Sponsors
We are very grateful for the support of our sponsor, who make it possible for us to offer you this first major event about the future of the legal profession. We, at the Swiss LegalTech Association, are strongly committed to modernizing the legal industry. As with all such undertakings, it will take time, dedication and many efforts. The support shown by our sponsors allows us to raise awareness, conduct research and share information about the best practices, the available technology and how to reorganize for the digital era. It then allows us to compile this research and share it with the community. If you would also like to become a sponsor and support the Swiss LegalTech Association’s effort to bring the legal community together, conduct research and help actors of the legal market successfully transition to the digital era, please contact us.
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Stage 1
Wednesday
22 May 2024
08:00-09:00
Conference Registration Desk Open
Introduction and official welcome of our new Co-Presidents of the SLTA.
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10:30-11:00
Vendor booths & catering
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Barbara Müry Erni is the Co-Founder and CEO of Herlock. Since her interdisciplinary studies of Science and Law Barbara has engaged with digitalization in various organizations in the banking and consulting sectors and took the leap into entrepreneurship in September 2022. Since then, she has been developing Herlock with her team in close cooperation with law firms. Herlock is a legaltech startup providing lawyers with an AI-powered SaaS that reads, organizes and understands case data to provide a comprehensive and dynamic knowledge map. Herlock.ai is a spin-off from D ONE, a leading Swiss consulting company for data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, and was developed to handle one of the largest economic crime cases in Swiss history.
Fatih Aslantas, Anwaltskanzlei Aslantas
Fatih Aslantas is an attorney and owner of the law firm Aslantas with offices in Frauenfeld and Zurich, specialising in criminal law and white collar crime. After studying in Zurich and Singapore, he also qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales. He is furthermore a Certified Specialist SBA (Swiss Bar Association) in criminal law. He is head of the criminal law section of the Thurgau Bar Association.
Andreas Blattmann, Partner Quadra Rechtsanwälte
Dr. Andreas Blattmann is attorney and partner at Quadra, a law firm in Zurich specializing in complex civil and white-collar criminal proceedings. After studying law in Zurich and Singapore, he worked for around six years in various positions in the Zurich judiciary. In addition to his work as a lawyer, Andreas regularly acts as a part-time substitute judge at Zurich district courts.
Katja Böttcher, Partner Beyond Legal
Katja Böttcher specializes in organizational and strategic consulting and provides project management services for legal and compliance departments. She has two decades of leadership experience, during which time she has built a deep knowledge of legal process analysis, digitization, and implementing new technologies to effectively manage legal & compliance topics. She has successfully managed large-scale international legal projects across various industries.
12:30-13:30
Catering
Please take lunch in your own time.
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15:00 - 15:30
Vendor booths & catering
Aku Sorainen is the founder and senior partner of SORAINEN. Aku is of Finnish origin, but has worked as a lawyer in the Baltic States since 1993. He has significant experience in advising local and foreign corporations and investors in the Baltic States and Belarus. He has worked primarily in the fields of mergers & acquisitions (M&A) and real estate.
Aku is a recommended practitioner in many publications, including:
PLC Which lawyer? for corporate and M&A practice;
Chambers Global in corporate and commercial practices: "he frequently counsels domestic and foreign clients on high-profile transactions”;
The Legal 500 acknowledges him for corporate and M&A practice;
Chambers Europe in corporate and commercial law says: "Founder Aku Sorainen is well versed in the field of M&A. He frequently counsels domestic and foreign clients on acquisitions";
Best Lawyers for corporate and M&A, private equity practices;
European Legal Experts for corporate and finance practices in Estonia.
Aku wrote one of the first analyses of Baltic business law acts in English in the early 1990s as his master thesis, which the Association of Finnish Lawyers published in 1993 with the heading „A Foreign Investor in the Baltics: a legal study about the possibilities of a foreign investor to begin business activity and obtain real estate in the Baltics". Aku first established a law firm under his name in 1995 in Estonia. In 1997 this expanded to Latvia, in 1999 to Lithuania and in 2008 to Belarus.
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Michele DeStefano is a highly innovative and accomplished legal professional with a passion for creative problem-solving, collaboration, culture change, and innovation in law. As a Professor of Law at the University of Miami, visiting faculty member at Harvard Law School, and a Faculty Chair in Harvard Law School's Executive Education Program, Michele is an internationally recognized thought leader who has been named a Legal Rebel by the ABA and one of the top 20 most innovative lawyers in North America by the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers.
Michele is the founder of LawWithoutWalls, a community of over 2,000 lawyers, business professionals, entrepreneurs, and students who collaborate to create innovations in the business of law and develop new mindsets and skillsets. She is also the co-creator of the Digital Legal Exchange, a non-profit that aims to inspire general counsel and their teams to become digital leaders in their businesses to drive commercial value.
With her extensive research and writing on topics such as client-centricity, collaboration, and innovation in law, Michele has authored multiple books, including Legal Upheaval: A Guide to Creativity, Collaboration, and Innovation in Law, New Suits: Appetite for Disruption. She has two new books: Leader Upheaval: A Guide to Culture Creation, Client Centricity, and Collaboration, and the accompanying handbook: The Leader Upheaval Handbook: Lead Teams on a Innovation & Collaboration Journey with The 3-4-5 Method(™). Her latest articles include Chicken or Egg: Diversity and Innovation in the Corporate Legal Marketplace, 91 Fordham Law Review 1209 (2023) and Don't Let the Digital Tail Wag the Transformation Dog: A Digital Transformation Roadmap for Corporate Counsel, 17 Journal of Business and Technology Law, Volume, 183 (2022).
Michele earned her Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude from Dartmouth College and her Juris Doctorate degree magna cum laude from Harvard Law School. Michele is a visionary who is dedicated to leading the way in transforming the professional services industry. She frequently speaks and runs workshops on creative problem solving, collaboration, Client-centricity, communication, personal branding, and innovation. For more information visit movelaw.com or micheledestefano.com.
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Stage 2
12:30-13:30
14:30-14:45
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Michele DeStefano
PROFESSOR OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
Michele DeStefano, the founder of LawWithoutWalls, a community of over 2,000 lawyers, business professionals, entrepreneurs, and students.
Aku Sorainen
FOUNDER & SENIOR PARTNER OF SORAINEN
His firm has grown organically to 44 partners and in total over 250 lawyers with integrated legal practice and sector groups, firm-wide leadership, quality management processes and business support services.
Barbara Müry
CEO & CO-FOUNDER OF HERLOCK
Barbara Müry Erni is the Co-Founder and CEO of Herlock. Since her interdisciplinary studies of Science and Law Barbara has engaged with digitalization in various organizations in the banking and consulting sectors and took the leap into entrepreneurship in September 2022.
Pascal Bürgin
Head of Law & Compliance Bayer Switzerland
Attorney and Head of Law and Compliance at Bayer Switzerland, as well as member of the Board at Bayer CropScience Schweiz AG and Board Bayer Consumer Care AG and member of the Vorstand Arbeitgeberverband Basel.
Ioannis Martinis
Head of Legal Tech Coop Rechtsschutz
Legal innovation makes it possible to rethink legal processes, and legal tech provides the tools for modern implementation. This leads to better results, more access to justice, and forges new paths for the law – our most important social institution.
Maurus Schreyvogel
Legal Innovation & Operations Leader | Partner at EY Law
Legal innovator and legal operator are not just a role, but innovation and operational excellence need to be considered by every legal professional every day.
Locations
Technopark Main Venue
LegalInnovation takes place at Technopark. A well-known location in Zurich West for future-oriented conferences. Accessible by car as well as by public transport.
Technoparkstrasse 1, 8005 Zürich
Aubrey | Flying Dinner
After the conference, a networking flying dinner will take place at the Aubrey, which can be booked for CHF 99 additionally during the booking process. Seats are limited.
Schiffbaustrasse 10, 8005 Zürich
Carlton | Cocktails
In the evening before the conference, SLTA invites interested persons to networking and cocktails at the Carlton. The bar is located in the center of Zurich.
Bahnhofstrasse 41, 8001 Zürich
25hours | where to stay
We recommend an overnight stay at the modern and refreshingly designed 25hours Hotel in Zurich West, which is within walking distance of the event location.
Pfingstweidstrasse 102, 8005 Zürich