executors, skillsets becoming more important, risks of non-adoption and competitive disadvantage, practical mindset shifts, and advice for newer lawyers.