Katie DeBord

Most recently, Katie was the global chief innovation officer at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, where she led the firm’s international cross-disciplinary team dedicated to the innovation and optimization of legal services. She managed a team of lawyers, technologists, and related professionals to implement new practice technologies and innovations, design point solutions for practice groups and clients, and develop productized solutions for clients. She began her legal career at Kirkland & Ellis, LLP as a trial attorney specializing in complex contract, patent, and IP licensing matters, as well as consumer class action defense. Katie is a popular speaker about legal innovation at industry conferences, educational venues, podcasts, and invitation-only thought leadership events.